Taken in March of 2014 at the Namdroling Monastery
This model of the Palyul Monastery and its environs is located at Namdroling Monastery in Bylakuppe, India. Palyul is the parent monastery of Namdroling. It is one of the six major monasteries of the Nyingma branch of Tibetan Buddhism.
Taken April 27, 2014 in Cubbon Park.
Just as New Jersey’s state name has made it the butt of many a joke, Bangalore catches a lot of flack (both from residents and outsiders) for retaining the title of “Garden City” in the wake of the recent decade of unrestrained growth. (If anything tells one about present day Bangalore it’s that its size doubled in little more than a decade from almost five million to close to ten. Even under the best of governance that would result in a bit of chaos–re: and this is not the best of governance.)
That said, Bangalore has some awesome trees. (As I’ve mentioned, this results from the lack of proclivity to destroy everything that stands in one’s way or that presents the slightest bit of risk or inconvenience that is the modus operandi in the developed world.)
Taken in April of 2014 in Bangalore.
I took this photo at the Swiss Consulate in Bangalore the other night. The consulate was all lit up, and this tree looked preternaturally and suspiciously green. First, I thought that this might be the Bruce Banner of trees, but then I figured it’d bulk up more when it got all ragey. Then I realized it looked a little like a huge sprig of parsley–perhaps exactly what a sprig of gamma-injected parsley would look like if it were rage-filled.
Taken in March of 2014 at Namdroling Monastery.
Taken in April of 2014 in Bangalore.
Saw a dog doing its business in the fountain of a swanky office building the other day. If that doesn’t capture the spirit of Bangalore, I’m not sure what does.
Taken in November of 2013 in Mysore
Taken in November of 2014 in Mysore on Chamundi Hill.
Taken in December 2013 in Mysore.
Taken in October of 2013 in Agra.
Happy election day India.
Taken March 29, 2014 in Coorg.
This is how it starts. Then you’re hooked and can’t function on less than three cups a day.
Tiger Riding for Beginners 