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1st Place , Beautiful Capture of Week 44 , Nov 2020
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A street side roti seller. Roti or Ruti are made with flour. Most of the time taken at dinner with any kind of vegetable and non-vegetable dishes. Costs around 1/20th of a $ per piece. On an average a person takes three to four at dinner.
Street night at a small town near Calcutta ( Kolkata ) in the state of West Bengal in India.
A rickshaw puller talking rest. Night street from a small town near Calcutta ( Kolkata ) in the state of West Bengal in India.
A person walking past an abandoned building beside G.T. Road. This kind of abandoned building are rare on G.T. Road as they are prime location for new Apartment Building. Most probably conflict between multiple owner of property is the reason for not being sold till now.
At a small town near Calcutta ( Kolkata ) in the state of West Bengal in India.
The temple is structured in the dedication to Goddess Lakshmiji (Goddess of Wealth) and her consort Lord Narayan (Vishnuji, the Preserver of the Trimurti) and thus is known as Lakshmi Narayan Mandir. The temple is unique in Northern India due to its white marble, which is of the highest quality from Makarana (Rajasthan), and its five sky touching pinnacles which are adorned with gold.
Night sky, Full Moon, Religious place
6850 HP massive beast WAG 9 from Central Railway AJNI (AQ) electric loco shed #31088 thunders through Khirai (KHAI) halt railway after negotiating a sharp blind curve just before the station with a heavily coal loaded BOXNHL consist ! Notice the dust storm created by the coal dust from the freight ! Hence, low visibility through the rake proves it !
Location : Khirai (KHAI), South Eastern Railway, West Bengal.
Date : 21 st December, 2016.
Immersion of Goddess Durga after five day festival of Durga Puja.
Idols like these are mostly created with Bamboo Structure at back , covered with Straw, and above all Clay to give the final look.
After the four day festival , the idols are destroyed by immersing them in river.
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Durga Puja is the Biggest & Most Important Festival of Bengali living in West Bengal and anywhere in the world. This year the festival is between 1st Oct to 5th Oct. Millions are visiting Puja Pandals all over West Bengal.
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Durga : Goddess , Who Killed The Biggest & Most Powerful Demon Mahishashur, When All The Other Gods Failed To Kill Him.
Durga Rides On Lion. She Has Ten Hands Each With Different Arms Given To Her By Other Gods.
She Has Two Sons & Two Daughters.
Sons : Ganesh , Kartick
Daughters : Lakhi , Sarwassati
Puja Means Worship.
Puja Pandal Means Place Of Worship.
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Location : At a Small Town Outskirts of Calcutta (Kolkata ).
Street Scene at night from a small town near Calcutta ( Kolkata ) in the state of West Bengal In India.
A view through the East Khasi range of South Meghalaya !
Location : Cherrapunji, Meghalaya, India.
Date : 26 th October, 2016.
02385 Howrah Dhanbad AC Double Decker Chhat Puja Special gets ready to depart Howrah railway station behind 6350 HP beast #30205 Howrah WAP 7 in a cool autumn afternoon !
Passengers rushing to get on board while some of them gathering halts related info from the loco pilot can be seen ! Literally I was happy to see a Double Decker train originating from my home junction after a span of 2+ years !
Location : Howrah (HWH), Eastern Railway, West Bengal.
Date : 23 rd October, 2016.
12345 unique numbered Guwahati (GHY) bound Saraighat SF Express cooling heels at New Cooch Behar Railway Station in early morning hours led by Siliguri (SGUJ) based #40360 WDP 4D. Image taken at 04:52 hours in the morning while it has given the scheduled halt there ! Being a rail enthusiast went to capture the rare scene in the crack of dawn (I myself was onboard the train).
About Saraighat Express : The Saraighat Express is a daily superfast train which runs between Howrah (Kolkata) and Guwahati (Assam). The train is named after the famous Battle of Saraighat fought between Mughals and Ahom rulers of Assam (Ahom Kingdom) in which Mughals were defeated by the Ahoms. The train belongs to Eastern Railways zone of Indian Railway headquartered at Howrah. Train numbered as 12345/46 and comes under superfast category. Total number of coaches being 24, tatkal scheme is available in this train. The train is usually hauled by WDP 4, WDP 4B or WDP 4D from Siliguri loco shed (SGUJ). Its one of the best train to travel from Assam to Kolkata.
Location : New CoochBehar (NCB), North East Frontier Railway, West Bengal.
Date : 24 th October, 2016.
Valley of clouds ! This is the entrance of Impassable Wahkaba Waterfalls that flows from high altitude & streams like a river through the terrain below ! The stream flow can be seen far below !
Location : Wahkaba Falls, Cherrapunji/Sohra, Meghalaya.
Date : 27 th October, 2016.
06114 Santragachi Tiruchchirapalli SF Special goes berserk through Sankrail (SEL) led by one of the most unique liveried & endangered WAM 4 locomotive #21266 of Visakhapatnam (VSKP) in its tow ! The train was introduced to control extra rush towards south during holidays ! It stopped running after 3 end to end trips between SRC-TPJ & vice versa ! And this loco is a Ex. Arakkonam (AJJ) now VSKP lolo made by CLW in 1980 ! Still rocking on tracks after 36 years of service on IR.
Location : Sankrail (SEL), South Eastern Railway, West Bengal.
Date : 2nd May, 2016.
As we started climbing uphills taking Guwahati Shillong Highway, the chilly wind with torrential showers welcomed us to the rain city of north east India ! Temperature was as well below average due to rain ! Therefore we stopped our car near a tea stall on the highways ! Shot taken from the backyard of that tea stall ! This is the view of Garo Range around Meghalaya full of post monsoon greenery ! Clouds floating in this level gives insane feeling ! Look below the image, a portion of highway can be seen !
Location : Somewhere between Shangbangla & Umran, Meghalaya.
Date : 25 th October, 2016.
12345 Saraighat SF Express skips Dankuni Junction (DKAE) led by customary Siliguri (SGUJ) EMD GT46PAC #20048 in LHF under overcast sky ! Saraighat Express is a Eastern Railway, Howrah Division train from Howrah to Guwahati ! Runs with the maximum load of 24 coaches !
About EMD GT46PAC (WDP 4) of Indian Railways : The EMD GT46PAC is a passenger-hauling diesel-electric locomotive with AC electric transmission designed by General Motors Electromotive Division and built by both GM-EMD and under license by Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) of Varanasi, India for Indian Railways as their classes WDP 4, WDP 4B and WDP 4D. The GT46PAC is a passenger version of the previous Indian Railways EMD GT46MAC freight locomotive. The locomotive has a 16-cylinder 710G3B diesel engine with a maximum speed of 904 RPM. The WDP 4 is capable of hauling 24 coach trains at 110–120 KM/H. Presently Siliguri (SGUJ) DLS homes 36 WDP 4 EMD !
Location : Dankuni (DKAE), Eastern Railway, West Bengal.
Date : 1 st July, 2016.
This lake in Udaipur Rajisthan , bordered by hills and woodland was constructed by Maharana jai Singh to the north of Lake Pichola. It is an artificial lake dug up in 1678, reconstructed by Maharana Fateh Singh
ECR road, Chennai - India
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