check out the entry in the CNET competition on the link below. This is my entry for the competition "Truly Touching Moments" by CNET Asia Awards... requesting you guys to have a look at it on the page, you can like it, if u really like it.I shot her at the Juhu beach, Mumbai last year while she was making her sand castle of her dreams, around 3:30 in morning. It was touching to see that. Hence the entry under the title.http://asia.cnet.com/photo-academy/dslrs/0,3800030194,106p,00.htm
One of the old houses at Leh. The clouds are just soooo blue that u feel like someone has actually painted them. Leh boasts of its raw beauty and Ladakhi culture..that has remained almost unchanged over hundreds of years now. Lying in the heart of Ladakh, Leh is a nice small town to roam around and shop a lot of Tibetian / Ladakhi stuff.
A visit to Ladakh at any time of the year freshens up your mind and rejuvenates the soul. I was also lucky to visit the dream destination recently. This is the valley view of a part of the city from a hill top. Its all snoow caped as a result of heavy snowfall over 2-4 hours.
Janpath is one beautiful street in New Delhi where one cannot get tired of roaming around. So small a place, yet so enchanting is its market. Small little shops in row on the left side of the road start the process of attracting you towards itself, and you naturally tend to follow you steps into the footpath around it.
The foot path is crowded by travellers and foreigners mostly. They are found in almost all the stores that sell some Indian stuff. The market of Janpath is well known for selling ethnic and traditional Indian Objects 'of art.
From Lak Bangles to silver anklets, Chunnis to kurtis, short kurtas and bandanas, Rajasthani Rugs and Jodhpuri Blankets, shoes and juttis, wood craft and bead works, Brass wares and Glass wares. Wooden chess and Old gramophone. Insence sticks and chandeliers. modern contemporary styles and desi Indian Jholas; think of anything and you wil find it here with an Indian stamp design.
These wooden masks are painted in bright colours and represent the typical Indian Saadhu cult (saints and sages). Long beard and a tied pony symbolises the Hindhu Yogis. Whereas, the bald figures are characters of pundits or pujaris. Although these are just symbolic and there is no such hard and fast rule to it.
Fashion has its own route here and errupts boldy in form of the bright Indian colour pallete. The jholas or the bags are seen displayed in many shops. They reflect the handicraft of India. Mostly the colours and patterns are representation of the Western India i.e, the parts of Rajasthan and Gujarat. The special patchwork, sequins work, and the bright colour pallet with some mirror work reders a beautiful look to the bags. Its a complete package of craft in itself.
