As the rains set in, many trees shed their flowers as a mark of respect. And one such tree is the Royal Poinciana or Flamboyant, or the Flame tree. These plants often spot red of yellow hues flowers that are edible too. Known as the Delonix regia we call it Gulmohar in Hindi where Gul’…
Category: Landscapes
Weekly Photo Challenge: Morning
It is a traditional Hindu belief to start the day with a visit to the temple. I am not an overtly religious person, but I believe in a supreme being. This is a picture of Tala Cauvery, the origin of the sacred River Cauvery, which gives water to two states, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, and is…
Unexpected Colors Up In The Sky
My marriage turns three today (June 6), and keeping with our annual tradition, we gifted each other a trip to somewhere far from home. It gives us the time away from everyday stresses and have fun in each other’s company. On our way to Coorg, Karnataka, that is at the South of India, we saw…
Build ’em Up!
As Mumbai continues to grow as a concrete jungle, there seem to be buildings cropping up everywhere. And despite rising prices and shrinking paychecks, all the properties seem to be adequately filled up. Rise of the Corporate India is not such a bad thing after all!
A Green Heart of Gold
This is a leaf of (and still on) the Aapta tree. I have never really seen a thriving and green one yet, as it is a Maharashtrian tradition of exchanging its dry leaves (they call it “Sona” or golden leaves) as symbol of gold to wish loved ones prosperity and fortune on the Vijay Dashmi…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Water 2
A 7 km Rafting ride awaited us at the Beas River at Manali. This was one of the most adventurous things we had ever done, we were sitting at the head of the inflated raft! The River is not the kindest of the lot, as it is just a few 1000 kms from its point…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Water
I love these dew-kissed bell-shaped flowers. However, I took these post a mild shower. They bloom early in the morning and tend to fold in their petals at night fall. And they wake up again with day break for as long as they live. Quite an intriguing life, so much like ours!
Weekly Photo Challenge: Tiny 3
Nainital is a pristine, beautiful and picturesque city at the foothills of Kumaon. It is also home to the highest altitude zoo in all of India. The city was brought to international limelight by Edward James “Jim” Corbett, British hunter, conservationist and naturalist, famous for slaying a large number of man-eating tigers and leopards in…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Red 3
The Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, or shoe-flower as we popularly call it here, is a beautiful evergreen flower. It is often offered along with prayers in a temple, generally to Lord Ganesha. The name shoe-flower thus is reminiscent of its purpose, to be placed at the feet of God.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Wildlife 3
Our first trip as man and wife was quite successful for many reasons. And one of them was the natural bliss that I hadn’t experienced as city dweller. I captured these horses grazing at a luscious green hill-side en-route the snow-clad Rohtang pass, which opens for public only for a short duration between June to October every year.
Snapshots of my World 