A marriage

Attended a family friends daughter's marriage over the last three days in Feb this year. Made the most of it by taking the opportunity of taking some unconventional pictures of a traditional Bengali wedding.

Hope you like them . . .

A study in B&W.

The color version.

and some more portraits . . .

The girl's father

A relative during the ceremony. The mood is definitely sombre.

Tatu during the ceremony

The ashirvad ceremony . . .

Other assorted pictures

The "Haldi Ceremony"

Tatu and Tanaji

More pictures at http://tanajiratula.photoshop.com

Winter Flowers

Continuing on with the theme of flowers, here are some more pictures of some flowers from our terrace garden.

Winter Flowers

Dalhia

Lemon floret in bloom

Yellow Hibiscus

A rare yellow hibiscus in bloom on our terrace.

Close -up

The flower

An unusual angle

Jeanie in Winter

I have never seen a labrador before that is so sensitive to cold.

This is Jeanie in early February in Kolkata. Picture taken around 11 AM.

 

Jeanie on the sofa and under a quilt

Close-up. She is actually fast asleep.

Some more pictures : Gopalpur-on-Sea

Some more pictures from our trip.

Cricket at dawn.

Boats . . .

The early morning sun reflecting off the sea. 

The beach was reasonably empty for most of the time - a rarity compared to the other clogged beaches in India

Flowers at Panthanivas, Barkul

Flowers at Panthanivas, Barkul. 

Click on the pictures to see the flowers in all their glory.

Visit to Barkul (Chilka) and Gopalpur-on-Sea

Spent the last week in Barkul on Chilka Lake and Gopalpur-on-Sea. 

Some pictures . . .

Chilka Lake from Panthanivas, Barkul. Barkul is ~70 Km from Behrampur (now Brahmapur).

We took a trip by a motor boat on Chilka Lake.

Saw a lot of migratory birds on Chilka Lake. This is a Mallard taking off. . .
Sunrise.
Gopalpur-on-Sea.
Fishing boats being put out to sea.
Colorful boats
Waiting for the folks back home . . .
Close up
One more shot
Fish!
The End Result!
Lighthouse at Gopalpur-on-Sea