Monochrome or polychrome?

The polychrome The monochrome Ganga aarti, Shibpur Ghat, Kolkata. Nikon D3000 with 35 mm f1.8G.

Siblings and gods

Taken during the festival of the temple deity. Jalakanteswara temple, Vellore. Nikon D3000 with 35 mm f1.8G.

In search of a photograph: Tales from Tirunelveli

Sorry for the long delay in posting. Without much ado, I will jump to the next travel post, which happens to be my last leg in the 1 week trip across Tamilnadu. And yay, this is my 500th post too! This is a post about the sleepy little city (?town) of Tirunelveli, a place as

Where the fish eyes are divine beauty

My next visit was to Madurai, the second larget city in Tamilnadu founded on the banks of the river Vaigai, a city that has been inhabited for more than 2 millenia. I landed at the Thirumalai Nayak Mahal, locally known as The Mahal (bungalow) which was a pleasure palace built by King Thirumalai Nayak. Once

It happens only in India

  After a long hiatus, my photography inspiration raised its convalescent head again. I was sucked into the routine of work and an illness, from which I am recovering as well and which made me miss the Onam (the national festival of Kerala) festivities. DISCLAIMER: This is a post relating to the religious diversity and

Tender moments

As I was saying, I shook off my laziness and  went on a trip today, to the famous Guruvayur temple . It about 10 km from Kunnamkulam and is one of the five famous Lord Krishna or Lord Vishnu temples in India. The lighting conditions were a bit difficult with strong light and dark shadows