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My journey from the City of Joy to the Sunshine State of Florida was a long and memorable one. It was also a journey of many Firsts. My First International Travel – My First journey through numerous Time Zones – My first epic 14 hours flight ( a major chunk of the 30+ hours Journey) ……

Experiences and Photographs from the 42nd Kolkata Rathyatra organised by ISKON. Also a handful of  last minute Tips for my photographer friends, so that they can avoid the mistakes I made 🙂 The Kolkata Rathyatra organized by International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is the Second Largest Rathyatra festival in the world, next only to the Rathyatra at Puri,…

With a prayer hall the size of an indoor stadium (capacity for 10000 people), two large Ablution Pools and Three high Domes – The Nakhoda Masjid , standing at one of Central Kolkata’s oldest neighborhoods – the Chitpur Area of Burrabazar business district, rightfully earns it’s place as the Principal and the largest mosque in Kolkata. It…

The Empire State Building …. The most Iconic of the Skyscrapers of the New York Skyline has a long history and tradition of its Tower Lights changing colors to recognize various occasions and events around the year.[Check out the Empire State Building lighting calender ] Two of New York’s iconic Skyscrapers – The Empire State Building and…

Before we start – This is not a review for the Canon 10-18 mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM lens. There are plenty of sites out there with lots of technical stuffs, reviews, ratings, comparisons etc.  This post is about sharing some experiences and photographs clicked using this lens and how this relatively inexpensive piece of equipment provided a new…

Experiences from my witnessing the Dahi Handi Celebrations in Navi Mumbai, back in 2010 . This is the First Post where the photographs and videos are entirely shot with a Point and Shoot Camera. This is also the first post where I have included videos (Please watch the videos in HD)so that you just don’t read about  or see the action, but also…

A first of a 3 posts series , It gives me a great pleasure to be able to share my experiences and photographs of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. I hope you will enjoy it too !!! Before He was a Lord He was the young and adorable son of Shiva and Parvati. But then He became…

A Second of the 3 series posts, It gives me a great pleasure to be able to share my experiences and photographs of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations across Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. This post is about a personal experience about my visit to Mumbai’s most iconic and famous Ganesha idol – Lalbaugcha Raja and chance to see the Lord (and touch His feet) after standing in…

The First of the 4 part Durga Pujo special series. It’s Pujo time  😀 !!! Devi Durga – the principle form of the Goddess, a symbol of power, affection and victory of good over the bad might have been created in the Heavens with special powers from multiple Gods to defeat the notorious Mahisasura (the Buffalo Demon) But Ma Durga – who resides…

Finally the last post of the  3 posts series, It gives me a great pleasure to be able to share my experiences and photographs of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations across Mumbai and Navi Mumbai.[ You can find the previous posts here ] This post, once again is about a personal experience about my visit to  Mumbai’s largest GaneshVisarjan ceremonies at the Girgaum (Marine…