i spent a whole day watching the elephant festival on kairali.
what a kick!
let me explain.
no no. i insist.
there are two rows of grandly dressed elephants. facing each other. across a good distance of course. each row outside a temple.
there are three men on top of each elephant. holding up umbrellas.
it be a competition. yes! a competition where each team (each row is a team) puts up new umbrellas. and the team with the most imaginative and wonderful umbrellas wins.
wins what i dont quite know. sorry
irrelevant question anyway. the excitement is what counts. and the brilliant umbrellas. shaped like Gods lamps trees and flowers.
they just keep putting them up. and the crowd goes wild.
this be the elephant festival. takes place in thrissur.
trust mallus to come up with something this random. man. elephants and umbrellas (ohh and music. crazy temple drums. wild rhythmic beating)
add a couple of Gods to it. its a festival!
life is beautiful yes?
6 comments:
Not TVM, this is in Thrissur...an event called the "Thrissur Pooram"
Chk out
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrissur_Pooram
much thank you for pointing out. made the change :)
mallus rock dude. dont mess with them.
i was at the puram two years back... the crowd is mind blowing... and the elephants-hanging loose- wherever you turn... a combo of the kerala heat, the elephant dung and the crowd really gets u high! and oh the drums!!! what crazy mesmerizing rhythms!!
but there's a downside to it... they burst some heavy duty crackers each year... the year i went a guy blew his head off... this year apparently 15 ppl or somn got killed.... or was it five? and the resulting polution is enough to do away with the entire bird population of thr. district..
the amount of money ppl waste on religion... the time and effort... its not funny... hmm... im singing a different tune.... but its worth going there jus for the drums.... im sure the elephants aint really enjoying the umbrella show...
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