Interesting branding! What makes it sell, chewability?

waiting for Alms...

Flames that sanctify the Hindu marriage.

glistening after the rainy day

Will the door open when we get there?

From a vase maker's worktable

Rider : Arjun, Bike : Yamaha R15

It's as big as me!

Leave behind, Look Forward

Adopted when she was 5 months old. She has a wonderful family now.

The artist is playing what I think is called the Thoppi Maddalam, one of the instruments that form part of the Panchavadyam used in temples, marriage ceremonies and festival celebrations.

If anyone knows better, do let me know or share more information in the comments.

Dad sending his daughter away on her marriage.

Intimacy in South Indian Weddings is very rare, tried to capture a moment from a wedding in Kerala.

Hope you had more of these than those ridiculous bombs.

one day. Okay.

On the backwaters of Kerala

Beside the calm waters of Wadi Tiwi, Oman

Was on vacation and back with some pictures :)

One of the four entrance gates into Xian, China

One more from a recent trip to Nandi Hills

I clicked this approximately a year back. Was reliving my stay in Colorado and remembered this picture.

Experimenting

Anyone notice the prancing horse on his monkey.cap, is he a Tifosi, does he approve of Fisichella's move away from Force India?

A brightly painted church on the backwaters near Kumarakom, Kerala

Making their way to Harmandir Sahib

The start of the trek route to Kumara Parvata. Did this trek about 3 years back and haven't had the courage to try it again. I am still amazed I managed to complete the trek that time!

Taken with the help of a friends' camera some years ago.

One km from the top of Nandi Hills on a misty Sunday morning.

This was clicked on the first night out with my DSLR camera - Nikon D80. It took me about a half-hour to get a decent picture and you can still see the shakes. But it's special.

Around this time last year, fall colors were beginning to appear on the trees in Colorado. The slight coloring of leaves, turning to blossoming yellow or red and finally withering and falling down, fall was simply beautiful.

Shot in January of 2009. I love the blue skies which turn into haze during the summer months.

From one of my first rides to Wayanad, Kerala

Around this time last year, Barack Obama was chosen to be the Democratic Presidential Nominee at the Democratic National Convention, Denver. I had to stay 45 minutes away from downtown because there were no hotel rooms!

Chennai Zoo, those eyes seemed to say so much and yet I could do hardly anything about it

Had a short ride today after a very long time. And that itself got me tired. Is it time for four wheels or maybe a new bike?

In China's world of Nokia and Sony-ericsson, there are people like her too. At the end of the day I guess India and China are not all that different after all.