Saturday, December 30, 2006

|| India: Padharo Mhare Desh ||

Jaipur: The pink city of Rajasthan


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Jaipur from Amer fort
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Sheesh Mahal in City Palace

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Elephants are no longer natural means of commute in India !
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Kanak Vrindavan
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Some of the doors of City Palace are decorated like this.
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Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) built in 1799.


Jodhpur: The sun city of Rajasthan

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Mehrangarh Fort founded by Rao Jodha in 1459.
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The blue city of Jodhpur from Meherangarh fort.
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The Sheesh Mahal on fort made of Glass and Gold.

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Maha Mandir Temple known for its architectural splendour was built in 1812 by Maharaja Man Singh.

Jaisalmer: The Golden City of Thar

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Night view of Sonar Killa (The Gold Fort)

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Patawon Ki Haveli. The carving is on stone.
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Golden city of Jaisalmer from the Golden fort.

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Camel Riding is a main tourist attraction in desserts of Rajasthan. I was just too scared to try one.

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Even these small creatures in dessert make wonderful patterns on sand.

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One Rajasthani women performing traditional dance.



India: Cities

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Mulshi near Pune. Really quiet place.
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These are the road conditions in Pune. Just too difficult to drive.
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Pune: The traffic has no rules- at least no one follows them.
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Nagpur: Small shops are slowly getting replaced by shopping malls. Big Bazaar is one among them.

Thursday, November 23, 2006

Santa Barbara (CA)

Santa Barbara arial view..
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On my way back to Minneapolis from Santa Barbara... the location is in Colorado.
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Near Las Vegas. On my way to Santa Barbara..
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My personal favorite .. near Santa Barbara airport
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Near Santa Barbara beach.
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Wednesday, September 06, 2006

New York (Sept 2006 visit)

Statue of Liberty in front of the New York Skyline.
 New York Statue of Libery, the skyline and bridges
You can see the depth in this picture through the shades created by fog at 7:30 am on 4th Sept 2006.
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The city never sleeps.
New York : The city never sleeps
The beauty of New York at night.
New York : The light effect
The clarity of Canon A610. Duckiee in Central Park NYC.
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Thursday, August 10, 2006

Houghton

Enjoy the Fall Colors:
City of Hancock from Houghton

Thats portage lake and city of Hancock. Picture is taken from Houghton.

Michigan Tech in late winter:
Michigan Tech In Winter
The bridge connects Computer Science Dept (left) to the Library (right)

Houghton In Winter: I miss snow
Houghton in Winter

Houghton in Summer: Its equally beautiful.
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Houghton: One more in Summer
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Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Seattle

Golden Garden Beach:
Golden Garden beach


Mount Rainier
Mt Rainier

Seattle Downtown
Downtown with Rainier background

Downtown with Space Needle:
Seattle Downtown and Space Needle

Panoramic view of Mount Rainier in July. Picture by Vishal Sahay
Mt Rainer

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Minneapolis

Beauty of Minneapolis: Sky Colors
Minneapolis: I miss this place
This picture was taken by Neelesh Bansod

Mall of America: Largest Mall in US under one Roof
Mall of America @ Minneapolis

Just another view of Mall of America
Mall of America @ Minneapolis

Canada (August 2006 visit)

Shadows:
Look at the shadows


Victoria:
Victoria

At Grouse Mountain:
Scenic Beauty of Vancouver

Vancouver Downtown:
Vancouver Downtown

Shri Ganesh

Shri Ganesh
Lord of Knowledge and Wisdom. This picture is not taken by me.