The man with the crutch and the tales he told... Chettiar is a religious community in south india, especially Tamilnadu where they were famous for trade, such as owning provision stores and cooking oil stores and refineries as such.Chettichchi is nothing but the female or feminine version of Chettiar. Typical Chettiar figure in tamilnadu is associated with pot bellied figures depicting wealthy character and status.I shot this image from the Navaraathiri Kolu dolls that adorn my living room for these ten days now. The Chettiar and Chettichchi in the image have a provision store and are selling salt and rice and other ingredients. Canon EOS 400D with the Sigma EF 24 - 70 MM F/2.8. Manual, F/4 at 1/60th of a Second, ISO100, Canon Speedlite 430EX fired, Manual 1/1, TripodAll Rights Reserved. Owner and Usage Rights belongs to Dilip Muralidaran. Any use of this work in hard or soft copy or transfer must be done with the expressed consent of Dilip Muralidaran in written. Failing to do so will result in violation as per Section 63 of the Indian Copyrights Act, 1957& Forgery, Fraud, Misrepresentation and Misinformation as per the Indian Penal Code Section 420 leading to severe legal consequences.]]> image-id:33 Chettiar is a religious community in south india, especially Tamilnadu where they were famous for trade, such as owning provision stores and cooking oil stores and refineries as such.Chettichchi is nothing but the female or feminine version of Chettiar. Typical Chettiar figure in tamilnadu is associated with pot bellied figures depicting wealthy character and status.I shot this image from the Navaraathiri Kolu dolls that adorn my living room for these ten days now. The Chettiar and Chettichchi in the image have a provision store and are selling salt and rice and other ingredients. Canon EOS 400D with the Sigma EF 24 - 70 MM F/2.8. Manual, F/4 at 1/60th of a Second, ISO100, Canon Speedlite 430EX fired, Manual 1/1, TripodAll Rights Reserved. Owner and Usage Rights belongs to Dilip Muralidaran. Any use of this work in hard or soft copy or transfer must be done with the expressed consent of Dilip Muralidaran in written. Failing to do so will result in violation as per Section 63 of the Indian Copyrights Act, 1957& Forgery, Fraud, Misrepresentation and Misinformation as per the Indian Penal Code Section 420 leading to severe legal consequences.]]> Lord Hanuman in her dance. Ravana kidnaps Sita and is in Lanka and Lord Rama sends Hanuman, the monkey god as his messenger to find where abouts of sita.Its interesting to note how the dancer jumps around like a monkey/ape to depict this character. I had much fun shooting this dance. To see something in artistic expression, especially a story you know so well and taught in your childhood, its pure joy to experience it all once again.The effect story telling has on a induvidual is amazing. Of course, she was flying in the air again and i apologize i could hardly get her picture with both of her foot on the ground. I may have one or two images but that was pure luck. Kavya, the dancer was just exhorbitantly skilled and wonderful. Canon EOS 400D with the Sigma EF 24-70MM F/2.8; Manual, F/4 at 1/200th of a Second, ISO400, Tripod.All Rights Reserved. Owner and Usage Rights belongs to Dilip Muralidaran. Any use of this work in hard or soft copy or transfer must be done with the expressed consent of Dilip Muralidaran in written. Failing to do so will result in violation as per Section 63 of the Indian Copyrights Act, 1957& Forgery, Fraud, Misrepresentation and Misinformation as per the Indian Penal Code Section 420 leading to severe legal consequences.]]> image-id:32 Lord Hanuman in her dance. Ravana kidnaps Sita and is in Lanka and Lord Rama sends Hanuman, the monkey god as his messenger to find where abouts of sita.Its interesting to note how the dancer jumps around like a monkey/ape to depict this character. I had much fun shooting this dance. To see something in artistic expression, especially a story you know so well and taught in your childhood, its pure joy to experience it all once again.The effect story telling has on a induvidual is amazing. Of course, she was flying in the air again and i apologize i could hardly get her picture with both of her foot on the ground. I may have one or two images but that was pure luck. Kavya, the dancer was just exhorbitantly skilled and wonderful. Canon EOS 400D with the Sigma EF 24-70MM F/2.8; Manual, F/4 at 1/200th of a Second, ISO400, Tripod.All Rights Reserved. Owner and Usage Rights belongs to Dilip Muralidaran. Any use of this work in hard or soft copy or transfer must be done with the expressed consent of Dilip Muralidaran in written. Failing to do so will result in violation as per Section 63 of the Indian Copyrights Act, 1957& Forgery, Fraud, Misrepresentation and Misinformation as per the Indian Penal Code Section 420 leading to severe legal consequences.]]> image-id:31 image-id:30 All Rights Reserved. Owner and Usage Rights belongs to Dilip Muralidaran. Any use of this work in hard or soft copy or transfer must be done with the expressed consent of Dilip Muralidaran in written. Failing to do so will result in violation as per Section 63 of the Indian Copyrights Act, 1957& Forgery, Fruad, Misrepresentation and Misinformation as per the Indian Penal Code Section 420 leading to severe legal consequences.]]> image-id:29 All Rights Reserved. Owner and Usage Rights belongs to Dilip Muralidaran. Any use of this work in hard or soft copy or transfer must be done with the expressed consent of Dilip Muralidaran in written. Failing to do so will result in violation as per Section 63 of the Indian Copyrights Act, 1957& Forgery, Fruad, Misrepresentation and Misinformation as per the Indian Penal Code Section 420 leading to severe legal consequences.]]> image-id:28 image-id:27 image-id:26 image-id:25 image-id:24