Posts tagged India
Sometimes it makes sense...
A bird lands on an electric pole wrapped with wires in Kolkata on July 31.
Taken in India during the power outage.
(via The Big Picture)
Cows, India
Photograph by Mariajoseph Johnbasco
Chameleon in Hyderabad, India
Photograph by Sree V. Remella
Dal Lake, India
Photograph by Rutuj Kamdar
Krishna Temple, India
Photograph by Alejandra Loreto
Girl With Kite, India
Photograph by Simon Christen
Martial Arts Practice, India
Photograph by Nicolas Chorier
Kalaripayatu fighters practicing on a beach in North Kerala. Kalaripayatu is one of the most ancient martial arts, supposedly more ancient than Kung Fu. This photo was taken with no special setup, just during a regular practicing session. I was using a kite to lift the camera, in order to remain steady above the subject for more than an hour, without disturbing.
A bridge made from living tree roots
so. cool.
The process usually takes at least two decades, and requires careful planning that is reminiscent of how bonsai trees are created by slowly pulling branches in the desired directions. People guide the thick roots of the rubber trees in the direction they want using hollowed-out branches from betel nut trees. Over many years, the roots eventually find their way across the stream, and implant themselves in the mud of the opposite bank.
via io9
Desert Crossing, Rajasthan, India
Photograph by Shivji Joshi
Holi Celebration, India
Photograph by Anurag Kumar
