Milwaukee Diaries : Benches in a Park

Milwaukee Diaries : Benches in a Park, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

Knee Deep Snow and a sunny day, perfect for walking around and feeling the chill in the air !

My Life is a Glass wall !

My Life is a Glass wall !, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

The people in it are the water drops on it...

Everyone has their own space in it,
Everyone stays and goes, some longer and some for short times,
Some evaporate and some trickle down,
While all of this happens life stays !

Every smile I see

Every smile I see, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

adds a few minutes to my life !

She was the elder daughter of our boatman in Vrindavan...

p.s. need B/W conversion tips, lessons. Please feel free to rubbish this photo if need be, however do tell me how you feel the presentation can be improved

Restful

Restful, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

I was just wondering !!!

I was just wondering !!!, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

If its ok to look at myself with just one open eye

Having Fun...

Having Fun..., originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

doing what I do is on the top of my list these days !!!

One Of Us...

One Of Us..., originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

Its easier to be with people when you don't behave like an outsider !

K(not)

K(not), originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

At times a stronger rope is NOT what we need,
What we need is a stronger knot !

Chail Bihari

Chail Bihari, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

He manages a small space where people can park their vehicles near the Ghats in Vrindavan.. is dressed in Khakis with a whistle to help people park !

Another one of the happy souls that I met on my roadtrip !

p.s. I think the image is darker than I would like it to be, but any more light and the parts on his face would feel burnt... Help please !

KrishnaKant

KrishnaKant, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

Happy in his own world, people like Krishnakant force one to think if the things they are running after day and night are really worth it or not... The more I meet people, the more satisfaction and happiness I see at various levels.

Had a strong urge to do the usual presentation here, but it would have taken the Chandan (Sandalwood) colors away from the picture, so decided not to !

Once upon a time..

Once upon a time.., originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

The Arms which work hard to earn, were called arms !

And today?

Delicate Threads Strong Faith

Delicate Threads Strong Faith, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

This just proves how small things can keep our faith firm !

These are the threads that people tied around the Marble windows in Fatehpur Sikri at the Mazaar of Khwaja Saleem Chishti when they pray for something!

Customs like this are popular at various other places as well in India...

e.g. In Uttarakhand there are temples where people tie bells in the temple compound when they wish for something. In two temples in Uttarakhand (Golu Devta Temple in Bhowali, near Bhimtal and another one at Chitai) people even write letters and leave them in the temple compound !

There might not be a scientific explanation to all this, but when the mind really believes something will happen, small things like tying a thread or writing a letter can make it happen !!!

Hope everyone has a very positive Monday and a week/year/decade and so on :)

God Bless !!!

Some Metal and some Luck

Some Metal and some Luck, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

These are Horseshoe's nailed on the Wooden Door of Buland Darwaza... Horse shoes are said to bring Good luck in many cultures around the world, and they should not be brand new ones... they have to be used.

Mostly I have seen they are nailed in the shape of a U. Probably saying Good luck to "YOU" :) I don't know really...

p.s. I do not think this is a good picture in terms of composition. This completely fails in capturing the amount of horseshoes that were there on the doors, but still posting it as this is the only picture I took of them !

Perfection : Not a brick less not a stone more!

Perfection : Not a brick less not a stone more!, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

I think this was the motto of the craftsmen who worked at Fatehpur Sikri and 100s of similar other sites !

Seen above is the ceiling once you enter the Dargah of Salim Chishti through Buland Darwaza (Previous photograph)

Buland Darwaza @ Fatehpur Sikri

Buland Darwaza @ Fatehpur Sikri, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

The Buland Darwaza ( or the Great Gate), the world's largest gateway, is approx 54m high and 35m wide.

On The Other Side..

On The Other Side.., originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

You've moved on to the other side friend, I cannot see you clearly enough... but I know you will be around somewhere !

Dedicated to one of my very dear friends, who passed away yesterday... I somehow don't believe it yet, and am still hoping someone is just playing a prank !!!

Saw some green felt some blues !

Saw some green felt some blues !, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

Not sure what he was thinking sitting there in Fatehpur Sikri when the world around him was busy moving !!! I guess he just took a time out to think !

Of Life Of Death

Of Life Of Death, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

Some under the weight after death, some carrying it when they are still around !

Deewane Khas @ Fatehpur Sikri

Deewane Khas @ Fatehpur Sikri, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

This is where Emperor Akbar used to have the meetings with his important personal...

I wish I could see one meeting in progress, what grandness, what royalty !


p.s. This small size picture is not doing justice to the place at all !!!

Pillars @ The Fatehpur Sikri

Pillars @ The Fatehpur Sikri, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

Pillars make an important part of the architecture at Fatehpur Sikri... What you see here is the place from where Mughal Emperor Akbar used to see the performances of his Musicians