Hershy > Avocado stall (015 - Jan 14)
D300 17-55mm ISO 400 f8 1/100

We spotted this vendor outside Botanical gardens as we entered Kandy city. They were ridiculously cheap, about 10-12 US Cents a piece! We bought a few and got the hotel chef to make a delicious Avocado dip to eat with crackers and potato chips! 

More Kandy pictures at

http://hershy.smugmug.com/gallery/6950360_Soc9F/1/444816807_ygkxM


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Hershy > Season's Greetings! (214 23 Dec)
D300 ISO 200 f8 1/640
Shot at Ahmedabad.

Wishing all the friends here! 
May I introduce my family? 
Swarup my wife, Jay the son and Vinati the daughter.  
Dash the mini Dachshund! 
AND Lakshmi, the new addition to our family, Jay's finance!!
Hershy > View from room
Taj Rebak Island Resort, Langkawi, Malaysia.

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Hershy > Swimming Pool (220 29 Dec)
Tintagel Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
D300 17-55 lens ISO 400 f16 1/320

Suchit, thanks for commenting on this pic in Colombo gallery! 

Although a small hotel, Tintagel has a lovely swimming pool with interesting surroundings. 

Do have a look at the rooms and the courtyard at

http://hershy.smugmug.com/gallery/6837782_hL4K3/1/437113249_NLbCH

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Hershy > Lakshman Jhula (Bridge) - Rishikesh

Himalayas, Ganges, Pilgrimage, Spa, Rafting, Ayurvedic Treatment, Yoga, Meditation, Nature, Camping.... if there is one word for all these, it's "Rishikesh"!

About Rishikesh
Rishikesh - known as the "City of the Divine"- is a spiritual center to which sages, rishis, saints and pilgrims have flocked for millennia. The roads of the city are lined with bustling market places of ethnic arts and handicrafts, fresh produce markets, holy shrines and orange -robed sadhus (priests). Then, the road narrows, the markets become more sparse and you come upon a foot bridge, suspended high over the sacred Ganga (Ganges) river. As you cross this bridge, the sun streaming through the Himalayas to warm your being, you will feel as if you have truly come home. It is no surprise that pilgrims are drawn here from all over the world. The awe-inspiring beauty of the place, the clear, flowing Ganga, the majestic mountains, and the lush green forests will embrace and rejuvenate your entire being. 

Glass House on Ganges  
http://www.neemranahotels.com/glasshouse/index.html.htm

Rishikesh, Wikipedia  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rishikesh

Rishikesh, the land of Gods  
http://www.rishikesh.in/

World renowned Ganga aarti at sunset  
http://parmarth.com/

Thanks to Roopal for the commentary & details
Hershy > Groom's arrival (005 2nd year)
D300 with 18-105mm - no PP except for a bit of crop & colour correction. 

In (most) Indian weddings the groom arrives in a procession with his family and friends to the bride's house or the venue of the wedding. Pre automobile days the groom used to arrive on a horse or an elephant.  Even today, many people have horses, elephants or buggies to carry the groom. There is music and dancing in front of the procession which gets louder as they near the venue! 

This is from the wedding in Kerala with the groom atop an elephant with a man sitting behind him holding a red umbrella.  The men in white are dressed in a typical Kerala style and the one in the middle is playing a drum. Another person on the right has a different type of a drum while the person in front of him is holding a wind instrument.  

The coloured paper is confetti from a firecracker burst a few seconds before. 



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Hershy > Indoor Jacuzzi & swimming pool (Pic 014 2nd year)

The villa at Pawna where we spent a weekend had this beautiful swimming pool with a Jacuzzi next to it. What caught my eye was the reflection in the water... 


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Hershy > Off to Rebak island - Langkawi, Malaysia. (190 3rdNov)
D200 18-70mm

Friends, I am taking the liberty of a second post for today to inform you that Swarup my wife and I leave for Sri Lanka tomorrow and will return on 13th evening. Unfortunately it's not a family vacation as Jay & Vinati cannot take that many days off from work!  

Tomorrow we will also finish 34 years being together - don't know how we have (mainly, she has) survived! ;-) 
And no it's not our second/third/ honeymoon as we are going with friends, not that they are not romantic! 

Please excuse me as I may not be able to comment today and till I return as I don't carry a notebook with me. 

Cheers till then!!

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Hershy > Rose
Shot at my cousin's garden in Ahmedabad. No PP except for contrast and a bit of light adjustment. 

Hello all! Got back last evening (Wed). Have a lot of catching up to do at work and here plus go through the pictures taken on the trip! Whew! 

Missed you lovely people and thought of you when shooting in some spare time. Could manage to look up the Daily gallery only for a few minutes the last three days, can anyone guide me how to go through the daily pictures missed during last week?  Do write to me at harsh@javeri.net 
Thanks! 


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Season's Greetings! (214 23 Dec)
D300 ISO 200 f8 1/640
Shot at Ahmedabad.

Wishing all the friends here!
May I introduce my family?
Swarup my wife, Jay the son and Vinati the daughter.
Dash the mini Dachshund!
AND Lakshmi, the new addition to our family, Jay's finance!!
Hershy > Season's Greetings! (214 23 Dec)
D300 ISO 200 f8 1/640
Shot at Ahmedabad.

Wishing all the friends here! 
May I introduce my family? 
Swarup my wife, Jay the son and Vinati the daughter.  
Dash the mini Dachshund! 
AND Lakshmi, the new addition to our family, Jay's finance!!
Season's Greetings! (214 23 Dec)
D300 ISO 200 f8 1/640
Shot at Ahmedabad.

Wishing all the friends here!
May I introduce my family?
Swarup my wife, Jay the son and Vinati the daughter.
Dash the mini Dachshund!
AND Lakshmi, the new addition to our family, Jay's finance!!
See photo in gallery

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