Word'less' Wedneday - Colors of 'Shravana'


Dear readers, this week I am not posting one pic, instead I am giving you a collection of pictures taken during the auspicious month of 'Shravana'. The blend of Rain and some of the unique celebrations make this month one of my favorites. Even though women have lots to perform and comparatively we men don't have much to do (pooja perceptive..). Since this was our first series of festival after our marriage, it was even more special. Without further speech, let me present you some of the pics... 

'Choodi' pooja at our bBangalore rented house



my wifey doing the rituals of choodi pooja at the main door


'Choodi' pooja at our udupi home. The rangoli and godess lakshmi's footsteps. 

Typical 'choodi'


Tulsi setup in our udupi home. After the 'choodi' pooja. 

Coconut tree view from our home.


Some love from the rain to a new life on a barren land


Identical?


The pooja items


'Gowri' pooja setup 

The gowri pooja special - vaina pooja for married women


A scene captured during the gowri pooja


Who only girls like roses! I love roses for their vibrant colors and pattern (ok may be for different reasons altogether :)) 



Our family ganesh idol - setup in my grandpa's brothers place - in 'Varanga' near Hebri. 


My grandpa's brother performing the pooja

There were still more items but the banana leaf had no space :) 


Our moola (family lord) naga devata idol - at varanga


My favorite destination - Jain temple surroundings - in Varanga


A stone sculpture with some message in hale kannada

Look who was posing for the pic

Jain Temple outer look 1 - Varanga

Jain Temple outer look 2 - Varanga


Mahaveera sculpture on one of the walls in Jain temple - Varanga

Jain temple priests house and western ghats - Varanga

Paddy field in front of the jain temple - Varanga

Paddy field closer look

Paddy field, crops - closer look


One more jain temple in the middle of lake - Varanga


Ranga pooja setup in my wifey's place

Lord Ganesh pooja setup in my wifey's place



Comments

  1. Quirky Writes14 September 2011 at 09:19

    That was nice.... You enjoyed the festival I see. I like the paddy plant pic too....it's crystal clear.. :-)

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  2. Devidas S Maller14 September 2011 at 10:44

    Dude.. Excellent man.. Very good captures and looks like u did have a nice holiday! :)

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  3. Anonymous14 September 2011 at 11:14

    Beautiful pictures :) Love the rain :)

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  4. Saru Singhal14 September 2011 at 11:38

    Brilliant photography and the best post I have seen in recent times. I'm just scrolling up and down...:)

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  5. Prasanna14 September 2011 at 21:30

    Beautiful captures, especially the fare laid out on the banana leaf :-) Looks yummy

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  6. Sahana Rao14 September 2011 at 22:23

    Wonder photography! And the introduction of the tradition followed. No wonder India has so many flavors!

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  7. Gautam S Brahma15 September 2011 at 03:16

    Excellent captures, from the first pic till the last..lovely :)

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  8. Anonymous15 September 2011 at 04:27

    Nice :)

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  9. Sunil Padiyar15 September 2011 at 05:29

    @sneha - Thanks a lot :) Yes I had great time.. I loved that snap too :)

    @Devi - Thanks buddy.. Yup, it was great.

    @Ege - Thanks Ege :) I love them too.. :)

    @Saru - :) Thanks a lot!!!

    @Prasanna - Thank you ma'am... They were all yummy :)

    @Spicy Sweet - Thank you :) Yes it does! Incredible India!

    @Gautam - Welcome to From the eyes.. Thanks for your comments :)

    @thinkingdreams - thanks :)

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  10. Jidhu Jose15 September 2011 at 06:04

    superb shots.
    paddy field close up is an awesome shot

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  11. Subhrashis Adhikari15 September 2011 at 08:19

    loved the pictures dude...and loved the place, so green....

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  12. Sunil Padiyar15 September 2011 at 21:53

    @Jidu - Thanks a lot :) I loved that pic too..

    @Sub - Thank you Sub... I love that place too... It's a village called 'Varanga', near Hebri, Karnataka.

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  13. SHOMITH KINI15 September 2011 at 23:59

    Good one man .. want more of this stuff

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  14. PhilO♥16 September 2011 at 04:00

    Beautiful place :)
    I wish I could be in the paddy field :)

    Great post!

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  15. Sunil Padiyar16 September 2011 at 04:11

    @Shomith - Thanks buddy. Sure. :)

    @Juhi - Welcome to 'From the eyes..'. Thank you for your comments. :)

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  16. Sudha17 September 2011 at 06:10

    What a beautiful picture essay. I particularly loved the photograph of the rangolis and the moola naga idols.

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  17. smiling soul18 September 2011 at 04:04

    without invitation :P
    i really had a good feast!!
    wow with some mouth watering "prasadas" & food in banana leaf :D
    our systematic pooja makes India incredible
    very well captured sunil!
    every shot is wonderful! :)

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  18. Sunil Padiyar23 September 2011 at 05:35

    @Sudha - Thanks a lot Sudha, welcome to "From the eyes..."

    @Sowmya - ha ha :) it was really delicious. Thanks a lot!!

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  19. capt TRajkumar9 February 2015 at 19:53

    Namaskar-Amazing blog and photos , extremely good and clear-It was a delight and privilege to see this blog ad pics.(I am also from Udipi side--now all relatives have moved to Mangalore --
    With Best rgds
    CaptTR Retd

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  20. Unknown1 February 2017 at 23:25



    Thanks for the information... I really love your blog posts... specially those on
    India's leading pooja portal

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