India! Colourful India!

Written by Venkat Ganesh

Topics: Photostory

This week’s #Frifotos theme is Colourful (I like English :P). At first I was disappointed because the my submission for last week’s theme Spring was Colourful enough. But then India is supposed to be  IS a very colourful country indeed and never does this part of planet lack colourfulness.

Colourfulness is a part of everyday life in India.

The Sunrises and The Sunsets

Views from banks of Bhandardara Lake in Maharashtra where I celebrated new years of Eve. The first sunrise of 2012 was something I can never forget.  My last day at my desk job was 31 Dec 2011. With this sunrise I knew that my life ahead was going to be specials

Most of the sunsets I capture had a tinge of orange and red. But this sunset on Gokarna beach on a cloudy evening was different. As the sun played hide and seek among the clouds the shades of grey were spectacular.

The Demons and The Gods

On my first big ride ever in 2008, I witnessed Diwali celebrations of a different kind. Every home made effigies of of the Demon Narkasura and on the morning of Naraka - Chatur - Dashi - on of the days of  Diwali they were burnt to signify the victory of good over evil.

An idol of Lord Buddha at Shanti Stupa, Leh. It was so peaceful. I wondered why we did not visit this place during the previous two rides to Leh

The Landscapes

A view somewhere in Ladakh region up north. The landscapes in Ladakh though barren more often than not (unlike this one) still manage to blow you out with a range colours

And in extreme contrast to that are the salt flats of White Rann of Kutch. Nothing but a layer of salt that stretches itself upto the Horizon.

The Art

 

Rangoli is an art form that is practiced across all households of India. Usually drawn outside the gate of the house as a mark of faith and tradition. Drawn to welcome as much to welcome Gods as for a pleasant sight to the eyes while entering or leaving home  many a times they are made using a simple white chalk powder or rice powder. But during the festivals they turn too colourful to even imagine.

The Markets

 And the markets in India is where there is an explosion of colours. Flowers artificial as well as real, fruits, spices Pots and pans and anything and everything that is sold will present a kaliedoscope of colours that will be difficult to replicate

The Food and The Drink

 

Dahi Bhalla (above) consists of friend dumplings made of batter and soaked in yogurt and then a variety of spices and sauces are added. While you can read more abou Bread Batata Katka here. Not just colourful but also they leave your taste buds tingling long after the dish has made its way to your stomach.

Kokam Sharbat is a juice made from the extract of Kokam. A very popular drink in along the western coast of Maharashtra, this sweet sour and tangy juice will replenish all the salts and sugar lost while sweating on a hot summer afternoon.

The Festivals

A Rangoli once again but illuminated with lamps on its borders during the  Diwali - the festival of lights.

And then there is Holi - the festival of colour which I believe you have already read about. (No? Damn!!)

And Sankrant - the festival of Kite in during which colorful kites fill the sky.

 

Now I can go on talking about how colourful a country India is, but no matter how much ever I may talk it will never be enough. So I will give it a rest. So until next Friday when I may come up with another photostory… You guys take care.

 

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