sri lanka

This is an orphanage for Elephants. 

You can see elephants with broken limbs-

some of them are victims of land mines.   

Restoration work is going on one of the stupas.

  One can imagine the size of stupa with the scaffoldings erected against  it. 

Stupas in Sri Lanka are huge in size in comparison to stupas in India.

Lower part of Budha's statue

Another stupa. I am forgetting the names of these places. 

 I think it is Ruwanwelisaya in Anuradhapura

Reclining Buddha.  I have seen many reclining Buddhas in Sri Lanka.

Reclining Buddha in Dambulla cave temple. 

Stupa in Anuradhapura. 

The other side of the stupa is pasted over with iron scaffoldings.

Reclining Buddha in Dambulla Cave Temple.

Feet of reclining Buddha in Dambulla Cave Temple.

As if this demon is preparing to swallow the Ruwanvelisaya Chedi.

A carved stone on the enterance of the temple.

Ruwanwelisaya   

Ruwanwelisaya 

Ruwanwelisaya 

Ruwanwelisaya 

Do not worry I am holding the chair

Sri Lanka a war torn country.  The beauty of this country is that the ancient monuments are kept well preserved unlike our country. 

 We are a proud country of a very long history and  a rich culture then why can't we keep the reminiscents of our rich culture and history well preserved ????

DDDDDilli dilli dilli

Sanjay park next to Safdarjung Airport in its full bloom.  NDMC has painted the lake with blue colour. 

I think lakes look good when filled with water...

but NDMC thinks differently,

for them even without water lake can look blue.   

These poor ducks.....surviving without water. 

The park is named after Maneka Gandhi's husband....

are you listening Mam

There are boards every where in Lutyen's Delhi....

dont feed monkeys but still these are being fed by the common man with bread or fruits. 

Good  keep it up Delhiwallahs....

the same God has created these creature. 

This autorickshaw driver had pasted two handwritten notes in his rickshaw  -  Happy New Year on one side and Gaadi mein cigarette, Gutka khana mana hai...No smoking.

A fully decorated camel at Sohna lake

Full bloom

Two is a company......

....only we three are a company...who are you we dont know

36 ka ankda...tu us paar toh mein is paar

........see my nose pin with a long thread

.....hmmmmm

we are disciplined even after so long years in Delhi

......wind beneath my wings

illuminated trees in Nehru Park during Bhakti Festival by Seher.  Bhakti Utsav is regular feature in Delhi's Nehru Park. 

It is a three day festival of Music   

Mandu - The place I love to visit many times

Mandu called a ruined city is 60 kms from Indore in the

Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh.

All the ruins of beautiful structures in this area are

surrounded by the Bhil Tribe. 

The picture above is of Ashrafi Mahal with

Jama Masjid in the background.

Again it is Ashrafi Mahal and Jama Masjid

in the Centre of the Picture

Entrance of Ashrafi Mahal. 

 

Jama Masjid the oldest Masjid dates from 1405 is an excellent example of Pashtun Architecture.

Hoshangshah Tomb. 

 I heard that Hoshagshah build his Tomb in his lifetime fearing

that his sons may not built after his death.

  It is called the first marble structure in the country and

also an inspiration to the Architect of Taj Mahal

who spend six months to study it before making a plan for

Taj Mahal. 

Courtyard of Hoshang Shah Tomb.

Baaj Bahadur place. 

There is story about Rani Roopmati and Baaz Bahadur

These are the escape routes in the basement of one of the structures.

This is the ceiling of the bathroom which is used for
steam bath by the Queens. 

This bathroom has the channels made for hot and cold water.

This structure is called Hindola Mahal because of its slanting pillars.

Jahaj Mahal.  It is built between the two lakes. 

 Gulzar picturised few shots of his movies Kinara on Jahaj Mahal.

Inside Jama Masjid

There is a romance in the air of Mandu.

Its rain is so mystic.

I love to visit Mandu any Number of times.