Reflections in the day, become shadows in the night. It’s all a play of the light. Reflections lead us to search for answers, and shadows force us to let go of a possibly haunting past. I am a lover of light, and so shadows are not something I yearn for. How about you?
Category: Landscapes
Amidst Ruins
Ajanta Caves, located off Aurangabad Maharashtra, is home to a beautiful horseshoe shaped set of Buddhist paintings and sculptures. This is a relic from Cave 1. It is said to be one of the last caves excavated and possibly wasn’t a preferred place of worship, as there is no sign of any soot deposits from…
Transmogrify. Transform. Morph. Change
This isn’t really a morphed or changed picture. This is just a new perspective to an oft visited tourist spot. While many of us never think about death or plan for it, its always the royal that fuss over respect of their mortal remains. This pictures are from a mosque that oversees the Qutb Shahi…
Immortally & Ornately Blessed
Having friends who are proud of their birth land is a blessing for wanderers. This is what the inside dome of Somnathpur in Mysore looks like. The last major temple of Hoysala dynasty, it was constructed in 1268 A.D. in the reign of King Narsimha III by his army general Somnatha. Hence, this Kesava temple…
Weekly Photo Challenge: H2O
I miss flowing water. The sound of a gushing waterfall or crashing waves, the mildly blowing salty or fresh winds is what I miss the most about home. But somewhere, in some happy garden, there are such makeshift waterfalls in Pune. How I wish I could hear the sound of water, but not falling rain……
Elephant in The Room
An elephant in the room is a popular English idiom, which means “an obvious problem that no one wants to discuss”. A white elephant is a possession that cannot be disposed off and its cost maintenance outweighs its usefulness. Emotionally, it means an issue that no one wants to address. I once read a beautiful…
Palace Of Dreams
The Mysore palace is the main attraction in the rather quiet city of Karnataka. The princely state is named after the Demon King Mahishasur, who was killed by Chamundeshwari Devi. You can read a brief history of Mysore here. Until then, enjoy a few of my clicks with special effects.
The Legend of The Lion-God
A few weeks ago, we celebrated the festival of hues, Holi. Ideally, it marks the advent of spring, and people paint each other with non-toxic coloured powder (also known as gulal) to celebrate the blossoming of life after a rather gloomy period from autumn to winter. A day before ranpanchami, Hindus observe the tradition of…
Colourful Rajasthan
Rajasthan as a state has the most colourful cities in all of India. Jaipur is known as the pink city, Udaipur is the white city, Jodhpur is blue, and Jaisalmer is golden hued. Houses in the old days used to have uniform hues, which is what earned these cities colour-coded names. Can you guess which…
Paying Respect To The Dead
We “discovered” Bada Bagh (Barabagh, meaning Big Garden) when on our Jaisalmer trip, when we where heading over to the Sam Sand Dunes back from Thanot. Its halfway between Jaisalmer and Lodhruva, the latter being a Jain pilgrim spot. The “garden” houses royal cenotaphs (colloquially called as chhatris) of the Maharajas of Jaisalmer, beginning with…
Snapshots of my World 