Dood’s Photo of the Day

Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 1st Aug’08

I happened to visit a graveyard last weekend. Apart from reminding you about the ultimate truth of life a graveyard gives you an insight into many other interesting things. You enter the place and suddenly you sense a feeling of unusual peace. You can see different types of graves, varying in size, shape and colors. Some will be so simple that you would hardly notice them while others will be huge decorated structures.

Even death has the honors of being an instrument for human creativity.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 31st July’08

It was bedtime for the sun and road side lamps had started glowing. the sky still wasnt completely dark and the soft glow of the lamps against the dark blue sky was really a beautiful sight. You could see people sitting underneath these lamps, enjoying the lovely evening with a cool breeze hitting against their faces.

As is pretty much evident, the lamps were designed in order to match the architectural style of downtown Tlaxcala.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 30th July’08

San Jose is a one of the churches present in the heart of the city of Tlaxcala. Its beautiful building and the picturesque surroundings make it a photographer’s paradise. Situated right in the center of downtown Tlaxcala, the church premises is surrounded with small hawkers who sell breads, corn and many other delicious local sweets & snacks.

I went there immediately after having my lunch but that didnt stop me from feasting on almost everything which was eatable & vegetarian of course

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 29th July’08

This tower like structure attracted my attention in the first look itself. I saw it and I knew I am going to click it. It seemed like a considerably old structure but didnt seem to loose its charm. Given the bell hanging at the top, it surely was a part of some old church.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 28th July’08

The picture you can see above is an arena for “Bull fighting” or more popularly known as corrida de toros (literally running of bulls) or fiesta brava (the ferocious festival) in Spain. The tradition of bull-fighting was born in Spain & was brought to Mexico at the time of its colonization. It starts with the bull fighter or the torero executing various moves for distracting and angering the bull & ends with the killing of the bull with a well placed thrust of a sword. Supporters of bullfighting argue that it is a culturally important tradition, while animal rights groups argue that it is a blood sport because of the suffering of the bull and horses during the bullfight.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 27th July’08

Last weekend we planned to visit a church in the downtown and when we reached there, we found that the church was all set to host a wedding. We could see impeccably dressed people ready to greet the blessed couple. As we reached the entrance of the church the bride was getting escorted inside. I took some shots which didnt come as good as expected due to bad light.

This one is my best among all I got. You can see a couple more at the below given links.
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