Monday, 4 November 2013


Washed in Rain.....

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add charisma and charm to camera lens.

Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the rain drops, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams and DONT FORGET TO VISIT MY BLOG 

Come lets have a look at my new update......



Washed in color and rain

Flower and Bud

Crystal Shine

Flower inside a rain drop

Everything looks nice in rain

Veins exposed in rain


Pearl on the leaf

Fresh after rain 

Hope you all enjoyed this blog.... 

Next: Encounter with a Reptile

Saturday, 27 July 2013

Back to Blogging - Cambodia Special



Facts of Cambodia

Officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia and once known as the Khmer Empire

Cambodia is bordered by Thailand to the Northwest, Laos to the north-east, Vietnam to the east and the Gulf of Thailand to the south west

First it was a Hindu Country with the name KAMBUJA (Sanskrit) during 800 AD and now its a Buddhist Nation

The Royal Palace in capital city Phnom Penn



Night Market Food shops are very famous



Lake side Restaurant in Phnom Penn

Ta Prohm Temple - Where Tomb Raider movie was shot


Tonle Sap - Floating Village - Yes a Floating Village

The Tonlé Sap is the largest freshwater lake in South East Asia
The Tonlé Sap is unusual for two reasons: its flow changes direction twice a year, and the portion that forms the lake expands and shrinks dramatically with the seasons
The floating village has everything
Houses
Schools
Monasteries 
Churches
Grocery Shops
Souvenir Shops etc
Fish Markets


People of Floating Village - Cambodia


Tonle Sap Floating Village - Floating Church and houses can be seen in this pic
 
 His own Boat



Bridge with Asuras churning the ocean milk


Bayon Temple 


A Lonely Tuk Tuk driver


Cambodian way of clicking :P



Dance in Cambodia

Khmer classical dance, folk dance, and social dances.

Apsara Dancers performes intricately costumed, highly trained men and women on public occasions for tribute, They perform  traditional stories and epic poems such as Ramayana.
Apsara Dancers performing at Hotel Amazon 

Apsara Dancers




Feels good to publish this Cambodia post after a very long time... Need all your support  for continuous blogging....

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Sunday, 12 May 2013

Angkor Wat - World's Largest Hindu Temple



Facts about the Great Angkor Wat

  • Angkor Wat was built by Khmer king Suryavarman II in the 12th Century
  • Angkor Wat is about 1 square kilometer in size. This is not counting the square river canal that surrounds it on all sides.Within the outer wall is an enclosure 820,000 square meters in size. This is equivalent to more than 200 acres of land
  • Angkor Wat was constructed and completed in just 40 years. Engineers point that it will take 300 years to complete such a huge and beautiful monument today
  • Angkor Wat is dedicated to the God VishnuThe first religion of the temple was Hindu and it is now Buddhism.
  • The tower overlooks the chief shrine (Raja Gopuram) is at a height of 65 meters
  • Angkor Wat is famous for its extensive display of Hindu sculptures. The inside of the outer gallery’s walls, for example, have impressive bas-reliefs depicting scenes from the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, the two great epics of Hindu literature. In the southern gallery, one will see portrayals of the 37 levels of heaven and 32 planes of hell in the Hindu religion. On the eastern gallery is the famous milk-churning scene where gods (devas) and demons (asuras) turn the cosmic sea of milk as directed by Vishnu, one of the three chief gods of Hindu mythology. The northern gallery shows Krishna in battle and also a war between gods and demons. Krishna is the lord of the Bhagavad Gita, which is part of the Mahabharata.
After reading the facts, i hope you all must be excited to see the pictures.. Here it comes Enjoy!!!
Majestic Angkor Wat at Sunrise

Angkor Wat 

Intricate works on the walls of Angkor Wat


Monks at Angkor Wat



Sculpture portraying the Epic battle in Mahabaratha between Ravana men and Hanuman Men in the walls of Angkor wat 

One of the 5 Towers in Angkor Wat


Visitors climbing to visit the third and the top level of the temple
Traditional Cambodian boat by the river Bayon - Angkor Complex


A Cambodian native women on the way to work,  Angkor wat complex in the backdrop  

Angkor Wat

View from the back of the temple


Hope you all enjoyed Angkor Wat..

Next Up: Cambodia Photos




Friday, 19 April 2013

Treat for Bird lovers - Birds Photography



 

To be honest,I am not a big fan of birds.. but after having started photography,I am very much into observing and photographing birds.


Before seeing the pics,a small info on birds...

  • India has 1301 species of birds 
  • There are 105 categories of birds in India 
  • Megapodes category has only 1 species and Babblers category has the highest number with 117 birds 
Now let us check the pics!




The rear view of a dancing peacock

Green bee eater


Little Spiderhunter

Purple Heron

A sparrow peeping out from its man-made house:-)
A crested Goshawk in its flight
Little Cormorant



Painted Stork
Little Cormorant

Next...

Photographs of the world's biggest Hindu Temple


Friday, 5 April 2013

Bangkok Pictures


Totally enjoyed Bangkok.. took a lot of pics.. Posting few of them ENJOY!!!!



Culture 
 


 Floating saleswomen



  Must be 80+ still strong n stylish



 Floating market Bangkok



 Students



 Thirst quenching mirror



 Mohawk at Age 2



 Pagodas of Bangkok





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