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Walking a Tight Rope

admin — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:10:22 +0000

Description: Child at Work.
Author: Badal Kumar Paul, Kolkata, West Bengal
Location: Kolkata, West Bengal
Year: 2008
Camera: Nikon F80

Child Walking a Tight Rope

Lunch Time

admin — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:06:30 +0000

Description: Paddy farmers at lunch time.
Author: Badal Kumar Paul, Kolkata, West Bengal
Location: Barjora, West Bengal
Year: 2008
Camera: Nikon F80

Paddy Farmers, Barjora, West Bengal

Sacred Touch

admin — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:15:52 +0000

Winner of the 2009 IndiaShots.com contest category: “Only in India”
Description: This picture was taken in Tarekeswar, West Bengal
Author: Somnath Mukherjee, Rishra, West Bengal
Location: Tarekeswar, West Bengal.
Year: 2009
Camera: Canon 350D

Holy Flame, Tarakeswar, West Bengal

Deity World

admin — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:13:21 +0000

Description: TThis picture was taken in Tarekeswar, West Bengal
Author: Somnath Mukherjee, Rishra, West Bengal
Location: Tarekeswar, West Bengal.
Year: 2009
Camera: Canon 350D

Tarakeswar, West Bengal

Calcutta Yellow

admin — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:56:22 +0000

Description: A string of yellow lemons dangle inside the trademark Calcutta yellow cab.
Author: Bhamati Sivapalan, New Delhi
Location: Calcutta, West Bengal
Year: 2008
Camera: Olympus 35RD

Inside a Taxi-Cab, Calcutta

Ox Heads to Elephant Ahead

admin — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:58:38 +0000

Description: Darasuram Architecture and Iconography
Author: Sathiyamurthy K., Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Location: Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
Year: 2009
Camera: Fuji 2000 HD

Temple Icons at Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu

Immersion

admin — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:11:39 +0000

Description: This photo is taken in Ganga Kolkata West Bengal.
Author: Aranyak Banerjee, Howrah, West Bengal
Location: Kolkata , West Bengal
Year: 2008
Camera: Canon D400

Immersion

The Thrissur Pooram Festival

admin — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:07:42 +0000

Description: The Thrissur Pooram is one of the biggest festivals in India where elephants are decorated magnificiently.
Author: Debashis Tarafder, Kolkata, West Bengal
Location: Thrissur, Kerala
Year: 2009
Camera: Nikon D200

Thrissur Pooram Festival, Thrissur, Kerala

Unfinished Works

admin — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:28:35 +0000

Description: Idols sit incomplete at the world famous Kumartuli in Kolkata.
Author: Sourav Karmakar, Kolkata, West Bengal
Location: Kolkata, West Bengal
Year: 2007
Camera: Canon S2 IS

Kumartuli Idols, Kolkata

Two Buffaloes

admin — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:53:48 +0000

Description: Buffaloes at a small village called Punjab Khor near Kanjhavala.
Author: Heena, New Delhi
Location: New Delhi
Year: 2009
Camera: Nikon D80

Two Buffaloes, Punjab Khor

Truck Pool

admin — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:08:34 +0000

Description: After a hard day’s work, just heading home.
Author: Kismet Nakai, Chandigarh
Location: New Delhi
Year: 2007
Camera: Canon 400D

Heading Home, New Delhi

No Biggie

admin — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:04:13 +0000

Description: Where else would you find people carrying a load larger than themselves so casually and with so much ease?
Author: Kismet Nakai, Chandigarh
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Year: 2009
Camera: Canon 400D

Carrying a Load, Mumbai

Durga Pratima

admin — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:06:28 +0000

Description: Durga Pratima – Durga Puja
Author: Srabani Mitra, Kolkata, West Bengal
Location: Kolkata, West Bengal
Year: 2008
Camera: Sony Ericsson K500i

A Golden Durga

The Slow & the Sturdy

admin — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:35:27 +0000

Description: A bullock cart makes its way past a huge truck.
Author: Melroy D’silva, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Location: Vaashid, Maharashtra
Year: 2009
Camera: Canon 450D

Bullock Cart, Vaashid, Maharashtra

Science & Religion

admin — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:32:13 +0000

Description: Seems like this temple uses modern technology to communicate with the heavens.
Author: Melroy D’silva, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Location: Lonavala, Maharashtra
Year: 2009
Camera: Canon 450D

Lonavala, Maharashtra

One Way Ticket

admin — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:28:27 +0000

Description: A Stat Transport Bus drives over a one-way 17th Century bridge in Vaashid Maharashtra
Author: Melroy D’silva, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Location: Vaashid, Maharashtra
Year: 2009
Camera: Canon 450D

State Transport Bus, Vaashid, Maharashtra

Creator’s Touch

admin — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:46:48 +0000

Description: This picture was taken in Purulia. This place is famous for the Chou dance. In this picture an artist was making a mask that uses peacock feathers, for the Chou dance.
Author: Phani Anindya, Kolkata, West Bengal
Location: Purulia, West Bengal
Year: 2009
Camera: Canon powershot A570 IS

Making a Mask, Purulia, West Bengal

Welcome the First Light

admin — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:42:53 +0000

Description: This picture was taken in Varansi. In India, people worship the Sun as a God. In every morning they worship light and wish a beautiful and peaceful day.
Author: Phani Anindya, Kolkata, West Bengal
Location: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Year: 2009
Camera: Canon powershot A570 IS

Worship the Sun, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Rituals at the Ganga

admin — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:39:53 +0000

Description: This picture was taken in Varanasi beside Ganga. After the dead of a person relatives meet together beside the sacred river Ganga for funeral. Together they were wishing the peace for the soul.
Author: Phani Anindya, Kolkata, West Bengal
Location: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Year: 2009
Camera: Canon Powershot A570 IS

Rituals at the Ganga, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Trinayani Durga

admin — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:11:58 +0000

Description: Trinayani Durga
Author: Swarna, Kolkata, West Bengal
Location: Kolkata, West Bengal
Year: 2008
Camera: Sony DCR_HC36E

Trinayani Durga, Kolkata, West Bengal