This was one of my prized captures of last year and as with most prized captures this one too needed an element of luck. I was using the Nikon 50mm (which doesn’t auto-focus on my Nikon D40) when the fire breather entered the foray. It was sheer timing to have pressed the shutter button […]
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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.
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 […]