Vishaka, age 7, blows kisses to the audience at the end of “Amugdha Malyada”, performed on Jan. 22, 2023 in Palo Alto, Calif. The dance show narrated the life of the Tamil poet-saint Andal. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local.
Artist Sarabjit Singh looks for tea in her kitchen on Jan. 20, 2023 in Santa Clara, Calif. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local.Vishaka, age 7, and Mira age 10, sit in the green room, chatting about the Golden State Warriors, before performing in “Amugdha Malyada”, on Jan. 22, 2023 in Palo Alto, Calif. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local.A wife ties yellow thread around her husband’s wrist at the Sri Satyanarayana Swamy Devasthanam on Jan. 13, 2023 in Milpitas, Calif. This is done as part of Andal Kalyanam, a ceremony performed at the end of the Tamil month of Marghazi, celebrating the Poet-Saint Andal. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local.Women gather around one of the temple shrines at the Sri Satyanarayana Swamy Devasthanam on Jan. 13, 2023 in Milpitas, Calif. This is done as part of Andal Kalyanam, a ceremony performed at the end of the Tamil month of Marghazi, celebrating the Poet-Saint Andal. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local.
Sree Sripathy joined India Currents as a staff photographer and CatchLight Local Fellow as part of CatchLight's California Local Visual Desk program in June 2022. Reach out with story ideas or comments...
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