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Nov 4, 2011, 4:35 am
As most part of the world are days from shifting the ‘Daylight Saving Time’ back by one hour, I present you one of the most ancient apparatus for keeping time – Sun clock! This is a sundial or shadow clock where the shadow cast by the needle on the wall markings will give out the
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Oct 3, 2011, 7:14 am
I participated in the Canon Photomarathon 2011 held at Bangalore on the 18th of September. For more details visit their official site. There were themes provided on spot and it was required to shoot pictures extempore and submit one single photo which you thought was best suited for the given theme,... Comment - Like
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Sep 30, 2011, 9:23 am
The real beauty of Maldives lies beneath, i.e. underwater, in the varied, multi-shaped, multi-colored aquatic life both moving and still. We stayed at a resort by name Kandooma, managed by Holiday inn and placed on its own island about 2-3 sq km in size. Our accommodation was a Beach villa (true to ... Comment - Like
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Sep 7, 2011, 2:16 am
No, it was not Maldives’ anniversary, rather we celebrated our first marriage anniversary at Maldives! The below photo is a good testimony to every beautiful moment Maldives had to offer us. Wife jumping! How much ever I talk about the – white fine grained sand beaches, pollution free water, v... Comment - Like
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Aug 18, 2011, 2:49 am
Last week we made a short visit to Kabini and had the privilege to meet a few Elephants under training. The lone Tusker This Tusker was heading into the forest with the Mahout and his curious little son. There was a certain elegance in its gait as it swayed from left to right – truly
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Aug 17, 2011, 7:52 am
And, your friendly neighborhood ‘Know-your-India’ is back!! The picture is that of a Fishing net, you need to tell me which part of India these fishing nets are used more commonly. Each Fishing net comprises a cantilever with an outstretched net suspended over the sea. Large stones suspended fro... Comment - Like
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Jul 21, 2011, 2:13 pm
Shilabalika, a.k.a. ‘salabhanjika’, is a standard decorative element of Indian sculpture depicting in stone a young female under a stylized tree in various poses, such as dancing, grooming herself or playing a musical instrument. The below picture depicts three such Shilabalika structures on the... Comment - Like
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Apr 17, 2011, 11:45 am
Hint: This temple is on top of a hillock of a bustling city, built during the rule of Peshwa dynasty. You have multiple attempts to guess the Answer so go ahead and click on any option! …and do share your score as a comment!
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Apr 17, 2011, 3:16 am
With Image Processing its best to start with the major changes and work your way down to more detailed adjustments. Its all the more important to do the major changes first as these changes will quickly reveal flaws in the image, so that you can later concentrate on the other minor changes that need... Comment - Like
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Apr 10, 2011, 2:13 am
Kotilingeshwara quite literally means 1 crore Shiva Lingas and 1 crore is generally what we south Indians use to denote an infinite number. According to the local priest, there are about 33 Lakh Lingas already established at this place. I have a vague kind of attraction towards Shiva lingas becau... Comment - Like
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Apr 7, 2011, 3:11 am
Changed the format of Quiz to ‘Multiple Choice’ and now you can get the answers instantly after completing the Quiz! Start guessing! Do share your score as a comment!
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Mar 31, 2011, 1:47 am
Hint: These pillars have a most wonderful musical history to them. You can submit your answer by commenting on this post but your comments will be published only after a weeks time, so please remember to subscribe to the comments (through ‘Subscribe by email’ link) and get your answer delivered... Comment - Like
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Mar 23, 2011, 4:01 am
Hint 1: You must have seen this church in many a Bollywood movies, and, the church is it a place which is a popular holidaying destination for Indians! Providing more hints due to the difficulty of the quiz! Hint 2: This city is located in the Himalayan range Please post your answer through a commen... Comment - Like
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Mar 20, 2011, 5:56 am
A Supermoon is a full or new moon that coincides with a close approach by the Moon to the Earth. According to astronomers, on March 19 2011, Saturday, the moon was 3,56,577km away from the earth as compared to 3,64,000km, because of which the moon would be 14% bigger and 28% brighter compared ... Comment - Like
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Mar 17, 2011, 11:22 pm
Hint: Its an aerial photograph of a popular hill destination Please post your answer through a comment on this post. To keep things interesting (and fair) your comments will be published after a week, and, if you don’t want to guess you can still subscribe to this post’s comments (through ‘Su... Comment - Like
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Mar 13, 2011, 10:57 pm
Indeed it’s a quiz! Before you gear up your brains let me tell you that its only a picture quiz where you have to guess the place in this picture. Please post your answer through a comment on this post; to keep things interesting (and fair) your comments will be published only after a week.
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Mar 10, 2011, 8:26 am
There is no doubt that ISKCON, a.k.a. Hare Krishna Movement, has been one of the most fast spreading organizations of recent times with a global reach. ISKCON has been described by academics as “the most genuinely Hindu of all the many Indian movements in the West”. International Society fo... Comment - Like
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Mar 4, 2011, 12:35 am
On the way back from one of my (many) photo shoots at Chamundi Hill, I chanced upon the Mounted police band (KARP – Karnataka Armed Reserve Police) performing in abandon. Though it was a disciplined routine for the performers, the music emanating was splendid. Fortunately I had on me my tripod whi... Comment - Like
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Mar 1, 2011, 12:44 am
A Monkey statue covered in algae at Monkey forest, Ubud, Bali. I have started this new section in my website – “Image Manipulation” - where I intend to talk more about Photography than about the subjects being photographed. I am but a beginner in this vast field. Here, I will try to share som... Comment - Like
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Feb 28, 2011, 1:15 am
This was one of my prized captures of last year and as with most prized captures this one too needed an element of luck. I was using the Nikon 50mm (which doesn’t auto-focus on my Nikon D40) when the fire breather entered the foray. It was sheer timing to have pressed the shutter button
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Feb 25, 2011, 12:48 am
Trip to Kodagu (Coorg) was with the primary purpose of taking an holy dip (immersion) at Talakaveri – the originating place of river Kaveri (Cauvery).
As the post title says, this post is about some sights one would generally encounter on a road trip to Coorg. This post is by no means doing justi... Comment - Like
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Feb 21, 2011, 9:32 pm
When the Chinese occupied Tibet, back in 1959, Indian government set aside a sizeable land space for the fleeing Tibetans near Bylakupee, in Karnataka. Bylakupee is now the second largest Tibetan settlement outside of Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh.
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Feb 15, 2011, 1:46 am
For now I will be stopping the guest-image-weekly section on this website and planning to re-introduce it later with changes in the format and rules!
There are multiple reasons to do this, the most important being:
Few contributions, hence sparse competition
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Feb 11, 2011, 2:25 am
There is nothing so well known as that we should not expect something for nothing – but we all do and call it Hope. ~ Edgar Howe
I saw this lady at the Darjeeling Railway Station and she was waiting for the train to come and give her the supply for coal for her daily needs. It sometimes really b... Comment - Like
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Feb 5, 2011, 5:01 am
There is much more to Tirupati than just the Venkateshwara temple at Tirumala. The Darshan at Tirumala took 5 hours and as we drove all the way to Tirupati from Bangalore it was a very hectic and packed itinerary which left me drained with no time for photography. The anchor image in this post is th... Comment - Like
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Feb 4, 2011, 1:28 am
There is little that I need to speak about Mumbai, what with the rich and famous making films called Mumbai Diaries (Dobhi Ghat). Here is a cliched shot from Marine Drive, much like the images from Ganpati Visarjan, The Gateway, TAj Hotel, The sea link – which make Mumbai what it is.
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Jan 28, 2011, 1:32 pm
This Photo was captured during my cousin sisters wedding. The colors, the gesture and the Mehndi design has made this one of my favorite captures.
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There are very few pictures which convey the feeling of togetherness like this one does!
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Jan 21, 2011, 11:39 am
Sunset in Alibag against the Colaba fort during low tide in winter.
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The sun is not saturated, that’s good. Sparse population and the flat sea bed gives a very soothing feeling. Sun’s reflection in the puddle takes the cake!
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Jan 16, 2011, 3:16 am
During a visit to a relative’s place in Coorg, last November, I came across these snake statues established at their farm’s backyard.
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Jan 15, 2011, 12:00 am
I had purchased this miniature statue of buddha at Gangtok. There was just something in the eyes of Lord Buddha that made me buy it . The peace in his eyes was just magical.
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Jan 13, 2011, 4:45 am
Two simple steps to winWeekly selection - should get shortlisted among all other posts submitted that week (Saturday to Friday). When selected, it will get featured on the website's Guest-Image-Weekly section published every Saturday.
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Dec 30, 2010, 6:42 am
Dearest Readers,
Wish you all a fantastic new year.
I hope your life is filled with just the right measure of all emotions, but with the presence of abundant Love!
I hope you keep visiting and enjoying this blog!
Always,
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Dec 30, 2010, 4:22 am
why is it not working Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Email this via Gmail Post on Google Buzz Add this to Google Bookmarks Stumble … Comment - Like
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Dec 30, 2010, 1:02 am
I took this picture with my friend’s SLR camera after a Snow storm in Perth Amboy, NJ (Dec 2009). This was the first time I was handling a SLR camera.
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Dec 26, 2010, 12:15 am
Summertime on Lake Erie presents numerous photo ops like this. To be honest, this one was an unplanned, spur-of-the-moment shot on a stopover to Niagara. Then again, the setting sun and an enthusiastic subject usually bring out pictures worth keeping.
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Dec 23, 2010, 2:46 am
Goa Gajah
‘Goa Gajah’ means Elephant Caves. No points for guessing which deity an Elephant refers to. Of course I meant Lord Ganesha!
There was a small idol of Ganesha in a dark corner inside this cave.
Pura Tirta Empul
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Dec 14, 2010, 7:29 am
Pura is a Balinese temple. Pura Besakih is a temple that dates back to the fourteenth century built on the slopes of Mount Agung, the principal volcano of Bali. This is the largest, holiest and most important temple of Agama Hindu Dharma in Bali.
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Nov 24, 2010, 12:35 am
Dear Readers,Thanks for all those readers who subscribed to my new feed. Now, I can see about 50 subscribers for this blog feed!A plea to those 50 something feed readers -I have moved my blog to my new domain www.anubimb.com, so please subscribe to my new feed by clicking here.I have put up a new po... Comment - Like
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Nov 22, 2010, 8:07 am
It was one fine cloudy evening at Bangalore. We had a late lunch at the famous MTR (Mavalli Tiffin Roms) and headed to Lalbagh through the west gate. As there was a persistent drizzle the walk through the lush garden was even more pleasing. The plentiful greenery and fresh oxygen recharged the sense... Comment - Like
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Nov 8, 2010, 1:17 am
Dear Readers,I still see more than 100 subscribers for this blog feed!I have moved my blog to my new domain www.anubimb.com, so please subscribe to my new feed by clicking here.I have put up a new post on my domain - anubimb.As I have redirected all the traffic that would land at this blog to my new... Comment - Like
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Nov 5, 2010, 12:29 pm
Date: 17th October 2010
Place: Mysore Palace
Mysore Dasara is the ‘Naada Habba’ (state festival) of Karnataka. This was the 400th Dasara celebrations Mysore was witnessing; the first Dasara celebrations was held under the leadership of Raja Wodeyar in the year 1610 at Srirangapatna. The origin... Comment - Like
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Oct 28, 2010, 5:46 am
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Oct 26, 2010, 2:42 am
Date of visit: September 2010
Place: Bali, Indonesia
Bali is filled with statues, some are giant (more than 50 ft high) and some are small and placed at inconspicuous places. Bali consisting of a majority Hindu population naturally has statues of Hindu gods or mythological characters from Mahabhar... Comment - Like
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Oct 11, 2010, 5:26 am
Another reminder!Dear Readers,I have moved my blog to anubimb.com/blog. Please subscribe to my new feed by clicking here. This will be my last post on this blog.As I have redirected all the traffic that would land at this blog to my new blog - to an equivalent post - this particular post will be vis... Comment - Like
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