These are some Akka Devathalu (Sapta Matrikas) Photographs taken in an Folk Temple near Kanipakam Vinayaka Swamy temple.
This Folk Akka Devathalu temple is located in 2 to 3 Kilometers near to Kanipakam Swayambhu Varasiddhi Vinayaka Swamy temple.
Recently we went to Holy Shrine Tirumala Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple. At that time one day we went nearby 100 kilometers radius temples in a Taxi. On that nearby temples journey while going to Kanipakam temple we came across this Akka Devathalu folk temple. I asked Taxi driver about this temple and their history. I stopped at this temple and taken some photographs and also noted some information about these Folk Akka Devathalu through taxi driver.
According to the information obtained from the taxi driver and also from some other oral information these Akka Devathalu temples are located everywhere in the districts of Rayalaseema region. Some communities worshipped these Akka Devathalu as their Kula Devathas. Generally in temples Sapta Matrikas are in the form of statues. But in these Akka Devathalu Folk temples they are in the form of Horses, Elephants and also in some other shapes. These Folk Akka Devathalu prepared and worshipped by certain communities like potters and others and they prepared these images with Terracotta clay and also with stones.
I do not have much information and knowledge about these Folk (Rural) Akka Devathalu and further i do not get adequate information about these Akka Devathalu.
But i want to share something about these Folk Akka Devathalu (Sapta Matrikas) because these photographs show very interesting information about the culture of people of certain communities,their folk tradition, their folklore, their myths etc.
Like this Folk Akka Devathalu temple in every part of Rural India there are many myths, traditions and customs practiced by several people and each of these festivals, fairs etc. have their own significance.
These are some photographs which i taken at this Folk Akka Devathalu temple.
In the following photographs i am sitting in front of these Folk Akka Devathalu statues. I felt happy to visit this folk temple because this experience is useful to me for exploring our folk tradition and culture in some extent.
This is Rural Indian Pottery Shop vintage photograph in my collection.
This is Fording the River, India vintage photograph in my collection.
This is Water Bullock vintage art postcard in my collection. This vintage postcard printed in England.
In this Water Bullock vintage postcard we observed Rural India life style i.e. people in their traditional dresses etc. which we not seen in towns and urban areas.
This is Indian Village Scene vintage postcard in my collection. This vintage postcard printed in Germany.
This is "Seller of Musical Instruments from Gujarat State" vintage Russian postcard in my collection.
This is Kashmere Girls Husking Rice vintage photograph in my collection.
This is A Bengal Village vintage post card in my collection.
In this post card we observed the village scene, rural indian life, huts, green environment etc.
This is Fairs of India Miniature Sheet issued by postal department in my collection.
In this miniature sheet there will be 4 different stamps depicting pictorial information about 4 different important Fairs of India.
The 4 Fairs are
1. Sonerpur Fair
2. Pushkar Fair
3. Goa Carnival
4. Baul Mela which mentioned in this miniature sheet with relevant stamp.
This is Indian Village Dance Festival vintage Russian Painting post card in my collection.
Bullock Cart is a type of transportation in India until 30 years back. From the ancient times people used this Bullock Cart as a medium of transportation for carrying their particularly in the rural areas of India still people using these Bullock Carts for carrying their goods etc. from one location to other location.
In my collection i have a vintage post card of Bullock Cart of pre independence period. This Bullock Cart vintage post card printed in Germany.
In this Bullock Cart vintage post cards the style of dresses wear by village people of india etc. many heritage or past related things we obversed.
For studying or researching about the heritage of a place etc. post cards are very useful for this aim.
For this purpose to explore the vast heritage of India from ancient times to till now i am collecting these vintage post cards. Thats why i have a special fascination on these vintage post cards.
