Chameleon
The master of disguise. It was quite hard to spot this chameleon on this tree, I was able to spot him only when he lifted his head from the tree trunk.
Chameleon, originally uploaded by Piyush Sarode.
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Pigeon
Pigeon, originally uploaded by Piyush Sarode.
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Fresh Beginnings
Fresh Beginnings, originally uploaded by Piyush Sarode.
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Rain is in the air !
Sky is grey, and rain in the air. Chilly temperatures, and slightly windy conditions.
Its a lovely weather to go on long drive.
Rain is in the air !, originally uploaded by Piyush Sarode.
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this is Sad.
When we travel to places, we want ultimate luxury. We want to relax; in fact we sing, we play, we watch, we sleep, we chat, we argue, we fight, we call… the list is endless. We could do all these because we could place complete trust in the person responsible for manoeuvring the vehicle you are in.
Dipawali
Advantage of staying in highrise; You get to see everybody's firecrackers at the eye level right from your living room.
This photo was taken on the day of diwali 2010 with 15 seconds exposure.
Dipawali, originally uploaded by Piyush Sarode.
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My Painting
Its been a long time I had some free time to splash paints. While cleaning the house during diwali I found my paints drying. Last time I had used them was during Jan 2009, for Rang Dakshini.
This is painted using acrylic paints on 3 separate canvas.
Wonderful Ride
This photo was clicked somewhere on NH4-A in during our recent journey to the wonderful place called GOA just few hours before that fateful incident.
It was all so calm and serene greenery.
Coming Back.
A chapter finishes, new begins. Life is a series of chapters or episodes; each interconnected with other. Whether good or bad, life moves ahead; without giving you a chance to revisit past. All we get is one sole last chance to be attentive and decide how we grab this current episode.
4Accident
There are few things in this world which you wish should never happen in your life; yet it happens. And then there are few you wish should keep happening all the time; but they don’t.
After all, life is not so easy and same with everyone.
Accident-1, originally uploaded by Piyush Sarode.
GopalSwami Betta
GopalSwami betta, is a highest peak in the famous Bandipur National Park, Karnataka, India.
There is a temple of Lord Krishna (hence name gopal swami) on top of this hill. Wikipedia says it is built in 1315AD; it is very well maintained.
This place is just amazing.
Sunset
A setting sun, in backdrop of scattered clouds, lightens up the evening with bright sky by its amazing colour combinations; the complete sky turns into a huge canvas with sun as the master painter, the results are spectacular every day.
1Flowers of Coriander.
Flowers of Coriander; an old parsley-like herb with aromatic leaves; used in garnishing almost every gravy cooked in Indian style.
Flowers of Coriander., originally uploaded by Piyush Sarode.
More information on coriander: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriander
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Kumar Parvatha
KumarParvatha 112, originally uploaded by Piyush Sarode.
A view from top of Kumar Parvata, in the western ghats of India.
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World Laughter Day
They say "Laughter is the best medicine". There is research now to show that.
Today is World Laughter Day; so spare some time, read jokes and laugh for once; it's good for health.
World Laughter Day, originally uploaded by Piyush Sarode.
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Cake
Cake, originally uploaded by Piyush Sarode.
Yesterday, the 1st May, for the 29th time in my life, this day had come when I get the opportunity to cut the cake for celebrations.
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Discarded Bolts
Discarded Bolts, originally uploaded by Piyush Sarode.
While trekking along railway tracks at "The Green Route" in the Sakleshpur, one could see lot of old broken material that was removed as part of maintenance and gauge conversion activity.
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Peacock
Peacock, originally uploaded by Piyush Sarode.
A lonely peacock wandering in the lost city of Rameshwaram. This fearless peacock even allowed us to come closer for taking picture.
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While waiting on the way to Pangong Lake.
On the way to the famous Pangong Tso Lake, (also called Pangong Lake), one has to cross Chang La pass in the Himalayas at an altitude of 17,799 Feet's (5,425 Meters). The weather was not good and it was snowing continuously on the day we had planned to visit the lake.
2Unexpected Rains.
This is a summer season in India. Mercury is rising day by day and it seems that we already have had record highest temperature in past 25 years at Bangalore; with met department predicting further increase.
2Reflection.
Shot this one while traveling in Goa.
Also visit: Weekend-Reflection
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Hearts in the sand.
I Came across this while trekking on the beaches of Gokarna, Karnataka, India. Don't what this actually is but its shape is just perfect.
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Peacock Feather
Peacocks are beautiful creatures, and rightly they are national bird of India. I had seen them them mostly in pictures and zoos, but seeing it up close in a forest has its charm. One could just appreciate its beauty and catchy colours.
3Macro Photography.
Close-up shot of an abandoned damp wooden stick.
This photo is taken during trek to “Kumar Parvatha” in the western ghats of Karnataka, India.
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Bike.
I own “Hercules” bike. I had used it to commute to my office when it was closer to my home; since office shifted bike stood stand still in one corner of my house.
2Save Tigers
Our national animal is fighting for its life.
From around 40,000 at the turn of the last century, there are just 1411 tigers left in India.
If we don’t act now, we could lose this part of our heritage forever.
Bramhagiri.
This picture is taken somewhere on the way to Bramhagiri, a famous trekking destination in Western Ghats of Karnataka.
I love the way this lone standing tree appears in midst of paddy fields.
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Hockey World Cup.
Hockey is one sport that has brought lot of laurels for our country in Olympics; but sadly, despite being our national sport, it is neglected by us.
This year “Hockey World Cup”, starting from 28th Feb 2010, is being hosted in India. Lets provide our support making this event successful.
Launch, Sigandur.
Sigandur (or Sigandhur, or Sigandoor) is a small village located near ‘Sagar’ on the backwaters of river Sharavati. This place is famous for “Devi Chaudamma Temple” (also known as Godess Chowdeshwari Temple). To reach this place one has to come from the main city of Sagar.
2Sunrise
This picture shows the Sun desperately trying to make its intensity felt on one of the cold foggy morning. Even though the sun had already risen about an hour and half back, its intensity could not be felt because of thick fog cover.
1‘Phir Mile Sur Mera Tumhara’
Zoom TV tries to re-create the famous iconic song ‘Mile Sur Mera Tumhara’. Here’s its video.
Credits: ZoomTV (http://www.zoomtv.in/videos/India-sings-again-with-launch-of-Phir-Mile-Sur/8266).
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Give Me Some Sunshine
Give Me Some Sunshine, originally uploaded by piyushs.
"Give me some Sunshine, give me some rain
Give me another chance, I wanna grow up once again."
This flower was kept on our dinner table at the "Royal Orchid" Hotel,
Bangalore.
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Sunset.
Owning an flat in an apartment on 11th floor has its own advantages. You have privilege to witness some of the amazing colour combinations done by nature; particularly they are more impressive during sunrise or sunset.
One fine evening, i happened to be at home just before the time of sunset.
Influence
55 words, is a genre in literature writing that refers to writing fiction or stories in less that or equal to 55 words. Here’s an attempt -
Having spent considerable time researching every minute detail before making that purchase, he walked into store with confidence.
Painting
We required few paintings for the set of our play “HomeMaker”; performed during the “RangDakshini 2009”. This painting was one of many that I had drawn.
The play went on to win many awards, 5 to be precise, including the “Best Play”. I got award for “2nd Best Set” design.
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On the Clouds.
This picture was taken on top of Nandi Hills, a small hill station close to the city of Bangalore. The weather was sunny and cloudy at the same time. Though we had planned to be there on Nandi Hills to observe sun rise, by the time we reached we were already 3 hours late. © Piyush Sarode.
2ICOTY.
Tata Nano wins “Indian Car Of The Year” award.
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karthik’s not mature enough
"Karthik's not mature enough. He could have given more strike to Tendulkar to complete a well-deserved hundred. Karthik was too excited to finish off the game himself,"
- former India spinner Bapu Nadkarni
“Karthik did it in his excitement, I presume.
Virender Sehwag
284* runs, 239 deliveries faced, 40 hits to fence, 7 over the fence in a single day of test cricket. Virender Sehwag is genius. Ever since I have followed cricket, I have never seen anybody dominating a bowling attack so brutally. Its just magical, surreal.
Trek to Kumar Parvata
Kumar Parvata (or Kumar Parvatha or also called as Pushpagiri) located at the altitude of 1712 meters, is the highest peak in the Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary in the Western Ghats of Karnataka.
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It hurts a lot when somebody invites you for dinner, you reach at the designated time, and you have to eat alone as your hosts have already had their.
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Kumar Parvatha
Recently, I had been trekking to evergreen destination called Kumar Parvatha, in Western Ghats of Karnataka, India. Here are few photos from the trek.
I will write trek description in the separate post soon.
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Google Doodle
As we are aware of Google-Doodle, Google recently had been running doodle contest in India for children’s day (14th Nov).
The contest was broken down in 3 categories; students from 1-3 std, 4-6 std, and 7-10 std. Thousands of entries were submitted out of which 45 finalists are shortlisted.
