Mind Sketch

In Frame : This happens when love goes missing. Two dogs not in talking terms with back towards each other  at Pondy beach. 

In Frame: A bell at the entrance of an inn at Har Ki Pauri - Haridwar While on the way to 'Har To Pauri' the sound of this bell made to take a notice of it. There is a famous saying in Hindi - " shankh ghant baje kal kant dur bhage" which means sounds of conch and bell drives away bad and difficult times. The street on its way to Har ki Pauri, is full of charitable inns and this bell is on the front door of one such inn. On its face its the sign of 'OM' and very fine drawings and a chain to ring it. It has been hanged exactly in way that it occupies the centre space on the face of entrace door. This bell face the east direction and on morning sun rays really adds an alluring charm togther with the sound of its ring. This picture was taken after diwali of 2009 when I visited Haridwar with my mother.

Temple On HillThis one is at one of the hills of Kathgodam, near Haldwani. One can find temples on such isolated places on hills. Its common. Shepards and other folk who has to pass by the mountains build up temples in hope that forest god or their village god will be protecting them through their journey. Another feature of such temples is that you can find some water body nearby. This picture was taken sometime at Dec-07 when I went to attend to Narendar bhai's marriage. I stole some time and along with my brother, cousin and one guest reached this place.

Wonder Machine : Arul cannot resist the 'boy' in him to check out what this wonder machine was ! Before he had sugarcane juice from it he had laid his hand on it and interviewed the seller. This machine is all time running during business hours as it takes too much time to get it restarted once stopped. And cost of losing customers during such time is more than the cost of fuel it consumes for on an average on such times. Wonderful cost - benefit analysis by the seller. This picture is taken somewhere before Panchkula. I was on official trip with Ravi & Arul.

God's Door . This is the side way door at 'Pracheen Avdhoot Mandal Ashram'. The door is beautifully decorated with circular strips having swastik symbol in green color and om sign in red color imprinted on it in alternate rows. The light pink color on the wood of door is adding a silent grace to its simple beauty. And rays of evening sun at bottom of the door are casting magical spell by making light pink reflect the white aura !

I could not resist taking snaps of this man untill he noticed me and was uncomfortable, almost about to leave.  I was a bit surprised to see his hurry and the way he pressed 'bidi' hard on the unusal 'seat' he was seated upon. On saying that I will not click again he was a bit relaxed and ok but still his hollow eyes sounded like as if he does not trusted those words....... I went back towards excise office building where Syed was busy with govt officials. He was observing on me now as if still he feared being clicked. His unusual seat (it is actually a dust bin where he was seated) and ocean at backdrop reminds me of 'Vishnu' the second GOD in trinity ( Brahma ,Vishnu & Mahesh). About The Picture: Clicked at Pondicherry Beach (near Exicse Dept. Office). 

You don't be rich to have simple pleasures of life. This man is exactly having same dictum in practise. His carefree gesture, gazing at passing by beauties, wearing 'funky' blue colored poly bag and sitting on unusual 'seat' puts hims class apart from others who spent good money but still remain aloof from quiet enriching moments of life. He also reminds of Vishnu. Second god in the Trinity. Like Vishnu he is sitting on coiling serpent with blue sea soaring and his posture is totally 'free' from any effort. Who knows who he is !!! Time & Place: 26 Nov 09 @ Pondy Beach