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.......

Nava Pashanam at Devipattanam and Sethukarai

We proceeded to Sethukarai, literally translated as 'Shore of the bridge', where Lord Hanuman is said to have meditated for a way of reaching Lanka and got the thought of the bridge across the ocean. Our contact told us country boats would take us to the place where the bridge existed (someone told me that the best time to go was when the sun shone brightly, so as to see the coral reef or the Rama Setu). Alas, it was almost dark, though the wind was friendly, and that was it. Hope you'll like the pictures!

Waist deep water at Devipattanam (some of the pashanams are actually under water)

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

The Sands of the Sea at Chowara, Thiruvananthapuram

On the second day in Trivandrum, we visited a backwater place, Kairali, and then went to Chowara, a virgin beach not many know of. Yes, the silvery sands were enchanting, and, I thought I clicked some better pictures with the manual settings on my 'Point & Shoot' camera. The ones featuring the Sun and the Sea have been covered, and so, please have a look at the sea and the sands! Hope you've enjoyed the pictures!

Receding wave at Chowara beach, near Trivandrum

Sankhumukham Beach

The first view of dusk

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.