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Um-be-re-llla

September 30, 2012August 26, 2018Posted in UncategorizedTagged BW photography, cloudy skies, Daily Life, marine drive, marine lines, rains, South Mumbai, street photographyLeave a comment

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Intl Saturdays 9: Disappearing feet

September 28, 2012August 26, 2018Posted in UncategorizedTagged abstract photography, BW photography, Daily Life, Roppongi hills, surreal, Tokyo2 Comments

While strolling in the Roppongi Hills district in Tokyo, i came across a wide open area which had a huge spider installation simply called Maman. While i couldn’t get the complete spider in the frame (you can see only 1 foot on the left and the shadow of 3 on the right) , i noticed that it presented a good opportunity to play with some deliberate blurring. The two friends in the foreground helped a lot by staying still for the whole time.
It’s a pity i could not visit this place during the daytime wherein i could have tried harder to get the complete spider.

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Gauri poojan

September 27, 2012August 26, 2018Posted in UncategorizedTagged Daily Life, Festival, Ganpati, Gauri, Gauri Poojan, Indian festivals, native place seriesLeave a comment

Had been to my native place last week for the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations. Now while Ganesh Chaturthi has been featured on this blog before, i thought of showcasing another tradition that is celebrated during the Ganpati festival. It’s called Gauri poojan. It starts on the third day of Ganesh Chaturthi and ends by the fifth day. To read about the significance of the festival read this.

Back in the days, Gauri was represented by a small kalash or an image of Gauri, but nowadays you have elaborate idols made from fibre which look realistic. A walk down the Lalbaug market in Mumbai will present you with many variations of this design.

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Jugaad 1

September 25, 2012August 26, 2018Posted in UncategorizedTagged advertisements, BW photography, Daily Life, Jugaad, Mount Abu, streetLeave a comment

Jugaad is the Indian terminology for finding quick and easy alternatives to solving complex or expensive problems. We see it all around us. While exploring Mt. Abu, I came across this variation of Jugaad, where instead of having banners advertising their wares, the businessmen simply used the whitewashed pillars with arrow-marks to tell someone on the street what they were dealing in. It cuts out the need for spending money on external banners and makes use of what would have otherwise been dull painted walls and pillars.

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Intl Saturdays 8: Long-Tail

September 21, 2012August 26, 2018Posted in UncategorizedTagged Bangkok, Chao Phraya river, Daily Life, long tail boat, nostalgia, Old Bangkok, Old world, Temple complex, Thailand1 Comment

Long tail boats are quite ubiquitous in Thailand. On the way to Old Bangkok which houses all the major temples, you will come across many of these colourful boats on the Chao Phraya river. Crossing this river while going towards those temple complexes, you can see the change from the glitzy and hedonistic Bangkok to the more traditional Old Bangkok.