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Despite the state of disrepair, the beauty and grace of the architecture shine through. The Archeological Survey of India must do a lot more to protect India's heritage.
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28x20" print o this picture has been installed in the office of PSEB Engineers' Association at Patiala.
A visit to the Lambadi or Banjara tribal people at Raikal village.
Amongst innumerable tribes who have thronged various places of eastern India, Banjara is significant. They are the typical nomads who wonder from one place to another thus leading a life in its own terms and condition. Thus their way of living is quite thrilling and full of adventures. What are equally colorful are their costumes. In fact, a Banjara women`s mode of dressing is regarded to be the most colorful as well as elaborate amongst all other tribal communities that are present at the moment in India.
Water rises to the Sky...
It comes down and gathers in the Sea again.
So, when a River meets the Sea,
It's not the end but a Re-union !!!
The Union helps the Water lose its separate identity.
Then, Water = Sea.
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Shankara-Acharya's Philosophy of Advaita is supported by this example.
Water is the Man.
Sea is God.
Salvation is the Union of Man and God.
The Man loses his own identity and becomes God himself.
Then, Man = God.
They are not two different entities ...!!!
Indeed, it is A-Dvaita. ( No-Second Entity )
The water that runs restlessly alone can reach the Sea.
The Man who makes efforts alone can reach(Become) the God.
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This is a view of River "Gostani" merging into the Bay of Bengal.
Gostani springs up in the Eastern Ghats,
somewhere in the borders of Orissa and Andhrapradesh.
She merges into the sea here, some 30 KMs away from my Home City, Visakhapatnam.
The small town seen here is Bheemili (Bheemuni patnam).
It is situated on the shore of Bay of Bengal, in Andhrapradesh, INDIA.
A beautiful and curvy Beach-Road takes us there from the City.
EXPLORED-Took the shot at Pushkarni (Pushkarini) lake at the Pancharama Shri Kumararama Bheemeshwara Swamy temple in Samalkot.
Highest Position 235 on Thursday, October 1, 2009
© Charu Sharma
This photo by Jyothi of the Kalleda Photo Project depicts Yellamma in a temple in Kalleda village, Warangal District, Andhra Pradesh.
Yellamma is a female god popular in the Telangana part of Andhra Pradesh and elsewhere in India. It probably predates the advent of conventional Hinduism but is now incorporated into Hinduism. Yellamma is mostly the favorite of the dispossessed Hindus and especially Harijans. There are no Brahmins in Yellamma temples, and the people interact with the god directly.
Since 2005 the Kalleda Photo Project has taught digital photography skills to youngsters in Kalleda village and provided a view of village life through their eyes. It is a collaboration of Washington University (St. Louis) and Rural Development Foundation (Hyderabad).
A visit to the Lambadi or Banjara tribal people at Raikal village.
Amongst innumerable tribes who have thronged various places of eastern India, Banjara is significant. They are the typical nomads who wonder from one place to another thus leading a life in its own terms and condition. Thus their way of living is quite thrilling and full of adventures. What are equally colorful are their costumes. In fact, a Banjara women`s mode of dressing is regarded to be the most colorful as well as elaborate amongst all other tribal communities that are present at the moment in India.
Banjara tribal people on the way to a manifestation at Warangal.
Amongst innumerable tribes who have thronged various places of eastern India, Banjara is significant. They are the typical nomads who wonder from one place to another thus leading a life in its own terms and condition. Thus their way of living is quite thrilling and full of adventures. What are equally colorful are their costumes. In fact, a Banjara women`s mode of dressing is regarded to be the most colorful as well as elaborate amongst all other tribal communities that are present at the moment in India.
A visit to the Lambadi or Banjara tribal people at Raikal village.
Amongst innumerable tribes who have thronged various places of eastern India, Banjara is significant. They are the typical nomads who wonder from one place to another thus leading a life in its own terms and condition. Thus their way of living is quite thrilling and full of adventures. What are equally colorful are their costumes. In fact, a Banjara women`s mode of dressing is regarded to be the most colorful as well as elaborate amongst all other tribal communities that are present at the moment in India.
Charminar meaning "Four Towers" or "Mosque of the four minarets is one of the most important monuments in the city of Hyderabad, capital of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit written permission.
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Banjara tribal people on the way to a manifestation at Warangal.
Amongst innumerable tribes who have thronged various places of eastern India, Banjara is significant. They are the typical nomads who wonder from one place to another thus leading a life in its own terms and condition. Thus their way of living is quite thrilling and full of adventures. What are equally colorful are their costumes. In fact, a Banjara women`s mode of dressing is regarded to be the most colorful as well as elaborate amongst all other tribal communities that are present at the moment in India.
Ramappa Temple.
Palampet is located at a distance of 77 km from Warangal, the ancient capital of the Kakatiyas. It is home to brilliant Kakatiya art as seen in the Ramappa temple. The Ramalingeswara Temple is popularly known as the Ramappa temple because the chief sculptor was Ramappa. It is probably the only temple in India to be known by the name of the sculptor who builds it. It was built under the patronage of the King Kakati Ganapathi Deva by his Chief Commander Rudra Samani at Ranakude in the province of Atukuru. The temple has been described as the "brightest star in the galaxy of medieval temples in the Deccan". The temple is approached thorough a royal garden, now just a lawn with tree lined path. The temple is situated in a valley and is built with bricks so light that they can float on water. Yet the temple is so strong that it is still intact after numerous wars, invasions and natural calamities.
The Ramappa temple stands on a 6 ft high platform on a cruciform plan. The sanctum is crowned with a shikhara and is surrounded by a pradakshinapatha. Rich and intricate carvings adorn the walls, pillars and ceilings of this wonderful building. The hall in front of the sanctum has numerous beautifully carved pillars that have been placed to create an effect that combines light and space wonderfully. There are many votive shrines within the temple. There are two subsidiary shrines on either side of the main temple, which are in a good condition.
The entire temple complex is enclosed with a compound wall. At the entrance to the temple is a ruined Nandi mandapam, with an imposing 9 ft high Nandi, which is still intact. The Shivalingam in the sanctum also rises to a height of 9 ft. The east-facing sanctum is surrounded with pilasters crowned with Dravidian and Nagara shikharas in an alternating fashion.
The temple signifies many facets of Shiva, his royal residence, the Himalaya Mountains and his inhabiting a sacred space beyond the mortal realm. The temple is built upon the classical pattern of being first raised upon a platform that separates its sacred functions from the taint of the everyday. This 'sacred mountain' mindset was characteristic of the temple builders in all the cultures. It represented a powerful symbolic representation of a perfect building, an intersection in midair of the spheres of heaven and earth. The platform lifts it above the normal, transcends the profane, declaring with uncompromising firmness that it is a place for un-common activities dedicated to a god.
everyone was greeted good evening with this beautifulllll site......in the growing concrete IT jungle of Hyderabad...
Place | Shamshabad Airport, Telangana
When that shutter clicks, anything else that can be done afterward is not worth consideration.
Banjara tribal people on the way to a manifestation at Warangal.
Amongst innumerable tribes who have thronged various places of eastern India, Banjara is significant. They are the typical nomads who wonder from one place to another thus leading a life in its own terms and condition. Thus their way of living is quite thrilling and full of adventures. What are equally colorful are their costumes. In fact, a Banjara women`s mode of dressing is regarded to be the most colorful as well as elaborate amongst all other tribal communities that are present at the moment in India.
A visit to the Lambadi or Banjara tribal people at Raikal village.
Amongst innumerable tribes who have thronged various places of eastern India, Banjara is significant. They are the typical nomads who wonder from one place to another thus leading a life in its own terms and condition. Thus their way of living is quite thrilling and full of adventures. What are equally colorful are their costumes. In fact, a Banjara women`s mode of dressing is regarded to be the most colorful as well as elaborate amongst all other tribal communities that are present at the moment in India.
this was on Ravindra Bharati Auditorium
was wondering why did they name it as Rabindra Bharati ...when I entered it...saw a statue of Rabindranath Tagore....
Golconda Fort: Golconda is one of the famous forts of India. The name originates from the Telugu words “Golla Konda” meaning “Shepherd’s Hill”. The origins of the fort can be traced back to the Yadava dynasty of Deogiri and the Kakatiyas of Warangal. Golconda was originally a mud fort, which passed to the Bahmani dynasty and later to the Qutb Shahis, who held it from 1518 to 1687 A.D. The first three Qutb Shahi kings rebuilt Golconda, over a span of 62 years. The fort is famous for its acoustics, palaces, ingenious water supply system and the famous Fateh Rahben gun, one of the cannons used in the last siege of Golconda by Aurangzeb, to whom the fort ultimately fell.
Sound & Light Show at Golconda Fort. The glorious past of Golconda Fort is narrated
effectively with matchless Sound and Light effects. The unique Sound & Light Show takes you right back in time, when Golconda was full of life, glory and grandeur.
Banjara tribal people on the way to a manifestation at Warangal.
Amongst innumerable tribes who have thronged various places of eastern India, Banjara is significant. They are the typical nomads who wonder from one place to another thus leading a life in its own terms and condition. Thus their way of living is quite thrilling and full of adventures. What are equally colorful are their costumes. In fact, a Banjara women`s mode of dressing is regarded to be the most colorful as well as elaborate amongst all other tribal communities that are present at the moment in India.
Ramappa Temple.
Palampet is located at a distance of 77 km from Warangal, the ancient capital of the Kakatiyas. It is home to brilliant Kakatiya art as seen in the Ramappa temple. The Ramalingeswara Temple is popularly known as the Ramappa temple because the chief sculptor was Ramappa. It is probably the only temple in India to be known by the name of the sculptor who builds it. It was built under the patronage of the King Kakati Ganapathi Deva by his Chief Commander Rudra Samani at Ranakude in the province of Atukuru. The temple has been described as the "brightest star in the galaxy of medieval temples in the Deccan". The temple is approached thorough a royal garden, now just a lawn with tree lined path. The temple is situated in a valley and is built with bricks so light that they can float on water. Yet the temple is so strong that it is still intact after numerous wars, invasions and natural calamities.
The Ramappa temple stands on a 6 ft high platform on a cruciform plan. The sanctum is crowned with a shikhara and is surrounded by a pradakshinapatha. Rich and intricate carvings adorn the walls, pillars and ceilings of this wonderful building. The hall in front of the sanctum has numerous beautifully carved pillars that have been placed to create an effect that combines light and space wonderfully. There are many votive shrines within the temple. There are two subsidiary shrines on either side of the main temple, which are in a good condition.
The entire temple complex is enclosed with a compound wall. At the entrance to the temple is a ruined Nandi mandapam, with an imposing 9 ft high Nandi, which is still intact. The Shivalingam in the sanctum also rises to a height of 9 ft. The east-facing sanctum is surrounded with pilasters crowned with Dravidian and Nagara shikharas in an alternating fashion.
The temple signifies many facets of Shiva, his royal residence, the Himalaya Mountains and his inhabiting a sacred space beyond the mortal realm. The temple is built upon the classical pattern of being first raised upon a platform that separates its sacred functions from the taint of the everyday. This 'sacred mountain' mindset was characteristic of the temple builders in all the cultures. It represented a powerful symbolic representation of a perfect building, an intersection in midair of the spheres of heaven and earth. The platform lifts it above the normal, transcends the profane, declaring with uncompromising firmness that it is a place for un-common activities dedicated to a god.
Warangal Fort dates back to the 13th C, but invaders destroyed the majority of this massive fortress. The remnants of Warangal Fort that remain include a wall made of mud, which encircles the entire fort, a second wall of granite rock, and then the actual fort itself.
The stone gateways of Warangal Fort are still present and stand about 50 feet from the ground, carved out of a single rock. Replicas of these gates, made out of concrete, can be seen in various parts of Andhra Pradesh.
The four pathways inside the fort, pointing in the four principal directions, lead to a huge central Shiva Temple.
a sage (seemingly) clearing the water to take a dip in the holy river Godavari in Parnasala near Bhadrachalam, an important pilgrimage center in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located in the very picturesque Dandakaranya forest.
I am a little unhappy about the composition, but I nevertheless posted it for my own sake. Comments/brickbats most welcome!
Banjara tribal people on the way to a manifestation at Warangal.
Amongst innumerable tribes who have thronged various places of eastern India, Banjara is significant. They are the typical nomads who wonder from one place to another thus leading a life in its own terms and condition. Thus their way of living is quite thrilling and full of adventures. What are equally colorful are their costumes. In fact, a Banjara women`s mode of dressing is regarded to be the most colorful as well as elaborate amongst all other tribal communities that are present at the moment in India.
The Charminar is as much the signature of Hyderabad as the Taj Mahal is of Agra or the Eiffel Tower is of Paris. Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah, the founder of Hyderabad, built Charminar in 1591 at the centre of the original city layout. It was said to be built as a charm to ward off a deadly epidemic raging at that time. Four graceful minarets soar to a height of 48.7m. above the ground. Charminar has 45 prayer spaces and a mosque in it. Visitors can view the architectural splendour inside the Charminar. The monument is illuminated in the evenings and a pedestrianisation project around the monument is
under implementation.
A visit to the Lambadi or Banjara tribal people at Raikal village.
Amongst innumerable tribes who have thronged various places of eastern India, Banjara is significant. They are the typical nomads who wonder from one place to another thus leading a life in its own terms and condition. Thus their way of living is quite thrilling and full of adventures. What are equally colorful are their costumes. In fact, a Banjara women`s mode of dressing is regarded to be the most colorful as well as elaborate amongst all other tribal communities that are present at the moment in India.
Bojjanakonda, Visakhapatnam, Andhrapradesh
Sankaram village on the banks of river Sarada near Anaklapalli is a popular Buddhist heritage spot. This tiny little village 41 Km away from Vizag houses two Buddhist sites namely Bojjana Konda and Lingalakonda. these 3rd-4th Century Buddist sites tells the tale of this place as the place was the center of Buddhist culture and teaching. The name of the village Sankaram derived from the word Sangharama which meant monastery. There are many monolithic stupas, rock cut caves, ruins of prayer halls, meditation halls, brick build structural edifices, resting places available on the twin hills of Bojjanna Konda and Lingala Konda. Unearthed by a A Britisher "Alexander Rea", in 1906 Bojjana Konda named after A seated image of Buddha termed as Buddhanna or Bojjana and Lingalametta was a 2000-year-old Buddhist Heritage site consists of numerous monolithic stupas, caves and structural buildings. During the excavation of this place many age old coins(from the times of Samudra Gupta and Satavahana period), clay tablets of Sitting Buddha were found. There are many Buddha statues carved on the rock-face of the caves.
These are located at the foot of the hillock, above which, the famous KanakaDurga temple is present, in the city of Vijayawada, Krishna District, Andhrapradesh, INDIA.
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According to the narration of the people, these beautiful caves were brought to a shape by Akkanna and Madanna.
They were the ministers of Qutb-Shah (1611 A.D.-1672 A.D.), the Nawab of Golconda.
However, the historians claim that these caves belong to 6th or 7th Century, A.D.
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These are the largest excavations in Vijayawada group.
These are triple-celled with pillared hall with 48ft. X 29ft.
Face towards east.
These are devoid of any ornamental moulding or sculpture.
It is said that it was dedicated to Trimurti.
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The surroundings are fragrant with sweet-smelling and colourful flowers.
Sure, It can be a great time to spend there, enjoying the refreshing breezes of Krishna River, under the cool shade of the neem trees.