Samudra @ Dusk

My family decides  to visit the Gandhi statue beach at short notice.  I would have loved to be there with a bit of brightness around but I couldn't have chosen the time.  Now my limitations in handling the manual settings are in full view.  If only I had a stable hand.......

The Sun shines on the Nilgiris

               Happy Rathasaptami/ Surya saptami, the birthday of the Sun God!

            We went to Ooty in January last year. We enjoyed the train ride on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway(NMR). It was a four day trip and everyday I ended up with some pics on the Sun and His light! One pic is a repeat. Hope you don't mind!

This one is from the toy train en route to Ooty

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

The Same Ol' Sun, A Fast- moving Train and Myriad Breathtaking Snapshots!

One April evening in 2012, I was on my way to Chennai from Delhi by the Rajdhani express. There were just about a couple of hours to go; most people in my coach had detrained at Vijayawada. There was silence but for the chugging sounds. I was doing my usual multi- tasking on train- listening to melodies while reading a book. I casually looked out of the window and noticed the sunset between Nellore and Gudur. Needless to say, I unplugged the ear phones and closed my book till it became pitch dark!

This the first view I got, through the glass, on board the Rajdhani

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.