My pictures with their little stories

Colours at Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park, Bhutan The driver must have been fed up with me due to the countless requests I made for stopping on the way while we were passing through Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park in Bhutan . Being very gentle, he did not protest and in fact started anticipating places where I would want to stop by. The colours of the trees in the thick vegetation in this forest was nothing less than a treat to the eyes.

Texture on the wall at Gangtey Gonpa, Bhutan There is this imposing wall to the right on way to Gangtey Gonpa in Phobjikha Valley in Bhutan .  The wall is obviously quite old.  Time and weather seemed to have played magic and created a wonderful textural effect.  The range of emotions these textures aroused were as varied as the patterns created - beauty, awe, complexity, mystery, melancholy, seeking answers and what not...It was a great experience to shoot these. The light was fading fast so there was not much time available. 

Cypress tree at Kyichu Lhakhang, Paro Cypress is the national tree of Bhutan and it was good to see a giant Cypress tree at Kyichu Lhakhang , Paro which happens to be one of oldest monasteries in Bhutan.

View of Thimphu from Cycle Ride Managed to arrange bicycles for a ride from a hill near Takin reserve down to the Indian consulate and further to the main market area in Thimphu . Except for the last leg which was uphill, it was a nice ride downhill in the crisp early evening air at Thimphu with some nice views of Thimphu outskirts thrown in.

Looking out from the door of the cantilever bridge at Paro Dzong While I was appreciating the play of shadows on the wooden cantilever bridge of Paro Dzong , I happened to look in the  other direction and saw a totally different perspective. Things can be so different and beautiful on the other side as well.

Shadows on the cantilever bridge, Paro Dzong While the wooden cantilever bridge at the entrance of Paro Dzong is a pretty structure, the play of shadows of the bridge structure on the wooden floor created a very interesting visual which could not have been missed.

Monks returning from an evening stroll to Gangtey Gonpa, Bhutan Gangtey Gonpa is an important monastery in the scenic Phobjikha valley . It is a small village with one street lined up with several shops. The monastery here is historically important and houses several monks. Our walk around the village coincided with the evening stroll of the monks from the monastery.