दिपावली की हार्दिक शुभकामनाऍ!

wish you all very happy diwali!

Hampi Rocks!

Hampi!
it was a civilisation of about half a million population in the year 1336 which was known as Vijaynagar.

It's a belief that, Lord Rama met Hanuman and killed Vali in exchange for help from Sugreeva there. That means, Hampi has a epical history since Ramayana! WOW! In Ramayana times, this region was known as Kishkinda (Monkey Kingdom)

It has a mythical aura in it and you can feel it there. Some of the monuments are spooky though! :)

Hampi has it's own unique style of architecture. there are temples, there are masjids. Some monuments are mixture of both. I personally liked the HajaarRam Temple. The temple with 1000 sculptures of Rama on it.

Some more Hampi Photo Treat here... (CLICK)

AWESOME is the word for whole Hampi!

If you havent visited it yet.. GO THERE! JUST ONCE! n then again!

@ banglore / hampi

we 3 were at bangaluru n hampi last month. Had a lifetime yaadgaar funn there.. sum shots here.. i know, i m missing in all these fotos.. i was clicking.. :D

RAJA

finally.. i had his darshan.. yesterday!! baapppaaa moryaa!

कॅमेर्‍यातला गणेश-जन्म

लालबाग.. मुंबईचं लालबाग... मुंबईतले हजारो गणपती येथे जन्मला येतात. सगळ्या साईज मधले... ५ इंचापासून २५-३५ फूटापर्यंतचे. आमच्या घरच्या गणपतीचं जन्म्-स्थळ पण लालबागच. गणपती बनवताना बघायला, अनुभवायला जाम जाम बरं वाटतं. काय मेहनत घेतात ते कारागीर! रात्रं-दिवस राबतात! शिवाय काम म्हंजे डेड्-लाईन वरचं. मिस करून चालूच न शकणारं. कधी कधी रंगवलेल्या गणपतींपेक्षा न रंगवलेले गणपती ऑसम वाटत्तात. (त्यांचे फोटो पण चांगले येतात) अजून २ दिवसान्नी बाप्पा येतील. पण यांच काम चालुच आहे. जागेच्या अभावामूळे, हे एक्-एक गणपती (२०-२५ फूटाचे) २-३ दिवसात बनवला जातो आणि मंडळाला सांगून गणपती घरी पाठवला जातो. आणि त्याच जागेवर परत दुसरा गणपती जन्म घेतो. गणपती येण्याच्या साधारण २०-२५ दिवस आधीपासून हे चक्र चालु होतं. दरवर्षीप्रमाणे यावर्षीही लालबागला जाऊन आलो आणि नेहमी प्रमाणे गणेश-जन्म कॅमेरात घेतला!

दरवर्षी बाप्पा येण्याआधी - आणि बाप्पा आल्यानंतर, लालबागला कमीत कमी ५-६ फेर्‍या होतातच! मुंबईतला खरा गणेशोत्सव तिकडेच असतो. धमाल रोषणाई अस्ते. २ दिवसान्नी बाप्पा येईल आणि परत एकदा फुल्ल्-ऑन धम्म्माल येईल!!

typo beehive!

another typo experiment.. BEEHIVE FONT.. :D.... with flash offcourse.. n it's griddss!!!
again inspired by Anant Kulkarni

my typography!

FONTO!
some typo experiements here!
inspired by Anant Kulkarni

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थोडा पाऊस आला होता!

बोलावा विठ्ठल! पहावा विठ्ठल!!

आषाढी एकादशीच्या हार्दीक शुभेच्छा!!!

coolkarnisam.blogspot

finnallly.. Sameer Kulkarni.. kicks his blog last week!!

http://coolkarnisam.blogspot.com/
have a look.. n keep him watching...

promising guy with great illo ishtyles!!!

10 Ways to Enjoy Rains (in Mumbai)

Below Rain post by one of my best friends, Sudi!!
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The rainy season is considered to be a non favourite amongst a lot of people, but for a true mumbaiite, its the season of fun, love and a lot of activities. Here's giving some simple tips on how to make this season a truly memorable one.

01.
Always carry an umbrella, those wind cheaters dont work in Mumbai rains. And dont use it, unless some cute chick needs it. U can always be 'the man'.. at the right place...at the right time. Using a umbrella during heavy rains is an Art too :)

02.
Travel by Bus or rickshaw if u want to really enjoy the rains. Trains can kill ur excitement and cabs will make u crave for it (with closed windows)... unless u are with a special someone :)

03.
Take a long walk at Marine drives or Worli Seaface preferably eating a Corn (Bhutta) or maybe get drenched and enjoy some hot Onion Bhajiyas (Kanda bhajiyas) with Cutting Chai. Even Coffee is an good option.

04.
For people who dont know wot chai and coffee is :), YES hard drink..it is. They never seem so good in any other season. The best option is to have Scotch or Old Monk Rum (Naah.. NO smirnoffs and bacardis plz...they dont even stand close to an Old Monk)

05.
Its is the season where u eat a lot and sleep a lot. Best food to have during rains are fast food and Chinese...and to some extent indian(dhaabas only). Coz they r available everywhere. Avoid eating from roadside and fall ill. This is certainly not the season to fall ill.

06.
Holidays are a MUST in this season. So take whenever u want. U r one lucky ass if u travel by trains, or live in the central side of town. Reasons like 'Trains are not workin' , 'King Cirle / Hindmata is flooded' (which always happen.. even if 4 dogs pee there together...its a 29 yr experience..trust me) , 'My area is flooded'... are some of the reasons u can always use. But USE WISELY too ;)

07.
Its also the season for TREKKING and HIKING. Plan Almost all weekends for some outdoor activity. Trust me maharashtra is jaw droppingly awesome during rains. Some common places are Lohagad, Peb Ghad, Harish Chandra Ghad, Kamshet, Raigad etc etc.

08.
If you arent the one who wants to move out of ur couch at home, then best option is to call friends home and watch some Old hindi movies of Hrishikesh Mukherjee or Basu Chatterjee movies or some Classic old English movies. Liquor is a Must. Even Ghazals or Jazz or Soft Rock suits the Ears.

09.
I dont support Smoking, but for all those who just cant leave it, (just like i cant leave alcohol ;))...just pile up ur stocks. Cigarette Smoking is so much fun during rains...and its a must specially when u r drenched totally. Other 'smoke items' are heaven too ;)

10.
Rains and Chicks go hand in hand. They look ultra sexy during this weather... some magic i must say. No wonder a lot of people fall in love in this season. Some of the best places to be during rains in Mumbai..for some 'eye treatment' are Colaba/ VT/ Marine Drives, King Circle/Sion, Chembur, Vashi, Worli(Atria Mall)/ Lower Parel(Phoenix Mall)BAndra ofcourse, Khar/Santacruz, Vileparle, Andheri(west), Malad/Goregaon(central mall), Borivli( IC Colony). If u aint in any of these, u r missing a lot of stuff..and u deserve to leave Mumbai for good.

You are welcome to add your own lil tips too along with these. Enjoy.

Stay Safe. Cheers.
Sudi (Rain Lover - Mumbai)

ये रे! ये रे! पावसा!!!

मुंबईत अजूनही पाऊस नाहिये!! हे एक आमंत्रण!!

जरा इकडे पण बघा आणि बरसा!!

त्रिदल

ऑर्कट्वरच्या एका मित्रानं आशा बगेंचं "त्रिदल" वाच असं सुचवलं. आणि त्यानंतर बर्‍याच दिवसान्नी ते ग्रंथालयात सापडलं. अगदी पहील्या पानापासून ते शेवटच्या पानापर्यंत पुस्तक मस्तपैकी बांधून ठेवतं. साधारण ४-५ महीन्यांनंतर पुस्तक वाचलं हे... त्यामूळे मजा आली. बाकी आशाताईंनी अशा प्रकारे ते लिहीलयं की विचारुन सोय नाही. मस्तच लिहीलयं.

शारदा, श्रीनिवास आणि मंजू ही या कांदबरीतली प्रमुख पात्रं. पुस्तकाचं प्रत्येक पान शारदेनं व्यापलेलं आहे. शारदेचा स्वभाव जरा हेकेखोर, शांत आणि थोडा लहरी! हाच स्वभाव तिला स्वतःला जखडवून ठेवत असतो, तिला माहित असूनही! तिचा नवरा - श्रीनिवास, तिला शेवटपर्यंत साथ देतो, तिचा स्वभाव असा असूनही! मंजू - श्रीनिवासची बहीण आणि शारदेची कॉलेजपासूनची मैत्रीण, हिच्या मूळे शारदेचं पात्र जास्तीत जास्त वाचकापर्यंत पोचायला मदत होते. या तिघांविषयी जाम लिहावसं वाटतयं, पण मी का लिहू?? ते तुम्ही वाचा! (हाहा!!! मी शारदा झालोय का??)

माणसाचा स्वभाव कसा असतो आणि तो कालपरत्वे कसा बदलतो हे या कादंबरीत उत्तमरित्या आलयं.

अनायसे खुप काही शिकल्यासारखं वाटलं.

what if there is no RAIN....

then.. every lover will have to enjoy RAIN like this.. :D