Photography
White Royal!
Taken: December 25, 2011 | Posted: February 19, 2012
One out of 1400 left in India. Don't know if they have figures just for the white tigers!
Alstroemeria
Taken: August 13, 2011 | Posted: February 15, 2012
Alstroemeria commonly called the Peruvian Lily or Lily of the Incas, is a South American genus of about 120 species of flowering plants. Almost all of the species are restricted to one of two distinct centers of diversity, one in central Chile, the other in eastern Brazil. Species of Alstroemeria from Chile are winter-growing plants while those of Brazil are summer-growing. All are long-lived perennials except A. (Taltalia) graminea, a diminutive annual from the Atacama Desert of Chile.
(Description from Wikipedia)
Expectation
Taken: December 31, 2011 | Posted: January 25, 2012
Those eyes look intense, but there seems to a sense of expectation in them.
Search
Taken: December 29, 2011 | Posted: January 17, 2012
While one goes inside looking for whatever he is looking for, the other is hopeful that something of value will come out!
Ruins
Taken: December 29, 2011 | Posted: January 16, 2012
From Wikipedia:
Dhanushkodi has the only land border between India and Sri Lanka which is one of the smallest in the world-just 50 yards in length on a shoal in Palk Strait. Before the 1964 cyclone, Dhanushkodi was a flourishing tourist and pilgrimage town. Since Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) is just 19 miles (31 km) away, there were many ferry services between Dhanushkodi and Talaimannar of Ceylon, transporting travellers and goods across the sea. There were hotels, textile shops and dharmashalas catering to these pilgrims and travellers. The Railway line to Dhanushkodi–which did not touch Rameshwaram then and destroyed in the 1964 cyclone-went directly from Mandapam to Dhanushkodi. Dhanushkodi in those days had a railway station, a small railway hospital, a higher secondary school, a post office, customs and port offices etc.
All that remains today are the ruins of what once was a town.
Gateways to the Lords!
Taken: December 28, 2011 | Posted: January 16, 2012
The Gopurams at the Meenakshi Temple, Madurai. There are 14 in all such gopurams at this temple, the tallest one being 171 feet high. These are the doors or the gates to the temple - such an elaborate and intricately designed gate is a distinctive feature of most of the temples of South
India.
Cloud Mountains
Taken: December 30, 2011 | Posted: January 7, 2012
Sun setting beneath the clouds, the shape of which appears more like mountains!
Pagdi
Taken: December 28, 2011 | Posted: January 6, 2012
The distinctive Rajasthani "pagdi" (turban) - a headwear is almost an essential part of their costume.
Shells and Conches
Taken: December 29, 2011 | Posted: January 5, 2012
Shells and conches, mostly brought ashore by the seas, on display (sale)! Not sure if those intricate designs are created by the nature itself, but if they are, quite remarkable! At Dhanushkodi, India's nearest point to Sri Lanka.
Figurine
Taken: December 28, 2011 | Posted: January 4, 2012
A sculpture (not sure which God though!) on one of the Gopurams of the Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai. This is just one of the thousands of such figurines there, placed next to each other!
Sea Vehicle
Taken: December 29, 2011 | Posted: January 3, 2012
Lord Rama once built a bridge of "floating stones" across these waters to go to Sri Lanka. These days it is the more adventurous "trucks" which carry tourists to these extreme tips of India!
Thinking is easy, I do it everyday!
Taken: December 31, 2011 | Posted: January 2, 2012
The side view did not allow full expressions to be captured, but those intense looks are quite evident! Not clear though what he is concentrating at.
