Unstoppable lensman does not let COVID snatch his passion

Uses horse to boost his occupation at temple town

At a time when the COVID-19-induced crisis forced many to take up odd jobs to eke out a living in Bhadrachalam, a senior photographer of the temple town is continuing his passion for photography against all odds by deploying a horse to boost his occupation. Velishala Ravi, 42, a resident of Shilpinagar, is among several private photographers of the temple town hit hard by the low turnout of devotees at the Sri Sitaramachandra Swamy temple ever since the portals of the temple reopened for darshan last month. Ravi has been working as a private photographer clicking pictures of devotees against the backdrop of the picturesque Godavari and the historic shrine to eke out a living for the last 18 years.