Dood’s viewpoint from a different point of view
Originally clicked & uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 7th March’08India has given an invaluable gift to the world in the form of “Yoga”. Thousands of foreigners can be seen flocking the ashrams of many Indian god-men & also the innumerable Yoga centers spread all over the country. Yoga has undisputed become the modern age health mantra for many people round the world.
This couple meditation in front of the rising sun is a live example of the same.
Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 6th Mar’08Its was 6 in the morning & despite only 2 hours of sleep last night, I was waiting for the sun to rise at the nearby beach in Mahabalipuram. The considerable long wait, given my swollen eyes, finally paid off when that orange ball of fire emerged from the lap of the ocean. I took many shots at different stages of the sunrise, but this one was my favorite.
Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 5th Mar’08An ancient temple, standing on a tall bed of rocks, overlooking the vast stretch of blue sea, flooded with hundreds of tourists – a perfect combination for a picturesque landscape.
This is one of the popular tourist attractions in the small city of Mahabalipuram, some 60kms from Chennai. From a distance you can see this perfect scenery in one eye span. It looks like a page torn from a calendar of natural sceneries.
Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 4th Mar’08Sitting right in the middle of a busy sideway leading to the beach, trying to focus your camera on a what’s-so-special-in-that type of brown wild grass, you take a risk of appearing weird and insane to the people passing by. In the end, the risk was worth being taken as I ended up getting this crisp and clear macro.
As the sun shone brightly at our backs, four of us stood near the beach staring at the high rising waves of the sea. Nothing else in this world can match the joy of spending a whole weekend with your friends at a far away empty beach resort.
Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 2nd March’08During my recent trip to Mahabalipuram we were dining at a sea-side restaurant when I saw this huge platter decorated right at the entrance of the place. It contained a long fish, which probably was an eel, a plate full of grilled lobsters & some two other varieties of fishes drenched in tasty South Indian masalas. Though I am a vegetarian & I detest the smell of sea-food I couldn’t resist clicking this “unusually filled-up” platter of murdered sea creatures.
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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 1st March’08Often I end up in interesting stretched arguments with my friends when I discuss the relevance and a sane logic behind people drinking alcohol. I, being a strict non-alcoholic, often find myself sidelined in such arguments. People with opposite opinion always outnumber me, though I never got a convincing reason from their side.
Though its one’s personal choice in the end, I personally believe that drinking alcohol is like paying for your own slow-death.