Tirupati Trip- A Photo Essay

My quick, 2 day trip to Tirupati was eye-opening in a lot of ways. I went to spend more time with myself, take some time off from all external influences and for once, live a poor man. About that, later. But with a camera in hand, and an open mind, it was one awesome clicking experience. The idea of compiling all the photos and working on it didn't strike me until I almost made my way back home. Anyway, this is the best of what I could do with the pictures I took. Clicked by my meager Olympus Camedia C-170 and edited in Picasa 3.




A pair of Denims and a Backpack, an Aesthetic Voyager arrives.
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What I didn't realize all these years was that Tirupati wasn't just for Gods or devotees. Normal people live there who go to work and watch movies.
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MS Subbulakshmi's statue at a traffic signal.
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Start of the walk at Alipiri.
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The best Daddojanam I ever ate.
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Indians ain't illiterate. They manage to write even on roofs!
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Loads of Deer.
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This guy was selling 'Aizz' and reading an English newspaper. A real cool dude if I ever knew one.
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Jeans and landscape.
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View from the walking path.
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Little kids selling wares. A real sad sight but nothing I could do about it.
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The primary street in Tirumala.
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They make some great coffee here.
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The classic temple view.
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The Dad factor.
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10 bucks apiece.
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One of the saddest pictures I ever clicked. Was next to the woman who sold those necklaces. Almost wept.
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Sing Annamaya keerthanas all day long. Great bhajans.
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An old farmer thatha I met near the temple.
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Sun it is.
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Found this at the end of the walk.
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Clicked from off the road.