Tree Bark

View of an old tree bark - From Lalbagh Botanical Garden, Bangalore

Freedom

Can we call this picture Freedom? We are not really FREE just when we are ruled over by politicians and so called “baboos” run by money making mafias instead of some foreigners. (A falcon flying free)

Love Nature and Live Happily

You cannot live alone in a concrete house in a concrete jungle for the rest of your life. You may get mad and commit suicide even. But you will be able to live in nature for ever without any company. The nature will give you company for ever, and you will never feel alone. Protect the nature around you so that you may live happily. Beware of go green drama played by concrete jungle living humans. People believe that putting a CFL lamp instead of a traditional incandescent lamp have done their part towards protecting nature. Some others believe that painting the walls in green color will do it. Some others believe that writing somewhere “Save Tigers”, “Go Green”, “Save Nature” etc will do the purpose. How many have really thought about the cost and toxic materials involved in creation of a CFL lamp compared to the incandescent lamp or what we called the “electric bulb”? I look forward to go back and live in my village like place in my old age, where there won’t be 24 hours connectivity always. I want to feel the beauty of silence, nature and darkness in night. I have started doing my work towards it. I dream of getting out from a place like Bangalore, or any cities in the world where clogging is thought as development. What about you?

Crepescular Sunset

In this picture, you can see a few lights from the valley below Nandi Hills (80 kms from Bangalore) and a couple enjoying the crepuscular rays that was visible just after a spectacular sunset.

Last Sunset of 2009 from Varthur Kere

This picture (the last sunset of 2009 from Bangalore) is taken from the road that connects Varthur and Whitefield. The lake seen in this picture is VarthurKere (Kere means lake).

Flower Pots

Got these snap from the compound of a house near Myladipara in Kalpetta. Myladipara can be seen from the ground of S.K.M.J school , Kalpetta. The name Myladipara stands for “A rock where peacocks dance” in Malayalam. This rock which can be viewed from the school ground of S.K.M.J school is almost half a piece of a giant spherical globe, which is bigger than a usual hill. The perfect sphere shape makes it difficult to climb it from the bottom directly uphill. This rock is a favorite spot for picnics, as well as many have lost their lives being slipped and fallen from the top of the hill.


A structure can be seen on the top of the hill with a small dome over it, which is actually a place used by Jains for their annual festival. Jains gather together from various part of India (more specifically South India) to celebrate the annual event, and they are in the process of acquiring enough fund to build a beautiful temple on top of this rock, according to the locals.

Clouds and Sunset

These sunset photos were taken during the usual Bangalore – Wayanad drive. In the second photo you can see a contrail in the upper half part.

Full Moon Rising

This picture is taken from the village near Huskur Gate (near to Electronic city). While driving back to home, the full moon had just risen above this small pond near the railway cross.

Flowers

View of beautiful flowers gives peace and happiness to humans.

Another Evening Sky

While driving back home to Electronic City from Global Village Tech. Park, I got this beautiful picture. The sky was even beautiful, but by the time I get out of the car with my camera, it changed drastically.

My Dream Land

The picture is from Koodalkadavu near Kuruvadweep.

The Blossom

The blossom is a beautiful scene on the Way to Wayanad from Mysore. These pictures were taken during another car drive in the early morning with my friend and family to Wayanad. The Karnataka high court ordered a ban on vehicle traffic in this road from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am recently. The forest authorities are claiming that a lot of wild animals are dead in vehicle accident, but no proof, they came up with photos of an elephant calf being hit by a vehicle, but the road shown in the picture is not the same road (Gundlupetta – Sulthan Bathery road).

The Blue Sky

Protect the blue sky, stop environmental pollution.

Focus

The water droplets from the heavy monsoon in Wayanad on my car made this image.

The Bright Blue Sky

The sky was extremely blue and bright on that evening, but my camera was not with me. I managed to get this image with my 2mega pixel mobile camera. The clouds were having the silver lining, and the sun was made the crepuscular rays. (Location – Global Village Tech Park, Mysore Road, Bangalore)