Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Duality


Light vs Dark. Good vs Evil. Success vs Failure. Positive vs. Negative.
The basic duality of life itself seems to be reflected in this image taken at the Maha Bodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya. The two footsteps are believed to belong to Lord Buddha. I waited for the sun to cast the shadow exactly midway to capture the symbolism I wanted to.
Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya,Bihar.
March 4,2009.

Bond of love


What can compare to the beauty of the innocent smile of a child?!The look of delight on the kid's face and happiness on the mother's struck a chord in me. My sincere apologies to the strangers in the picture for having captured this image without their permission. But I just couldn't let the opportunity go past after I caught sight of the kid's smile.
Beasant Nagar Beach,
July 5,2009.

Monday, July 6, 2009

Onion


A "
sundal"(chickpea) (corrected thanks to theindiangal) vendor's dexterous fingers carve out a beautiful lotus from a simple onion.
Beasant Nagar Beach ("Bessie"), Chennai.
July 5 2009.

Picture perfect...


A lone fisherman returns to shore even as the sun sits poised to sink into the cool grey waters of the Arabian sea.
Kovalam Beach, Thiruvananthapuram,
December 2008.

Friday, July 3, 2009

Random snaps from days gone by - IV

With nothing but a thousand feet of space between them and the ground vertically downwards, these two monkeys are a picture of nonchalance as they casually perch on an overhanging branch.

Mahabaleshwar,Maharashtra,
December 2004

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Random snaps from days gone by - III

Can one get more confortable??
A village in Orissa,
January 2009.

Random snaps from days gone by - II

A thick fog, typical of North Indian winter mornings, shrouds this railway bridge across the Ganges, lending it a ghostly touch.
Naini,Allahabad.
March 2009.

Random snaps from the days gone by - I

The early morning fog gives an almost ethereal look to the railway bridge as the fog obscures the end from view
Naini,Allahabad.
March 2009.