Friday, February 27, 2015

A Pragmatic approach for poetry selling


                                        Sheik Sadiq Ali


The wheels set in a motion at last for reaching out poetry to the doors of its lover.Sheik Sadiq Ali innovated an unprecedented way to sell the Telugu poetry.He embarked a four wheeler with filled up collections of poetry which he received by various poets and publishers.There are no dearth of poets in the land of Telugus but selling of the poetry is not an easy job.So far,Sadiq Ali in receipt of 130 titles.

                                     A book lover with the four wheeler 

He usually starts with his "Topudu Bandi" or vehicle by 9 a.m. and came back by 5 p.m..,the vehicle with four wheels visits different areas in Hyderabad.The people who got interested flock  around it and keep purchasing the books of their interest.

  

Monday, February 16, 2015

Tomorrow is Maha Sivaratri

Here I want to present a place where a small and obscurely known temple of Lord Siva is located,all set to have a big  rush tomorrow as it is going to be the Maha sivaratri.The hill top temple of Kedareswara Swami located in a peaceful area by the banks of River Godavari.On some special days,the temple draws more number of devotees.Especially like Maha Sivaratri.Other wise it remains always in solitude with handful of people who are there to guard.Actually the temple falls in the village of Peda Raavi gudem,Burgum pahad Mandal of Khammam district.Maha Sivaratri will be celebrated there with pomp and  people would come here from far off place.

Dwaja sthambam and entrance of the main temple


Outside the temple

Siva lingams ..adjacent to the main temple
Steps down to the river Godavari.

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