A Village Fair
Today (the 6th day of first fortnight of Indian calendar month of Margasira) is celebrated as Subrahmanyeswara Sasti (Subbaraydi Shasti). Village folk give much importance to this snake-god. He is the second son of Lord Siva and Goddess Parvathi and brother of Vinayaka. Here are some photographs taken in a small village of West Godavari District showing to the scenes of a fair associated with this festival. The fair can go on from one day to nine days, depending upon the custom of the village. 2. Almost every village has a temple dedicated to Lord Subrahmanyeswara. During the festivities the temple is specially decorated. You can see here a welcome threshold. The fair constricts of several makeshift shops that sell various offering to the Lord, memorabilia, toys and eatables to visitors. Here you can a see one shop selling balloons and toys. The road that leads to the temple is decked up for the occasion. People for all walks of like make a beeline to the temp...