tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68647530688189561792024-03-13T07:20:32.503-07:00.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079867984746362292noreply@blogger.comBlogger571125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864753068818956179.post-23420424218400547612014-01-21T12:46:00.001-08:002014-01-21T12:46:40.339-08:00Wheat Grinding, 1903<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gauravkun/3711652850/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2671/3711652850_2fa73285f7.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gauravkun/3711652850/">Wheat Grinding, 1903</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gauravkun/">GAURAV SRIVASTAVA a.k.a. gauravkun</a>.</span></div><p></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079867984746362292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864753068818956179.post-54295842874480910412014-01-21T10:46:00.001-08:002014-01-21T10:46:43.479-08:00Spinning wheels<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/runningralph/12035033465/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7306/12035033465_280c44d11a.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/runningralph/12035033465/">Spinning wheels</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/runningralph/">RunningRalph</a>.</span></div><p>Khandapada, Orissa, IN</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079867984746362292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864753068818956179.post-21844740011522787182014-01-21T10:36:00.001-08:002014-01-21T10:36:01.121-08:00Harvest time<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/runningralph/12036978446/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7424/12036978446_d5174ca418.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/runningralph/12036978446/">Harvest time</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/runningralph/">RunningRalph</a>.</span></div><p>Orissa</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079867984746362292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864753068818956179.post-71854954086640419822014-01-21T10:23:00.001-08:002014-01-21T10:23:44.286-08:00Krishna and the Gopikas Murals at Bundi... Rajasthan, India<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/geolis06/12065832834/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3753/12065832834_089afa47c5.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/geolis06/12065832834/">2/4 Krishna and the gopis Unesco site Bundi...India</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/geolis06/">geolis06</a>.</span></div><p>The murals of the Bundi palace (Unesco World Heritage) are among the most beautiful Indian paintings. <br />Located in a house, the Chitra Shala, they relate the richness of life at the court of the early seventeenth century to the late nineteenth century, but they mostly depict scenes of traditional religious and literary texts. <br />This palace "Garh Palace", whose construction began in the sixteenth century, is a rare example of pure Rajput style.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079867984746362292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864753068818956179.post-82884413921398098462014-01-21T10:14:00.001-08:002014-01-21T10:14:31.637-08:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/malasing23/12027481685/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3667/12027481685_6d067e9219.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/malasing23/12027481685/">Untitled</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/malasing23/">mala singh</a>.</span></div><p>Tourists enjoying the snow on the Ridge in Shimla.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079867984746362292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864753068818956179.post-78707268408301131782014-01-21T10:10:00.001-08:002014-01-21T10:10:31.972-08:00People Faces: Extreme poverty... Jaipur |<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/travelife/12067805795/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7389/12067805795_da261a75ff.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/travelife/12067805795/">#27 People Faces: Extreme poverty... Jaipur | India</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/travelife/">Daniele Romeo Ph</a>.</span></div><p></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079867984746362292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864753068818956179.post-61559070098922801642014-01-20T00:30:00.001-08:002014-01-20T00:30:23.045-08:00woman hauling cow dung and fire wood<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/1336067122/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1051/1336067122_d5c4a0f0ca.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/1336067122/">woman hauling cow dung and fire wood</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/">Phil Marion</a>.</span></div><p>Cover pick this week ..</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079867984746362292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864753068818956179.post-38118628570452310392013-08-02T11:51:00.001-07:002013-08-02T11:51:40.671-07:00the gentle breeze<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/handheld-films/9365337364/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7399/9365337364_75aa525065.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/handheld-films/9365337364/">the gentle breeze</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/handheld-films/">Handheld-Films</a>.</span></div><p>In the intense heat of the ghats, by the Rivar Narmada, in Madhya Pradesh, Central India.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079867984746362292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864753068818956179.post-86268276723175584262013-08-02T11:45:00.001-07:002013-08-02T11:45:27.357-07:00Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/92138181@N02/9393729185/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2840/9393729185_f06f86c7d8.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/92138181@N02/9393729185/">Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/92138181@N02/">Vincentdevincennes</a>.</span></div><p>After Navaratri Festival .</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079867984746362292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864753068818956179.post-77957077992676148362013-08-02T11:39:00.001-07:002013-08-02T11:39:34.632-07:00the girl who leapt up from the ghats<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/handheld-films/9406219403/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5479/9406219403_bba80bdd9c.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/handheld-films/9406219403/">the girl who leapt up from the ghats</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/handheld-films/">Handheld-Films</a>.</span></div><p>...the light of spontaneity shines with so much excitement, so much exuberance: a candid portrait from the ghats alongside the River Narmada, in Madhya Pradesh, Central India</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079867984746362292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864753068818956179.post-69315881069195827542013-01-28T21:02:00.001-08:002013-01-28T21:02:37.745-08:00brotherly love<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/handheld-films/8424711216/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8229/8424711216_0e2958f0d9.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/handheld-films/8424711216/">brotherly love</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/handheld-films/">Handheld-Films</a>.</span></div><p>..a portrait of strength, determination and kinship, in a Gujar village in the dusty scrubland of remote rural Rajasthan, India</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079867984746362292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864753068818956179.post-53488210055542780632013-01-28T21:00:00.001-08:002013-01-28T21:00:50.709-08:00Father - Maha Kumbh Allahabad<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/89807563@N02/8423648995/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8327/8423648995_6297b96bca.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/89807563@N02/8423648995/">Father - Maha Kumbh Allahabad</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/89807563@N02/">bubblesNclicks</a>.</span></div><p></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079867984746362292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864753068818956179.post-11782775499824846502013-01-17T12:20:00.001-08:002013-01-17T12:20:29.420-08:00The last kites of Uttarayan 2013<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/saumil/8381619504/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8370/8381619504_e61d8ba8b9.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/saumil/8381619504/">The last kites of Uttarayan 2013</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/saumil/">Saumil U. Shah</a>.</span></div><p>Kite flying reaches its peak as the people of Ahmedabad enjoy the last hour of Uttarayan.<br /><br />Uttarayan, or Makar Sankranti, celebrates the northern ascent of the Sun. In Gujarat, the festival is celebrated by flying kites. People of all ages throng the city's rooftops for two straight days flying kites and engaging in kite fights.<br /><br />The scientific reason behind kite flying is for the population to get a nice sun bath and help generate a healthy dose of Vitamin D. The sun isn't very harsh at this time of the year.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079867984746362292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864753068818956179.post-42448145614336664862013-01-17T12:08:00.001-08:002013-01-17T12:08:14.717-08:00Kedarnath,<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ayan14866/8317610903/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8499/8317610903_96731a2e68.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ayan14866/8317610903/">a19</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ayan14866/">Ayan Kumar Ghosh Photography</a>.</span></div><p>Kedarnath, Uttaranchal .</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079867984746362292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864753068818956179.post-4323088988174404852013-01-16T21:06:00.001-08:002013-01-16T21:06:38.255-08:00Rear Window<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vbergesen/7179416380/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7087/7179416380_bcf4287864.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vbergesen/7179416380/">Rear Window</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vbergesen/">Clio7</a>.</span></div><p>Mumbai,India.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079867984746362292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864753068818956179.post-1444233759761056562013-01-16T20:47:00.001-08:002013-01-16T20:47:47.629-08:00Elephant in Kaziranga national park<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sensaos/4249431314/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2686/4249431314_cdf2ef3eb4.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sensaos/4249431314/">Elephant in Kaziranga national park</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sensaos/">sensaos</a>.</span></div><p>Kaziranga National Park, Assam.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079867984746362292noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864753068818956179.post-12402681293933395292013-01-16T20:42:00.001-08:002013-01-16T20:42:27.913-08:00A small Village near Hampi<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_madreiter/8382670593/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8516/8382670593_4ff0167ab9.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_madreiter/8382670593/">A small Village near Hampi</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_madreiter/">Paul Madreiter</a>.</span></div><p>Hampi, Karnataka, South India.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079867984746362292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864753068818956179.post-33076463630958639812013-01-16T20:37:00.001-08:002013-01-16T20:37:15.000-08:00balloons in Mumbai<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_madreiter/8382670003/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8230/8382670003_44ffc34950.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_madreiter/8382670003/">Children trying to sell their balloons in Mumbai</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_madreiter/">Paul Madreiter</a>.</span></div><p>standing at red lights,Mumbai.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079867984746362292noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864753068818956179.post-90942568265032185222013-01-15T19:31:00.001-08:002013-01-15T19:31:36.325-08:00Protester Posters and Candles seeking Justice for Gang rape Victim-013<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ramesh_lalwani/8341379669/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8084/8341379669_85568033e3.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ramesh_lalwani/8341379669/">Protester Posters and Candles seeking Justice for Gang rape Victim-013</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ramesh_lalwani/">ramesh_lalwani</a>.</span></div><p>Scene of protester at Jantar Mantar on 3rd January 2013.<br />making posters,lighting candles of fasting seeking justice for rape victim.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079867984746362292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864753068818956179.post-35798505445067525732012-10-06T20:50:00.001-07:002012-10-06T20:50:41.346-07:00Exhausted<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23482646@N07/8059656654/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8455/8059656654_2e72307e36.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23482646@N07/8059656654/">Exhausted</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23482646@N07/">Samir D</a>.</span></div><p>"Dhak", a special variety of drum is an integral part of the Durga Puja. People who play these dhaks are called "dhakis". Ninety Nine percent of the people who plays these dhaks are from outside Calcutta. Round the year, most of them earn their livelihood by working as labourers in paddy fields. However, as 'Sasthi' comes by, the 'Dhaki's, as they are called in Bengali, starts gathering in places adjacent to the different railway stations in and around Calcutta. They are picked from there by the Puja organisers and are contracted for the four days of Puja.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079867984746362292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864753068818956179.post-69237545122570948772012-10-06T20:47:00.001-07:002012-10-06T20:47:49.810-07:00Alone<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23482646@N07/8059940812/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8173/8059940812_a41cb6bf51.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23482646@N07/8059940812/">Alone</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23482646@N07/">Samir D</a>.</span></div><p>A dkahi waiting his turn to be picked up by puja organizers for Durga puja..</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079867984746362292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864753068818956179.post-9305818662072260172012-10-06T20:46:00.001-07:002012-10-06T20:46:16.931-07:00Jodhpur<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicnac/5840148713/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2632/5840148713_25b00fa628.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicnac/5840148713/">Jodhpur</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicnac/">nicnac1000</a>.</span></div><p></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079867984746362292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864753068818956179.post-51023800715838129312012-09-28T02:45:00.001-07:002012-09-28T02:45:40.450-07:00The family<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tapasbiswas/8028868024/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8029/8028868024_a45ba8dbea.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tapasbiswas/8028868024/">The family</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tapasbiswas/">Tapas Biswas</a>.</span></div><p></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079867984746362292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864753068818956179.post-72907734788193263942012-09-28T02:40:00.003-07:002012-09-28T02:40:39.348-07:00Protest at Dilli Haat, Delhi<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeathialy/7342076228/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7099/7342076228_dc91dbd961.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeathialy/7342076228/">Protest at Dilli Haat, Delhi</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeathialy/">Joe Athialy</a>.</span></div><p></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079867984746362292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864753068818956179.post-67931151172025144002012-09-28T02:40:00.001-07:002012-09-28T02:40:00.391-07:00Protesters from Tamilnadu<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeathialy/7005575211/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6213/7005575211_076626fe44.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeathialy/7005575211/">Protesters from Tamilnadu</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeathialy/">Joe Athialy</a>.</span></div><p></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079867984746362292noreply@blogger.com0