PHOTO JOURNEY

Oriental Garden Lizard: The Colourful Calotes versicolor You Often See in Indian Gardens

noreply@blogger.com (Travellingcamera) — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:29:10 +0530

There are some wild creatures we see so often that we almost stop noticing them.

A bird sitting on a balcony railing gets our attention. A butterfly hovering over flowers makes us reach for the camera. But a lizard quietly sitting on a garden wall or tree trunk often becomes part of the background.

Four Points by Sheraton Mahabalipuram: A Comfortable Base for Exploring the Stone Town by the Sea

noreply@blogger.com (Travellingcamera) — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:03:10 +0530

Introduction: When Your Hotel Becomes Part of the Journey

There are hotels where you simply return at the end of the day. Then there are hotels that quietly influence how you experience a destination.

Four Points by Sheraton Mahabalipuram belongs to the second category.

Located on the ECR-OMR junction at Poonjeri, the resort is a little away from the busiest heritage streets of Mahabalipuram. That distance is actually one of its advantages. After several hours of walking around ancient granite monuments under the Tamil Nadu sun, returning to a spacious resort, taking a swim or simply sitting under the trees can be a welcome change of pace.

Descent of the Ganga River and Arjuna's Penance: Exploring Mahabalipuram Heritage Park

noreply@blogger.com (Travellingcamera) — Fri, 9 Oct 2026 09:06:44 +0530

Introduction: When a Rock Face Becomes a Story

There are monuments you visit to admire.

And then there are monuments that make you stop, look again, and wonder how someone could possibly have imagined such a thing more than a thousand years ago.

The Descent of the Ganga River, popularly known as Arjuna's Penance, belongs firmly to the second category.

Main Places to Explore in Mahabalipuram: A Complete Guide to Mahabalipuram Tourism in Tamilnadu

noreply@blogger.com (Travellingcamera) — Thu, 8 Oct 2026 08:51:31 +0530

Introduction

There are destinations where you visit a monument, take a photograph and move on. Then there are places where the entire landscape becomes part of the experience.

Mahabalipuram is one of them.

Durga Puja in Kolkata: Experiencing the Festival Where Art, Faith, Food and the City Become One

noreply@blogger.com (Travellingcamera) — Wed, 7 Oct 2026 09:55:45 +0530

Introduction: When Kolkata Stops Being an Ordinary City

There are festivals you attend, and then there are festivals that seem to take over the city.

Durga Puja in India reaches another level in Kolkata. For a few extraordinary days, the city does not merely celebrate Durga Puja; it seems to reorganise its entire rhythm around it. Streets become pedestrian corridors, neighbourhoods compete through art and imagination, old mansions open their courtyards, food stalls stay busy late into the night, and people who might otherwise never meet end up standing shoulder to shoulder in front of a beautifully crafted idol.

Jet Lag Does Not Show Up in the Standings, but You Feel It in the 70th Minute

noreply@blogger.com (Travellingcamera) — Tue, 6 Oct 2026 18:25:03 +0530

Asia's 2026 football calendar is being squeezed by three overlapping demands: domestic leagues, AFC club competitions, and international windows. The 2026/27 AFC Champions League Elite expands its league stage to 32 clubs, while the AFC Champions League Two group stage begins on September 15, 2026. At the same time, the FIFA men's calendar introduces a 16-day window with four matches across late September and early October. A club can send players away on international duty, welcome them back after flights across several time zones, and then ask them to play in both domestic and continental competition. That fatigue rarely appears in the standings. You see it elsewhere: a press that arrives half a second late, second balls being lost, or a coach taking off a key player around the 70th minute.

Andhra Pradesh at DakshinaChitra Museum Chennai: A Journey Through Traditional Homes, Crafts and Everyday Heritage

noreply@blogger.com (Travellingcamera) — Tue, 6 Oct 2026 09:32:41 +0530

Introduction: Discovering Andhra Pradesh on Chennai's ECR

There are museums where you walk past glass cases, read a few descriptions and move on.

And then there are places where you walk through a doorway and suddenly begin imagining another life.

That is what makes the Andhra Pradesh section at DakshinaChitra Museum Chennai fascinating.

DakshinaChitra Museum, Chennai: A Living Journey Through South Indian Homes, Crafts and Culture

noreply@blogger.com (Travellingcamera) — Mon, 5 Oct 2026 10:10:11 +0530

Introduction: A Different Way of Seeing South India

When people search for the main places to see in Chennai, their list usually begins with Marina Beach, Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Fort St. George, the museums of Egmore and perhaps the historic neighbourhoods of Mylapore and George Town.

But there is another side of Chennai that begins when the city starts thinning out and the road turns towards the East Coast.

Karnataka at DakshinaChitra Museum, Chennai: A Journey into Karnataka’s Living Heritage in Tamilnadu

noreply@blogger.com (Travellingcamera) — Sun, 4 Oct 2026 09:02:52 +0530

There are museums where you walk from one glass display case to another, reading labels about a culture that existed somewhere else.

And then there is DakshinaChitra Museum Chennai, where you can walk through the doorway of a house that once stood hundreds of kilometres away, sit beneath its traditional roof, look into its courtyard and begin to understand how architecture once followed climate, occupation, community and everyday life.

Kerala at DakshinaChitra Museum: A Photographic Journey Through Traditional Kerala Homes Near Chennai

noreply@blogger.com (Travellingcamera) — Sat, 3 Oct 2026 21:21:11 +0530

Introduction: Finding Kerala Without Leaving Chennai

There are moments when travel is not really about covering a distance. It is about entering a different rhythm of life.

That was my feeling while exploring the Kerala section of DakshinaChitra Museum on Chennai's East Coast Road. Outside, the ECR traffic moved between Chennai and Mamallapuram. Inside, the pace changed completely. Wooden houses, deep verandahs, sloping roofs, courtyards and old domestic objects created the feeling of stepping into another landscape.