10th July 2010. A drive from Sidhora to the river Sutlej at Suni / Tatta Pani down in the valley. View of the Sutlej river ~ The Sutlej at Tattapani ~ Idols at the Shiv and Hanuman temple at Tattapani ~ The old bridge at Tattapani ~ The last picture is inside the small temple, [...]
Category Archive for 'temple'
Sonargaon revisited
Posted in Heritage, Hindu, Ruins, Sonargaon, Stein Naevdal, mist, sunrise, temple on Nov 22nd, 2009
22nd Nov 09. Morning trip to Sonargaon village with Stein. We intended to get there well before 7am so that we could scout out a vantage point to watch and photograph the sunrise. A slight delay, but we still got there in time to watch the sky turn magenta at pre-dawn to a grey pink [...]
At Wat Pho, Bangkok
Posted in Bangkok, Buddhism, Heritage, Monastery, Thailand, Wat, Wat Phra Kaew, temple on Jul 30th, 2008
The first image is Wat Phra Kaew [Temple of the Emerald Buddha] as viewed from the Grand Palace grounds, the 2nd is a building at the Grand Palace. The “emerald” Buddha is actually made from jade/jasper and not emerald….. The others photographs are from Wat Pho [famous for the massive Reclining Buddha which is 15 mtrs [...]
TFM
Posted in Bangkok, FLICKR, Museum, Photography, Thailand, Travel, Wat, boat, fun photo, river, street photography, sunset, temple on Jul 6th, 2008
Thai Flickr Meet – June 5th 2008 at Bangkok. A trip on the Chaopraya River past Wat Arun ~ a visit to the Museum of Siam ~ then to Pak Khlong Talat [flower market] ~ and finally a few beers and look at Wat Arun at night. Thanks to all the great people I met [...]
Sonargaon, in ruins
Posted in Bangladesh, Buriganga, Destruction, Heather Pillar, Heritage, Hindu, Ruins, Sadarghat, Sonargaon, Stein Naevdal, mosque, river, temple on Apr 26th, 2008
A trip to Sonargaon, around 30 KM from Dhaka city…. the ancient Capital now in ruins. Like a ghost town, the homeless living in abandoned buildings. Buildings that were probably majestic and stately at one time, now crumbling in neglect, robbed of their ornate carved doors and windows, full of rubbish and the homeless… pathetic [...]
Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Posted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Travel, cave, temple on Dec 31st, 2007
The limestone Batu Caves just outside Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, the Hindu temples established in 1891 though the caves are 60 to 100 million years old. A [new] statue of Lord Murugan – standing 42 mtrs high- with 272 steps leading up to the upper entrance. There is another cave opening a bit below the upper [...]
Beijing China
Posted in Beijing, China, Forbidden City, Great Wall, Hutong, Museum, Police, Tiananmen Square, Travel, temple on Jul 16th, 2007
Forbidden City      Tiananmen Square When I was taking this photo, just after exiting the Forbidden City gates, there was a firm tap [more like a grip] on my shoulder – a uniformed policemen telling me no I could NOT take any photographs. He was very insistent and rude. I hand to shrug him [...]
Assorted scenes, from the Shimla [Simla] Hills in Himachal, India…
Posted in BCS, Chail, Chapel, India, Shimla, Travel, school, temple on May 25th, 2007
Yak giving rides at Kufri Thick forest at Chail Jacaranda Nag temple on the road from Kufri to Chail The PWD Rest House at Chail Local carpenter’s sign-board, funny! Bridge at Sadhoopul, constructed 1904 by Jessop of Calcutta.  Horse Chestnut tree and The Chapel, Bishop Cotton School Shimla. Stained glass Chapel window at sunset. [...]
-
Recent Posts
Tagged:
Bangkok Buddha Chaopraya Emerald Buddha flower market Grand Palace Heritage Monastery Naldehra rock Ruins ShivLing Sidhora Sonargaon Stein Naevdal temple Thailand Travel Wat Pho Wat Phra Kaew-
Archives
Copyright
This blog is well protected by
