Everyday Life in Goa in Pictures....

Gardenia :)

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Random Gardenia... this is also a Photo Blog :)

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Happy New Year 2012

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With the sun gone we were looking forward to the party.

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Last sunset of 2011 from Goa

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Wishing all of you a very happy new year 2012

Sunday evening by the beach

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Another beautiful sunset in Goa

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Winter Blues-random capture while driving to work

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Its fun time in Goa

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The tourist season has started in Goa. Beach shacks are up and the beach beds. Beaches will be more colourful then ever. Viva Goa.

Wide Angle from my favourite shack at Sernabatim Goa

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Its fun time in Goa

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The tourist season has started in Goa. Beach shacks are up and the beach beds. Beaches will be more colourful then ever. Viva Goa.

Divwali time in Goa

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Goa celebrates diwali in a unique way that is not found elsewhere in India. Effigies of the demon Narkasur who was slayed by lord krishna are made and burnt on the previous night signifying the victory of good over evil. Here is a picture of the narkasur who was participating at a local town competetion. Will post more of diwali pics...
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Blues are in..... Woke up to blue skies in goa.

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Rio the handsome hound.

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Well he lives in Goa..so he is part of Goa and why not on goa blog. Cheers Rio.

Bright and sunny Goa

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Rains have been away for a while. They seem to be on their way out and surely as a custom they are gonna make some noise and bang some drum, that is thunder lightening. Will try and capture some lightening this time...oh that reminds me...where is my slr..

A beautiful sunset to call it a day.

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The big trawler by the sun and sea.

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Spot the trawler contest ;)

Traditional Fishing in Goa.

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Called the ramponkars, traditionally fished in the coastal areas of Goa using the wooden canoe or bigger boat as seen in the pic. Well the one you see is among the last few. There are not many who make it and hardly any who confirm to its slow and mild manners. Now are the days of big boats, tech gadgets and loads of fish. And money.

Rescue when needed...

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Sunny beach after a long time...

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Guess its the first sunday with clear skies after the monsoon. Indeed it was crowded by late evening. We were there by 4pm and got to capture some clear sun and sand. the day ended with a beautiful sunset.

Where else but Goa.

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See those skies clearing up. Soon the season of tourist arrivals would kick off...

Random rain made blur

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Rains are fading in Goa. Seasons change so fast. Life is running out real fast. Good that "to do list" is not much of a problem...but that seven day weekend is illusive.

Divine skies

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With the monsoon season heading for exit you will find colorful skies. Shot this from my car on way back from panjim. Well i captured some divinity in the process.

Ganesh chaturthi festival

2011-09-18T20:49:00.001+05:30

This year I missed out an update on the ganesh festival. This is at a frens place. Lot more festivities coming up...hopefully will cover them all.

Serve chilled by the beach

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Lush Green after rains

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Goa has taken on another form of green cover which gets wild. Creepers entangle everything in its way. Paddy fields bear the paddy corn and await harvest on maturity. Clouds loose their mass and they become petty sprinklers. Life moves on and its fun to watch natures own cycles every year.

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Dudhsagar waterfalls :)

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Dudhsagar waterfalls fury max.

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If you are in Goa don't miss this amazing waterfalls. You cannot take the off road route to this fall during monsoons but you could try some trekking from a place called Kulem.

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Rain dance in western ghats.

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Me travelling from Goa to Bangalore. sharing some amazing sights of western ghats on the borders of Goa. Hope you like it

JEEP'd up

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Offroading in Goa

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Offroading has picked up pace and passion like crazy. My group of friends also enjoy doing our bit of off tarmac activity or nonsense as some like to call it. Today being a sunday we took to hills and some muck too. My Jeep got stuck, 2WD it is. :(
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5th day of continuous rains in Goa.

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Hibiscus at my home.

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Why hibiscus? It is one of the most common flowers in india and at least 99% of homes in goa would have them in the compounds. I thought I would shoot one for the blog. Btw I got about 7 varieties at home.

A popular sight in rural Maharashtra. Travel unlimited is what I call it.

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Another capture _ drive up to Mahabaleshwar

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Roadtrip it was

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Drove off to the hill station of Mahableshwar for a 2 days holiday. Well rains largely played spoil sport but the company was awesome. Had 2 days of non stop fun. Now back to work.
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kids playing at the beach.

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11am invasion of the rain clouds.heavy rains have greeted the day.

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Green green Goa

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With the monsoons raiding goa there is greenery everywhere. Its the best time of the year in goa if you looking to do more than just the beaches. So don't forget to have one holiday in goa during the rains.

A wild variety of mushroom that is edible. Luck by chance. Popped up in the back yard of my house

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Backyard mushrooms.

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Invasion of the clouds.

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A blog post after ages. Inertia is bad and it shows. Sitting in my office on a sunday noon I realised its been a while that I posted a thing on the blog that was so dear to me. All excuses will go to make it stuck. Let me atleast try to post a few pics from the mobile hereon.
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"River Princess" she is .......

2011-01-22T17:53:00.003+05:30

How did I miss out the Princess on my blog. The whole of Goa is talking about her and gradually you ll find the whole world talking about her. She is a monument in the making and she will be one fine day cos its been 10 years that they have been trying to salvage her and the famous Candolim beach which houses some of the finest 5 star hotels namely Taj Aguada and The Taj holiday village but its not happening courtesy our Government. The presence of such a big vessel near the coast line has created such mighty ecological imbalance but no ones bothered. They must have issued contracts and currency worth millions of rupees but she stays. So fellow bloggers, visitors presenting to you the one and only ' River PRINCESS'. Next time you are in Goa, 20 years from now you could visit, walk over the River Princess. :)

View from CHAPORA FORT - Goa

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The Chapora fort, 10 K.M from Mapusa was built by the Adil Shah of Bijapur on the southern headland of the Chapora River. The red-laterite bastion, crowning the rock bluff, was rebuilt by the Portuguese in 1617 on the same site. The Chapora Fort has another name - Shahpura, ('town of Shah'), was intended as a border watch post to see various Hindu raiders during the 17th century. It was finally deserted by the Portuguese in 1892, after the territory's frontiers had been forced further north. The Chapora Fort has a commanding view of the Vagator beach and is near to Anjuna beach.

It lies in ruins today, although the views up and down the coast from the weed-infested ramparts are still superb. One can still see the heads of the two tunnels that formerly provided supply routes for besieged defenders. Also can be seen a scattering of Muslim tomb stones on the smooth slopes of the hill. These tomb-stones are believed to be relics of the pre-colonial days. The main attractions here are the superb views from the bastion's ramparts, which look north to Morjim and Mandrem beaches, and south towards Anjuna.

Sunset at Fort Aguada - Goa

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Baga Beach - GOA

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When you talk about Goa to any person keeping interest in Goa - you could be shot with a question - You live near Bagabeach ?? - Yes its almost so fast that it seems like one word. God knows why in the world this place is so famous and why do so many Foreign tourists even unwind here. Whats in this place. I have completely failed to understand this one aspect. I was at the Baga Beach yesterday after 7 or 8 years and that place has dramatically changed its face for worse. It seems like a commercial capital of Chaos (not like the Laos) and yea multi coloured beach umbrellas. But one thing has remained static absolutely pristine - the roads and the complete infrastructure which has remained the same as it was a decade or two. This place is known to generate more revenues for Goa in tourism industry but absolutely disregard for any improvement. It does not even have a well equipped wash room. I was there just for 4 minutes and 30 seconds. Thats all - I am sorry I am unable to write anything. But yes if you are looking for some crowd and chaos - you are right there.

Martins Corner -GOA

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This is something I completely missed out posting on my blog. How could I do that?? Just talking about the place makes my gastronomy go haywire and it hurts. Well jokes apart this is one of the nicest places you will find in Goa to eat, drink and have fun. Good ambience, a favourite amongst many a celebrities and the tourists from across the world. This is not a discotheque although you might find some space to wriggle your belly on weekends, which is a lesser possiblilty considering the fact that the belly would be overfull to do such an act.

Now whats special and recommended. You will get a wide range of alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages to start with. You could get crabs, Kalamaris, Prawns and fish cooked in red masala and I would call that lip smacking. If you got an appetite for CRABS order one king crab ( advisable that you check on rates before you order for one) and that will surely keep you busy for sometime. Well they also call it Sachins special ( not me) - its the Sachin of the cricket world. I believe Martins Corner is one of his world favourite restaurant.

There is a little bit of monotony to this place if you start frequenting it but if you manage to make it once a month affair ie. if you live in Goa its a hell of a nice eating place.

A new year and a happy one.

2011-01-02T14:55:00.003+05:30

Hmmm... where do i start?? this is what happens when you dont do something regularly. But then why is it not possible to do the same with smoking?? well lets not touch upon things not understood well. Here is a very happy new year to those few who remain and return to read this age old blog. And if you continue to read further I assure you that you might not find anything promising. Yea.. pessimistic it is - Rat race is what i hear them all say, a race that is run by most human beings with NO wins in it - it is all about running. No winning spirits huhhh?? I dont know.

Its been a while that a thing has been posted on this blog. So I ll end this for now. If something starts coming up I ll come back and say a POST :D till then enjoy this year 2011 and be good. smile if you can and remember and drive slow and ..huhh.. have fun.

The Temples of Goa

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Away from the noise of rising and falling waves, from the loud music parties, from the excited cries of the thousands of tourists landing in the state everyday,.. nestled deep in the heart of Goa are the beautiful but less known, symbols of Goan culture. The Temples of Goa. It is mentioned in the history of Goa that the original temples of the region did not survive the Portuguese rule and what we see today are the temples re-built .
To a common eye, all the temples of Goa look alike. But , if carefully observed every temple has it’s distinct style. Usually painted in light colors, the temples are a treat to the eye.
The structural elements common to most temples are the Main tower (Shikhar), the Lamp tower( Deep Stambh), a pond (Taley),..
Here are two pictures of one of these lovely temples.

The one here shows the Main tower of this temple, right above the main deity, right above the main chamber (Garb gudi).

The one here shows the side view of the temple. The structure of the far right end of the picture, painted white, is the Deep Stambh of the temple.

Ganapati Bappa Morya!

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I once heard someone say, India is a country where every day is a celebration. It is true. India has about 150 festivals. While some festivals are common to the whole country, some are celebrated by portions like, North/South India, States only, Religions,… Some festivals mark the beginning of a season, harvest, new year,.. And some to celebrate religious occasions like the birth of Gods, Gurus, Saints,.... Festivals are time for people to come together. Each festival in India is celebrated with a lot of enthusiasm and devotion.
In this post I’m covering one such festival which is celebrated with a lot of pomp and gaiety, not only in the whole of India, but in Goa too. Ganesh Chaturti, also called Ganeshotsav/ Vinayaka Chaturti, is celebrated to mark the birth of Ganesh(god of wisdom and good fortune), son of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The date usually falls between 20 August and 22 September. The festival lasts for 10 days.
A few months before this festival, skilled artisans make Clay idols in the form of Ganesh. These idols are beautifully painted and decorated for the occasion. Ganesh Chaturti can be celebrated among the members of one family or among several families as one. The end of the festival is marked by Ganesh Visarjan, which is the immersion of the idol in the river, well or sea to mark the journey of the lord to Kailash. During the procession that precedes the Visarjan, devotees sing and dance and chant “Ganapati Bappa Morya” in the praise of lord Ganesh.
This picture was clicked at Parag’s home where Ganesh chaturti is celebrated with lot of splendor.

And this was at his cousin Kushal's house.

Harvest...begins.

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Looks like the monsoons have finally bid adieu to Goa. And it’s Harvest time. Farmers are breathing a sigh of relief. A few more days of the same incessant rain as last week would mean all the crops would be destroyed. The harvest has begun and these lovely sights are a treat to us who live a little away from the city.

Of bells and Chapels. Weekend Story.

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I’ve always wondered how is it that the smallest state in India by area, never ceases to give us new places to discover. Every little village has a story here. A tune of its own. In which you could get easily lost. Surprisingly, not many tourists know that Goa is not all about Sun, Sand and hippies. And that may be precisely why the rural Goa is untouched.

Parag, finds this new place for us to explore. And that’s what the camera and the jeep were looking for.
About 20 kms from Margao, a quaint little town, Sarzora. Paddy fields lining both sides of the road. A few streams dotting the path. And some kingfishers.

We came across this very Chinese-Portuguese style of chapel. My wife is fascinated with the window. And that bell with the Cherub??

We drive further to this final destination(or we thought so then), a hillock with the view of a Dam. We can see the ocean far away, tempting us all the same. Get a good view of the Highway, NH 17.

With daylight still on hand, we then leave to Assolna, another small village whose highlight is the very Roman, magnificent church compound, monument to ‘Cristo rei’. A fine Marble structure.

As if to keep the weekend tradition alive, we headed towards the beach at Sernabatim. The sun was setting on Sunday. Rains playing havoc, we got back and mused on the good weekend that was.

Moss and Hue.

2010-08-24T23:01:00.003+05:30

Monsoons might soon wave a goodbye to Goa for the season. But it sure has left its mark for the year. Moss has become a part of the garden. And wild mushrooms of various size, textures and colors too. This vivid one here makes me wonder how tough the job of being an artist in nature could be.

Rains bring curry.

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It’s mushroom time for Goa. Locally known as 'Alami' or 'Olami', they are a hot favorite. These wild mushrooms buds are found in Goa only into the mid monsoons. They need to be handpicked and found usually in the forests. And we do wait eagerly for them. They need to be eaten before they bloom. Delicious Xacuti or fried accompaniments is what becomes of them. Lip smacking.

On that hill top

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Armed with a friend and a camera, i set off to the hill top I'd frequented as a kid. 'Chandreshwar Parvath' it is called. The view from the top is beautiful. A few kilometers from the hustle bustle of the Margao city, you almost feel disconnected from the noise. And to top it all, a temple of historical importance. A must visit.

Longuinhoes ... Can't miss this one out in Margao

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Probably the only place in Margao that has survived any absurd modernisation and has stayed the typical taverna style. Known for the famous Goan sausages and loads of portuguese style food.. If you are in margao don't miss this one
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Goa landscapes

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Driving thru the stone quarry I captured this stunning horizon.
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Road to nowhere

2010-06-28T22:31:00.000+05:30

New jeep and new places to find... Drove across the south belt of Goa from west to east in anticipation of nothing and I found it. It was a nice sunday drive. Waiting for Anup to come in from Hongkong and I will hit a newly discovered waterfall and an ancient ruins. Will be up soon..
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St Jacinto Island

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If you land up at Goa airport and take a drive out of the airport town via the old road winding past river zuari you can't miss this island. Well vested interests have got a bridge across the water connecting it to the mainland. If rumours are to be believed you could soon stay at a 5 star hotel on this island. Goa save the world.
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Object of desire

2010-06-21T21:22:00.000+05:30

After waiting for a while I got this JEEP. Well it has some offroading capacity. Let's see what I make out of this wild beast. Let me go places and post them up.
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Some more green :)

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The Green gets greener

2010-06-21T21:18:00.000+05:30

Its amazing to watch the brown parched summer dried landscape taking shape in Goa. This is just the beginning but its beautiful.
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Field Job

2010-06-21T21:16:00.000+05:30

With the monsoons setting in Goa you will notice the traditional farming activity pacing up. What you see here is the farmers planting the paddy saplings. They are manually placed in a definite sequence which gives space for the paddy to grow and mature. It is sometimes a very colorful sight when you see the women bending in a straight line in colorful rainwear.
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Woa..that's the rough beach in Goa during monsoons

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Travel Avenue Favourite Blog 2010

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Hey guys.. This blog gets selected as the favourite by Travel Avenue. If you are looking at good travel information log into www.travel-avenue.com.

Well I am a little excited about the recognition... It feels good you see.
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Now that is what we need.. Some water laden clouds.. I m waiting

2010-06-07T12:01:00.000+05:30

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No signs of rains jus da clouds

2010-06-03T21:40:00.000+05:30

Nature is playing real dirty. We deserve it I guess. We been exploiting nature in all possible ways.. What goes around comes around. Right now lakes are drying, fishes dying and clouds passing by. I am waiting.
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Monsoon clouds invade Goa

2010-05-31T14:18:00.000+05:30

Finally we have the first sight of monsoon clouds. I guess a lot will happen with the changing season and will get me to blog up. Its been a boring super hot summer. For once airconditioners are cooling. Will keep blogging thru the transition.
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Amazing Creation of the Gods...

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Pandava Chapel or the St Sebastian Church @ Aquem

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This place holds few of my Grandpas memories. My grandpa lived close to this chapel. What you see to your right is the Pandava Chapel and the one to the left of this picture is the new church - Thank God they did not demolish the old chapel. They say that the Pandavas from the Mahabharata lived in a cave behind the chapel - Now this was ages ago. There has been evidence of network of tunnels in and around this place. Whatever the history - my history with this place is that my grandpa used to sit with me on the stairs of the chapel while I was between 2 and 4 yrs old. This place did not have as much hustle bustle as it is now. One could sit peacefully around and enjoy you twilight time. Things have changed today, there are so many vehicles using this junction, you wouldnt want to be there even at midnight. :)

The same casino at Night Time...

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Casino Royale in Goa

2010-02-25T14:02:00.000+05:30

For all those pseudo Bonds who want to blow up their easy money. Goa Govt in the recent past started issuing casino licence to anyone who could keep them happy. So we see loads of offshore casinos floating on river Mandovi and acting to be offshore. For those who cant afford the gambling, pictures keep them fancy.

The Faces of Carnival Floats Parade GOA

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Faces of Carnival........

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CARNIVAL in GOA

2010-02-15T21:52:00.005+05:30

Its Carnival time in Goa. Time for fun frolic and loads of Parades. I got some pics for you all here. Keep following and catch up with Carnival in Goa

Super Dinner

2010-02-02T21:35:00.000+05:30

Hey guys drool... Pomfret tandoori by the beach. I m having a nice mid week end. Ahhh lucky me huh... :) u all enjoy ur time.
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Another Sunday Sunset....

2010-02-01T18:25:00.001+05:30

The sunsets while the boatman awaits business for his ride.

Parasailing in Goa

2010-02-01T18:22:00.001+05:30

Guided parasailing as you can see it. I have been here in Goa for so long.....had lots of frens come down and parasail in Goa. I havent dont it yet. Scared ..yes I am. But i m considering keeping it aside and trying it once. When you are in Goa - dont miss the beach side activities...

An Experiment that went sweet

2010-02-01T18:13:00.002+05:30

Yesterday I was at the beach and sitting at a shack was trying to see what I could do that I havent done with my cam. Something creative and fishy. This lady was winding her day at the beach bed and I shot this one. I liked it the way it came out and so it is here. Hopefully I was not intruding or probably she knew i was trying to do something with my cam...

Fiddler Crab

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Walking on Water...

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Median Egret.

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Ahh the Goan Ferry

2010-01-29T13:21:00.001+05:30

Dont miss this ride if you ever come down to Goa. IF you got 15 mins all you could do is take a ride to the other side and come back. I captured this one mid river while we were getting to the other side, this Blueyy was coming towards the mainland.

Blues and Yellows.....Ropes & Ties...

2010-01-29T13:18:00.001+05:30

The color combination in the warm sun caught my eye. What you see further is actually the bird sanctuary that i was off too. I got some nice shots of birdies for yall. I ll get them on soon.

Racing Barges....

2010-01-29T13:12:00.003+05:30

I was on my way to Dr Salim Ali bird sanctuary and while waiting in my ferry to cross the river Mandovi, I go to see the Barges racing with each other. Generally a slow and sluggish water transport vehicle, this brown over took the orange barge like the Schumacher racing his ferrari.

Ahh the barges -they are the carriers of Iron Ore from the interiors of Goa to the port for exports.

Godman, Conman & the Elephantedae

2010-01-28T22:15:00.002+05:30

Now this would be of Interest to a few of you who follow India and thus Goa. Well this is not a common sight. We are a developing nation but you do find such conman-godman types. There would be a handful of such Saffron cloth wearing whatevers in India. They are largely a money making racket and no traces of religion, god, spirituality, good. They could be pot smoking. God knows. Largely related to be Hindus and so the association to the religion. They would do less good and more bad to you. If you see them - give them some cash if you feel like - dont talk - smile and walk away. They came over to my house. Mom gave the Elephantidae a coconut to eat. I ignored the cons. Wonder why torture the elephant - God knows.

Margao Municipal Corporation

2010-01-28T22:07:00.002+05:30

Now this is an interesting building and the only one left among them in South Goa, rest all are getting converted into high rise. Yes, for those who are new to Margao - this is the Portuguese era building now converted into Margao Municipal Corporation. And we dont know untill when it will stay on its foundation. The day our crooked administrators find that one brick is falling out, they will render the building unfit for use, pull it down, sell all the bricks for scrap, the wood, glass etc and then get a contract to build a new multi storey in the middle of the town and make some money. Well most Goans would easily relate to this structure and a sunday evening drive got me to snap this structure for you all guys. I am back after god knows how long. What have I been doing? Well so much stuck to the rat race that I m home with a bout of acidity. SO the BLOG.

I wish...........

2009-12-28T21:37:00.002+05:30

A Swiss couple decide to sell it all in Switzerland and travel the world and then they like Goa and camp for a while here in Goa. Can I do this in about 10 years ? May be if this earth stays in one piece. Ohh yea we just had December Rains in India. New weather patterns, Copenhagen and what not. We will see it all... SO if you guys get a chance come down to Goa soon....

Mad angle frens

2009-12-28T21:26:00.000+05:30

We had our buddha arrive from Bangalore. Rinpoche Whyvek .
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Party time in Goa

2009-12-28T21:23:00.000+05:30

This time no excuses...awww silly excuses. I been partying. The world has arrived and the life has been calling. December ends have always been frantic partying and we got some more days. Ahhh the picture... Blind red snapper. It looks black..uhh its the make up...eeeeeksss...
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I was in Mysore

2009-12-17T16:23:00.000+05:30

They claim it to be the famous botanical gardens in India. I would rather not get into rating it. Its just a garden. Botany is good in classrooms. Its good to be there in the evenings - the lighting is superb. Will post a few more pics when I m home.
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Bangalore gets graffiti...

2009-12-13T11:37:00.000+05:30

This is innovative. Roadside walls are getting grafitti. The artists are making cash and the fellow poster mongers stay away from dirtying the walls. And bangalore stays clean till they dirty it.. Cos dirtying is still not enforceable here. Cheers Bangalore..
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Sunset over the western ghats..

2009-12-12T13:03:00.000+05:30

Travelling by train from goa to bangalore needs you to climb the western mountains. Its fabulous.
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Bangalore again..

2009-12-12T13:00:00.000+05:30

Bangalore calling again. Work this time. Will be back by next weekend. May be a few bangalore updates till then.
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Time for Candids...

2009-12-10T22:37:00.002+05:30

As I have said before it takes couple of minutes for me to move from civilisation to minus 20 years. Technically I live in a village. A village which is about 5 kms from main town and not too far away from good forest cover. But my village is also dotted with some colorful modern concrete houses. Yea now thats fine cos I stay in a concrete structure too.

Yea from the vagabonding of last sunday - I captured this lady getting back home probably from her days sell of vegetables or probably working in her fields. Captured her in the act of running her hand over her hair..

Also note the tiled roof house in the background. You find a lot of them in Goa.

Festive mood at the city

2009-12-08T22:53:00.000+05:30

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