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Most of my time was spent here. I first came in 1982 so this is more than 20 years later and I still love it. To change size of pictures use Control / - or + For other pictures of India 2003 Click here |
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| Prakasam road | |
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| Gandhi road | |
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| God in procession (taken when nearly dark so a bit messy) | |
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| The Hanuman temple (red four faced god on right of picture), at join of Prakasam and Gandhi roads | |
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| Hanuman, half submerged beneath an electricity substation | |
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| Gogula stores with Surya's friend at front. Always my first stop to buy bedsheets etc or to get help with anything I need | |
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| Balaji colony; the goats are still in charge | |
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| I was still using the Raghu colour lab (or its modern name) ten years later | |
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| One of my friendly local shops | |
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| Sudarshan (standing) on his birthday near Rail station | |
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| Exuberant snack sellers | |
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| More happy sellers; I must have been a disappoinment but they loved seeing their photos | |
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| Bazaar street | |
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| Bazaar street; making garlands | |
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| A disapproving Sadhu | |
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| The gopuram of Sri Govindaswamy temple in town centre | |
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| Stall for brass stuff in small road leading to the temple | |
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| The temple courtyard | |
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| By the back door of the temple. They have been there for every year I have visited | |
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| The temple elephants with Lazare looking in admiration. He is a CSO violinist who met me here | |
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| The elephant minder | |
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| The cricket ground near Balaji colony where i fist met Suresh Kumar, surya's brother | |
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| Inevitable one photo sir | |
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| Another team | |
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| "Special sir, football sir" | |
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| Farewell to the cricket ground | |
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| The vodaphone tower | The owners of Tirupati near town club |
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| A tailor's place on Prakasam road | |
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| Get your biology and chemistry books here | |
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| After school waiting for the bus near University | |
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| Beggar and boys outside main rail station | |
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| Beautiful ladies outside station | |
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| They deserve a close up | |
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| Pure veg for the pilgrims as they leave the rail station | |
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| Passengers waiting patiently | |
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| At last it is here | |
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| My feet were killing me | |
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| The gopuram near entrance to Kapilatheertham (waterfall) temple; and the nearly dry waterfall at the tank | |
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| A peaceful courtyard of Kapilatheertham temple | |
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| Three cobras in Kapilatheertham temple | |
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| Keep our temple tidy | |
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