A quick stop off on my way north at Tiruchendur – a busy pilgrimage town. I’ll leave it to a braver person to make comparisons with Knock, Lourdes, Fatima etc – I was just trying to figure out the dancing elephants and fortune-telling parrots…

Gopuram at Thiruchendur

Temple Bazaar, Tiruchendur

Shrine with cobras, Tiruchendur

Temple entrance

Dancing Elephant

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiruchendur

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parrot_astrology