Taken May 23, 2014 in Indiranagar.
This was taken at the Goethe Institute in Bangalore. Normally one doesn’t see such fancy signage requesting one refrain from urination because… well, because all the urine on such signs tend to erode the paint away.
Taken May 18, 2014 in Bangalore
Taken May 18, 2014 at the MG Road Metro Art Station.
Taken May 18, 2014
I’ve been a delinquent poster as of late. However, I took some photos over the past few days so that I can at least resume my Daily Photo posts. Look for some Book Reviews in the near future and after a week or two I should be up to writing some posts about my adventures in the study of Yoga, Thai Yoga Bodywork (and Tok Sen), and Kalaripayattu.
This was taken at the art station that runs along MG Road between MG Road Station and St. Mark’s Road. This area displays a mix of permanent and temporary exhibits. This exhibit, made out of sand, obviously fits in the latter category. It consisted of seven prominent man-made creations. (While the display poster referred do the seven wonders, some of the depictions were part of the traditional seven wonders–e.g. the Great Wall, Taj Mahal, and the Roman Colosseum, and others were not–e.g. the Eiffel Tower and Statue of Liberty.)
Taken in November of 2014 in Mysore on Chamundi Hill.
Taken in December of 2013 in Kuala Lumpur.
In Kuala Lumpur we came across this little wooded area to the side of an office tower. Planted among the trees were these curvy, ornately painted benches.
As I’ve mentioned before, being a weary traveler on occasion, I’m frequently dismayed by artists who take up valuable and precious bench space with their bronze creations. This on the other hand, was a magnificent find, art that one could sit down on and rest one’s feet. As you can see, the benches were quite popular.
Taken November 2, 2013 at Hampi.
These guardians of the inner sanctum can be seen here and there throughout Hampi.
I assume they were meant to be guardians and not just four-handed mutant freaks doing yoga stretches to loosen up their leg abductor muscles.
Taken on October 5, 2013 on 80 Feet Rd in Bangalore
Kolam are chalk or (traditionally) rice powder drawings that one finds in front of entryways throughout much of South India. The practice has even carried over to other countries in the South Asia displaying Indian influence such as Thailand and Malaysia. Their drawing is traditionally practiced by Hindu women each day to bring prosperity to the household. Although this one was in front of a business as is also common these days. Some are much smaller and less elaborate than this one. However, some are even more elaborate and perfectly formed. They only last a day, and are traditionally washed away at the end of one day so that a new one can be drawn to start the new day.
Taken in October of 2012 in Angkor, Cambodia
Taken in downtown Atlanta in November of 2012
Tiger Riding for Beginners 