Jharokha Darshan from the Train-I- Chennai to Bangalore

Recently, I found myself travelling by train very frequently. These pictures are a 'Jharokha' darshan of the Sun. For the uninitiated, it means a window- side view. Akbar was the first emperor to have given a Jharokha darshan to his subjects! It took about an hour and a half to click all of them......

The Sun in Chennai, 20th February, 2013

I lost myself when I saw the setting Sun as I was returning from work. I'm sure you'll all agree!

This is just the beginning.... please keep viewing! If only the crow were crossing the Sun's face...

The Setting Sun on His Birthday

          It was a cloudy morning on Rathasaptami, the Sun- God's birthday. I wished Him to my heart's content by the evening!

The Sun and Lalbagh, Bangalore

I went to  Bangalore or Bengaluru towards the end of 2011. I'm fond of the place for one more reason- it's famed Lalbagh, which is very close to the Mavali Tiffin Rooms or MTR, where people patiently wait for quite a while before they have their food. We had been to Lalbagh twice within three days, but the Sun's staring at us through the trees happened on the first occasion. I revisited Lalbagh last month- I was on my own and to my own craziness, so I managed to click a few pictures of the Sun and His light! I went all the way to the Lotus Pond in the hope of finding the flowers that bloom in Sunlight, but never mind, I found His reflection!

The Sun's staring at us, Lalbagh, Bangalore

Pamban Bridge

On our way to Madurai from Rameswaram, we stopped to have a look at the Pamban bridge, a lower- than Road over bridge level steel girder railway bridge which opens in the middle to let steamers and trawlers pass. We were very lucky to see the bridge open. I was excited, I'm sure you'd be, too!

I told you of the Pamban bridge, right?

The Flat Sea of Dhanushkodi

We went on a pilgrimage to Rameswaram in December, 2010. I had no idea of a great experience with Samudra when I left for the place. Wow, it was a case of 'Water, water everywhere'!

At Dhanushkodi, December, 2010

Kovalam Beach, Thiruvananthapuram

After a tour of Chowara, we proceeded to the Kovalam beach- it is compact, and the sea is flat, enabling people in venturing moderately deep inside. It is compacted by boulder formations on either side. With the kind of team I was there, venturing deep into the sea was out of question. I made some fuss about taking a round in the speed boat- after all, I'd be well within sight. The result was an expected veto but I vicariously enjoyed when others took it!!

'Come here, so that I may enlighten you', the Sun seems to say @ Kovalam

Ullala Beach and Netravati : Sagara Teeram, Nadi Samuttaranam, Suryastamayadarsanam (link)

This was when I went to Mangalore! Ah, I didn’t realise that these also reflect my passion for the Sun and the Sea!

The Sun and the Sea(link)

At the outset, I thought I should accumulate all the Sun and Sea photos from my primary blog. I’ll paste one link per post.