Thursday, March 8, 2007
Elephant festival
Here are a few pictures of the elephant festival we went to in Kollam. There were around 40 elephants, drumming, singing and these ritualized dances between people dressed as different gods/goddesses. Hinduism has sooo many festivals, we run into them all the time without even knowing. There was another cool one in Kerala's capital, Thiruvananthapuram, where hundreds of thousands of women line the streets and have little fires and cook this special devotional food for Devi. Devi is the "mother goddess of Hinduism."
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Hiya Sarah,
You continue to produce wonderful pics and hilarious commentary! What is more sacred in India the elephant or the cow! It was upsetting to witness elephants with their feet chained together. Would they run back to the wild if the chains were removed or have they been so domesticated and have only known servitude?
I'm painting again and producing some pretty good pieces. I would love to use some of your pics as reference for future paintings. I have several artists onboard and we are planning to have a private gallery exhibition at the house sometime in May. When is your return date back to Canada, or are you hoping to extend your stay in India?
Great that you and Janice have so many mutual interests and are able to share them together.
Love and hugs to you.
Om Shanti
Bettina
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