Sunday, October 29, 2006

Up Close



A very nicely dressed dancer,shot during the Mysore Dasara procession.

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Mysore in the Palace



The Entire city of Mysore showed up at the Palace,on the last day of Dasara.

The traffic jams were much worse than Bangalore(yes,that's right) and with thousands of vistors crossing the roads all the time,it was just not the ideal scene for smooth traffic trails.

This shot shows the slow moving traffic on one side and the stationary traffic on the other side.

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Talking heads



One more shot from Bombe Mane(the Dasara Doll exhibition).

Monday, October 16, 2006

The Bride



I shot her at the Bombe Manae(the Dasara Doll exhibition)...look at it again, she is'nt a doll.

Friday, October 13, 2006

The Rhythm



This group of kids were one of the pagents in the Dasara procession.

The dance was beautiful with perfect rhythm and grace and it was great pleasure to watch.

The music was just awesome and was played by the kids of the same age group,and the dance perfectly complemented the music.

I enjoyed the dance and the music and i hope you enjoy it in the picture.

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Prayers



Women pray to the Goddess Chamundeshwari.Shot at Mysore Dasara 2006 during the Dasara procession.

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

The Rocking Palace



This is my second shot of the Mysore Palace, shot on the eve of the Dasara procession.

The crowd at the palace was huge and the place was bustling with activity. The Entire palace campus was lit; live concerts were on, street vendors doing very brisk business, kids playing in the lawns, the atmosphere was just great.

I have tried to portray the majesty of the palace, the bustling activity at the place and also give a feel of the festival, in the picture.

This shot was captured by rotating the zoom, during a slow shutter capture.

I had setup the camera in the middle of the walkway between the entrance and the palace and the entire crowd was passing through by my sides.

A Few cops came over and wanted to know from which TV channel I was from, a few people wanting to take some pictures of them in front of the palace, in their cameras, some boys and girls just to say a hi and starting off a conversation, curious to know where I am from, some people wanting to know if I would take their pictures and some actually decided themselves, that I take those instant pictures of people during carnivals and sell it to them..

Guy : Pappu beta ethar kade ho jov,
Radha thum ethar kado
Mannu beta tum mummy ke pas aajovo..

I silently watch him, arranging his family in front of the camera, he then comes over to me and asks

Guy: How much is one photo.
Me: 1000/- Rs sir.
Guy: what !!!!
Me: Yes sir, it is Rs 1000/-


He gives me a weird look and moves on with his folks..

The sheer enthusiasm and warmth in the people I saw and met at the palace,were very memorable moments and made me enjoy the day and this picture.

Hope you like the picture.

Saturday, October 07, 2006

Mysore Dasara 2006

The Royal Splendor



Dasara at Mysore is a Royal Festival Celebrating victory of Truth over Evil.Legend has it that the Goddess Chamundeeswari or Durga slew the demon Mahishasuran on Vijayadashami day. Dasara is a 10-day festival in the region culminating on Vijayadashami or tenth day.

The Entire city of Mysore comes alive and people from all over the world come to Mysore to watch the Dasara proceedings and the Dasara procession which ends the Dasara celebrations.

Me and Nara had been to Mysore to enjoy the Dasara festival and also shoot the proceedings. The whole city was upbeat,festivity was in the air and excitement all over the place.
It was just awesome to be there and feel the festival.

This is a panaromic shot of the Grandly lit Mysore palace,where most of the celebrations took place.

I begin to post the Dasara pictures and i hope to post a few more in the next week. Enjoy.