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Odisha Part 2 - Puri: The Experience of Jagannath

The temple of Jagannath at Puri is one of the four most important temples across India. Sometimes called the Char Dham – Badrinath in the north, Rameswaram in the South, Dwarka in the west, and Puri in the east – these temples mark four corners of our country, and each of these temples has a connection to Adi Shankara. He is said to have travelled to each of them, thus marking a sacred geography of India, long before the country actually existed. Among these 4 temples, 3 are dedicated to Lord Vishnu, while only Rameswaram is dedicated to Lord Shiva, though the lingam there is said to have been installed by Rama. Further, Shankara set up Mutts at 3 of these sites (or very close to these sites, like at Badrinath, where the mutt is at Joshimutt), while the mutt in the south is at Sringeri in Karnataka, quite a distance away from Rameswaram. Coming back to the topic, I have visited Rameswaram most often, Badrinath during my childhood, and Dwaraka a few times, but Puri had stayed out of re...
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White Throated Kingfisher

at Alibag..

We saw this kingfisher near Akshi Beach at Alibag, just as we were making our way back home....



It was quite far off to begin with, but as we continued to wait, it came closer and closer, and gave us better opportunities to take photographs!


These were three of the better shots I managed.... a front view, a back view and a bottom view! I enjoyed having my new camera with me for this!!


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  1. MridulaApril 18, 2012 at 10:15 AM

    It must be a joy to have a camera with a decent zoom!

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    1. Anuradha ShankarApril 20, 2012 at 9:53 AM

      Absolutely, Mridula! !!!! I was like Samhith with a new toy, trying to find out how far i could go with the zoom!

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  2. AnuApril 18, 2012 at 1:41 PM

    I've seen a kingfisher only in Vijay mallya's products and services! They look gorgeous! It's nice to carry your camera everywhere so that we don't miss any beauties like this!

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    1. Anuradha ShankarApril 20, 2012 at 9:56 AM

      Actually, Vaish, I do see kingfishers all the time near my house! This is the first time though that I have managed a decent shot, thanks to the new camera! and yes, I do carry my camera along most of the times!

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  3. P.N. SubramanianApril 19, 2012 at 1:21 PM

    I loved the pictures. I have not sen a Kingfisher with such a nice beak. Incidentally would you disclose the kind of camera you bought recently. It has a splendid zoom.

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    1. Anuradha ShankarApril 20, 2012 at 11:17 AM

      Thanks PNS! the camera i have is a Nikon P510.. its a bridge camera.. a digital camera with a huge 42X optical zoom.. its wonderful... works better for me right now than a dslr

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  4. AnonymousApril 19, 2012 at 10:15 PM

    These shots are wonderful!

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  5. Anuradha ShankarApril 20, 2012 at 9:51 AM

    Thanks Deepak!

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  6. VetirmagalApril 20, 2012 at 9:37 PM

    Lucky person and the camera, and lucky us, who gets to see the lovely pictures.

    Thanks.

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  7. sriMay 13, 2012 at 9:43 PM

    you should get a SLR camera and become professional photographer :)

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  8. chitraJune 5, 2012 at 7:33 PM

    Beautiful clicks Anu..

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  9. UshaJune 27, 2012 at 12:23 PM

    Great Pics and a good camera, finally, I see!

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  10. UshaJune 27, 2012 at 12:25 PM

    Great pics and a good camera (finally)!

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    1. Anuradha ShankarJuly 2, 2012 at 10:39 AM

      Thanks Usha!! great to see u back here.. waiting for comments on all my other posts too!

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  11. Shrinidhi HandeAugust 24, 2012 at 8:31 PM

    nice & lovely

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  12. Bhavesh ChhatbarSeptember 8, 2012 at 12:35 PM

    You are using your new camera very nicely. Really good shots :)

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  13. chitraOctober 27, 2012 at 4:08 PM

    Nice one..BTW didn't see any posts on Navarathri golu..

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