Solitary Reaper !

Bondage

Light Game

Adorned Mansion..

Texture from nature....

Sunset – A cliché snap but……

Darbar Hall - Arakkal Palace...

The Arakkal Family was the only Muslim royal family of Kerala that controlled parts of the coast and Lakshadweep.The Kannur Fort was owned for some time by Arakkal family. The Dutch captured the fort from Portuguese in 1663, and they sold the fort to the Arakkal Ali Raja.

The furniture is fully made of high quality Rosewood.

St. Angelo's Fort - Some snaps...

St. Angelo's Fort was built in 1505 by Sir Francisco de Almeida, and is on the Arabian sea about 3 km from Kannur town. The fort changed hands several times. In 1663 the Dutch captured it and sold it to the Arakkal Royal Family in 1772. The British conquered it in 1790 and transformed it into one of their major military stations on the Malabar Coast. It is fairly well preserved as a protected monument under the Archaeological Survey of India.

In 1790 the British seized it and transformed it into their chief military station in Malabar. St. Angelo fort is an important historical monument and turist centre at Kannur.

'Deva'spandanam

Hibiscus ....

Deer

At the heart...

Adobe Photoshop CS3 - See what's Possible.

Eliciting the Intricacies… Juliane Kost from Adobe (US) during Photoshop World 08, Grand Hyatt, Bombay.

Photoshop World 08

Rajesh Pateel from Adobe (India) explains the Photoshop CS3 integration with other Adobe products.

Gateway of India

The Gateway is a basalt arch 26 metres high. Behind the Gateway steps lead down to the waterfront, where boat trips can be had to locations such as Elephanta Island.The Gateway is built from yellow basalt and reinforced concrete. While Indo-Saracenic in architectural style, elements are derived from the Muslim architectural styles of 16th century Gujarat. The central dome is 15 metres in diameter and 26 metres above ground at its highest point. The whole harbour front was realigned in order to come in line with a planned esplanade which would sweep down to the centre of the town. The cost of the construction was Rs. 21 lakhs, borne mainly by the Government of India. For lack of funds, the approach road was never built, and so the Gateway stands at an angle to the road leading up to it.
The Gateway of India was built to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Bombay, prior to the Durbar in Delhi in December 1911. The foundation stone was laid on March 31, 1911 by the Governor of Bombay Sir George Sydenham Clarke, with George Wittet's final design sanctioned in August 1914. Between 1915 and 1919 work proceeded on reclamations at Apollo Bundar for the land on which the gateway and the new sea wall would be built. The foundations were completed in 1920, and construction was finished in 1924. The Gateway was opened on December 4, 1924 by the Viceroy, the Earl of Reading.
The last British troops to leave India, the First Battalion of the Somerset Light Infantry, passed through the gate in a ceremony on February 28, 1948.

Light

Paradox

The ‘scraps’ that you see on the heap of mud near the road are houses where thousands of people (like you) live. The greatest paradox is, while I waited near by the road a few minutes to find a ‘suitable’ time to click; the cars passed me include Mercedes, BMW and Audi….. !!

Dharavi - Murky Mumbai

Dharavi- Asia’s largest slum; a honeycombed city with in a city sustaining a vast population that runs the informal and ‘unorganized’ manufacture and service sector of Mumbai economy. The Arial view of Dharavi through an artist’s perspective.

Nap

A snap from Mumbai Street...

Mukkutty

I dedicate this to my friends who are far away from the thick foliage of Kerala..especially to those working in the arid deserts of Middle East..!!

Thechi

Color

Beware !

beware !!

The Sprout

Swan

Abandoned Adolescence

Another haunting face ...

Reminiscence

Life is a tale told by an idiot ; full of sound and fret signifying nothing..

A haunting face from the Street...

Hook

Innocence

Posing for the Unseen

'Bhikshu'

A Bhikshu from KushalNagar Namdroling Monastery, Golden Temple- Mercara

Karimeen

'Karimeen Pollichathum Kappayum' - One of the world famous kerala delicacies .

Thalassery Fort

The light House in Thalassery Fort- The Remnant of a fabulous past..

The British East India Company built the fort in 1708 to establish a stronghold on the Malabar Coast. In 1781 The square fort, with its massive walls, secret tunnels to the sea and intricately carved huge doors, is an imposing structure. The fort was once the nucleus of Thalassery's development. It is now a historical monument.

'Annan Kunjum...'

The Hanging Bridge

The Omnipotent

The ads of Coca Cola inside the Golden Temple, Kusal Nagar, Mercara

Budha

Golden Temple- Kusal Nagar, Merkara

Water Melon

Mangroves (Kandal) - On the verge of Extinction

Thick Mangrove foliage from Thalassery.

Mangroves (generally) are trees and shrubs that grow in saline coastal habitats in the tropics and subtropics. Mangroves protect the coast from erosion, surge storms (especially during hurricanes), and tsunamis. Their massive root system is efficient at dissipating wave energy. Likewise, they slow down tidal water enough that its sediment is deposited as the tide comes in and is not re-suspended when the tide leaves, except for fine particles.

'Hibiscus Rosa'

Chembarathi !!

From the street....

Nostalgia

Abbey

Abbey Falls, which is located 10 km from Madikeri, is a breathtaking waterfall where the Kaveri river cascades down a rockface. A hanging bridge has now been built across the gorge here offering a good view of the falls. The falls can be reached by a narrow road from Madikeri. Cars can reach the entrance of these falls from where a downhill walk of 500 metres (on slightly paved steps) takes one to the waterfalls.

Capturing Captured !

Hill Side