Jubilee Circle, Dharwad. Karnataka

Slogan on the wall: Art. The universal language.


The art teachers in Dharwad were protesting against the withdrawal of art education in Karnataka schools and this graffiti was a response to that action. It's an interesting location. Jubilee Circle is just a stone's throw away from Fr. Kittel's Basel Mission compound which is very important in the history of the Kannada language. Fr. Kittel compiled the first Kannada-English Dictionary and has a special place in modern Karnataka history.

Kayamkulam Junction

Parallel parking.

Kayamkulam Junction (KYJ)

Alight here for the Hugging Godwoman Mata Amritanadamayi's aka Amma's ashram (poster in the background). And the shopkeeper's frown is not because I'm poking a camera into his shop. That's a permanent expression many shopkeepers in Kerala seem to have. The petty bourgeois smile.

NH47. Punnapra, Alapuzha Dist.

When in Kerala, ride like Keralites do.

Ambalapuzha Sri Krishna Temple

Lord Krishna Blue.


He opened his mouth
to reveal the universe
Then lifted the roof
to reveal his favourite colour

Gateway of India

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Yelahanka - Doddballapur Road

Igatpuri

Monsoon 2009 Series. Raincoat.

Shirdi

Sai Bandana.

The prefix Sai adorns everything that can be named in North Western Maharastra. Sai This, Sai That and Sai Everything. The devout claim that it brings good luck and wards of evil. And it's good to see a shrine where religion, caste, colour and creed doesn't matter.

Gateway of India, Mumbai

Monsoon 2009 Series.

After a downpour.

Ghoti - Sinnar Road

In the Deccan, it's very common to see nomadic herders and their tents on the sides of highways. Like this colourful extended family and their goats/sheep on the Ghoti-Sinnar Road in Nashik District.