Taken on September 15, 2016 in Chennai (Madras)
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DAILY PHOTO: Cannons on the Veranda
Taken on September 15, 2016 at Fort St. George in Chennai (Madras)
Fort St. George in Chennai has a small but impressive museum that houses artifacts from Chennai’s colonial period. The museum has artifacts in a range of categories including: arms, coins, porcelain, oil paintings, medals, and textiles. While photography is prohibited inside, there are a number of cannons outside–including some ornamental ones.
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DAILY PHOTO: Lillies in Srinagar
Taken at the Botanical Garden in Srinagar in August of 2016
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DAILY PHOTO: Madras High Court Gate
Taken on August 31, 2016 in Chennai (Madras)
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DAILY PHOTO: Victoria Public Hall and the Ripon Building, Chennai (Madras)
Taken on August 31, 2016 in Chennai (Madras)
Victoria Public Hall is the reddish building in the foreground, and the Ripon Building is the white building behind it. Poonamallee High Road is torn up for repairs.
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DAILY PHOTO: Mosques in Leh
DAILY PHOTO: The Path to Thajiwas Glacier
DAILY PHOTO: Shikara on Dal Lake
A shikara is a shallow-draft wooden boat commonly seen on lakes in Kashmir. It should not be confused with a Shakira, which is a Colombian pop star / belly-dancer. Asking for a Shakira ride, is a common–but potentially offensive–mistake. 
Taken in July of 2016 on Dal Lake, Srinagar
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DAILY PHOTO: Double Rainbow on Pangong Tso
DAILY PHOTO: Bactrian Camels in Shyok Valley
Taken in the Nubra Valley (Shyok Valley) in August of 2016
It’s the question everybody is always asking, “Do you prefer your camels with one hump, or two?”
Until our visit to Ladakh, our only experience was with single-humped camels, in places like Rajasthan and the UAE.
I have to say that I, personally, found the handling characteristics and ride of the two-humped (i.e. bactrian) camel to be marginally superior.
Of course, the bactrian is like a Porsche. It’s not at all practical as a family sedan. The two humps don’t allow room for passengers or cargo.
My main complaint, however, is that (as you may note from the last picture) I got a camel with a flaccid hump. It was just flopped to the side. How do you think that made me feel?
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