ॐ छाया चित्रालय

Hunting @ Bhimbethka, Bhopal

2009-12-18T06:36:00.001+05:30

Hunting @ Bhimbethka, Bhopal, originally uploaded by Prashant ॐ Bhardwaj.

This is probably a scene from a hunting scene during the middle stone age. Notice that there is a man on a horse which is decorated more than the rest. That is the leader of the herd. Also similar paitings in white color can be seen if you look closely. This Rock painting is supposed to be from the Mesolithic period or what is more commonly known as the Middle Stone age.

Mammoth @ Bhimbethka

2009-12-16T06:43:00.001+05:30

Mammoth @ Bhimbethka, originally uploaded by Prashant ॐ Bhardwaj.

Evidence that mammoths used to be there... notice the huge tusks of the elephant painting @ Bhimbethka, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

Zoo Rock @ Bhimbethka

2009-12-14T01:11:00.001+05:30

Zoo Rock @ Bhimbethka, originally uploaded by Prashant ॐ Bhardwaj.

This rock painting in Bhimbethka might be one of the oldest artefacts in the area. Some of the paintings @ Bhimbethka are dated as old as 10000 years from now something in the late stone age

Inner Beauty

2009-12-12T06:08:00.001+05:30

Inner Beauty, originally uploaded by Prashant ॐ Bhardwaj.

One of many leaves in Bhimbethka, near Bhopal, MP. In the next few photographs, let me take you guys to an amazing journey of wall painting which are 1000s of years old!

Man made the religion...

2009-12-10T08:58:00.001+05:30

Man made the religion..., originally uploaded by Prashant ॐ Bhardwaj.

not the other way around!

The mind...

2009-12-03T22:27:00.001+05:30

The mind..., originally uploaded by Prashant ॐ Bhardwaj.

..holds more than a 100 oceans!

Out for a Ride...

2009-11-26T06:55:00.001+05:30

Out for a Ride..., originally uploaded by Prashant ॐ Bhardwaj.

will be back in a few days!!!

Mundan Sanskar

2009-11-25T03:33:00.009+05:30

Mundan Sanskar, originally uploaded by Prashant ॐ Bhardwaj.

Mundan Sanskar is a religious ceremony which is done in the first or the third year of a child. This is the first haircut and the haircut signifies all unwanted traits from the past lives getting shaved off.

Emotional Baggage

2009-11-25T03:33:00.007+05:30

Emotional Baggage, originally uploaded by Prashant ॐ Bhardwaj.

Happy Weekend!

2009-11-25T03:33:00.005+05:30

Happy Weekend!, originally uploaded by Prashant ॐ Bhardwaj.

Signs of Development

2009-11-25T03:33:00.003+05:30

Signs of Development, originally uploaded by Prashant ॐ Bhardwaj.

Somewhere between Piparia and Pachmadi, Madhya Pradesh.

Wall Window Posters

2009-11-25T03:33:00.001+05:30

Wall Window Posters, originally uploaded by Prashant ॐ Bhardwaj.

An old abandoned building in Piparia

Secrets Unfold

2009-11-25T03:32:00.003+05:30

Secrets Unfold, originally uploaded by Prashant ॐ Bhardwaj.

Thin Red Lines

2009-11-25T03:32:00.001+05:30

Thin Red Lines, originally uploaded by Prashant ॐ Bhardwaj.

Windows and veins on Ontario Hall in Queen's University, Kingston, Canada

Tea and Chips

2009-11-25T03:31:00.005+05:30

Tea and Chips, originally uploaded by Prashant ॐ Bhardwaj.

Parked

2009-11-25T03:31:00.003+05:30

Parked, originally uploaded by Prashant ॐ Bhardwaj.

somewhere in the Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

A lot can happen in a moment

2009-11-25T03:31:00.001+05:30

A lot can happen in a moment, originally uploaded by Prashant ॐ Bhardwaj.

Take this one for instance...
Some cross a railway track
Some quench their thirst
A family finishes its breakfast
Some complete their 10 rounds of the platform as their morning exercise
All this while, one of them was waiting for a train to arrive!

Taken from the overbridge at the Pipariya Railway station in Madhya Pradesh, a few hours away from Jabalpur. Pipariya is the station where you need to get down to reach PachMadi, one of the popular local tourist and religious destinations in Madhya Pradesh, the heart of India!

People I meet

2009-11-25T03:30:00.003+05:30

People I meet, originally uploaded by Prashant ॐ Bhardwaj.

He was the owner of the tea-shop from the previous picture... Thick glasses, no change of expression, no spoken words, and a li'il stiff body language yet letting me taking his picture!

Chai ki Dukaan

2009-11-25T03:30:00.001+05:30

Chai ki Dukaan, originally uploaded by Prashant ॐ Bhardwaj.

the special thing about this tea shop was that the fire was propelled by a device which is used to create high tempratures to melt and shape iron by local iron-smiths! and in this tea shop, it was being used to burn coal!

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2009-11-19T22:31:00.007+05:30

..., originally uploaded by Prashant ॐ Bhardwaj.

India Sir ye cheez dhurandhar,
Jeb Daliddar Dil hai Samandar!

Another still from the bus ride back to Mandla from Kanha!

House Number 76

2009-11-19T22:31:00.005+05:30

House Number 76, originally uploaded by Prashant ॐ Bhardwaj.

Traveling in public transport in India has one big advantage. Often treated as a disadvantage though, public transport slows down the pace of your travel to a considerable extent. To a few who believe the destination is about traveling, its a pain in the wrong places, but for people who treat the journey as the destination enjoy it like nothing else!

This is an image from somewhere near Mandla taken from a bus to Mandla from Kanha.

The little green bird...

2009-11-19T22:31:00.003+05:30

The little green bird..., originally uploaded by Prashant ॐ Bhardwaj.

Or Mitthu was a co-traveler from Kanha to Mandla. The young fella was happily entertaining the people in the bus by sleeping when the bus was moving, and crying out loud whenever it stopped. To the amusement of people, the bus had to make quite a few stops and that kept it awake and others engaged!

Out for the Weekend!

2009-11-19T22:31:00.001+05:30

Out for the Weekend!, originally uploaded by Prashant ॐ Bhardwaj.

शुक्रवार का था इंतज़ार
हफ्ता बीता
और आ गए सरकार

खरीदी उड़ने वाली चिड़िया की टिकेट
डाला झोले में सामान
जा रहे हैं सहर से बाहर करने थोडी मस्ती
ऊपर वाला हैं हम पर मेहरबान

T

2009-11-19T22:30:00.005+05:30

T, originally uploaded by Prashant ॐ Bhardwaj.

Tea being prepared on a wood-fire makeshift stove in a road side dhaba just outside the first check post gate outside Kanha

Black and White in Color

2009-11-19T22:30:00.003+05:30

Black and White in Color, originally uploaded by Prashant ॐ Bhardwaj.