Sunday, April 27, 2008
Mahesh murti
The central recess holds the most famous and remarkable sculpture of this period known as the Mahesh-murti. It is a colossal bust of the three forms of Siva, the aghora, turbulent and fearsome; tatpurusha, benign and meditative and vamadeva, mild pleasing and lovable.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Main cave
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Carvings
Monday, April 21, 2008
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Elephanta Caves
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Atop!
Friday, April 18, 2008
Souvenirs
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Palanquin
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Steps to the Cave
The cave temple, which is the pride of Elephanta, sprawled over an area of approximately 5000 square metres, is reached by climbing a flight of more than 100 steps, to the top of a hill. Inside the temple, is a large pillared hall with rows of columns, that appear to hold up the roof of the cave.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Toy train
Monday, April 14, 2008
Crossover
Hewn out of solid rock, the Elephanta Caves date back to 600 AD. These rockcut temples were created by carving out rock, and creating the columns, the internal spaces and the images. The entire temple is akin to a huge sculpture, through whose corridors and chambers one can walk. The entire complex was created through a process of rock removal. Some of the rock surfaces are highly finished while some are untreated bare rock.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
The pier
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Elephanta Ahoy!
Friday, April 11, 2008
Boats
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Monday, April 7, 2008
Barracuda 1
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Speed boat
Saturday, April 5, 2008
The boat
Friday, April 4, 2008
Queue
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Bird feed
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Hotel Taj
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Water
Monday, March 31, 2008
Chhatrapati Shivaji
This statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji stand opposite the Gateway of India. This is what Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1st Prime Minister of free India) had to say about Chhatrapati Shivaji:
" Shivaji did not belong to Maharashtra alone; he belonged to the whole Indian nation. Shivaji was not an ambitious ruler anxious to establish a kingdom for himself but a patriot inspired by a vision and political ideas derived from the teachings of the ancient philosophers. He studied the merits and faults of the systems of administration in kingdoms existing at the time and determined his own policies and administration in the light of that knowledge. A devout Hindu, he was tolerant of other religions and established a number of endowments for maintainig sacred places belonging to them. As a general he was undoubtedly one of the greatest in Indian history; he saw the need for and raised a navy to guard his coastline and to fight against the British and the Dutch. Pratapgad Fort build in 1656 stands today as a monument to his military genius. Shri Shivaji is a symbol of many virtues, more especially of love of country."
For further details click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shivaji
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Gateway of India
Built in the Indo-saracenic style, the Gateway of India is meant to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Bombay, prior to the Darbar in Delhi in December 1911. The foundation stone was laid on March 31, 1911 and George Wittet's final design sanctioned in August 1914. Between 1915 and 1919 work proceeded on reclamations at Apollo Pier for the land on which the gateway and the new sea wall would be built. The foundations were completed in 1920.
The Gateway is built from yellow Kharodi basalt and reinforced concrete. The central dome is 48 feet in diameter and 83 feet above ground at its highest point. The whole harbour front was realigned in order to come in line with a planned esplanade which would sweep down to the centre of the town. The cost of the construction was Rs. 21 lakhs, borne mainly by the Government of India. For lack of funds, the approach road was never built, and the Gateway now stands at an angle to the road leading up to it.
The construction was completed in 1924, and the Gateway opened on December 4, 1924 by the Viceroy, Earl of Reading.
Ironically, the last British troops to leave India, the First Battalion of the Somerset Light Infantry, passed through the gate in a ceremony on February 28, 1948.
Above info sourced from http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/architecture/building/gateway.html
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Siddhivinayak temple
The Siddhivinayak temple is one of the most visited shrines in Mumbai. It houses the revered elephant headed Hindu god 'Ganesh'. It was built in 1801 and since then has fulfilled the wishes of millions of devotees that throng the temple.
For more details about the temple click on http://www.siddhivinayak.org/templehistory.
Friday, March 28, 2008
St.Michael's church
Thursday, March 27, 2008
One way Flyover
This is the flyover outside the Atria Mall at Worli in Mumbai. It is one way, open to South Bound traffic in the mornings and North bound traffic in the evenings. We have quite a few of these one way flyovers in Mumbai due to the peculiar shape of Mumbai which is like a sausage. The business district is in the South and the northern territories are like the dormitory.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Atria Mall
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Inside the Planetarium
Friday, March 21, 2008
Nehru Centre
This is the Nehru Centre as seen from the Planetarium. It is also fondly known as the Pineapple building because of its design. It hosts a 'Discovery of India' exhibition which describes the various civilizations that ruled and shaped India. It also hosts various art exhibitions and many cultural activities.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Planetarium
The Nehru Planetarium at Worli (Central Mumbai). On holidays almost all the shows are full so it is preferable to book in advance.
Foloowing info reveived from Suhas Naik-Satam Prog. Coordinator (Scientific)
The Nehru Planetarium at Worli (Central Mumbai). It has 4 shows a day in 3 different languages (Hindi, Marathi and English).
12:00 noon - Hindi
01:30 p.m. - Marathi
03:00 p.m. - English
04:30 p.m. - Hindi
Admission Fee:
Adult - Rs. 50/-
Child - Rs. 25/- (4 to 12 years)
Student groups sponsored by their instituion with prior arrangement @ Rs. 10 per person.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Dadar
The unofficial vegetable market outside Dadar Railway station. This is the place where the veggies are brought from farms outside the city and offloaded to be taken to the different markets in Dadar and surrounding areas. This picture was taken at 0715hrs.