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Deepavali, Diwali, Dhan Teras, Kali Pujo, Lakshmi Puja…you name it…
Wish you light and happiness, no matter whether you celebrate this festival or not!
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A discount of…how much????
I have been posting most of the funny signs I’ve snapped on Facebook (click here to see the album) but I felt I must share this one…. A friend of mine replied to my query about why the sign was on its...
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Maidanahalli Sunset, 251211
The Maidanahalli Blackbuck Reserve, in Tumkur District, Karnataka, is famous for the critically-endangered Blackbuck: But it also has some quite amazing scenery, and sunset on the grassland, ringed...
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Lalbagh: Republic Day Flower Show
To see my article on Citizen Matters, click here and if you would like to see more photographs, and have a Facebook account, you can see them here The album is set for public viewing. Here’s the Glass...
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Colours and photography….
Been gallivanting as usual….Lalbagh on the 25th morning, to Gulakmale on the 26th, to Bannerghatta JLR on the 27th, to volunteer with 48 children from Vidya Niketan, Bangalore…. it’s been a wonderful...
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Chokka Naatha Swamy Temple: Suryanjali: 040312
I’d been to the Gavi (Cave) Gangadeshwara Temple earlier, and watched the wonderful phenomenon of the sun’s rays lighting up the lingam in the garbha griha (sanctum sanctorum)…but what I had not known...
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Good Tidings for the festivals!
Everyone feels festive, and rather generous, on an auspicious day…and many people like to tap into this vein of generosity. Here’s the itenerant with her decorated cow…she walks through the streets on...
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Sankranti Oota at Halli Mane, 140113, Malleswaram, Bangalore
Some of the BULBs (Bangalore Urban Lady Birders) decided to meet up for lunch at Halli Mane on Sankranti Day: The decorations were beautiful… made of palm fibre: made of palm fronds: This is the...
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When appearances are more important
Sometimes, the appearance seems to be more important than safety on our roads. I saw several autos, vans and cars bedecked with flowers in this way, on the eve of Bali Padyami. How the drivers of such...
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A few trees that are entwined with Hinduism…
As I wandered around the kalyANa mantapam (festivity venue) at Chromepet, it struck me that there are so many trees that are inextricably entwined with Hindu rituals and customs…and I was lucky to be...
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