India- One picture per Day

[waleedhbk]

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@kaka_in_usa

Before independence muree and shimla were developed alike by the british. But i have never been to muree or shimla. but heard a lot of good things about muree ( especially the beverages )
but i was told by the same guy that rampant construction and crowd has actually degraded shimla. i hope the case is not same with muree.

yeah Murree was developed by British …and yeah beverages are famous in Murree

and ur right about rampant construction in murree too …sadly it has lost his charm

[kaka_in_usa]

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Pic of the day: **Agatti Airport, Lakshadweep

It is the only airport in the entire state.
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[kaka_in_usa]

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Bonus Pics:

Agatti island

Pic from the pier cottage

you can tell that the state clearly lacks land.

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[pallavpotter]

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@kaka_in_usa

Pic of the day: **Agatti Airport, Lakshadweep

It is the only airport in the entire state.
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http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq183/rammanpandu/11292385.jpg?t=1231291565

its actually a Union Territory, not a State.

Lakshadweep Islands’re so pristine and beautiful! :wub: one of the best places in the country!

[babloos]

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kaka can u upload madurai or sri rangam temple

I have visited both the places. architecture is just breath taking.more then 1000 year old took some 100 years to complete.i dunno how they lifted those huge stones in those bc days.madurai has one speciality all the four shrines in (north,east, west, south corner) are exact in measurement not even 1cm deference.some of biggest statue inside are built on single stone mind bliwing

[kaka_in_usa]

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@pallavpotter

its actually a Union Territory, not a State.

Lakshadweep Islands’re so pristine and beautiful! one of the best places in the country!

Lol. i knew that but i didnt want to confuse the people on this forum. thanks for correcting me.

@babloos

kaka can u upload madurai or sri rangam temple

I have visited both the places. architecture is just breath taking.more then 1000 year old took some 100 years to complete.i dunno how they lifted those huge stones in those bc days.madurai has one speciality all the four shrines in (north,east, west, south corner) are exact in measurement not even 1cm deference.some of biggest statue inside are built on single stone mind bliwing

i am compiling some good photos of the temples you mentioned. i am saving them and few others for later.

i remember seeing a show on discovery channel where they tried to investigate how those people managed to put a 90 ton stone on top of such a huge temple. Remarkable

[kaka_in_usa]

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Belated Pic of the Day: Indian Astronomical Observatory, Hanle, Ladakh

The Indian Astronomical Observatory, operated by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, stands on a 4,500 meters (14,764 feet) peak in the western Himalayas near the village of Hanle. Located at 32°46′46″N 78°57′51″E, it is the second highest telescope in the world, the highest being the Llano de Chajnantor Observatory in the Andes. Before it became operational in 2001, the highest telescope was at the Meyer-Womble Observatory.

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[kaka_in_usa]

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Bonus Pics:

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/attachments/travelogues/411563d1282538310t-4500-km-two-idiots-wild-safari-ladakh-294_hanle-observatory.jpg

Gamma telescopes, look like alien cattle grazing on some other planet.

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[waleedhbk]

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@kaka_in_usa

Bonus Pics:

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/attachments/travelogues/411562d1282538310t-4500-km-two-idiots-wild-safari-ladakh-293_hanle-observatory.jpg

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/attachments/travelogues/411563d1282538310t-4500-km-two-idiots-wild-safari-ladakh-294_hanle-observatory.jpg

Gamma telescopes, look like alien cattle grazing on some other planet.

Amazing Man :k:

[kaka_in_usa]

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Thanks waleed bhai for fixing one of the broken posts. i hope u can fix the second one too.

[kaka_in_usa]

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Pic of the Day: **Great Stupa at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh
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The ‘Great Stupa’ at Sanchi was originally commissioned by the emperor Ashoka the Great in the third century BCE. Its nucleus was a simple hemispherical brick structure built over the relics of the Buddha. It was crowned by the chatra, a parasol-like structure symbolising high rank, which was intended to honour and shelter the relics.

Today, around fifty monuments remain on the hill of Sanchi, including three stupas and several temples. The monuments have been listed among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1989.

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/6599/119219294678721c5da3b.jpg

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[kaka_in_usa]

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Bonus Pic:

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/8012/240527274207cf38fb41b.jpg

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/823/3696399359f975d4ad1b.jpg

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Sanchi during its glory days

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[waleedhbk]

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@kaka_in_usa

Thanks waleed bhai for fixing one of the broken posts. i hope u can fix the second one too.

Done

[waleedhbk]

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@kaka_in_usa

Bonus Pics:

Agatti island

Pic from the pier cottage

you can tell that the state clearly lacks land.

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Isnt the 2nd pic of Maldives Island Kaka

[kaka_in_usa]

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@waleedhbk

Isnt the 2nd pic of Maldives Island Kaka

Thanks for fixing the links.

I am pretty sure it is agatti islands as i got them from same travel site.
but then i wont be surprized if they used maldives pic since lakshdweep is pretty close to maldives.
i will double check

[waleedhbk]

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@kaka_in_usa

Thanks for fixing the links.

I am pretty sure it is agatti islands as i got them from same travel site.
but then i wont be surprized if they used maldives pic since lakshdweep is pretty close to maldives.
i will double check

Coz i remember i was searching some pics of Maldives and i got this exact image of Maldives thats why i said this

[kaka_in_usa]

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I usually post the source of pic with the post but since my post got edited i lost the link. i tried to find it again but no luck.

may be you are right, tour companies who work in maldives also work in lakshdweep. they may have swapped the pics.
please go ahead and remove the second pic.
my apologies for the confusion.

[kaka_in_usa]

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Pic of the Day: Ellora Rock Cut Temples, Maharashtra

From images it doesnt look much but you have to be there to appreciate the g*****ose and beauty of these structures. Especially during mansoon when many water falls flow from right above it.
It hand cut right in to the rock mountain. every thing is carved out, nothing brought in.

Ellora represents the epitome of Indian rock-cut architecture. The 34 “caves” – actually structures excavated out of the vertical face of the Charanandri hills – being Buddhist, Hindu and Jain cave temples and monasteries, were built between the 5th century and 10th century. The 12 Buddhist (caves 1-12), 17 Hindu (caves 13-29) and 5 Jain caves (caves 30-34), built in proximity, demonstrate the religious harmony prevalent during this period of Indian history. Ellora is a World Heritage Site. One hundred years and four generations of kings, architects and craftsmen elapsed, however, before the project was completed. Climb up the track leading along the lip of the compound’s north-facing cliff to the ledge overlooking the squat main tower, and you’ll see why.
The sheer scale is staggering. Work began by digging three deep trenches into the top of the hill using pickaxes and lengths of wood which, soaked with water and stuffed into narrow cracks, expanded to crumble the basalt. Once a huge chunk of raw rock had been exposed in this way, the royal sculptors set to work. In all, a quarter of a million tonnes of chippings and debris are estimated to have been cut from the hillside, with no room for improvization or error. The temple was conceived as a giant replica of Shiva and Parvati’s Himalayan abode, the pyramidal Mount Kailash - a Tibetan peak, said to be the “divine axis” between heaven and earth. Today, all but a few fragments of the thick coat of white-lime plaster that gave the temple the appearance of a snowy mountain have flaked off, to expose elaborately carved surfaces of grey-brown stone beneath. Around the rear of the tower, these have been bleached and blurred by centuries of erosion, as if the giant sculpture is slowly melting in the fierce Deccan heat.

There are 34 such caves in Ellora itself and there are total 1200 cave temples spread across in 4 states. and still more caves are being found

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[kaka_in_usa]

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Bonus Pics : ITs all broken now due to hundreds of years of abandonment and nature reclaiming its property back.

This whole thing used to be white making it look like mount kailash covered in snow with intricate colorful murals.

Its all single rock

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[babloos]

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now that’s awesome