Posts made in February 17th, 2024

Happy People

Posted by on 17, Feb 2024 in 2024 - An Indian Winter, Asia, India, Tilly the Tandem | 2 comments

Happy People

Sacred Pond Sacred Pond Temple entrance Cerimonial Chariot in Kumbakonam Another Cerimonial Chariot.. Our day off in Kumbakonam saw us visiting more temples and the grand pond.  This either enormous pond or small lake is the centre piece of a 12 yearly festival where 12000 people bathe in it at once. It’s a very impressive lake and is surrounded by steps for easy access, but fenced off for most of the time so you can’t get into the holy waters easily.  Although some thinner than us folks squeezed through the fencing for a dip. We have had a fair amount of Indian food so...

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