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On january 1st, I went away from Mysore to Brindavan, a 20 km walk, with a group of 8 women Sadhus. It's still night time. Before leaving, we went to a Jain temple where they prayed before leaving.
Allium sativum L., commonly known as Garlic, is a species in the onion family Alliaceae. Garlic has been used throughout history for both culinary and medicinal purposes. It has a characteristic pungent, spicy flavor that mellows and sweetens considerably with cooking.
Garlic is easy to grow and can be grown year-round in mild climates. In cold climates, cloves can be planted in the ground about six weeks before the soil freezes and harvested in late spring. Garlic plants are not attacked by pests.
China is the largest producer of garlic, with approximately 10.5 billion kilograms (23 billion pounds) annually, accounting for over 77% of world output. India (4.1%) and South Korea (2%) follow, with Russia (1.6%) in fourth place and the United States (where garlic is grown primarily as a cash crop in every state except for Alaska) in fifth place (1.4%).
Garlic's medicinal properties are already proved in folk medicine. The consumption of garlic n smashed or crushed form (without cooking too much) can be effective for fighting cancer & against cholesterol. It has a proven track record as a good anti oxidant. Allicin, a chemical compound present in Garlic has been an effective anti biotic and anti fungal. Apart from all these, its an excellent mosquito repellent.
In Kerala, Munnar in idukki is the only place you can find garlic farming and this beautiful lady was all happy to show n explain us about the Golden wonder.
two children sharing turns standing on either pedals weaving through the alleys.
cuttack, india
Amber Fort (Hindi: आमेर किला, also known as Amer Fort) is located in Amber, 11 km from Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India. It was the ancient citadel of the ruling Kachhawa clan of Amber, before the capital was shifted to present day Jaipur. Amber Fort is known for its unique artistic style, blending both Hindu and Muslim (Mughal) elements, and its ornate and breathtaking artistic mastery.[1] The fort borders the Maota Lake, and is a major tourist attraction in Rajasthan.
Amber was originally built by the Meenas in the town they consecrated to Amba, the Mother Goddess, whom they knew as `Gatta Rani' or `Queen of the Pass' [ Tod.II.282 ]. Built over the remnants of an earlier structure, the palace complex which stands today was commenced under the reign of Raja Man Singh, Commander in Chief of Akbar’s army and a member of the Emperor's inner circle of nine courtiers, in 1592. The initial structure of the fort was entirely completed by his descendant, Jai Singh I.[3] Amber was modified by successive rulers over the next 150 years, until the Kachwahas shifted their capital to Jaipur during the time of Sawai Jai Singh II.
(Source Wikipedi)
Here elephants waiting for Tourists at Amer Palace.
he lived in bihar.. has shifted to kolkata to find atleast a minimum job.. finally he works as a clay-bearer.. transfers it from one place to another... after an another tiresome work, he was resting. that moment i caught him..
em-bypass area, kolkata, india
MDG4 & MDG8 - Reduce Child Mortality and Global Partnership.. I merged both of those goals into this.
Target 4a: Reduce by two thirds the mortality rate among children under five
* 4.1 Under-five mortality rate
* 4.2 Infant mortality rate
* 4.3 Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles
Target 8a: Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatory trading and financial system
Includes a commitment to good governance, development and poverty reduction – both nationally and internationally
Target 8b: Address the special needs of the least developed countries
Includes: tariff and quota free access for the least developed countries' exports; enhanced programme of debt relief for heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and cancellation of official bilateral debt; and more generous ODA for countries committed to poverty reduction
Target 8c: Address the special needs of landlocked developing countries and small island developing States (through the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States and the outcome of the twenty-second special session of the General Assembly)
Target 8d: Deal comprehensively with the debt problems of developing countries through national and international measures in order to make debt sustainable in the long term
Some of the indicators listed below are monitored separately for the least developed countries (LDCs), Africa, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States.
Official development assistance (ODA)
* 8.1 Net ODA, total and to the least developed countries, as percentage of OECD/DAC donors’ gross national income
* 8.2 Proportion of total bilateral, sector-allocable ODA of OECD/DAC donors to basic social services (basic education, primary health care, nutrition, safe water and sanitation)
* 8.3 Proportion of bilateral official development assistance of OECD/DAC donors that is untied
* 8.4 ODA received in landlocked developing countries as a proportion of their gross national incomes
* 8.5 ODA received in small island developing States as a proportion of their gross national incomes
Market access
* 8.6 Proportion of total developed country imports (by value and excluding arms) from developing countries and least developed countries, admitted free of duty
* 8.7 Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on agricultural products and textiles and clothing from developing countries
* 8.8 Agricultural support estimate for OECD countries as a percentage of their gross domestic product
* 8.9 Proportion of ODA provided to help build trade capacity
Debt sustainability
* 8.10 Total number of countries that have reached their HIPC decision points and number that have reached their HIPC completion points (cumulative)
* 8.11 Debt relief committed under HIPC and MDRI Initiatives
* 8.12 Debt service as a percentage of exports of goods and services
Target 8e: In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable essential drugs in developing countries
* 8.13 Proportion of population with access to affordable essential drugs on a sustainable basis
Target 8f: In cooperation with the private sector, make available the benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications
* 8.14 Telephone lines per 100 population
* 8.15 Cellular subscribers per 100 population
* 8.16 Internet users per 100 population
He is a sugarcane juice seller. he and his wife spend almost all of their evenings there selling this.
super nice taste. .. wonder what else they d o for their livelihood in the day times.. ;
one interesting point i found about sugarcane sellers in hyd.. they give some wonderful juice but then if there is no electricity then there is no juice..
Nizamuddin Dargah is the mausoleum of Delhi's most famous Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya. It is visited daily by thousands of people who are mostly shia oriented muslims. Some of those visitors are pantheistic Hindus. The tomb of Amir Khusro and Jehan Ara Begum are also located within the Nizamuddin Dargah Complex. Source Wikipedia
I used to see him When i go for tea near to my office. Whenever i take camera with me, he will not be there. He used to sit infront of the salon. Neatly keep a cloth and he sit over that and a good suitcase also with him.. Very old man.. I am very much love him. Very harmless and watching the road all the time. Dono what he used to take food and for shelter. Dono whether he is a relative of someone near to that place. Today got a chance to get my camera and he also there in the same place. Happily i clicked. Got a shot when he kept his hand over the mouth looks like no one should talk here..
Labels: AGE OLD LIFE, black and white, street photography
Saw them going in a small open truck in the scorching Delhi afternoon. Shot this from my airconned car but to be true, they seemed to be happier than me. Happiness is a state of mind. True.
A widow resting on the floor of the Sri Bagwan Bhajan Ashram before going into another room to sing Bhajan Kritan.
Those widows come to the Ashram every day to sing Bhajan, a way of making a few roupies and mainy to get free food. Most of them have been rejected by their families, or don't have family left to look after them.
The Ashram was founded in 1914 by a religious minded philanthrophist, Sri Janki Dasji Patodia who gave up all his moneyfor the religious cause he supported all his life.
they work 6.00 to 6.00... even under the scorching sun at 43 degree celcious... i was able to go to the place only after 5.00 when the searing heat was relatively low..
rajpur, west bengal
A mother and son washing their feet before prayers at the Jama Masjid Mosque in Old Delhi, the largest Mosque in South Asia
One of India’s most primitive and ‘backward’ tribe, the Baigas, still lead a hand to mouth existence: from hunter gatherers their transformation into settled cultivators has been a painful process of adjustment. 200 kilometers from Jabalpur, in Madhya Pradesh’s Dindori district, they live in the hills amid picturesque Sal forests in small settlements far away from the cacophony of the civilized world.
Shy and gentle in disposition a few decades earlier they would run and hide in the jungles when outsiders entered their settlements. The entry of Bollywood stars amid hanging corns, however, speaks of an imminent change.
Taken one morning at the Ganges river in Varanasi...the extra pair of shoes, and the pink hair bandwere evidence the boy was waiting for someone in the river that I could not see.
Chhath is a festival dedicated to the Sun God, considered to be a means to thank the sun for bestowing the bounties of life in earth and fulfilling particular wishes. Worship of the sun has been practiced in different parts of India, and the world from time immemorial. Worship of sun has been described in the Rig Veda, the oldest Hindu scriptures, and hymns praying to the sun in the Vedas are found
In the traditional way, with sticks. Under the shade of a parachute which everyone seems to have around here. I think there's an Indian Air Force base just up the road.
have they been immunized? begging for survival in the central market place at gandhinagar gole market. but happy. tribals from madhya pradesh. its surprising that you can see these people walk around gandhi nagar (avg house cost: USD 450,000) full of ministers, diplomatic observers and the kind of ppl who can get things done on the phone etc and why is no body making any effort to rehabilitate these people or at least give them a formal identity | i talked to some one who is working on social issues about these people and he replied that, "they werent from the state" another said, "they dont want to be rehabilitated, they make more money on the street begging and many are addicts". i really dont know what the truth is but all i could do is buy some milk powder for that kid and hope that as we progress as a country as mother India, we take all along | if every vote counts 2
Young street vendors in Mumbai. Quite normal to see them out, both boys and girls, selling snacks, magazines, flowers and everything else imaginable.
Monk at Dharma Chakra Centre or Rumtek Monastery. It is one of the most important seats of
the Kagyu lineage outside Tibet. In the early 1960's, His Holiness the Sixteenth
Gyalwang Karmapa, founded this seat.
The Centre has become the International Kagyu Headquarters during the life of
His Holiness, and was the place from which lineage activities have manifested
throughout the world. Here, the younger generation of Kagyu masters are being
trained in the traditional study and meditation practices which have
continuously been taught and practiced for the last 800 years.
The establishment of the Dharma Chakra Centre, Rumtek, Sikkim, India, includes:
1. The Rumtek Monastery: The beautifully structured main shrine temple and
monastery surrounded by monks' quarters, where monks and Tulkus are trained in
traditional tantric ritualistic arts and sadhana practices. His Holiness the
Sixteenth Karmapa resided on the top floor and the most of the important relics
are enshrined there. More
2. Drupdra Yiwong Samten Ling: A three-year retreat center built in the late
1970's by His Holiness the Sixteenth Gyalwang Karmapa, where traditional
three-year retreat training is given, in accordance with the tradition of the
Kagyu lineage. More
3. Karma Shri Nalanda Institute: The Shedra, or monastic college, affiliated
with the Sampurnnant Sanskrit University in Varanasi, was founded by His
Holiness the Sixteenth Gyalwang Karmapa. The young monks and Tulkus are trained
in traditional buddhist education with a touch of modern educational systems. At
the top of the old Shedra building, the relic of the Sixteenth Karmapa is
enshrined. More
4. Karme Dechen Chökhor: A nunnery founded by His Holiness the Sixteenth
Gyalwang Karmapa, were the nuns receive full training in the tantric ritual arts
and sadhana practices.
Arunachal Pradesh is the easternmost state of India. Arunachal Pradesh shares a border with the states of Assam to the south and Nagaland to the southeast. Burma/Myanmar lies towards the east, Bhutan towards the west, and Tibet to the north. Itanagar is the capital of the state. Though Arunachal Pradesh is an Indian State, the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China claim portions of the state as South Tibet.
Arunachal Pradesh means "land of the dawn lit mountains"in Sanskrit. It is also known as "land of the rising sun"("pradesh" means "state" or "region") in reference to its position as the easternmost state of India. Most of the people living in Arunachal Pradesh are of Tibeto-Burman origin. 16% of the population are immigrants, including 30,000 Bangladeshi and Chakma expatriates, and migrants from other parts of India, notably Assam and Nagaland.Part of the famous Ledo Burma Road, which was a lifeline to China during World War II, passes through the state.
Captured this in Sri Venkteswara National Reserved forest during my last trekking. There were many monkeys fighting each other for the food which we left over, but these two monkeys with their baby's didn't enter the fight, may be because they are with their kids. Is this called love?
Shot taken on Marina Drive, a famous stretch of road in Mumbai. The slightly curved road runs along the coast. At night, with the street lights on, the curve resembles a necklace where it gets its more popularly known name, The Queen's Necklace.
Makar Sankranti is one of the most auspicious day for the Hindus, and is celebrated in almost all parts of the country in myriad cultural forms, with great devotion, fervor & gaiety. Lakhs of people take a dip in places like Ganga Sagar & Prayag and pray to Lord Sun. Makar means Capricorn and Sankranti is transition
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