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ED WDP-4D 40441 with 16734 Okha - Rameswaram Express, cruising through mainline of Cavalry Barracks exchanging green flag with 77613 Secunderabad - Manoharabad local...
Rameswaram (Inde) - Cette photo nécessite une légende, sous peine d’en faire une mauvaise interprétation. Celle qui vient à l’esprit, serait de penser que l’homme réalise que je tente de photographier sa femme à son insu. En un sens, il ne se trompe pas.
A voir son regard, si je n’étais pas l’auteur de cette photo, je me dirais : « ça va mal se passer pour le photographe ». En réalité, s’il est vrai que l’homme à été surpris de ma présence quand il a tourné la tête, malgré les apparences, il n’était pas en colère. Son regard certes peu aimable, m’a surpris. Alors quand il m’a demandé de voir la photo, je me suis exécuté pour ne pas envenimer la situation. Je m’attendais à ce qu’il me demande de l’effacer. Mais non ! Lorsqu’il a vu la photo, il a appelé sa femme pour qu’elle la voit également. Elle était ravie, surtout que j’en ai profité pour lui montrer les portraits que j’avais fait d’elle quelques instants auparavant. Le mari lui, a gardé le même air grave et renfermé tout le temps de la discussion qui s’en est suivie. Mais il ne montrait aucune agressivité et restait légèrement en retrait. Quand je suis parti, il a joint ses mains et baissé légèrement la tête en signe de respect, pour me dire au revoir. Ne jamais se fier au apparences.
the look that kills
Rameswaram (India) - This photo requires a caption, as it can be misinterpreted. You would think that the man realizes that I am trying to photograph his wife without his knowledge. In a sense, he is not mistaken. I already have several portraits of this lady.
Seeing his gaze, if I weren't the author of this photo, I would be like, "It's going to be bad for the photographer." In fact, while it is true that the man was surprised at my presence when he turned his head, despite appearances he was not angry. His look, admittedly unfriendly, surprised me.
So when he asked me to see the photo, I did so so as not to escalate the situation. I expected him to ask me to erase the image. But no ! When he saw the photo, he called his wife to see it too. She was delighted, especially since I took the opportunity to show her the portraits I had made of her moments before. The husband kept the same serious and withdrawn air throughout the discussion that followed. But he showed no aggression and stayed slightly behind. When I left, he put his hands together and bowed his head slightly in respect, to say goodbye to me. Never trust appearances.
From Wikipedia :
The Pamban Bridge (Tamil: பாம்பன் பாலம்) on the Palk Strait connects Rameswaram on Pamban Island to mainland India. It refers to both the road bridge and the cantilever railway bridge, though primarily it means the latter. It was India's first sea bridge. It is the second longest sea bridge in India (after Bandra-Worli Sea Link) at a length of about 2.3 km.
From the elevated two-lane road bridge, adjoining islands and the parallel rail bridge below can be viewed.
The railway bridge is 6,776 ft (2,065 m)[1] and was opened for traffic in 1914. The railroad bridge is a still-functioning double-leaf bascule bridge section that can be raised to let ships pass under the bridge.
The railway bridge historically carried meter-gauge trains on it, but Indian Railways upgraded the bridge to carry broad-gauge trains in a project that finished Aug. 12, 2007. Until recently, the two leaves of the bridge were opened manually using levers by workers[1]. About 10 ships — cargo carriers, coast guard ships, fishing vessels and oil tankers — pass through the bridge every month.
As per chronicles of Kutch Gurjar Kshatriyas mentioned in their book - Nanji Bapa Ni Nondh Pothi. The erection and construction of Pamban Bridge was done by Mistri Manji Daya with Lakhu Devji both of Anjar and Gangji Narayan of Khedoi. Together built the Railway lines and Pamban Bridge over creek of Rameshwaram to Pamban construction of which they started in year 1887 and completed in around 1910. While working on Pamban Bridge the Mistris Lakhu Devji Vegad of Anjar and Gangji Narayan of Khedoi also built famous Temple of Neel-Mandir having seven domes at Rameshwaram, construction which, they started in 1899 and completed in about five years by 1905.
The bridge is located at the "world's second highly corrosive environment", next to Miami, US, making the construction a challenging job. The location is also a cyclone-prone high wind velocity zone.
Nikon D300 | 11mm @ Tokina 11-16 | f 6.3 | 1/60 | @ 400 ISO
As the sun sets over Bay of Bengal, Chennai Egmore bound Boat Mail Express crossing Pamban Rail Bridge
Rameswaram - (Inde) - La jeune femme prie le dieu Rama dans les eaux sacrées et polluées. Les milliers de pèlerins, adultes et enfants en font de même, avant de se livrer, sans transition, aux joies du bain de mer en cette journée ensoleillée.
Précision technique : j'ai pris cette photo avec une "vieux" 180 mm f : 2 IF-ED car mon 80-200 mm était tombé en panne quelques mois auparavant au Népal. Avec mon Nikon D 300 au format DX, on obtient un 270 mm. Ce qui ne m'a pas empêché de me mouiller les pieds.
Rameswaram - (India) - The young woman prays to the god Rama in the sacred and polluted waters. The thousands of pilgrims, adults and children do the same, before indulging, without transition, to the joys of bathing in the sea on this sunny day.
Technical precision: I took this photo with an "old" 180mm f: 2 IF-ED because my 80-200mm had broken down a few months earlier in Nepal. With my Nikon D 300 in DX format, we get a 270 mm. Which didn't stop me from getting my feet wet.
Golden Rock WDG3A 13501 departs Mandapam with train 16780 16h20 Rameswaram to Tirupati Express on 15th December 2022.
The Pamban Bridge is a cantilever bridge which connects the town of Rameswaram on Pamban Island to mainland India. The bridge refers to both the road bridge and the cantilever railway bridge, though primarily it means the latter. It was India’s first sea bridge, and was the longest sea bridge
A mini heart attack on Pamban Island after seeing those Poles but later realized they are only for lighting purpose of Yard. The overhead wires are yet to this Island! 😌
Golden Rock (GOC) WGD-3A lying idle near Yard after shunting the 22661/Sethu Express & one trackman performing his regular duty. Clicked this scene from 16851/Boat Mail Express during it's arrival in Rameswaram (RMM). 😀
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Rameswaram (RMM, SR)
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An egret waiting patiently for some fish to turn up. Shot this at a pond in Rameshwaram, Tamilnadu.
அடக்கம் உடையார் அறிவிலர் என்று எண்ணிக்
கடக்கக் கருதவும் வேண்டா-மடைத் தலையில்
ஓடுமீன் ஓட உறுமீன் வரும் அளவும்
வாடி இருக்குமாம் கொக்கு.
அவ்வையார் - மூதுரை
Situated along the East Coast Road between Rameswaram&Kanyakumari , 50 Kms north away from the city of Thoothukudi ,in the State of Tamilnadu,India,Vembar is our ancestral village.With population around 10,000 and having two Panchayats withinin it,Vembar is a peaceful place to live in.The number of churches and temples ,in addition to the roaring Gulf of Mannar add to the tourist attraction of Vembar
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Rameswaram (Inde) - Pour réaliser cette photo et la précédente je suis monté sur l'un des mirador en bambou de la police. Miradors qui avaient été monté dans la nuit, afin d'assurer la surveillance de la manifestation religieuse.
Rameswaram (India) - To take this photo and the previous one, I climbed one of the police bamboo watchtowers. Watchtowers which had been set up at night, in order to ensure the surveillance of the religious manifestation.
All I could see was a dream coming true! 🙈
16780/Rameswaram ⇌ Tirupati Meenakshi Express cruises through the 2 km long speed restricted century old Pamban Bridge towards Mandapam. Golden Rock (GOC) WDG-3A 13536 was in lead. 😀
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D.O.C :- 26 December, 2021
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To go to Rameswaram you have to pass an enormous new bridge connecting Mandapam to Panbam.
Parallel to it there is the railway bridge which needed apparently some intense maintenance.
From here it is still about 30Km to Rameswaram on the Panbam Island ... Rameswaram, here we come, my face burned red from the blistering sun !
People normally rush to the Annai Indira Gandhi Road Bridge to spot the trains to and from Rameswaram chugging over the Pamban Bridge. You might easily miss small details in such a hullabaloo.
Rameshwaram (Inde) - Avec une telle foule multicolore et l’ambiance détendue des pèlerins, ce voyage à Rameswaram reste un grand moment pour moi. D’autant que je me suis retrouvé par hasard au milieu de ce pèlerinage gigantesque.
Pour la photo ci-dessous, j’avais déjà photographié deux ou trois fois ces jeunes filles qui se séchaient et se brossaient les cheveux dans des attitudes très élégantes. Puis, j’ai été repéré et dénoncé par la plus jeune. Tout s’est terminé dans un grand éclat de rire et par un échange de mails pour que je puisse transmettre les photos.
Good atmosphere
Rameshwaram (India) - With such a colorful crowd and the relaxed atmosphere of pilgrims, this trip to Rameswaram remains a highlight for me. Especially since I found myself by chance in the middle of this gigantic pilgrimage.
For the photo below, I had already photographed two or three times these young girls drying themselves and brushing their hair in very elegant attitudes. Then I was spotted and denounced by the youngest. It all ended with a burst of laughter and an exchange of emails so that I could forward the photos.
Situated along the East Coast Road between Rameswaram&Kanyakumari , 50 Kms north away from the city of Thoothukudi ,in the State of Tamilnadu,India,Vembar is our ancestral village.With population around 10,000 and having two Panchayats withinin it,Vembar is a peaceful place to live in.The number of churches and temples ,in addition to the roaring Gulf of Mannar add to the tourist attraction of Vembar
ED WDP-4D 40243 cruising towards Cavalry Barracks with 16734 Okha - Rameswaram Express...
Video link: youtu.be/lRgefGqCVjE
I was up early to take pictures of sunrise and had a short time in Jaipur and the location I was in the sun was not in the right direction to get a good image, but I did get a few squirrel shots in!!! They are very cute and fast.
The Indian Palm Squirrel (Funambulus palmarum) also known as Three-Striped Palm Squirrel, is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family that can be easily domesticated and kept as pets.
It is found naturally in India (south of the Vindhyas) and Sri Lanka. In the late 19th century, the Palm Squirrel was accidentally introduced into Western Australia where it has since become a minor pest that is actively eradicated due to its lack of natural predators. The closely related Five-striped Palm Squirrel Funambulus pennantii is found in northern India but partly overlaps in range with this species.
The stripes on the Palm Squirrel's back are explained by a Hindu legend. The legend has it that a squirrel helped in the construction of the Adi sethu (bridge) at Rameswaram. The bridge was being constructed by Lord Rama and the Vanara Sena, and the squirrel played its part by rolling in beach sand then running to the bridge to shake the sand from its back, all the time chanting Lord Rama's name. Lord Rama was pleased by the creature's dedication and, in stroking the squirrel's back, the mark of Rama's fingers was left on the squirrel ever since. This association with Lord Rama explains why squirrels are considered sacred in India. The legend of Lord Ram and the squirrel started in Tamil Nadu. Lord Ram and the squirrel is mentioned in one of the hymns of the Alvars.
Rameswaram (Inde) - Cette petite fille d'une famille de pêcheur est la même qui se trouve sur la photo précédente.
Rameswaram (India) - This little girl from a fishing family is the same one in the previous photo.
The town of Dhanushkodi was destroyed by a cyclone in 1964 and was never rebuilt. This photo shows the remains of a church.
Rameswaram (Inde) - En Inde, toutes les occasions sont bonnes pour consulter un astrologue. Les classes moyennes-supérieures ont leur astrologue attitré ; comme nous, occidentaux, avons un médecin traitant. Les moins nantis eux, s’en remettent à des astrologues itinérants, comme sur le plage de Rameswaream en ce jour de fête religieuse.
L’Inde est l’un des pays les plus touchés par la pandémie du Covid 19. Les astrologues n’ont rien vu venir. Les astres sont aux abonnés absents ces derniers temps et les mage gourou et astrologues au chômage technique.
Rameswaram (India) - In India, any occasion is good to consult an astrologer. The middle-upper classes have their own astrologer; like us westerners, we have an attending physician. The less fortunate, however, rely on traveling astrologers, as on Rameswaream beach on this religious feast day.
India is one of the countries hardest hit by the Covid 19 pandemic. Astrologers saw nothing coming. The stars are the subscribers absent lately and the magi guru and astrologers unemployed.
This photo captures the vibrant Main Street leading to the Ramanathaswamy Temple in Rameswaram, a sacred town steeped in spiritual energy. The street is alive with activity—pilgrims dressed in simple traditional attire walk barefoot, while shopkeepers display garlands, brassware, rudraksha beads, and framed images of deities. The atmosphere is charged with devotion, chants, and the scent of incense, all guiding the eye toward the towering eastern gopuram of the temple that dominates the skyline.
At the end of the street stands the Ramanathaswamy Temple, an architectural marvel and one of the holiest shrines in Hinduism. Built in the 12th century and expanded by rulers of various dynasties, the temple is renowned for its massive corridors—the longest in any Hindu temple—and intricately carved granite pillars. Its sacred sanctum houses the lingam believed to have been installed by Lord Rama himself, making it a key destination in the Char Dham pilgrimage circuit.
According to mythology, after rescuing Sita from Lanka, Lord Rama came to Rameswaram to worship Lord Shiva and seek blessings for his journey ahead. He asked Hanuman to bring a lingam from the Himalayas. When Hanuman was delayed, Sita fashioned a lingam from sand, which Rama consecrated—this is the main deity worshipped today. The temple and its surrounding streets carry the legacy of this divine episode, drawing countless devotees who come to experience its timeless spiritual aura.
Rameswaram (Inde) - Je suis tombé sur ce petit marché aux poissons en déambulant au hasard dans une partie peu passante de la ville. Nous étions en fin d’après-midi et il y avait peu d’activité. Le poisson frais est vendu le matin. Les reste de la journée seuls les marchands de poissons séchés sont actifs. Enfin, "actif" est un terme un peu abusif car vendeurs et clients, jusqu’aux chiens, étaient accablés par la chaleur.
Il semblerait qu’aujourd’hui une halle moderne ait été construite à cet endroit.
I came across this small fish market while strolling around a quiet part of town. It was late afternoon and there was little activity. Fresh fish is sold in the morning. The rest of the day only the dried fish merchants are active. Finally, active is a somewhat abusive term because the salesperson and customers, including the dogs, slept more or less overwhelmed by the heat.