The Rajarani Temple in Bhubaneshwar gets its name from the stone used to build it - the red and yellow sandstone used here is locally called Rajarani. This temple was once known as the Indreshwara temple, which is mentioned in the Ekamra Purana, which tells us about the temples of Bhubaneshwar, which was then known as Ekamra Kshetra. Today, the temple stands in a well-maintained lawn, and is the only ticketed monument within the city. The temple is built in the typical Kalinga style, with the tall curvilinear shikara over the garbagruha , and a jagamohana connected to it. The temple is believed to date back to the 11 th century, and is most well known for its sculptures. The entrance to the temple has two pillars with a Naga couple protecting the sanctum, holding garlands in their hands. The base of the pillar shows 3 lions standing over 3 elephants, a typical motif in temples of this region during this period. On the other side of the pillar is a horse and rider, and the two mo...
Last week, I left home to pick Samhith up from school, and there, on a tree right in front of me, was a kingfisher! I fumbled for my camera, only to realise that I had left it behind! For the rest of the week, I berated myself for my stupidity, and took to carrying my camera everywhere, but it was too late - not a bird turned up to be photographed!
Finally, lady luck smiled at me, and this White Breasted Kingfisher turned up right opposite my house and sat still long enough for me to take a few pics... I wondered if I should put up just one, but then gave in to temptation and decided to put up all three....
So, now its up to you to tell me which one you like best!
Lovely pics... kept staring at em, one by one... i kinda like the 2nd one the best.. :))
ReplyDeletenice new template i see.. blue blue we all love blue..lolz
Wow real good image there.. Could have been better with a better camera you know!
ReplyDeleteLuck really favoured you Anu, but I guess the bird was too shy to show you his/her white breast :)))
ReplyDeleteAll are equally good.
ReplyDeleteLovely captures!
ReplyDeleteclassic!
ReplyDeleteThese guys are real fast and fleeting if you are not ready with the camera.
ReplyDeleteOye! Are you back in Mumbai?
ReplyDeletewow !!! I wouldn't have known its name had one come before me :). You can see such birds in the city ? wow again !
ReplyDeleteand btw, you have been tagged :)
u spotted a kingfisher in Mumbai? wow... the daily visitor at my balcony every afternoon is a raven!
ReplyDeletewow! u spotted a kingfisher in mumbai??? the regular visitor at my balcony is a raven. and then kingfisher planes that i can see from the same place ;)
ReplyDeleteLovely
ReplyDeleteNamaste ji I liked your blog.
ReplyDelete@AArti: thanks....... .looks like we are both fans of blue....
ReplyDelete@Anon: thanks.... totally agree... waiting to buy a better one soon....
@P.N.Subramanian: thanks..
@Indrani: thanks..
@Ssstoryteller: thanks a lot...
@Haddock Absolutely! but this one seemed in no hurry, fortunately for me..
@Usha: just back.. on sunday...had scheduled these posts.. sprry couldnt meet you...
@Lavanya: we live in an area which is under a dispute since the last 35 years... thanks to that, no new constructions are possible, and we have retained the green cover....which is how we get to see these...
@Anuradha: welcome to my blog..... as i mentioned to Lavanya, it is thanks to lack of development that we see these..... once we move ahead, all these will go too....
@Dorothy: welcome to my blog.. nad thanks a lot...
@Sri Radha Govind Dasi: thanks a lot... and welcome to this space...
Anu-
ReplyDeleteI liked this stuff. Good photographs!
Is that loneliness by that bird is choosen by himself/herself or driven by the destiny or it is medidating ?, God knows! :)
Jay :)