Documenting The Tamil Hindu Ethos Of The Followers of Goddess Marriammen Juhu Nehru Nagar
I am perhaps in all humility the only Muslim photographer who is also a devotee of Goddess Marriammen.
The Hindu Tamils settled at Nehru Nagar slums worship her and have built a great Marriammen Temple ..
The piercing of rods hooks etc happens at Juhu beach and the procession reaches at a very slow pace where the rods hooks limes hung on needles by devotees on their bodies are removed.
Even the ladies that has their tongues pierced with a sharp needle like Trishul remove it at the Temple.
Ladies men carrying hot clay pots on their heads walk from Juhu beach to the temple
These are images shot on my Canon 7D.
I shot the videos on my OPPO FS1.
I had for company my American Hindu friend Narrotamdas who shot with me till the end 5 hours on foot rigorous shooting no rest no meals just water .
The head priest of Marriammen Temple Juhu is making arrangements for to shoot this festival next year in Salem Tamilnadu.
Documenting The Tamil Hindu Ethos Of The Followers of Goddess Marriammen Juhu Nehru Nagar
I am perhaps in all humility the only Muslim photographer who is also a devotee of Goddess Marriammen.
The Hindu Tamils settled at Nehru Nagar slums worship her and have built a great Marriammen Temple ..
The piercing of rods hooks etc happens at Juhu beach and the procession reaches at a very slow pace where the rods hooks limes hung on needles by devotees on their bodies are removed.
Even the ladies that has their tongues pierced with a sharp needle like Trishul remove it at the Temple.
Ladies men carrying hot clay pots on their heads walk from Juhu beach to the temple
These are images shot on my Canon 7D.
I shot the videos on my OPPO FS1.
I had for company my American Hindu friend Narrotamdas who shot with me till the end 5 hours on foot rigorous shooting no rest no meals just water .
The head priest of Marriammen Temple Juhu is making arrangements for to shoot this festival next year in Salem Tamilnadu.