Category: India
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Charpai
Charpai Timeless symbol of village India. Photo of the week: charpai, Orchha, M.P., India 2014
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Curtain in the wind
Curtain in the wind Not a breath of wind but trees and houses struggle to remain standing. Photo of the week: Curtain, Bageshwar, Uttarakhand, India 2013
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Light in the dark
Light in the dark There aren’t many Brahma temples in India and when we peep through the jalis of this one we see to our surprise a nicely lit Mukhalingam, a lingam with four faces. So this rare Brahma temple in Khajuraho is actually a Shiva temple. Without the help of Surya, the sun god,…
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Courtyard order
Courtyard order After last week’s two buffaloes out of more than half a billion livestock animals, we have here two specimens out of a total of 1.4 billion humans in India. A mother and child beautifying the courtyard of their house for an upcoming festival. Photo of the week: Courtyard, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India 2017
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Buffalo buddies
Buffalo buddies Two sweet young buffaloes having a nap in their courtyard. Two specimens out of a total of more than half a billion livestock animals in India. Photo of the week: Buffaloes, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India 2017
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Sunset silhouette
Sunset silhouette Plants, stones, an Indian cow, drawn in sharp outlines against a clear evening sky.I don’t think I ever consciously noticed the forms of these plants – stems, flowers, leaves – in such amazing detail as on this silhouette picture. Photo of the week: Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India 2017
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Looking at you!
Looking at you! I felt as if somebody was looking at me. I turned round and noticed this little owl with big eyes. We looked at each other for a while and I took a picture.Now, looking at the picture, I realize that most if not all other birds have one eye on the left…
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Rash e Jannat
Rash e Jannat Light reflections brighten the dark teak arches and ceilings of Tipu Sultan’s palace where he used to reside in summer with his royal women. Maybe that’s why it was known as the Envy of Heaven. Photo of the week: Tipu Sultan’s summer palace (1791), Bangalore, Karnataka, India 2019
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Palm pond
Palm pond I passed a pond and saw the leaves of a dark green palm inside. This made me pause and wonder. A dark plastic lined pond, filled with water, light brown rippled sand at the bottom, a thin wire grid on the surface. All this mixed with dark palm leaves and stem, and a…
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A drunk’s dream
A drunk’s dream Had the bottles been full this would have been a drunk’s paradise. Empty they’re his worst nightmare. Photo of the week: Bottle room, Mythri Manasa Sangama, near Bangalore, Karnataka, India 2019
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