Straight lines depict uniformity, and a sense of continuity. But a slight twist in the tale can be just as fascinating! Photo courtesy goes to my brother Prasad.
Category: Challenges
Weekly Photo Challenge: Old
Old is a very subjective term, at least in this context. When I read the challenge for the week, I was a bit disappointed: Being a novice digital photographer, I have captured a lot of old monuments which have been restored too well to look old. So I am going with this shot instead. I love the Victorian-style depiction of…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Light 3
A merchant of light: One lazy Monday evening on the beach led us to a man who sold light. Light looks more potent, compelling and elegant when it cuts through darkness. We control that light, and it is up to us how to making it stronger, weaker or glimmering; very much like the power of…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Light 2
Deepavali or Diwali, known as the “festival of lights”, is five-day festival celebrated by Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs, for a variety of reasons. Deepavali which literally translates to “row of lamps”, is celebrated on the no moons day by lighting small clay lamps (called diyas) filled with oil that signifies the triumph of good over…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Light
Hinduism is a major religion which is followed in India. However, it is not a religion, but more a way of life as it prescribes the path of living. And to illustrate the true path of life, there are several deities or forms of God that we worship. And one of those deities is Lord…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Ocean 2
This is what I call an ocean of humanity; people coming in and out of every possible direction! Here’s a bit of trivia about the crowd-pulling temple. The Amber Fort at Jaipur is home to the famed Shila Mata temple which spots a big idol of Goddess Kali in white marble. Legend has it that…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Ocean
Not the best image quality wise, but this is one iconic location, primarily because these monuments lie on the southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula, marking the end of the Indian soil. This picture was in taken in 2003, a year before the tsunami that rocked India on December 26, 2004. This location also sees…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Spring
Holi is a colorful festival celebrated on the first full moon after the 1st Equinox of the year in India. The festivities mark the end of spring and the beginning of summer in India. The festival is celebrated but setting a tree (Holika) on fire, which marks the victory of good over evil.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Home 3
This is another home of a different kind; these are the remains of what used to be a glorified horse stable for the royal horses at the Fort of Chittor. Although it did suffer the wrath of Allaudin Khilji, like the rest of the fort did. But most of the structure still stands tall.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Home 2
A royal household, this is the Jal Mahal or water palace that is seen in the middle of the Man Sagar lake located in the city of Jaipur. Although it is in the process of becoming a heritage hotel, it still look every bit regal in the 18th century when Maharaja Jai Singh II of…
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