My first trip to Vaishnodevi was unimpressive. Climbing was hard, and it only served to highlight how badly out of shape I was, while my in-laws managed to cope so much better. Further, I hadn’t quite realized that the cave experience wouldn’t be the same as I had imagined, since the original cave was only opened at certain times a year, and that we only entered a newly created tunnel, one far easier to access, and hence more manageable with the crowds that thronged the mountain shrine. The resulting experience at the shrine, for barely a fraction of a second, hardly compared to what I had expected / imagined / heard about. So, for me, Vaishnodevi was like any other temple, nothing to write home about, something that was reflected (though not explicitly mentioned) in the blog post I wrote then.
It's been a while since I have posted anything for Skywatch Friday, so here is something from my most recent trip, to Sirpur, in Chhattisgarh. We were walking over the remnants of one of the oldest marketplaces in the world, when the sun began to go down. We had to cut short our exploration of the other ancient monuments of Sirpur, and head back. The light was already failing, and I was ready to put my camera inside... and then I glimpsed this... the sun setting over one of the many temples in Sirpur...
I clicked many shots as the sun moved towards the horizon, but these two are the ones I think are best. What do you think?
Which one do you like more? Once you decide, do leave a comment, and then head over to the Skywatch Page for more beautiful skies from around the world!
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ReplyDeleteLindas fotos!
How very gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ladyfi!
DeleteIndia is on my bucket list. These are very nice photographs.
ReplyDeleteJM, Illinois-U.S.A.
Thank you, JM! I hope you can visit India soon!
DeleteSunset is always such a beautiful time to click, I really like the golden color in your pics. Never been to chattisgarh before but would love to visit it some day soon. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSo great! What a sunset!
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