Flowers...

Let a thousand flowers bloom...

Merry Christmas...

the morning fog...

Like a stone, like a storm,
Being born again
Into the sweet morning fog...  

-Kate Bush - The Morning Fog

A Brand New Day !

Stay on the Road...

That which is real will never cease to be,
O Arjuna, so free thyself from the changing illusions of everyday life
And stay on the road to the mastery of Karma.

- Bhagavad Gita

the green route...

where silence speaks...

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@ Bekal Fort, Kerala, on an exceptionally beautiful raining day...

Lines...

Lines, you see them everywhere. The pattern they follow and craft, you recognize few and try to understand the rest. They haunt you and make you believe how important they are. The line on your palm, that line in your sales report, those lines outside that counter, you find them everywhere, they want to hold you, conquer you. But in the end what matters is that line left behind by you! (Words inspired by repeatedly watching one of my favorite add : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acMcCyoJODQ)

Light of Flight !

Press F5 to Refresh !!!

@ Murdeshwar railway station on a refreshing Monday afternoon.

Sathyam Shivam Sundaram...

Eternity, Knowledge & Bliss @ Murudeshwara, Karnataka
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so said the Zen...

The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there...

- From The Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig.

Manimalarkavu

@ Velur, Thrissur, Kerala trying to capture God's grace shinning all around...

knock knock

Sunshine on Me...

Of whatever little wandering I have done, there is a very intriguing fact I have observed. There exists one point during the course of every journey where you are not eager about the destination any more nor you are disturbed for the things left behind when the journey started. Your mind stops wandering and there you are in the journey, living that very moment. It could happen when you cross that mile stone while riding your bike on a highway or while taking a deep breath as you trek up a mountain or may be when you are holding yourself still while releasing the shutter of a camera. This was one such moment, the sun shinned on me as I left behind my shadow…

Sarpa Kavu

Sarpa Kavu meaning Abode of Snakes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarpa_Kavu)

Shadows...

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think.
When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.

- Buddha

mayilaayi parannu vaa

Mayilaayi parannu vaa mazhavillu tholkkumen azhage
kanivai pozhinju thaa manipeeli onnu nee arige...

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- from the Malayalam movie Mayilpeelikkavu.

Blueee...

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@ Vazhani Dam, Thrissur, Kerala on a pleasant, lazy evening...

Feel Strong

“Its not always necessary to be strong, but to feel strong.”
― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild

The Mumbo Jumbo

So magnificent, so majestic, so colossal, they say splendor of an elephant is one of its kind that one can sit and take pleasure in observing it whole day.

This one above from a recent trip to Guruvayoor is my favourite. How he responded to the presence of the Mahout, how he was reciprocating by making different voice to what the mahout was saying was really amazing to watch. It was his bathing time. With such big tusk, patches on his trunk and ears and a broad forehead and matching height this guy was really a hunk. Some where, some how he resembled the legendary Guruvayoor Kesavan (Read more about Guruvayoor Kesavan : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guruvayur_Keshavan). Hopefully I will see him around next time also.

komban anna : the humble beast

Thidambedutha vambanaya kombanane...
Nambuvorku munbil nalla thambi aane...
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from the Malayalam Movie MR. BRAHMACHARI

The Daily Grind...

Welcome to my Playground !!

@ Anakkotta (meaning "Elephant Fort") at Guruvayoor, erstwhile palace of the local ruler...

Happy Diwali...

I hope all of you had a wonderful Diwali...And may that light be with you throughout...