Jehangir Sabavala

This morning I learnt that Jehangir Sabavala is no more, I am one of his many admirers and I remember having met him very briefly when I visited his exhibition at Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay way back in the mid 1980s; I do not recall the exact year. A colleague from my office had accompanied me and he happened to carry his camera. There were lots of visitors at the exhibition but I was able to talk to the great artist briefly. My colleague suggested that I pose for a photograph with Mr. Sabavala, the artist readily obliged.

Jehangir Sabavala was a lively person, a thorough gentleman and sharing a few moments with him was an honour. I love his work and I always felt that he painted his pictures with a great deal of care. His paintings do have an influence of cubism but are yet different, they are products of his own unique style which he had evolved. He was truly one of India's greatest painters who will continue to inspire generations of painters to come.   

Mussoorie and Dhanaulti

Some images from Mussoorie and Dhanaulti, Uttarakhand.
Dhanaulti is located about 27 kilometers from Mussoorie. We visited this place in the month of March this year. We learnt that it has snowed quite a lot in Mussoorie this winter but the snow had melted long before we visited Mussoorie, however we did see small heaps of solidified snow in Dhanaulti which were still in the process of melting. 

Mussoorie: View from the mall

View from Camel's Back Road in Mussoorie

Dhanaulti

Dhanaulti

Dhanaulti

Dhanaulti

Dhanaulti

Dhanaulti: Snow capped mountains seen at a distance

Dhanaulti

Dhanaulti

Dhanaulti

Somewhere between Dhanaulti an Mussoorie, this pic was clicked from a moving car

Somewhere between Dhanaulti an Mussoorie

Inside Hotel Park Plaza Sylverton where we stayed

Inside Hotel Park Plaza Sylverton, view from another angle

Hotel Park Plaza Sylverton, lawns

View from Hotel Park Plaza Sylverton

Hotel Park Plaza Sylverton, another view of the lawns

Flowers placed in the hotel's garden. 

Video: Mussoorie and Dhanaulti

Kankhal, Haridwar

The Daksha Temple is the main attraction of Kankhal which is situated very close to Haridwar, there are several other temples and arshrams.

Entrance of Daksha Temple complex

On the left is said to be the spot where Daksha performed yagna

A shivlinga just outsite the temple

Shiva temple at Harihar Ashram at Kankhal

Interior of the above temple

Shivalinga made from mercury at Harihar Ashram

Rudraksha tree at Harihar Ashram

Twelve shivalingas representing major Shiva temples of India can be seen under the rudraksha tree

Sahastradhara, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Sahastradhara is 11 kms  from Dehradun. Numerous natural springs collect to form a stream, the water contains sulphur and said to have therapeutic properties.

 

Natural springs - mini waterfall

The monkeys here are shy and well-behaved. This chap is hiding behind a rock

Whenever I pointed the camera they would move away, but somehow I managed to get this guy.

VIDEO OF SAHASTRADHARA 

Rope-way at Sahastradhara

On the other side of Sahastradhara is a rope-way which takes tourists to the top of a mountain where there is a Sai Baba temple and a cafeteria.

View after reaching the top

This was installed at the rope-way station, what is it? I have no idea.

VIDEO OF SAHASTRADHARA ROPE-WAY

Dilli Haat -- Some images

There are two places in Delhi I would always like to return to, one is the National Gallery of Modern Art and the other is Dilli Haat. 

There are several Dilli Haats situated in various parts of the city, the main one is near INA Market and that is the one I visited. What attracts me here are the different kind of cuisines that are available, the place needs few visits in order to try out different kinds of food.

 Sikkim  and Maharashtra food pavilions

 

A artisan demonstrating a bow musical instrument

A small boy walking alone towing his toy

"Hey wait for me, I am coming"

The West Bengal food pavilion

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Ganga Darshan

Today I have launched this blog in addition to Advertising Opinions which has been in existence for over a year.Yours Artistically is basically a photo and video blog, since I am an artist I will also cover art from time to time as well.
My first post is based on my recent trip to Uttarakhand in North India, the focus is the sacred River Ganga. During this trip I also happened to visit Mussourie, I will also share some photos and video of Mussourie as well in my later post.

Har-ki-Pauri in Haridwar, this was clicked in the evening.

Har-ki-Pauri, the Ganga Temple.

Ganga Arti at Har-ki-Pauri, Haridwar.

The taxi driver told us that the Ganga waters seen at Hari-kiPauri is actually a canal built to divert part of the Ganga waters. The original Ganga stream is what is shown above. The driver also told us that the original Hari-ki-Pauri is situated on the other side.

Triveni near Rishikesh.

Triveni, another view.

View of the Ganga from my hotel balcony -- Hotel Laxman Jhula Divine Resorts.

View of the Ganga from the restaurant at Hotel Laxman Jhula Divine Resorts.

View of the Ganga from my hotel balcony -- Hotel Laxman Jhula Divine Resorts.

View of the Ganga from my hotel balcony -- Hotel Laxman Jhula Divine Resorts.

While clicking pictures of the Ganga in the morning at sunrise I noticed interesting cloud formations above the Shivalik mountains.

I would like to call this feather in the cap.

View from Laxman Jhula -- Ganga and Shivalik mountains.

View of Laxman Jhula bridge from Laxman ghat.

Please watch the video below:

I would recommend Hotel Laxman Jhula Divine Resorts, the view is great, the food is tasty, service is good and they also have a bakery shop.