Date:04/01/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/01/04/stories/2009010453840500.htm

Photo: C.V. Subrahmanyam

TRADE N TRADITION: A Haridasu passing by Satyam City Centre of Visakhapatnam. Haridasus are still patronised and honoured in rural areas. Haridasus carry a copper vessel, made in the form of a pumpkin, on their head. —