Category: Stories
Welcome to the World’s Most Famous Beach
Rightfully nicknamed as “The World’s Most Famous Beach” or “The Spring Break Capital of the World”, Daytona beach is the most happening beach in North East Florida. With around 23 miles of beautiful beach famous for its hard-packed sand that allows vehicles to drive on the beach in restricted areas(for a nominal fee of ~…
Going Wide with the Canon 10-18 mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM Lens
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…
Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in Mumbai
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…
LalBaugCha Raja Visarjan in Mumbai
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…
Durga Puja Visarjan at Manali
As I publish this post, the last of the 4 post Durga Puja special series, almost all the idols across hundreds of pandals in Kolkata have already undergone visarjan(idol immersion) – initiating the Devi’s journey back to her in-laws. Last year(2014) although I missed the Puja at Kolkata, I got to experience it in the serene and…
Indian Tricolour projected on New York’s iconic Empire State Building
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…
Kolkata Rathyatra
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,…
Dahi Handi celebrations during Janmashtami | Mumbai
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…
Mahalaya & Torpon – The Colors of Arrival
Waking up in the break of dawn to the legendary voice of Birendra Krishna Bhadra as every radio station is geared up for “Mahisasur Mardini” and then preparations to head for one of the many ‘Ghats’ (river banks) where thousands gather for Torpon – A Hindu Ritual of paying homage to their ancestors. Well, that is the…
Meeting Lalbaugcha Raja | Mumbai
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…