jan-arend van Boeijen's video: East India - Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh

The Shri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha temple, Simhachalam is a South Indian Hindu temple situated on the Simhachalam hill, which is 800 metres above the sea level at a distance of ten miles to the north of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. It is dedicated to one of the Hindu trinity deities Vishnu, who is worshipped there as Varaha Narasimha. The Temple truly is great pilgrim site. Every day this temple in Visakhapatnam is visited by thousands of devotees from round the world hoping for an answer to their prayers. But every miracle requires a sacrifice - and many pilgrims sacrifice their hair. Men and women shave of their hair. They even shave the hair of the little children. Ffascinating to see how serious and devote whole families take part in this event. After the temple the videoreport covers a visit to the famous fish market of Visakhapatnam. A guzzling place where the fish is brought at land, is sorted, dried and sold.