River Musi at Sangam

Village Home

As civilization progressed our lives and surroundings have changed a lot.  We have moved away from nature and living lives in a mechanical way.  To get out of this mechanical life we often plan weekends out off the city in nearby villages or woods.  

Some cities have come up with constructions that resemble old caves or village environment where people can have luxurious life style feeling artificially being in natural environment.  Anything man made can be near to nature but cannot be natural.

I am fond of taking a photo of village street appearance.  Once I had this opportunity.  I could also take a picture where a village setting is made up in hotel.  The difference is obvious.  You can make out which is natural and which is artificially made.  So I did not label the pics.

Beautiful Hands

This picture is taken at Medaram of Warangal district in Telangana, India.  Though the tribal fair Sammakka jatara was to be held in February, people had started visiting the place since early January itself.  I visited it in the last week of January.
At this jatara the deity Sammakka is offered gold (jaggery), vermilion, rice colored with turmeric (odi biyyam).  The offerings are left at the pedestal with the staff.  Then people request and take jaggery offered by others.  Eating this is said to bring good luck and fulfillment of wishes.

The picture was also taken in the last week of January after the Jatara I visited Medaram.  This was at a gala dinnerin Hyderabad.  It was in the open place with great arrangements.  Here a stage was set where a lovely young lady dressed in gorgeous clothes and jewellery was sitting to offer paan to the guests after dinner.  As the young lady and the setting was fabulous, men and some women even before having dinner had taken paan from her hand.