Category: Photography & Travel
269 Posts
India’s Largest Mosque, Jama Masjid
This morning I decided to check out Jama Masjid, India’s largest mosque which was located in Old Delhi. The Masjid-i Jahān-Numā (the ‘World-reflecting Mosque’), commonly known as the Jama Masjid was commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal, in the ...
Read More
Indian Movie Posters
Needless to say I love many things about India and one of the things are the movie posters. Here’s a collection of Indian movie posters from various states in India.
Read More
Views of Singapore
Here are a few photos of Singapore taken in the evening and at night. Camera used: iPhone 4s which does really well in low light.
Read More
Fruit and Vegetable Carving
Taking fruit and vegetable carving to a whole new level at Singapore’s Boat Quay.
Read More
Ganesha’s home in Singapore
A couple is hours after checking into my hotel in Singapore I decided to head out and see Ganesha to seek his blessings for my journey. So I headed out to the Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple near Ceylon road. The temple is beautiful and has Ganesha’s strong presence. Started in 1890 by the Sri...
Read More
Jodhpur, the Blue City
The fourth stop on our upcoming spiritual adventure is Jodhpur, the blue city in Rajasthan. From Amritsar we make our way south, leaving the state of Punjab and entering the culturally rich and colorful state of Rajasthan. Our first stop is Jodhpur, the blue city. The city is built around ...
Read More
How to wrap a traditional Rajasthani turban
When I was in Chandelao in May of 2011 I met a local villager who was kind enough to demonstrate for me the art of tying a traditional Rajasthani style turban. Watch the video below. What appears to be an endlessly long piece of fabric wraps a countless number of times around the head of…
Read More
Empowering the Women of Chandelao
Just outside Chandelao Garh, the now boutique hotel which was once the residence of the former rulers of this region, is Sunder Rang. Sunder Rang is an Arts and Craft center set up to help empower the local village women. Here they create a variety of traditional Rajasthani arts and crafts which ...
Read More
