Day 24: Thursday Challenge : Movement

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dance, jodhpur, kalbeliya, nikon d3100, photography, project 365, rajasthan, thursday photo challenge

So todays theme is

MOVEMENT (Shaking, Falling, Bouncing, Jumping, Curling, Sagging,…)

And what better to represent it than a Kalbeliya Dance

 

Some information on Kalbeliya from google

One of the most sensuous dance forms of Rajasthan, performed by the Kalbeliya snake charmers’ community, the sapera dancers wear long, black skirts embroidered with silver ribbons. As they spin in a circle, their body sways acrobatically, so that it is impossible to believe that they are made of anything other than rubber. As the beat increases in tempo, the pace increases to such a pitch that it leaves the viewer as exhausted as the dancer. Their women whirl and sway in village fairs. The pace is fast, and combined with their colourful costumes and sinuous bodies the effect is heady.

Watching the Kalbeliya women dance is an experience which is a must have in life I think. The women have a rare balance of beauty, rustiness, grace, elegance, energy and sensuality when they are dancing

A sight to watch and cherish forever

Day 17 : Thursday Challenge : Go Green

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nature, nikon d3100, photography, project 365, thursday photo challenge, trees

The theme this week is

 

TREES (Saplings, Gnarly Trees, Snow Covered, Bonsai, Dead Tree, Shade Tree,…)

I was initially thinking of clicking a picture of a lovely tree I have seeing from 3 days when I drop Ojas to school but when I saw this pic (yes from my Rajasthan pictures 😉 ) I knew I had to post this 😀

 

 

Day 3 : Remains of a Wedding

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fundas, jag mandir, picture, project 365, red, thursday photo challenge, udaipur, wedding

So today the theme for the Thursday challenge in RED and this picture I clicked in JagMandir, Udaipur, Rajasthan. Wedding are conducted there regularly and these are remains of the wedding being cleared the next day. Just takes a little time to bring down the place where a couple started a new life, what an irony isn’t it? But then life is all about the memories that one collects at places and yeah pictures too

Thursday Challenge : Best of 2010

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2010 recap, best of 2010, photography, picture, thursday photo challenge

The Theme this week is

BEST of 2010 (Your favorite or best photo of 2010)

And I have simply decided to both  

The best picture according to me is this… I think it has featured on the blog before too but I love the balance of white and red in it and I think it has come up pretty well

and my most favourite picture of the year without a doubt is this…. Ojas with his great grandpa… with my nanu

Thursday Challenge : Lights

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diwali, diya, festivals, lights, thursday photo challenge

The theme this week is

LIGHTS (Holiday Lights, Candles, Street Lights, Fireplace, Fireworks,…)

 

Thursday Photo Challenge : Food

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food, pictures, thursday photo challenge

The theme for this week’s Thursday Challenge is

FOOD (Farmers Market, Vegetables, Meat, Cooking, Restaurant,…)

Needless to say I have many option for the same 😉 but I wanted to keep it simple yet vibrant… so here is my entry….stir fry veggies for hakka noodles 😀

Tall, Taller, Tallest : Thursday Photo Challenge

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animals, Giraffe, mysore zoo, pictures, thursday photo challenge

The Thursday Challenge theme today is

“BROWN” (Animals, Soil, Coffee Beans, Trustees, Furniture,…)

I had a lovely picture of coffee beans which I was thinking of posting initially but I remembered I didn’t share the Giraffe pictures with you guys that I clicked in Mysore Zoo… There is something about this animal that never fails to amaze… the long neck and yet the balance it maintains its just amazes me… giraffe is an animal that I find quite majestic

I love the balance of green and brown in this one

Take a stride, I told u I am amazed at their grace and balance

Did u know they are vegetarians? errr herbivores

Motherly Love

last but not the least my personal fav in the 50 odd shots I took of them... it always feels its trying to say something

Yeh Mausam ka Jadoo hai Mitwa

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chikmagalur, clouds, goa, pictures, rain, thursday photo challenge

The topic for todays Thursday’s Challenge is

WEATHER (Snow, Sun, Cloudy, Rain, Lightening, Rainbow, Tornado,…)

So here are todays pictures clouds and rains to make your day and mine 😀

Early Morning clouds in Chikmagalur - If one wakes up to this view life is bliss

 

Goa Rains which welcomed us, view from the room balcony

 

Crafty for Thursday Challenge

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Ojas, thursday photo challenge

Till today morning I was sure I wont do this Thursday’s challenge, there is nothing remotely crafty in me 😦 but than ojas came back from school with a painted diya which he claims he has painted 😀 so here is my challenge ready 🙂

So heres wishing u all a very happy diwali from our household 🙂

and this is off as our first ever entry to Shruti’s very rocking Artsy-Crafty Challenge… I never thought I will be able to do that but here I am sending it yet 😀

An order in every mess

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cellphone, laptop, messy, Ojas, thursday photo challenge

Thats what they say right? there is an order in every mess, see how carefully I have kept my laptop and cellphone when rest of things are so messy 😉

Clicked during house shifting

Wanna look at some more messiness, go here