My pictures with their little stories

Blue, Red and Yellow at Guhagar Here is my blog post See all blog posts on Seascapes and Coastal Life See My pictures with their little stories

Lights and Reflections at Kochi - 5 See blog posts of seascapes and coastal life See my blog - My pictures with their little stories

Courtyard at Amer Fort, Jaipur See my pictures and blog posts on History & Heritage   See my blog - My pictures with their little stories

Rail tracks at Bhimbetka See the blog post See my blog - My pictures with their little stories

 Schoolgirls at Darjeeling Railway Station See the blog post for this picture See blog posts for the theme - World of Railways See the blog - My pictures with their little stories

Life as seen from Darjeeling Himalayan Railway - 5, part of photo essay by Milind Sathe Life as seen from Darjeeling Himalayan Railway - 5, which is part of my Photo Essay : Life as seen from Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

Life as seen from Darjeeling Himalayan Railway - 4 This picture is part of my Photo Essay : Life as seen from Darjeeling Himalayan Railway See my blog :  My pictures with their little stories

Bhimbetka Collection 2 This particular rock texture at Bhimbetka had to be captured primarily due to the beautiful play of copper colours. This frame was copper all the way to which I have a bias. ( Bimhbetka , 2017)

Jali Collection - 1, photo by Milind Sathe This is the first image from my series on Jali . Jali is a fascinating subject, not merely because of the intricate patterns and designs to be found in Jali work, but to me it has been a symbol of a barrier. When the barrier is beautiful, does it take away the harshness of the purpose itself ? ( Pune, 2017)

Tabo monastery, Spiti Tabo Monastery in Spiti Valley , Himachal Pradesh was established in the year 996. It is the oldest continuously operating Buddhist enclave in both India and th e Himalayas. Loved it for the rustic and simplistic approach apart from the wonderful textural quality of its surfaces. This picture of Tabo monastery will be on display at my show at Nehru Centre, Worli, Mumbai from Tuesday 16th August to Monday 22nd August 2016. Experience it at my show.

Rural Life in Bhutan - 1 Countryside, mountains in the background, fields and rustic people was the quintessential rural Bhutan.  So many picture postcard views this country has to offer. (Bhutan, 2015)

View from inside a monastery, Bhutan From darkness to colour, that is how the view was from the upper floor at this monastery in Bhutan . It was around noon when I ventured upto the upper floor which was dark and deserted. When I came to the edge, it was all colourful right in front. May be very symbolic. (Bhutan, 2015)

Chinese Shoe Shop at Shimla Every hill station in north India seems to have The Mall Road and in every likelihood there will be a Chinese shoe shop. When I noticed this shop on The Mall at Shimla , could not resist peeping in. It did not look to be a very active shop, neither the owner seemed very friendly. (Shimla, 2011)

At Tabo monastery, Spiti Being an ancient and important Buddhist monastery, I expected Tabo to have grandeur befitting its status. It turned out that the monastery was unpretentious. There was a serene and mystical beauty in the simplicity at Tabo. (Tabo monastery, Spiti, 2011)

Setting sun at Shoja, Himachal This moment was an unexpected gift from the sun, the clouds, the mountains and the GOD. What more can I say. This was the same evening when I was walking towards village Shoja and this play of light was unfolding right in front of me. I spent as minimum time as I could in handling the camera as I would have missed those precious moments of looking at this divine phenomenon and experience it with all my senses. (Shoja, Himachal, 2014)

Sun going down at village Shoja, Himachal The houses of village Shoja are on a mountain slope. As we were walking towards the village, the side profile of the houses with the rays of the setting sun from across the mountain created a wonderful set of visuals. Everything was changing rapidly - the intensity of the sunlight, the colours all around with the chill setting in. (2014)

At a house at Diveagar We started our Kokan Cycling tour from this house at Diveagar in Kokan. The afternoon at the courtyard of this house was very relaxing. We spent some time here chatting up before getting ready for our cycle tour over next four days. (2012)

Chitkul seen on way back from Nagashti The walk from Nagashti to  Chitkul  with  river Baspa  on the left gave a very different perspective of the valley and a view of Chitkul which is the last Indian village on way to the border with Tibet. As most stone roofs have been replaced by tin sheets, they reflect the sunlight and that does not make a very pretty sight. It is nice to have few spots of glare but when it becomes commonplace, it is an eyesore. (2014)

Instant Nirvana at Ranakpur, Rajastan This priest at the Ranakpur Jain Temple was seen guiding several foreign tourists go through some kind of meditation and they seemed equally keen to go through the mystical experience. (Ranakpur, Rajastan, 2014)

Kids playing as younger monks watch, Gangtey, Bhutan The monks were out of the monastery at Gangtey ( Phobjikha Valley ) for an evening stroll in the village.  The younger lot watched these kids engage in a friendly fight. (Gangtey, Bhutan , 2015)