tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47969953483266569022012-01-28T19:05:24.105+05:30Indranihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13097788106899971708noreply@blogger.comBlogger508125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796995348326656902.post-75732861988593762882012-01-28T07:34:00.004+05:302012-01-28T07:41:37.634+05:302012-01-28T07:41:37.634+05:30

A school boy dressed up as Indian Army's soldier during Republic Day celebrations.Faces of India, a series through which I intend to portray the various characters of my country. See more here.

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The statue of Nandi in Lepakshi, 120kms from Bangalore.Statue of Nandi (the bull) is usually found at the entrance to the temple of Lord Shiva in a sitting posture. This one is one of the few colossal forms of Nandi. It is cut from a single granite stone measuring fifteen feet high and twenty seven feet long. The features have been sculpted with lot of care and the details though worn out a bit

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For the past couple of months an interesting activity had been taking place in my little balcony garden. Sharing a few shots of it here.Early November, 2011, one fine morning, as I sat reading a book near my balcony I saw huge swarm of bees heading towards my balcony. I rushed indoors quickly and through the glass pane witnessed the drama taking place on the edge of the roof of my balcony.

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The shot taken in Lal Bagh flower show, Bangalore.Orange connotes enthusiasm or an orange rose is also known as symbol of desire.Interesting link on History and Meaning of Orange Roses.Today's Flowers

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A cook, prepares excellent bengali dishes. She was too shy to look into camera.Faces of India, a series through which I intend to portray the various characters of my country. See more here.

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An amazing architectural wonder, Budapest parliament is the second largest parliament in Europe. The Parliament was built between 1885 and 1902, at the time the largest parliamentary building in the world.Some statistics on its dimensions:- The building has a length of 268 meters and is 118 meters wide.- The parliament house contains more than 20 km staircase, and 691 rooms.- The elegant dome has

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Can you guess what that curved structure is? The shot was taken in the corridors of Budapest Parliament. Here is one more close-up. The curves are all numbered. Before scrolling down further give it a thought what could it be?So? Could you guess? These are brass cigar holders. Smoking was once permitted in the corridors of Hungarian Parliament, but not inside the voting and discussion chamber.

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These lily flowers were blooming in a stone bowl in a resort garden in Thailand. I found the pink variety quite common there. My efforts to grow one have failed several times, though the purple one is flowering well.Today's Flowers

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A cook at a roadside eatery.Faces of India, a series through which I intend to portray the various characters of my country. See more here.

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The bright blue cupola of Esztergom basilica is visible from far. This gigantic structure kind of dominates the whole city of Esztergom. All other buildings around seemed dwarfed and we didn’t find it tempting to visit any other site after seeing this one church. The church is 118 meters high, with twenty two huge Corinthian Columns. The cathedral has a very simple facade. There are statues in

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Another first in my life! My article on Holloko, an UN World Heritage Site of Hungary is published in a national travel magazine “Terrascape”. The article is in Jan 2012 issue of Terrascape.

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Last year I must have kneeled in at least forty churches during my tour of the six European countries. Each cathedral beautiful! Hungary churches were no exception. Thankfully we did not face the ‘no photography’ rule in most of the churches. Today I look at these pictures of mine and I am virtually transported off to these interiors.From Pannonhalma we drove to Esztergom. Esztergom was once the

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The Peacock Flower shrubs are in full bloom in my apartment complex these days. The showy blossoms are of different colors. I focused on this yellow one. The bright stamens extending away from the corolla seemed to make a nice composition to me. These actually bloom in clusters, but I focused on a single one. Experimenting with different camera settings, I wanted it to look as if it was emerging

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A young village girl in the banks of Kabini, near Mysore, Karnataka.Faces of India, a series through which I intend to portray the various characters of my country. See more here.

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The four incomplete pillars of Raya Gopuram of Melkote look stunning against the bright blue sky. There are many folklore around this structure, one of them being: a sculptor was challenged to complete the construction of pillars and tower over it in one night. The sculptor and his team seemed to be doing well when his opponents fearing the sculptor would win, rang the morning bells at two in the

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Memories of the library of Pannonhalma Abbey stand out clearly in my mind. Walking into the library was like walking into a hall with huge walls made of books. They were stacked right up to the ceiling. Hard bound old books, their titles gleaming in golden color, I had to restrain myself from pulling out one from the rack there. These are collections from centuries; it is the largest private

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I wish A Very Happy New Year to all my dear readers and followers!Without your support and encouragement blogging would not have been possible. Thank you so much for your constant support!

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He is a Vaishnavite, a follower of Lord Vishnu. The markings on his forehead indicates his faith. He is a pujari in a temple in Melkote, Karnataka.Faces of India, a series through which I intend to portray the various characters of my country. See more here.

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It was one good travel day today. I visited Melkote, 133kms from Bangalore, a sacred destination of Karnataka. The weather was good; roads were good and not so much of traffic too. This little village is located on the rocky hills known as Yadavgiri.Shared below are photos of the temple of Yoganarasimha. The temple is dedicated to Lord Yoga Narasimha. It is believed that the image of Yoga

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It was after ten days of touring through Rajasthan, the land of many battles, I witnessed this memorable battle of bird brains. The battle was between a parrot and a pigeon for a hole in a tree which both wanted as their home. I was relaxing in the shade of the tree in Brij Raj Bhavan Palace Hotel, Kota, when the screeching squawks of a parrot drew my attention to what was happening high above in

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A lily bloom from my balcony garden.Wish you all a Very Merry Christmas!

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A young boy doing the job of his father as a purohit(priest) of a temple in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu.Faces of India, a series through which I intend to portray the various characters of my country. See more here.

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Shots from my archives, these were taken at Bangkok Grand Palace. This was home to the King and his court, and also the entire administrative seat of government. Thai Kings stopped living in the palace full time around the turn of the twentieth century, but the complex remains the seat of power and spiritual heart of the Thai kingdom.SkyWatch Friday

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The Pannonhalma Abbey has one of the most beautiful doors at its entrance. Doors and door handles have always fascinated me and they are definitely a subject for my photography always. That particular day at Abbey, it was bright and sunny. The various statues on the arch of the door were throwing their own shadows.Sheep are common symbols in both mythology and religion. The sculpted forms of

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Ratnamma,working in a temple in Tamil Nadu, she was cleaning the lamps for deities. She is happy to pose and is saying Namaste to all of you.Faces of India, a series through which I intend to portray the various characters of my country. See more here.

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