The first one shot in Kumarokam, Kerala and the second one near Tirunelveli in Tamilnadu.

Rice Paddy field tilling

Rice Paddy field tilling

Rice Field near Thirunelveli

Rice Field near Tirunelveli

Kumarakom Rice Field

Plowing of paddy farm at Kumarakom

Hosaholalu

Ancient temple carved with soapstone sculptures

Ellora

Everything is scooped out from monolithic rocks to literally carve these giant temples and living spaces.

Poor man's Taj!

Aurangzeb's son built this, in fact to rival the taj

Madurai

The oldest city of Tamilnadu.

Nandi

A collection of Nandi ( mythical bull ) photographed over a period.

Kancheepuram

Bougainvillea

This plant practically spread around the world along with the colonialism.

Thirumalai Nayak Palace

The 17th century palace built by the Thirumalai Nayak ruler of Madurai

Mysore

Some random photographs from the palace city

Sanskriti Yatra

I did not know till then that Tagore was an artist too!

Ooty

Tejaswini River

Tejaswini river mouth, just before it merges with Arabian sea

Mamallapuram

My favorite is the 'Tiger Cave' rock-cut temple complex and the outcrops environs of Saluvankuppam village near Mahabalipuram.

Shankaracharya

Adi Shankara is credited with unifying and establishing the main currents of thought in Hinduism.

10000th Shot!!!

So my Cannon EOS 1000 clicked it's 10,000th shot at Tiruchendur!!! I was not noticing it was inching close to this milestone

Flowers

Some of the experimental shots......

Adalaj

Site of the architecturally thrilling 5 storied step well in Gujarat.

Basaralu

Basaralu is a hidden gem for those searching for more of Hoysala architecture.

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