Auto rickshaws are integral part of the suburban Mumbai landscape. I have met several rickshaw drivers, while some are downright rude and unsympathetic, most of the ones I have dealt with are nice and realize that you need to journey on through the crowded public transportation system in the city. So I think its time…
Tag: Maharashtra
Soak Up The Sun!
I finally learnt about how the F/Stop works on my camera! Taken on a partly cloudy sky, you can see the sun peep out of a thin veil of cloud. And the rays look absolutely glorious! Don’t you think?
Passing Through the Ghats
On a rain kissed day, we decided to ride up to Malshej Ghats near Mumbai city. The destination offers some great views, but the ride through all those tunnels is just fun! Reminds me of times when I was a kid and I used to love the end of light at the tunnel. Fun days!
Flying South
I love animals, (yes I know, I’ve said that often now) they give you the best expressions without inhibitions. All you need to do is set up your shot and be ready for little nuggets. Most times, you wouldn’t even realize what is so special with the shot, but rest assured your computer will throw…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Sunset
The setting sun, is a sad goodbye to times well spent, journeys throughly enjoyed and a live well lived. As a photographer, it’s probably nature’s perfect pose for the camera, but in my mind’s eye, it’s a time for reminiscence. For whatever its worth, good or bad, the faces of life and love teach us a new lesson every…
Cricket Fever!
You can hate it or you can love it, but when in India, you cannot ignore cricket. I may not play the game, but I enjoy it, and this was the first time I went into watch an IPL match with a phone camera handy. You can see by the sheer number of people in…
That’s How You Make Candy Floss!
Remember the candy floss you enjoyed in your childhood? Well, I sure do, and this was my first time to see it getting prepared right in front of me! As you can see, there is a hollow basin that spots a burner in the center. Inside the burner, sugar, butter and artificial color is added. As the burner…
And The King Goes Back Home…
After 10 days of festivities on Anantha Chaturdashi the King, or Lord Ganesha undertakes his journey back home, through the sea, as devotees take part in the immersion festivities with a lot of pomp and fanfare. While we thank god for his kindness, generosity and his blessing, and urge him to come back soon the following year….
Bringing the Sanctity Home
While we don’t bring home an Idol of Lord Ganesha, being Brahmans, we do have Ganapati pooja at home. While we don’t use the idols of the temple at home, we make a statue out of turmeric and chant mantras to the make shift idol. A day after the pooja, we dissolve the heap of…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Textured
Like I mentioned before, I don’t appreciate the act of quarrying. I got this shot on a weekend getaway to a local hill station called Malshej Ghat. It is the perfect time of the year to visit the place, but considering the foggy mist and the rain kissed skies, you do find a lot of waterfalls,…
Snapshots of my World 