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Taken at Manair Dam, Karimnagar.
I always enjoy sunset at this place. When ever I go home on vacation, at least once, I try to see those golden moments.
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Experimentation with camera white balance mode while capturing the snap gave me these interesting colors..
On New Year's Eve 1978, Southern Railway of India, broad gauge
2-8-2, WG 9972 drifts into Renigunta right on sunset with Train 91 from Madras - 31 December 1978.
WG 9972 was one of batch of 107 (the 16th Order) built locally by the Chittaranjan Locomotive Workshops in 1962.
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i was not feeling well last week. got viral fever.. just recovering still .. so here is a picture of that mood ...
a long long journey for 40 hours in train... from Bangalore to Kolkata. This train takes the east coastal road through out Tamilnadu, AndraPradesh, Orissa and then WestBengal.
two nights and one day within the train, in this A/C compartment, you can't see much of outside landscapes but the faces of your other co-passengers.. a truly boring journey ... but nothing can be done to overcome this.
This person in the foreground had not slept last night. He was going to Assam, He learned that there were some kind of Riots in Assam by ULFA , some of the Bihari people were already evacuated from the land of Assam , He was quite worried about it.I saw him talking over mobile phone every hour.
on the other hand this little boy was so spontaneous always, always doing something very important !!! His mother was also got tired atlast...
those are the 40 hours of insomnia...
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Mahendra Varman, a famouse king, ruled portions of Tamilnadu, Andrapradesh and Karnataka; spent his youthful days in the battle fields amidst much rocky terrain. He was a connoisseur of fine arts and literature, himself being a painter and dramatist, arranged to carve out sculptures in many a places; especially, carving big single stones, around 450 AD. His son Maamallan was more valorous and continued his father’s fine art tradition, proof is the sculptures at 'Maamallapuram', some 100 KM south of Chennai, on the Cholamandalam Coast.
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Taken while walking towards upper Tirupathi, India. Had a nice walk along with my brothers .. Will be glad if you could check this picture in full view.
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Abandoned Masjid found near Gandikota fort! It was under renovation! Considered as a historical monument
Andra Pradesh, India
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Charminar seen from Makkah Masjid grounds in Hyderabad, India.
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A welding workshop worker from Hyderabad, India.
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Please, Indian friends and others...tell me if i'm wrong, but i can see Vishnu and Lakshmi here. This is a small engraving i found at the foot of a tree, in a Hyderabad street, capital of Andra-Pradesh.
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Dites moi si je me trompe, Eli par exemple, je vois Vishnu et Lakshmi ici. Une gravure trouvée au pied d'un arbre, dans une rue de Hyderabad, capitale de l'Andra-Pradesh.
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Warrangal, Andrapradesh
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Europeans with big cameras cause different emotions in the local people in Rajahmundry, Andra Pradesh, India.
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The Buddha was born Siddhartha Gautama, into a life of privilege. Only at age 29 did he realize that he needed to understand suffering and spent the next 6 years achieving enlightenment, and the next 45 years teaching the followers who brought Buddhism to the rest of the world… Andrapradesh, India.
Shot more than 4 years ago. Memories still fresh in my heart.
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Chintalarayaswamy Temple or Sri Chintala Venkataramana Temple is a Hindu-Vaishnavite temple situated at Tadipatri, a town in Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh state, India. The Temple is dedicated to Lord Venkateswara, a form of Vishnu, who is referred to as Chintala Venkataramana. It is situated on banks of river Penna which is passing through the town. The Temple is known for its granite sculptures and is classified as one of the Monuments of National importance by Archaeological Survey of India(ASI). The temple has a Garuda mantapa built as Chariot with rotating granite wheels which is similar to the one found in Vithala Temple of Hampi.
According to legend, it is believed that, the presiding deity Venkateswara was found in the Tamarind(Telugu:Chinta) tree and hence got the name Chintala Venkataramana.
The Temple was built during reign of Vijayanagara empire in mid 16th Century. Pemmasani Timmanayudu II, a subordinate of Krishnardevraya of Tuluva dynasty, built this temple. The initial structure may belong to Saluva dynasty, but the entrance towers belongs to Tuluva dynasty.
This temple is believed to have been built in 16th century by Timma Naidu, son of Ramalinga Naidu, a chieftain of Vijayanagar Kingdom. It was built during the same time as the Vittala Temple of Hampi in a similar manner. Most of the features of these two temples bear close resemblance to each other, being built on a similar ground plan. While the stone chariot here is compact and small in size when compared to the famous stone chariot at Hampi.
Originally the temple was called Chintala Tiruvengala Natha Swamy Temple. Spread across 5 acres of land, this temple is built according to the Silpa Sastras. The carvings of episodes of the Ramayana, Mahabharata and Bhagavatha are seen around the Garba Griha, Ranga Mandapa, Mukha Mandapa, Main Gopura and the Prakaraa.
The Mukhamandapa has forty pillars in the Vijayanagar style. Beyond the Mukhamandapa is a Rangamandapa, which has scenes of the Ramayana and rare sculptures of the Vishnu avatars. The idol of Lord Venkataramana Swamy is very beautiful and is a classical master piece of the Vijayanagar Kingdom. There are two other temples inside the complex, one dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi and the other to Lord Anjaneya. There is a secret underground passage which believed to be leading to Gooty Fort. Currently, the tunnel is closed by the ASI. There is also a Thulabharam pillar, a typical trademark of the Vijayanagar culture. Inside the temple, every wall is covered with beautiful and delicate carvings of gods and puranic scenes.
The raja gopuram faces the east and is a solid structure, built using stone and brick. The stone part contains figures of Vidyadhara, Apsaras and Avatars, Elephants, Horses arrange in different levels.
The important festivals held in this temple are Diwali, Ramanavami and Brahmotsava that falls in the month of October.
At a distance of 1 km from Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple, 3 km from Tadipatri Railway Station, 57 km from Anantapur, 106 km from Kadapa, 356 km from Hyderabad, 413 km from Vijayawada and 268 km Bangalore, Sri Chintala Venkataramana Swamy Temple is a famous temple located in Tadipatri town of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh. This temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu, who is in the divine form of Venkataramana Swamy.
The Charminar, built in 1591 CE, is a monument and mosque located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. The landmark has become a global icon of Hyderabad, listed among the most recognized structures of India.[1] The Charminar is on the east bank of Musi river.[2] To the northeast lies the Laad Bazaar and in the west end lies the granite-made richly ornamented Makkah Masjid.[3]
The English name is a transliteration and combination of the Urdu words Chār and Minar, translating to "Four Towers"; the eponymous towers are ornate minarets attached and supported by four grand arches.[3]
Some of the popular myths that are recorded in accord with the monument's architectural appearance are as follows;
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the current undertaker of the structure, mentions in its records that: "There are various theories regarding the purpose for which Charminar was constructed. However, it is widely accepted that Charminar was built at the center of the city, to commemorate the eradication of plague",[4] as Qutb Shah had prayed for the end of a plague that was ravaging his city and vowed to build a Mosque at the very place where he prayed.[5] According to Jean de Thévenot (French traveller of the 17th century) whose narration was complemented through the available Persian texts, the Charminar was constructed in the year 1591 CE, to commemorate the beginning of the second Islamic millennium year (1000 AH), the event was celebrated in the far and width of the Islamic world, thus Qutb Shah founded the Hyderabad city in the year 1591 to celebrated the event of millennium year (1000 AH) with the construction of Charminar.[6][7]:17-19
"Masud Hussain Khan" an scholar of history mentions in one of his Urdu book; the construction of Charminar was completed in the year 1592, and it is the Hyderabad city which was actually founded in the year 1591.[8]:4 According to the book "Days of the Beloved"; Qutb shah constructed the charminar in the year 1589, on the very spot where he first glimpsed his future queen Bhagmati, and after her conversion to Islam, Qutb Shah renamed the city as "Hyderabad". Though the story was denied by the historians and scholars, but it became a popular Folk-lore among the locals