This week’s Tuesday Photo Challenge prompt from Frank is “Glow”.
These photos were taken during our week long visit to Paris recently from November 17 to November 23.
This week’s Tuesday Photo Challenge prompt from Frank is “Glow”.
These photos were taken during our week long visit to Paris recently from November 17 to November 23.
This week’s Tuesday Photo Challenge prompt from Frank is “Steep”.
This photo could have been one of my last if not for my wife grabbing onto my shirt with all her strength as I slipped, about 100 feet from the top of the trail head, on our return from the top. She was my life saver on that day. Had only a few bruises to show for the fall with no broken bones.
This week’s Tuesday Photo Challenge prompt from Frank is “Worship”.
Kamakhya Temple, Nilachal Hills, Guwahati, Assam, India. Photo taken by author in April, 2009.
Legend goes that when Sati, wife of Bhagawan Shiva died, Shiva carried her body on his shoulders and roamed the universe in grief. All gods (Devatas) became worried because Shiva’s son was supposed to help win the heavens for the Devatas from the demons. As Shiva and Sati did not have any issue, Devatas prayed to Bhagawan Vishnu for help. Vishnu, with his Sudarshan chakra cut Sati’s body to pieces. Everywhere Sati’s body part fell became an important place of worship of Shakti (power) and became known as Shakti Peetha. Kamakhya is one of the most important of fifty one Shakti Peethas as per legend, as Sati’s vagina ( yoni) fell here.
Millions visit the temple each year. During middle to third week of June every year in the monsoon season when the river Brahmaputra that flows by Nilachal Hills is in full spate, the temple is closed for three days. It is believed that the deity ( Devi or Ma Kamakhya) goes through her annual menstrual cycle during those three days. The door of the temple is opened to the public on the fourth day. The festival is called Ambubachi and hundreds of thousands of devotees visit the temple every year during those four days.
This week’s Tuesday Photo Challenge prompt from Frank is “Rock”.
Hiking in Yosemite, June 2017. In right hand corner Half Dome can be seen at a distance. The rocks show the signs of continuous erosion from wind, rain, snow and sun.
This week’s Tuesday Photo Challenge prompt from Frank is “Sunrise”.
Sunrise over river Ganga in Varanasi, India, December 2017
This week’s Tuesday Photo Challenge prompt from Frank is “Flow ( or is it Bank?)”. I hope to capture both.
This week’s Tuesday Photo Challenge prompt from Frank is “Anticipation”.
Both photos taken at Baylands Park, Sunnyvale, California , April 2018
This week’s Tuesday Photo Challenge prompt from Frank is “Challenge”.
Photo by author : October, 2018, Guwahati, Assam, India
The photo above was taken during Durga Puja in Guwahati. The lone policeman ( seen at left center) had his hands full trying to control traffic in a square where five roads meet. While he had a challenge at his hands, our challenge was to cross the square without getting hit. Everyone wanted right of way at the same time.
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