Dood’s Photo of the Day

Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 21st July’08

I believe that each one of us has a flame inside us; the flame which drives us to do something special in life. The difference between those who are able to do that and those who can’t is how long we can keep that flame burning inside. Because to keep burning it will require a constant source of fuel, which will be our efforts and hard work. Most of us kneel down in front of life’s difficulties and extinguish the flame inside – only to realize later that we have actually lost the zest to accomplish something BIG.

As for the image, it is a result of an effort to kill the boredom which arises during the frequent power cuts in Chennai

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 20th July’08

This giant idol of the demon “Mahishasur” stands tall at the entrance to the Chamundeshvari temple in Mysore. The legend says that goddess Parvathy reincarnated in the form of Chamundeshvari to bring the end of the demon who was causing havoc on earth.

Though many temples in India are made based on the same concept – some god demolishing some demon – but this was the first place where I saw such a glorification of the demon himself in the form of a gigantic idol.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 19th July’08

Though there is nothing special about this image but somehow the texture of the overall picture and the “complete” look it gave, caught my attention. I really don’t know what to write about this except that it will fall under those “abstract images” of mine for whom I dont have any explanation that why I clicked them in the first place.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 18th July’08

Nandi the bull, is considered to be the carrier of lord Shiva according to Hindu mythology. Though associated with Shiva, it enjoys a separate ‘holy status’ of it’s own. You can find people worshiping the nandi idols in most of the Shiva temples throughout India.

This giant Nandi idol is situated on the Chamundi hills in Mysore. I was amazed by the sheer size and magnanimity of the statue. I wonder how they would have brought this giant thing up on the hill, or did they carve it out there itself?

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 17th July’08

Infosys Mysore is a mini city in itself. Multiplex theater, bowling alleys, shopping facilities & every other thing you can think of. If you are inside the campus, you don’t feel the need to step out. The campus is huge & is still growing.

I was walking towards a friend’s hostel room in the campus when I walked past this cricket field. A game was on & a perfect scene to be captured in my camera.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 16th July’08

All the Mughal architecture work consists of series of intricate patterns inscribed all over the buildings. You go to any place, be it the Taj Mahal in Agra, Red Fort & Jama Masjid in Delhi or Kutub Minar on the outskirts of Delhi, you can see the same art form prominently present all the places. It can be in the form of horizontal stripes or concentric circles or just scattered in different patterns on the floor and on the walls.

This pattern was one such example inscribed on the walls of a tomb in Red fort in Delhi.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 15th July’08

Islamic architecture is famous for its minarets and spherical arches. In almost all the famous Islamic architectural works you can see a main building with a circular dome at the middle & a number of minarets erected on the periphery of the compound.

I clicked this triplet of marble made minarets at a mosque in Delhi.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 14th July’08

Many times we are faced with unknown possibilities. Where we don’t have a choice but to open the door standing in front of you and walk through the uncertainty, hoping for the best to happen.

These “doors to nowhere” are actually the real excitement of life. When you have to walk the unknown path, only to discover later that how perfect a choice it was.

As for the image, it comes again from the Lal Quila, Delhi.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 13th July’08

Though i have been living in Delhi for almost 10 years now, I never took the pain to go and explore the plethora of historical places it owns. So this time when I went to my home-town, I decided to explore the famous Lal Quila. I spent around an hour inside and it was then when I clicked this archway.

The whole premises is full of beautiful architectural work like tombs, archways and other royal residences. It was built by Shahjahan and is indeed a treat to “history-savvy” minds.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 12th July’08

I was having a walk in the garden at the front of my house when I saw this squirrel staring at something which I couldn’t exactly figure out. Fortunately I had my camera with me & thanks to the photo-fancy animal who didnt shy away from the camera I got this cute shot.

Standing on its rear limbs, it was really a nice way to pose in front of the camera.

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