Peace

2011 Republic day flower show @ Lalbagh

2011-01-31T10:32:00.002+05:30

Lakkundi

2011-01-23T13:12:00.001+05:30

Belur

2011-01-23T13:02:00.003+05:30

Kurukshetra war between Arjuna and Karna.

Notice that female body has donkey's head. I am told this depicts that blind love/infatuation.

Vishakanya (scorpion at her feet)

Lord Krishna's kalinga mardhana

Shivaganga

2011-01-23T12:57:00.001+05:30

Independence day flower show

2010-08-16T09:08:00.002+05:30

Melukote

2010-07-03T19:42:00.003+05:30

Melukote - Sri Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple and Sri Yoga Narasimha Swamy Temple

Childrens park, Guindy

2010-06-13T13:05:00.002+05:30

Elephanta Caves

2010-05-23T14:25:00.003+05:30

Nagarahole 4/4

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Nagarahole 3/4

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Nagarahole 2/4

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Nagarahole 1/4

2010-04-10T08:37:00.002+05:30

Trikuteshwara temple, Gadag

2010-03-27T09:03:00.002+05:30

More info @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trikuteshwara

Flowers

2010-02-21T13:41:00.003+05:30

Spotted roadside during recent travel to Mysore.

Flower show, Lalbagh

2010-01-24T18:48:00.004+05:30

2010 Republic Day flower show

Arignar Anna Zoological Park

2010-01-03T15:47:00.003+05:30

east coast

2010-01-03T15:45:00.001+05:30

Natural Weather Inside

2009-12-27T13:07:00.003+05:30

"Natural Weather Inside" !?

Tree height

2009-12-27T13:05:00.001+05:30

"So, how tall is this tree exactly?"

Sun and Wind - forces of nature

2009-10-25T23:16:00.001+05:30

Dandeli

2009-09-28T19:43:00.005+05:30

690 A.D

2009-09-12T08:25:00.002+05:30

The temples at Mahabalipuram are dated 690 A.D

Independence day flower show @ Lalbagh

2009-08-16T18:43:00.000+05:30

At the beach

2009-08-16T08:49:00.001+05:30

The sea ... as far as the eye can see.

Squirrel

2009-05-31T16:27:00.002+05:30

Is this squirrel looking for the mountain? Here is the fable

responsibility

2009-05-07T22:01:00.003+05:30

Check out the kannada line.

Not for Sale

2009-05-07T21:52:00.005+05:30

Why provide the contact number if it ain't for sale?

Sun(s) rise

2009-03-15T08:32:00.003+05:30

Sun(s) rise - as seen at Skandagiri.

Sun and Moon

2009-03-15T08:22:00.007+05:30

As seen at Skandagiri ...
taken few minutes apart, but seen in opposite direction relative to each other.

12 Angry Men (1957)

2009-01-15T13:23:00.002+05:30

12 Angry Men
Tagline: Life Is In Their Hands -- Death Is On Their Minds!

desire

2009-01-12T14:15:00.002+05:30

To remove desire by enjoying them is like pouring ghee into fire to kill the fire!
-- Manu Smriti

on a perch

2009-01-07T15:35:00.003+05:30

This is the closest I could get to the bird, with a 12x optical zoom.

Is there a Docter in the house?

2009-01-03T12:00:00.004+05:30

Docter? Hmm... I wonder :-)

The view

2009-01-02T15:08:00.003+05:30

The mind is like a monkey - always jumping around and difficult to control.

But not this monkey - calm and almost one with nature.

Tree in the woods

2009-01-02T13:54:00.003+05:30

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it does it make a sound?

fine print

2008-11-04T22:16:00.005+05:30

Always read the "fine" print before you buy a product or service. However, do read the "large" print as well!

upside down

2008-10-21T21:05:00.004+05:30

Talk about colossal mistakes!

humour in real life

2008-07-16T11:24:00.002+05:30

Grandad bought a new glue tube for his grand daughter. The very next day, grandad was surprised to see that the glue tube was almost empty. The child had used it to stick together most of the pages of a diary.

Grandad: "I bought the glue so that at times of emergency or urgent need, you can use it without having to search for it"
child: "But, it was an emergency when I used it!"

Grandad had no answer.

Widsom

2008-07-14T09:19:00.005+05:30

We had consulted our Paediatrician and were returning home. Since it was beginning of school season, the clinic was crowded with kids and the good doctor was trying his best to maintain order among chaos. Perhaps my daughter had taken in this environment and perhaps this was the reason for the following conversation:

Daughter: I will not be a doctor when i grow up
Me: why?
Daughter: There is simply too many different activities to take care of. I would rather become a teacher instead.
Me: why?
Daughter: because i can give punishment to the students

Web Resources for Spiritually Minded People

2008-05-16T14:57:00.004+05:30

19 Exceptional Web Resources for Spiritually Minded People can be found here

- Vedanta Kesari magazine can be found here
- Prabuddha Bharata magazine can be found here

Along NH4 (Karnataka section)

2008-01-03T15:57:00.001+05:30

Along NH4 (Karnataka section) with few deviations - Gadag, Badami, Hubli, Kittur
Please read the travelogue here

Trip to shivanasamudra

2007-12-14T10:28:00.001+05:30

We went on a day's trip to shivanasamudra recently. Here is an account of the journey. And here are a few photos as well.

Best days

2007-12-13T13:52:00.001+05:30

Some of the best days of my life have been spent in the small town of Gadag.

This happened during the birth of my son. My daughter was 4 years old at that time.

I reached Gadag on the due date. My wife and daughter were already in Gadag. On the due date, my wife was admitted to the hospital. By God's grace, delivery was fine.

My wife and the child were in hospital for nearly two weeks, recovering. My daughter had never been without her mother even for a single day till then, hence we were a bit worried on how she will cope up with the new change in the family.

During these days, the time I spent with my daughter are some of the best days of my life. Our activities were simple, yet so wonderful and refreshing. Things like waking up, giving bath, feeding, story telling, drinking sugarcane juice, going around the town on bicycle were so routine and simple, but the memories still give me intense pleasure. It gets very hot in Gadag, especially during the summer months. Hence, we used to venture out on bicycle only during mornings or evenings. Also, my F-i-L had fixed a child seat on the bicycle which made the ride comfortable for my daughter. We visited the Veera Narayana temple so many times during those days.

A couple of activities which gave great thrill and excitement to my daughter were visiting her mother and little brother in hospital and taking the tonga (horse carriage) at the railway station.

We used to visit the hospital perhaps twice a day and spend very little time there. Even though we would have liked to spend more time, the excitement of my daughter was uncontrollable and perhaps cause discomfort to the recovering mother and child. Hence, our time at hospital was limited.

But, there was no limit to our time on the tonga! Every day, in fact even twice on some days, my daughter and I used to walk up to the railway station and take the tonga from there back to home. The walk was only about 10 minutes, but the ride back was way longer as we instructed the tonga to take us around the town before dropping us at home. Usually, the rate has to be bargained. After a couple of days, however, the tonga fellows got so used to seeing us that they simply accommodated us.

An image which will be forever etched in my memory is that of my daughter and her grandfather riding fast on the bicycle with both of them focussed on looking forward keenly. This incident happened before my son was born. During weekends and holidays, I used to visit Gadag and stay there with the family for the duration of the weekend / holiday. It is an overnight journey and I used to reach Gadag at around 7am and then walk till home. During one such weekend, it seems my daughter woke up early and insisted on going to the bus stand to receive me. By the time they started, I had already reached Gadag and was walking towards home. This is the time I saw the image as described above. In fact, both of them were so focussed on looking forward that they completely missed me standing by the side of the road. I had to shout to make them stop!

Some of the best days of my life have been spent in the small town of Gadag.

2005-05-26T13:12:00.001+05:30

hare Rama hare Rama
Rama Rama hare hare
hare Krishna hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna hare hare