DAILY PHOTO: Leng Buai Ia Shrine

Taken in September of 2014 in Bangkok

Taken in September of 2014 in Bangkok

IMG_2157Tucked away in the back alleys of Bangkok’s Chinatown, Leng Buai Ia is believed to be Thailand’s oldest Chinese shrine. It dates back to 1658. Chinese businessmen would come here to pray for prosperity.

 

DAILY PHOTO: Barocco Vác

Taken in December of 2014 in Vác

Taken in December of 2014 in Vác

DAILY PHOTO: Temple Puppies

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Taken March 28, 2015 at Savanadurga

Taken March 28, 2015 at Savanadurga

There was a litter of pups residing at one of the Hindu temples at the base of Savanadurga Hill. These are a few candids of them.

DAILY PHOTO: Hilltop Ruins

Taken on March 28, 2015 at Savanadurga

Taken on March 28, 2015 at Savanadurga

Looks fake, but it’s not.

DAILY PHOTO: Quality Family Time, Monkey Style

Taken on March 28, 2015 at Dodda Alada Mara (Big  Banyan Bangalore)

Taken on March 28, 2015 at Dodda Alada Mara (Big Banyan Bangalore)

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Bangalore’s Big Banyan (Dodda Alada Mara) hosts a number of macaque families, such as this one.

DAILY PHOTO: Dodda Alada Mara Banyan

Taken on March 28, 2015 at Dodda Alada Mara.

Taken on March 28, 2015 at Dodda Alada Mara.

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This 1.2 hectare (3 acre) banyan tree sits 28 kilometers  (17.4mi.) to the west of Bangalore. The tree suffered root rot in the last decade and doesn’t display the lush, unified canopy as it once did. (I’m not certain whether the damage to the tree was completely natural, was tied to Bangalore’s precipitously rising pollution, or whether the true culprits are all the jackasses who feel the need to carve their initials in the tree’s roots.) However, the giant banyan is still home to many macaque families, and even as it is dying from within the tree is attempting to escape over its’ fence onto  adjacent lands.

DAILY PHOTO: Atop Savanadurga

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Taken on March 28, 2015 atop Savanadurga Hill

Taken on March 28, 2015 atop Savanadurga Hill

Savanadurga is one of the largest monoliths in Asia. It’s located about 60km (40-ish miles) west of Bangalore. The top picture shows the hilltop from the trail, and the lower one is a close up of the Nandi shrine at said top.  Savanadurga’s hightest point is at a little over 1226 meters (4000-ish feet.)

 

DAILY PHOTO: Iguana Go Back to Mexico

Taken on Isla Contoy in the Yucatan

Taken on Isla Contoy in the Yucatan

DAILY PHOTO: Danube with Chain Bridge

Taken in December of 2014

Taken in December of 2014

DAILY PHOTO: Canyon of the Condors

Taken in July of 2010 at Colca Canyon, Peru

Taken in July of 2010 at Colca Canyon, Peru