Traditional India

Worship of Ganga Ma at Rishikesh

Looks are different from close

A 100 watt bulb, looks so clear from close. A picture clicked in manual mode with high shutter speed and aperture.

Ganga Ji ki Aarti at Rishikesh

The day was full of adventures in Rishikesh. Evening we all went to Bank of Ganga River to attend evening Aarti. The entire event was soothing and touching.

Lush Green - Welcome to Shimla Himachal Pradesh India

A bike trip from New Delhi to Shimla. We enjoyed the day ride in isolated valley from Rampur town to Shimla. This valley welcomes visitors to Shimla town and we entered via Mashobara Village of Shimla. Riding in cold weather in the middle of oak trees and beautiful houses around the road provoke riders to accelerate bikes.

Sunset at Chail, Himachal Pradesh India

We rode from Gurgaon (Delhi) early morning on bikes to 400 KM away Chail Valley near Shimla. It took us almost 7 hours to reach there. The ride was blend of extremely wide highways (Delhi to Chandigarh) and terrains of Himachal in lush green valley in Solan and Chail. Entry into Chail was like breaking a wall of real world and enter into a virtual world with beauty all around and silence. Evening lazy time with Sunset worked as soothing effect.

Road to World's highest motorable pass - Khardungla Pass Leh (18,380 feet)

Its normal to cross snow capped peaks and roads cutting layer of ten feet thick snow if you wish to reach the world's highest motorable pass. An uphill drive from Leh town of around 60 KM lies World's highest motorable pass. Its heaven for bikers and I enjoyed the charm of being in heaven. Water crossing, landsliding prone area, road without roads and unfriendly winds makes this drive different from kid's play.

Low Oxygen levels not only affect your breathing but also bike pick up power to large extent and drizzling makes it really unbearable pain and challenge the mental strength every time gear is changed to 1.

Pangong Lake - Leh

I rode from Leh town to Pangong lake, along with a pillion rider on Pulsar 150 CC bike, crossed knee deep water, roads in the middle of snow, thrilling terrains, steep downhill ride, snow capped peaks, winds in a sunny day, world's third highest motorable pass - Changla, that is all I did to reach this beautiful place.

This spectacular heaven is 175 KM away from Leh town on Indo China Border. The lake is 134 KM long, only 1/3rd of it is in India and balance falls in China. A must visit place.

Macro magic at Leh

A tiny flower at the peak of its life.

Water at its best

White water at it best.

Love Season continue.....

All these Sweet heart cutie pies were seen in Manali Himachal Pradesh during winter month. Trying to find out  some heat from affection of each other. So innocent and adorable they are.

Love Season !!

A trip to Manali Himachal Pradesh sometimes back. Small zoo few miles away from New Manali town has an awesome variety of birds and colorful parrots.

Tricolor - Pride of India

Wagah Border in Amritsar City is must visit place after Golden Temple. This border divides earth between India and Pakistan. Everyday BSF allow people to attend the flag off ceremony in evening. Thousands of people visit this place and energy of patriotism touches sky. This is one of my favorite picture from my recent visit to this place.

Solace and Solitude with Sunset

Qutub Minar, New Delhi India

This spectacular monument is situated in National Capital New Delhi. It is one of the highest tower made of sandstones in India. Its height is 237.8 feet. Its diameter at base is 14.32 meters which keep reducing as tower goes up and ends at 2.75 meters at top. It is a must visit place in New Delhi.

India Gate, New Delhi

India Gate is National monument of India. It is situated in the middle of Delhi city and surrounded by beautiful roads from all sides. The gate is made out of red sand stone. It has more than 100,000 names of soldiers who lost their lives while fighting British Raj during World War I. A must visit place in National Capital New Delhi

Waterfall with Rainbow, Shimla Himachal Pradesh, India

We were riding back from Rampur to Shimla on an isolated road and it was almost no man land. We were bored with repetitive terrains and leaning bikes left right.  This spot broke our routine and forced us to stop here. We were really surprised to see this astonishing Rainbow formed with Water and Sun rays.

An evening at Connaught Place New Delhi, India

An evening of winter season at Connaught Place Delhi

Camping in Heaven

Camping at Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Sunrise at Rishikesh, India

Sunrise at Bank of Ganga River

Alone in Himayalas

Somewhere in Himalayas of Ladakh Valley

Sunset at Wagah Border - Amritsar, India

Sunset at Wagah Border Amritsar into Pakistan

Chamba Town - Himachal Pradesh, India

Serene view of Chamba Town of Himachal Pradesh.

A Truck

Sand dunes of Leh in Nubra Valley

She is cute !!

The  moment she saw my camera ,she just sat down and asked to shoot her.

It was awesome to see that innocence and excitement.

Book Shelf

Opened my Book Shelf today after a long time, and this is what I got.

Golden Temple Amritsar Punjab, India

A must visit temple.

Sheeps and Cows , Shimla Himachal Pradesh, India

Clicked this picture while on the way from Rampur to Shimla on a Bike trip from Delhi

Tree at the end of Life Cycle

At last stage of life, still carrying all the branches,

An example of ownership and togetherness.

Those Childhood Days......who does not miss them

- No Worries only fun

- No time only long days of play

- No maturity only innocence

- No grudges only small fights

- No hunger only lots of food

Who does not miss the childhood ?

Sunrise at Sukhna Lake Chandigarh, India

Every morning comes with new hopes, new beginning, new ideas, new life and Sun blesses us with full energy to fulfill our dreams and fantasies, its a matter of having faith in it.

Red Rose for you all the way from Leh, India

As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.

Golden Temple Amritsar Punjab, India

Shining Dome of Golden Temple forced me to look upward all the time.

Waterfall - On the way to Manimahesh Lake in Chamba Himachal Pradesh

Waterfall in the middle of lush green valley makes this view spectacular

Priceless Time

Time is priceless so can not be bought but surely can be kept under control by moving along it

Sand Dunes at Leh

A Wonderful combination of Landscapes, Snow and deserts.

A House in interior village of Himachal Pradesh, India

Its not the poverty but an inclination to live with simplicity and close to nature.

Waterfall

No matter how deep is surface, water keep moving thats exactly it teaches us, to keep moving in good and bad times, both.

Himalayan Peak full of Snow in the month of Aug 2010

A peak of Himayalan Mountain from Chamba Himachal Pradesh with an approximate altitude of 6000 Meters

Flowers and Bee

Is it Love ?? When words escape flowers speak. 

Heaven on Earth - Great Himalayas

A Bird's eye view somewhere between Manali and Leh

A Candle of Diwali Night

There are enough of Candles to eliminate the darkness of this universe, its a matter of lighting them at right time and right place.