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Yellamma temple

On the night of the full moon


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Blog: Full Moon Festival of Yellammadevi
Date: February 1st 2007

Feb 1 - 3 Jen had met this French guy Marc in Goa who was heading to a full moon festival in northern Karnataka, so we decided to join him. This was a great opportunity to see a side of the culture here that most tourists don't get to see. This wasn't a full moon party like the trance thing you find in Goa, but rather a religious gathering of about 500,000 local people to celebrate and worship ... read more


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