Life in India

The many-hued splendor of the Himalayas

nisheedhi — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:16:51 +0000

Morning

nisheedhi — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:48:07 +0000

Bare tree on the bleak landscape

nisheedhi — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:38:59 +0000

Monkey on the tree

nisheedhi — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:17:33 +0000

The Buddha experience : Sanchi Buddhist monastery site

nisheedhi — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:18:49 +0000

Leaves

Here, the man went inward and wise,
Reluctant teacher, about to enter light
The leaves about him had a faint aura
Not a pall of dust but of wisdom’s light,
The why of all including our nothing-
We who had liquid origins and trauma.
He had an answer to all our questions
But no questions to our lucent answers
His ears were long and unhearing
As were his eyes small and crinkly.
It was not he who patted his tummy
And laughed to the vulgar crowds loud
Just a yellow figurine on dusty shelves.
Did you say he had frozen in bronze
With an enormous stomach side-splitting?
Actually our fears froze behind his ears
I can hear their crunch in these leaves.

The ruins of the Buddha temple here have always fascinated me and I have clicked this many times each time trying to add some more tranquil atmosphere to the pictures.I have given a slightly reddish tinge to the pictures in order to accentuate the wonderfully peaceful atmosphere that prevails in these ruins.The tree here is magical adding to the beauty of the place.

Fishing in the deep waters

nisheedhi — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:48:30 +0000

On the banks of the Narmada river in Beragarh

nisheedhi — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:02:27 +0000

An old lady selling edible berrieson the banks of the Narmada

The old lady berry seller on the Narmada river bank

Village ladies visiting the Narmada river for a pilgrimage

Hawkers of worship materials on the Narmada river bank

The Ujjain river-front

nisheedhi — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 08:33:36 +0000

The photograph of the kids playing in the temple came my way quite fortuitously at the ThriGanesh temple in Ujjain. The ambient light was quite beneficial in lighting up the cute faces of the kids and the general joy of living naturally experienced by the kids in their play.

In the middle of nowhere this old woman is seen squatting on the cobbled floor of the riverfront .I wanted to capture her picture from a close quarter but chose not do so preferring to put her picture in the perspective of the riverfront scene.But the poignancy of her outlined figure cannot be missed against the life-goes-on scene all around her.

A sadhu (holy man) is sitting in the shadow of a temple on the riverfront in Ujjain.Edit

The woman is here calling out to her companion from the arched entrance to the temple.She appears to be reaching out to ring the bell but is actually calling out to her companion to tell him she is there.An off-guard moment captured.

Life in Varanasi

nisheedhi — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:50:22 +0000

Twilight

nisheedhi — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 05:02:16 +0000

An old lady sitting by the lake with her walking stick by her side