26 December, 2009

7th day @ mamalapuram


mani's (gecko cafe) mother





Ganesha temple @ greenwoods

















all women police!



































xmas decoration























vegetable soup, dal (lentil) soup


25 December, 2009


yoga shala view



















contains no fruit...

























peacock in the wooden bag















24 December, 2009


Krishna butter ball!



the end corner of a temple...



indian coffee bar...



temple in the middle of a little lake with lotuses!!!



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crowd on the beach just looking/playing with the waves!!!



fried fish!



the beach!!! take care of deep waters and big waves



the shore temple



shops on the beach






shops on the way to the beach



dried ginger paradise!



Lakshmi coco shop






23 December, 2009

cooking on the street

patisserie Indienne!!!

the taxi on the side street


shop in the central road


one of the very, very few bins ...


a (private) bus


schoolgirls going home



tiny stone-statue shop (stone carving is a local tradition here), the size of under the stairs!


the tea shop opposite home


side street... they're wearing a thing (like external earphones) to keep their ears warm... like when you are in the snow.... (actual temperature 27C)!!!