Small town niceties;Little things, really-An hour or twochatting up friendsAnd watching the world go by...______Nikon F75, 28-105mmFuji 100ISO2005, Pushkar, Rajasthan, In...
Tea-time Triptych
______Nikon F75, 28-105mmFuji 100ISO2005, Ahmedabad-Udaipur Highway, Rajasthan, Ind...
Shiva and the Technicolour T-Shirt
So you think only the likes of Nike and Reebok know about merchandise, eh? Well, ladies and gentlemen, allow me to present to you Brand India. Or, if you're the finicky type who likes his/ her infobytes to be contexed 'just so', to be more precise Religion conveniently packaged onto a T-shirt...Forget the outsized tick-mark with the tagline proclaiming loudly Just Do It. For Rs.50 (or just over a dollar, if you prefer to deal...
Elephants can't fly... So they hang (?)
Bel-Totas. That's what they're called. Bel, meaning vine or creeper and Tota, meaning parrot. Roughly translated that would be- a parrot-vine. I know, I know these are elephants. White, at that. Not even remotely green. And no they don't have red trunks either. I can see that as well as you. Humour me please...The villages around Pushkar have a thriving handicraft cottage industry. Today, that is. Wasn't always so. Was a time...
Of facades
The town of Pushkar, situated around 15kms from the city of Ajmer in Rajasthan, is built around the Pushkar Lake. It is a holy town, of around 12000 inhabitants, and home to several temples- notable among them being the temple of Brahma (one of the Hindu Trinity). A city of temples, naturally, attracts wandering sadhus (Hindu holy men) from all over the country who come here to spend a few days in the company of God.The sadhus...
Of the human mind
The human mind is a strange thing. Consider this- a grainy, monochrome, macro image of a marigold. Look at it carefully. Let every detail seep in (or as much detail as a grainy, monochrome will allow). Take your time.Now close your eyes. Try to remember every single marigold you've ever seen. As a child. As a grown up. At home or in the fields. If you've grown up in India it shouldn't be difficult at all. Marigold torans are ubiquitous...
