Karwar Daily Photo

Melancholy...

2012-02-06T21:13:00.001+05:30

May be this is what the word "Melancholy" means....

Aligadda Beach of Karwar

2012-01-16T16:06:00.000+05:30

Uttar Kannada District( Karwar) has a coastline of about 144 km. and covers approximate an area of 10,327 sq.km. and is largely influenced by several rivers flowing in to the Arabian Sea of West Coast of India.

Traditionally the Karwar coast is popularly known as “Mackerel coast”, of which a few beaches remain accessible to the general public, most of them being taken over by the Indian Navy. One of such beaches is the Aligadda beach, next to the National Highway, as one enters Karwar from the South, next to the Port.

Dusk at Paradise Beach...

2012-01-15T15:24:00.000+05:30

A must see beach, and a must see sunset-place is the Paradise Beach at Gokarna.
This is one of the most beautiful beaches near to Gokarna, smaller and lesser known, but equally great for a bit of sunbathing and swimming. The Paradise beach, also known as Full Moon beach, is not inhabited by human. It is accessible only through sea by boating or forest by trekking through it.

This is a perfect place for anybody to spend the leisure times. Paradise beach can be utilized for all type of beach activity as the water is calm and the beach is so clean.
http://www.mustseeindia.com/Gokarna-Paradise-Beach/attraction/12671

My earlier Posts on Paradise Beach :-
http://karwar-daily-pic.blogspot.com/2011/02/just-another-day-at-paradise-beach.html
http://karwar-daily-pic.blogspot.com/2011/02/just-another-day-at-paradise-beach_10.html

Kuramgad Island Jatraa

2012-01-08T22:38:00.001+05:30

4km from the mainland, this tortoise-shaped island hilltop Narasimha Temple, which held annual Pushya full moon in early January each year attracts thousands of devotees during the Jatra is famous for. Kurumgad is steeped in history, complete with the remains of a fortress with cannon holes.

It is believed that this Half Lion & Half Human diety, Reincarnation of Lord Vishnu in Hindu Mythology, swam accross the sea & made his way to this Island tearing it apart & made it it's abode. The Island has a sweet water pond despite the fact that it is located some nautical miles away from Karwar City in mid Arabian sea.

Panoramic view of sea, sand, and neighboring islands to enjoy the island’s plateau, or trekking, fishing, dolphin and seal spotting, neighboring islands, diving, snorkelling, treasure hunting activities such as the boat ride involved in guided tours, or star gazing.

Also See - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulf-goans/message/17675

Older Posts -
http://karwar-daily-pic.blogspot.com/2009/08/devbagh-and-kurumgad-island-view-from.html

http://karwar-daily-pic.blogspot.com/2008/07/fishing-boats-anchored.html

http://karwar-daily-pic.blogspot.com/2008/08/scattered-in-arabian-sea.html

Jatraa season is here....

2012-01-06T00:27:00.001+05:30

The season of Jatraas is in full swing in Karwar....

Happy New Year 2012...

2012-01-03T00:34:00.000+05:30

2009

What the future holds for us depends on what we hold for the future.

May all your days be beautiful and bright..

Keep your face to the sunshine,

Let a series of happy thoughts run through your mind.

They will show on your face.

Happy New Year !!

http://karwar-daily-pic.blogspot.com/2009/12/ushering-in-new-year.html

2010
Those headed to Goa for New Year's Eve need not return home disappointed as there's a new beach destination for an alternative. Many tourists who could not get rooms at lodges in Goa have arrived at Karwar where lodges and resorts are now houseful till January 5. Most of the resorts and the lodges in Goa were reserved almost three months in advance by tourists who wanted to ring in the New Year here. This caught tourists from Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu off guard.
http://karwar-resorts.blogspot.com/2010/12/karwar-new-destination-for-this-new.html

Sandy Beaches

2011-12-15T12:00:00.000+05:30

Sandy Beaches

© Morgan Swain

Sprinkle, squish between my toes,
The smell of ocean to my nose.
I can feel each grain of sand,
It falls from air into my hand.
The shells I find along the shore,
Picked up by birds that fly and soar.
They sparkle like the ocean's waves,
And carry sand from all the lakes.
I walk along the tip of the sea,
That’s where my feet leave prints to be.
I walk all the way to the end of the land,
The land that holds this beautiful sand.

Read more: Sandy Beaches, Beach Poems http://www.poetryinnature.com/nature/poetry.asp?poem=3567#ixzz1gXIsTBDz
from www.PoetryInNature.com

The Kali Confluence...

2011-12-06T23:41:00.001+05:30

This is where the River Kali meets the Arabian Sea, called the Kali Sangam (Confluence). The waters may seem still, but underneath strong and dangerous currents lurk.. The River Kali is as benevolent, as it is fierce... More posts about River Kali in this Blog are here, here, here, here, and here.

Kali The Mother

The stars are blotted out,

The clouds are covering clouds.

It is darkness vibrant, sonant.

In the roaring, whirling wind

Are the souls of a million lunatics

Just loosed from the prison-house,

Wrenching trees by the roots,

Sweeping all from the path.

The sea has joined the fray,

And swirled up mountain-waves,

To reach the pitchy sky.

The flash of lurid light

Reveals on every side

A thousand, thousand shades

Of Death begrimed and black-

Scattering plagues and sorrows,

Dancing mad with joy,

Come, Mother, come!

For terror is Thy name,

Death is in thy breath,

And every shaking step

Destoys a world for e'er.

Thou Time, the All-destroyer!

Come, O Mother, come!

Who dares misery love,

And hug the form of Death,

Dance in destruction's dance

To him the Mother comes.

- Swami Vivekananda

This is a poem by Swamiji, written in Kashmir, on a houseboat on Dal Lake. After visiting the Kshir Bhavani Temple, he returned, in ecstasy, to the boat and wrote this.

Source - http://www.poetseers.org/the_poetseers/vivekananda/vivekanandas_poetry/kali_the_mother/

The Winding Road....

2011-12-04T23:39:00.000+05:30

Sometimes we take the long way
To places we need to go,
We find that it’s a winding road,
So round and round we go.

We think we find a shortcut;
It takes longer than it should.
Some turns that we make in our lives
Aren’t really all that good.

From here on out I’ll take the straight away,
No matter the time in which it takes;
And hope that God will guide me,
And that I make no more mistakes.

Think about the road you take,
It may take you out of your way,
Do not take the roads I took,
In the end, you may have to pay.

Written By: Praveen

Read more: http://www.poetryoflife.com/lifes-winding-roads/#ixzz1fUrQ4S1v

Heritage stone - Veeragallu at Karwar

2011-12-04T00:03:00.000+05:30

Lord Venkataramana temple at Mudgeri, Karwar.

Heritage stone - Veeragallu at Mudgeri village, Karwar

Veeragallu is a stone carving that narrates a heroic death of a warrior in a battle. Veerakallu or herostones are stone engravings and sculptures of figures and weapons belonging to the heroes of days gone by. Veeragallu usually has only two images. The bottom image is a war scene glorifying the fight. The top image shows the warrior with God. The tradition of Mastikallu and Veergallu is very own to Karnataka and not found else where (at least in this format).

Another picture in this series :- http://karwar-daily-pic.blogspot.com/2008/06/temple-chariot.html

Amdalli - Mudga beach

2011-12-02T23:28:00.001+05:30

Between the Karwar - Aligadda (Baithkol) beach and this beach at Mudga - Amdalli, all beaches are under the possession/use of the Indian Navy. All along the coast the Mountains flirt with the Sea, which are a beautiful sight in themselves. This beach is a sample, or signifies what we lost when Indian Navy occupied the rest of the 22km stretch of the coast.

Here is a video which was shot during the Monsoons....

http://youtu.be/FEEbEszJgdI

Sorting the catch....

2011-11-28T00:08:00.001+05:30

Sorting the good ones from the less good ones.... Good one will fetch more money and the small ones, will be left for the Birds...

We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.
E. B. White
Read more:http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/sorting.html#ixzz1evt4B5Mb

Sunset afterglow....

2011-11-26T23:37:00.000+05:30

Every time you wake up and ask yourself, What good things am I going to do today?, remember that when the sun goes down at sunset, it will take a part of your life with it.

A moment, and its glory was no more. The sun went down beneath the long dark lines of hill and cloud which piled up in the west an airy city, wall heaped on wall, and battlement on battlement; the light was all withdrawn; the shining church turned cold and dark; the stream forgot to smile; the birds were silent; and the gloom of winter dwelt on everything. - Charles Dickens

Sunrise...

2011-11-24T23:27:00.001+05:30

The grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never dried all at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round. ~ John Muir

The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do. ~Galileo

The Church at Chandavar, Kumta

2011-11-17T01:00:00.000+05:30

Chandavar once a big city, is said to have been built by a Muslim King Sarpan Malik (apparently Sherif-ul-Mulk a General of Bijapur Kingdom). The city declined during the later part of 17^thcentury. St. Francis Xavier Church is a large Roman Catholic Church is held in great veneration by local populace of all communities.

The original church of St. Francis Xavier is recorded to have been built in 1678 during the reign of Basappa Nayak of Keladi Nayak dynasty. The church was destroyed in the end of 18^th century which is attributed to Tippu Sultan, and was rebuilt in 1801. The church was rebuilt a second time in 1874. The old church, though an imposing edifice was judged to be beyond normal repairs, and so a new church was built in the area adjacent to the old church.

Church of Sao Francissco Xavier of Chandavar at Kumta

Information Source - http://uttarakannada.nic.in/Circuit1a.htm

Stone Elephant, which will leave you Stoned !!

2011-11-15T00:09:00.001+05:30

Elephant carved in Stone.....

A Path...

2011-11-14T00:04:00.000+05:30

Closed Path

I thought that my voyage had come to its end
at the last limit of my power,---that the path before me was closed,
that provisions were exhausted
and the time come to take shelter in a silent obscurity.

But I find that thy will knows no end in me.
And when old words die out on the tongue,
new melodies break forth from the heart;
and where the old tracks are lost,
new country is revealed with its wonders.

Rabindranath Tagore

Karwar Port

2011-11-13T00:01:00.000+05:30

Karwar port is one of the main ports of Karnataka, serving the hinterland of northern Karnataka, Goa and southern Maharastra, with a total length of 355 meters. The quay has two berths with a draft capacity of 9.25 meters each for berthing of deep ocean going ships. It is maintained and operated by the Government of Karnataka with all necessary facilities. The Government of Karnataka has a proposal to develop Karwar port on Public Private Partnership (PPP) basis for 6 additional berths, a container port terminal, and a rail link from Karwar port to Shirwad railway station for transport of cargo by railway wagons. The port has been declared by Government of India as handling all types of commodities, including "B" and "C" classes of petroleum products.

Karwar port also has arrangements for berthing of coastal vessels. A fishing jetty is attached to the port which is used to berth fishing boats. Karwar port plays a major role in the sea trade, fishing and maritime services of the nation.

Karwar Port is also the headquarters for the Department of Ports & Inland Waterways, Government of Karnataka. This department is headed by a Principal Director who is in charge for all maritime and inland waterway activities of Karnataka state (excluding New Mangalore Port - being a major port, it is under Central Government control).

Fishing....

2011-11-11T23:57:00.001+05:30

I'd rather be fishing, Than talking to you,

At least when I'm fishing, I know what to do.

I'd rather hold a blue gill in my hand,

Than get hit on the head, with a frying pan.

I'd rather be fishing, than look at your face,

At least the fish don't get on my case.

I'd rather get in a fight, with an alligator garr,

Than put up with your daily naggin by far.

I'd rather be fishing, any old day,

Than stay home with you, and try to play.

I'd rather untangle a backlashed line,

Than spend an evening with you, sipping wine.

Do I love fishing, or do I love you?

I know it's gotta be one of the two.

To know the answer is what I'm wishing,

Maybe I'll think of it, while I'm fishing.

- Juan Olivarez

Sunset

2011-11-08T00:45:00.000+05:30

Chariot at Murudeshwar

2011-11-07T00:44:00.002+05:30

Lord Shiva at Murudeshwar

2011-11-04T00:49:00.000+05:30

Lord Shiva represents the aspect of the Supreme Being (Brahman of the Upanishads) that continuously dissolves to recreate in the cyclic process of creation, preservation, dissolution and recreation of the universe.Lord Shiva is the Lord of mercy and compassion. He protects devotees from evil forces such as lust, greed, and anger. He grants boons, bestows grace and awakens wisdom in His devotees. The symbolism discussed below includes major symbols that are common to all pictures and images of Shiva venerated by Hindus. Since the tasks of Lord Shiva are numerous, He cannot be symbolized in one form. For this reason the images of Shiva vary significantly in their symbolism.

Here is one thoughtful saying by Guru Adi Sankaracharya about Lord Shiva.

"Forgive me
Oh, Shiva
My three great sins!
I came on a pilgrimage to Kashi forgetting that, you are omnipresent.
In thinking about you I forgot that, You are beyond thought.
In praying to You I forgot that, You are beyond words."

~Adi Shankara

NH-17 during the monsoon...

2011-10-08T23:50:00.003+05:30

National Highway 17, commonly referred to as NH 17, now renamed as NH 66, is a busy National Highway in India that runs roughly north-south along the western coast of India, parallel to western ghats. It connects Panvel, near Mumbai to Kochi, passing through the states ofMaharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, and Kerala. NH 17 is also known as Mumbai-Goa Highway in Maharashtra. It is the 7th longest highway in India with 1,296 km (805 mi).

Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Highway_17_(India)

The Stretch from Ankola to Karwar of the NH-17.....

Fishing Boats... at Rest for the Monsoons...

2011-08-07T22:20:00.001+05:30

Fishing boats are rest..... just before the Monsoons... on a clear sky day...

A church on a Hill - Ponda, Goa

2011-06-29T23:09:00.001+05:30