Lincoln Holder
Used and discarded deyas and clay pots litter the seashore near the Sewdass Sadhu Shiva Mandir Temple in the Sea, Waterloo, on May 5. - Lincoln Holder
WITH so many people forced into their homes by stay-at-home measures enacted to slow the spread of covid19, nature – the land, sea, rivers, flora and fauna – has had a chance to “recuperate” over the last few weeks in TT. The same restrictions have limited visitors to Trinidad and Tobago's major historical sites, usually bustling with the activity of tourists, students, tour guides and others trying to experience a part of our country's history.
Newsday photographer Lincoln Holder, visited The Sewdass Sadhu Shiva Mandir Temple in the Sea, Waterloo, on May 6 and was able to capture images of this iconic part of local history on behalf of our readers.
For previous instalments of Newsday's "untouched" series, please visit the links below:
• Newsday Chief Photographer Jeff K Mayers visited Manzanilla Beach on April 15 – https://newsday.co.tt/2020/04/20/manzanilla-untouched
• Mayers also visited Macqueripe Bay on April 24 – https://newsday.co.tt/2020/04/27/macqueripe-untouched
• Newsday photographer Roger Jacob visited Caura River on April 30 – https://newsday.co.tt/2020/05/04/caura-river-untouched-all-pics
• Jacob also visited the Mermaid Pool in Matura on May 7 – https://newsday.co.tt/2020/05/11/matura-untouched/
Small birds rest on an otherwise empty boat in the water near the Sewdass Sadhu Shiva Mandir Temple in the Sea, Waterloo, on May 5. - Lincoln Holder
Boats sit idle in the water near the Sewdass Sadhu Shiva Mandir Temple in the Sea, Waterloo, on May 5. - Lincoln Holder
A funeral pyre burns as a person is cremated according to Hindu rites at the Waterloo Cremation Site near the Sewdass Sadhu Shiva Mandir Temple in the Sea (seen in the background) on May 5. Funeral gatherings have been limited to a maximum of 5 people owing to stay-at-home measures implemented to slow the spread of covid19. - Lincoln Holder
A monument erected in memory of Sewdass Sadhu and unveiled by former president Noor Hassanali on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Indian Arrival in Trinidad and Tobago on May 30, 1995, usually admired by visitors, stands untouched in an almost-deserted carpark for the Temple in the Sea, Waterloo, on May 6. - Lincoln Holder
The Sewdass Sadhu Shiva Mandir Temple in the Sea, Waterloo, and the sea beyond as seen from it's virtually empty carpark on May 6. - Lincoln Holder
The Sewdass Sadhu Shiva Mandir Temple in the Sea, Waterloo, remains unused on May 6 because of stay-at-home measures implemented to slow the spread of covid19. - Lincoln Holder
The walkway to the Sewdass Sadhu Shiva Mandir Temple in the Sea, Waterloo, normally littered with visitors, stands deserted on May 6 because of stay-at-home measures implemented to slow the spread of covid19. - Lincoln Holder
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"Temple in the Sea untouched"