Ranchi

Amitabh Choudary Pavalion  In JSCA  Stadium

JSCA International Stadium

Jharkand State Vidhan Sabha  Or Jharkand State Assembly

High Court of Jharkhand

Tuk tuk or auto on Mahatma Gandhi Main Road in Ranchi

Jharkhand  State  Raj Bhawan

Pink Autos in a Stand  And Woman Auto Driver  Dressed in Pink  In Ranchi City

State Museum , Ranchi

Entrance Gate  Of Ranchi Railway Station

Jawahar Vidya Mandir  Ranchi Entrance Gate

Birsa Munda  Airport , Ranchi

Birsa Munda Airport , Ranchi

Ranchi State Museum

Ranchi University

Ranchi Railway Station  Main Building

Car or Cab infront of Ranchi Railway Station

National Games Housing Complex Entrance Gate    , Khelgaon Ranchi

Chandrayaan 2

GSLV Mk III  M1  Or Chandrayaan 2  Spacecraft or Rocket  Takeoff From Launch pad  At Satish Dhawan Space Centre  SHAR In Sriharikota

School Children Cheering With Indian National Flags at Visitors Gallery During  GSLV Mk III   M1   Chandrayaan 2 Launch In SHAR

Young Kid Speaking Model Satellite in Display At Visitors Gallery By ISRO During Chandrayaan 2 Launch In SHAR, Sriharikota

V.Ranganathan, Deputy Director of SDSC SHAR at Launch Gallery By ISRO During Chandrayaan 2 Launch In SHAR, Sriharikota

Visitors Or Crowd Watching  K. Sivan  , ISRO Chairperson  Speech On Big Screen Arranged at Visitor Gallery For Chandrayaan 2 Launch In SHAR

Petty Shops Or Eateries Arranged At Launch View Gallery for Visitors

Launch Gallery View for visitors who visited Sriharikota for Chandrayaan 2 Launch at SDSC SHAR by ISRO

Model Satellite in Display At Visitors Gallery By ISRO During Chandrayaan 2 Launch In SHAR, Sriharikota

Chandrayaan 2 Information Brochure distributed to visitors who visited Sriharikota for Chandrayaan 2 Launch at SDSC SHAR by ISRO

Visitors Boarding The Transport Vehicles Arranged For Visitors At The Launch View Gallery During Chandrayaan 2 Launch

Spot Registration for visitors who visited Sriharikota for Chandrayaan 2 Launch at SDSC SHAR by ISRO

Bonalu

Bonalu at Golkonda Fort

Women carrying Bonam pot as offerings to Goddess Mahankali during Bonalu Festival

Bonalu in Hyderabad

Bonalu Festival

Woman  In Trance At Bonalu Celebrations at Balkampeta Yellamma Thalli Bonalu

Bonalu at Charminar

bonalu festival in Hyderabad

Bonalu at Mahankali Temple

The word Bonam is a contraction of the word Bhojanam, a Sanskrit loanword which means a meal or a feast in Telugu, is an Offering to Mother Goddess. Women prepare rice cooked with milk and jaggery in a new Brass or Earthen Pot adorned with Neem leaves, turmeric, and lit a lamp on the top of the Pot. Women carry the pots on their heads and make an offering of Bonam along with Turmeric-Vermilion,Bangles and Saree to the Mother Goddess across the Temples.

Lashkar Bonalu Celebrations at Mahankali Temple in Secunderabad

The Bonam Pot / Bonalu Festival

Delhi

Sellers selling bags and people going to Palika Bazar

Misra Yantra, Jantar Mantar, Delhi

Parliament Of India

President's Estate long exposure

The National War Memorial is a monument constructed by the Government of India in the vicinity of the India Gate, New Delhi, to honour its Armed Forces.

Rashtriya Samar Smarak ( National War Memorial), India Gate, Delhi

India Gate under the stars at night - Fish Eye View

Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and National Defense Academy Symbol (From the left)

Symbols for Indian Forces, Rashtriya Samar Smarak ( National War Memorial), India Gate, Delhi

This gate commemorates the 70,000 Indian soldiers who lost their lives fighting for the British Army during the World War I. The memorial bears the names of more than 13,516 British and Indian soldiers killed in the Northwestern Frontier in the Afghan war of 1919. The eternal flame burns day and night under the arch to remind the nation of soldiers who laid down their lives in the Indo-Pakistan War of December 1971.

India Gate

The last refuge of Mughal Emperor Humayun reminds rather of a luxurious palace, than a tomb. Located in the eastern part of Delhi, Humayun’s tomb is one of the best preserved Mughal monuments. This spellbinding mausoleum is the first example of Mughal architecture in India. Humayun’s tomb was built thanks to the initiative of his widow Hamida Banu Begum, who commenced the construction of a mausoleum for her deceased husband in 1565, nine years after his death. The construction was finished in 1572. The architecture of the tomb is strongly influenced by Persian architecture. The Persian influence can be seen in the arched alcoves, corridors and the high double dome, while Indian traditions have inspired the creation of the kiosks, which give it a pyramidal outline from distance.

Humayun's Tomb

Qutub Minar

View of Rashtrapati Bhavan

The Red Fort  is a historic fort in the city of Delhi in India. It was the main residence of the emperors of the Mughal dynasty for nearly 200 years, until 1856.

Red Fort

Agrasen ki baoli

lotus temple

the Delhi police contingent practices marching at the rajpath on a cold delhi morning

march to republic day

Nigam bodh ghat

the Indian air force contingent leaders practice march past at the Rajpath on a cold Delhi morning in december

indian air force republic day

kids going school

Humayun's tomb

Night View of India Gate

The Lotus Temple, located in New Delhi, India, is a Baha'í House of Worship completed in 1986. Notable for its flowerlike shape, it serves as the Mother Temple of the Indian subcontinent and has become a prominent attraction in the city. The Lotus Temple has won numerous architectural awards and been featured in hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles.

The Baha'i laws emphasise that the spirit of the House of Worship be that it is a gathering place where people of all religions may worship God without denominational restrictions. The Baha'i laws also stipulate that only the holy scriptures of the Baha'i Faith and other religions can be read or chanted inside in any language; while readings and prayers can be set to music by choirs, no musical instruments can be played inside. Furthermore no sermons can be delivered, and there can be no ritualistic ceremonies practiced.

Lotus Temple

Monsoons And Delhi Metro

This great mosque of Old Delhi is the largest in India, with a courtyard capable of holding 25,000 devotees. It was begun in 1644 and ended up being the final architectural extravagance of Shah Jahan, the Mughal emperor who built the Taj Mahal and the Red Fort.

Jama Masjid, Delhi

Varanasi

Devotees praying to Lord Shiva

Man Reading Newspaper, Varanasi

Temple in Varanasi

Dev Diwali in Varanasi

varansi

Ganga Arthi

Sadhus at Tea Stall, Varanasi

Flower Merchants

Children jumping into the Ganga river

Kid in Lord Shiva attire at Varanasi

Hindu Priest at Varanasi

Varanasi is the place where people from different parts of the country (India) come and mix the mortal remains of their ancestors in river ganges. The believe that it is sacred. I shot this picture because i believe that souls of their ancestors fly happily after mixing their remains in the river like birds in the picture

When Souls Fly

Little monks are lighting up the Soil made Diyas on the eve of Dev Deepavali Festival at Varanasi riverbank of Ganges.

Spread the Light

Stripes

Priests Performing The Ganga Haarathi Or Aarthi

Priest performing Ganga Aarti / Ganga Aarti

Ganga Aarti / Priests Performing Ganga Aarti

Dead Bodies Being Burnt  As a Ritual of Indian Hindu Devotees  at  Manikarnika Ghat  In Varanasi

Local Man Sitting And Chit Chatting With Each Other at Manikarnika Ghat  In Varanasi

A Boat Rider Or Helmsman  At Manikarnika Ghat Watching The Burying of Dead Bodies  In Varanasi

Boat Sailing  in Ganga River Varanasi / Sailing Boats on Ganga river in Varanasi / Boat Transport in Varanasi

Morning at Ghats of varanasi

Mornings in Ganga Ghats

Ghats of varanasi

Devotees at Varanasi

Locals At varanasi / Varanasi  Locals

North East India

School girls going on Bicycles at Devtamura, Chabimura

This photograph was taken in Dzukou valley. Which is located in Manipur - Nagaland border. This valley is about 2200ft from sea level.

Beauty of Northeast.

Willong Khullen, Manipur

Stadium in Aizawl

View of Aizawl City

Exploring Guwahati dint really work out as planned. While I was actually supposed have 2 days in my hand. I ended up with just couple of hours. So all the shots and pictures I imagined I would take went down the drain. Here's a very simple picture of mighty Brahmaputra river i took before leaving to airport.

Sunset at Mighty Brahmaputra

Sunsets away from the hustle and bustle of the city life are the best.

Sunsets Of Assam

Don't you want to see a sky full of stars every night?

A sky full of stars.

A photo I took on the banks of river Brahmaputra during one of the photowalks near my college IIT Guwahati.

The BoatMan

Ziro valley

Woman in Lake, Silchar

Majuli, Assam

Brahmaputra River in Guwahati, Assam

The mighty Brahmaputra River ,Diburgarh (Assam).

Brahmaputra River

In the heart of Assam, this park is one of the last areas in eastern India undisturbed by a human presence. It is inhabited by the world's largest population of one-horned rhinoceroses, as well as many mammals, including tigers, elephants, panthers and bears, and thousands of birds.

Colours of Kaziranga

The Greater one horned rhinoceros captured at Kaziranga National Park.

THE FLAGSHIP SPECIES OF KAZIRANGA

Boats in Chatla Lake, Assam

Night View of Majuli, Assam

Indian rhinoceros at Kaziranga National Park.

Indian rhinoceros

Indian rhinoceros and Elephants at Kaziranga National Park

Elephant Ride in Kaziranga National Park.

Brahmaputra River in Guwahati

Farmer carrying paddy on Cycle in Assam

So bringing a picture from the most memorable day of year 2017.

After driving through heavy traffic jam on Shillong ghat roads a sky full on stars was the last thing on our mind. My friend spotted the amazing sky on our way to Cherrapunjee. Trust me guys we were able to see Milkyway strip through naked eyes. It was like a dream. Some times even pictures are difficult to describe or show what our eyes see.

Starry Night at Cherrapunji

River umngot in Shnongpdeng village. It is 7-8kms away from Dawki.

Tourist attraction near Dawki,Meghalaya.

Asia's Cleanest Village, Mawlynnong

Cherrapunjee

Beautiful Sunset at Laitlum Canyon, Meghalaya

Last Light of the Day

Canon EOS 5D Mark III. F2.8. 30 sec. ISO1600

Landscape

Beatiful bamboo houses are made for tourist attraction.

Pictures Asia's cleanest village - Mawlynnlong.

Symmetrical view of Living root bridge in Mawlynnlong.  Its one of the most popular tourist attraction place in Meghalaya.

Living root bridge in Mawlynnlong

Colorful boats docked on the shore by Dawki river which passes through India and Bangladesh. This picture is taken from the India side of Dawki river in Meghalaya. Boating is allowed here, and during pre-monsoon months, the river looks crystal clear.

Dawki Meghalaya

Double Decker living root bridge at Nongriat Village, Mawlynnong

Umngot, Dawki river, Crystal Clear River

Nohsngithiang Falls (also known as the Seven Sisters Waterfalls is a seven-segmented waterfall located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of Mawsmai village in East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya.

Seven sister water fall

Mountain life

A panoramic view of Bangladesh plains from Mawlynnong

Umiam Lake, Meghalaya

Crystal clear water of River Umngot. One tourist is doing swiming. Tourist are asked to wear life jacket for their full safety.

Dawki

This image is from my first trip to meghalaya .

Magic of golden hour .

Located at India-Bangladesh border at Dwaki. Umngot river  is the cleanest river in India. You can literally view the river bed.

Crystal Clear Water of Umgot

Christmas day. The whole city was rejoicing

Night view of Cherrapunjee

The skies turn to canvas of nature at dusk.

An evening at Cherrapunji, Meghalaya

Boating in Shnongpdeng over umngot river. Photo was taken from a hanging bridge.

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