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15th January - 20th February I was met by Gopi at Chennai to go for two days in Mahabalipuram (Mammalapuram). Then to Tirupati to teach in Sri Venkateshwara University Virology Department (Head, Prof. Sai gopal). On return journey I went to Mahabalipuram again, with Madhu. To change size of pictures use Control / - or +
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| Tirupati town | Mahabalipuram | Thumulagunta village | Tirupati friends |
| Around my guesthouse | Vidyaniketan College | Upurapalle village | Student friends |
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Tirupati town |
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| Courtyard of Sri Govindasway temple in town centre. In dayligth (rare for me) |
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| Gopuram from Tilak road end |
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| Gopuram from the temple end |
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| Beneath the gopuram looking toward temple courtyard |
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| Shaven pilgrims, having offered their hair to Sri Venkateshwara at Tirumula |
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| Exhausted Sadu enjoying temple facilities |
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| Beggar's beds by the temple |
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| The tiny temple to ???? at beginning of Gandhi Road and Nethaji road corner |
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| I like the mix of devotion and electricity company here |
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| One of my favourite streets, Bazaar street |
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| Garland making |
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| Stall n Bazaar street selling items for temple worship |
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| More garlands; I find them irresistable |
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| My quiet street is now being taken over by noisy bikes |
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| Through rail station on way to Surya's family home in Venkata Reddy Colony near DR Mahal |
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| View from the stairs |
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| Tirupat rail staion; view from the bridge with Sri Govindaswamy temple in distance |
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| The bridge doubles as a dormitory |
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| In the carpark of the Choudhary that provides free accomodation for pilgrims on way to Tirumula |
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| DR Mahal near Surya's |
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| I was summoned to take this photo by the mum |
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| Surya's corner shop with communal water tap |
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| Surya's mum looking out for me |
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| I wish i had taken photo after i gave these children a few rupees; their smiles lit up Tirupati |
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| Around the Guesthouse Taken on daily walks there TOP | |
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| The level crossing on the way toward dairy farm and road to Thumulagunta and the country | |
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| My local tailor | |
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| Gopi on the peaceful road to the dairy farm - run by TTD (Tirupati tirumula Devasthanam) | |
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| The temple elephants going by the guesthouse on way to the dairy farm, he trainee youngster in front | |
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| That wasn't too bad was it. Now eat your greens | |
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| Another trip; returning home to dairy farm | |
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| Pilgrims come to see the elephants | |
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| The temple as the start of the Thumulagunta road | |
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| Detail of my favourite temple | |
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| A smallish local train running on the track immediatly behind my guesthouse | |
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| To save India by education is an uphill strugule | |
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| A furniture-selling camp set up down road from guest house. The boy in front demanded family photos | |
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| The whole extended family lives here | |
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| I suppose to some extent they live in comfort. Note dinner cooking on fire behind them | |
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| Modern Tinker | |
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| Family outing | |
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| Carrying bricks mad locally from the red Tirupati soil | |
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| At the NCC ground opposite guesthouse with the stables and horse riding training area | |
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| One of many beautiful horses here | |
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| One of the stable boys; he is MY horse sir, he is called Everest | |
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| On the way from Thumulagunta to town | |
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| Indeed | |
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| Conference by the guesthouse | |
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| My frequent auto driver for trips to Thumulagunta and to the zoo park | |
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| Yes Madhu, they are all strictly non-veg | |
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| An acquaintance from last year at the cricket ground showing off that he had grown | |
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| Working past sunset at the Agric university site | |
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| Silver lining encouraging me while preparing difficult lectures on guesthouse roof | |
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