It was one fine cloudy evening at Bangalore. We had a late lunch at the famous MTR (Mavalli Tiffin Roms) and headed to Lalbagh through the west gate. As there was a persistent drizzle the walk through the lush garden was even more pleasing. The plentiful greenery and fresh oxygen recharged the senses, and prepared […]
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Mysore Dasara procession, 400th year
Pictures of 400th Mysore Dasara festival. Mysore Dasara is the ‘state festival’ of Karnataka started in 15th Century under the rule of Vijayanagar dynasty.
Statues of Bali
Photographs of statues in Bali, Indonesia. Bali being a Hindu majority state has statues of Hindu gods and mythical characters from Mahabharata and Ramayana.
Balinese Legong dance at Ubud, Bali
Photos from a Balinese dance concert taken in Bali. Balinese dance is a mixture of many Indian dance forms and very close to the Kathakali dance form.
A lens & A watch – Nikkor 50mm & Seiko Premier
I’m back from hiding; hiding from my blogging responsibilities I mean 🙂 Meanwhile, there have been quite a few changes in my life. Firstly, I’m no more single – tied the knot on August 22nd, and secondly, I’m back in Bangalore from Hyderabad – so do expect posts from in and around Bangalore. Anyone who […]
Cycling Hyderabad to Bidar – 140 kms
Disclaimer: The cycle ride illustrated below was performed after much training and acclimatizing to hot/dry weather conditions, please don’t attempt such rides without understanding the impact of weather or the effort drain on your body. There, I have put the disclaimer out upfront as I don’t want anyone to underestimate the effort as I did […]
Ajanta Caves – Buddhist paintings and sculptures
The Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India, are about 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 or 650 CE. The caves include paintings and sculptures which are examples for the finest surviving examples of Indian art, particularly painting. The caves depict masterpieces of Buddhist religious art, with figures of the Buddha and depictions of the Jataka tales.
Ellora Caves – a glimpse of Indian Rock cut architecture
The builders had to just carve the temple out from a hill side, no need of transporting stone or other materials. Sounds simple, right? Actually no! The fact that you are going to carve the top floor before even conceptualizing the ground floor should require some kind of imagination and planning! The temple has been carved top to bottom and front to back and has taken several generations of work and planning.
105km cycle trip: Hyderabad suburbs
Lately I’m very much into cycling. I own a Firefox Fusion (MTB). I cycle to every place possible, which includes office and gym, so practically my day starts and ends on a cycle. Before this trip, I had been to two 60 kms and a 90km cycle trip. The experience from them has just made […]
New Year Rangoli
Dearest Readers, Wish you all a great year 2010. May all of us see better times! Always, Anoop
Colours of Mysore Dasara procession
The procession is as much a treat to the ear as it is to the eye. The dance troupes, the tableaux, music bands and the grandeur of the decorated Elephants are somethings to be experienced by viewing the procession from close quarters, which I had had never done till then. This year I managed to […]