A thankful old man ~ Portrait photography

Thankful old man!!!

Took this shot when I was on my way  from Coimbatore to Munnar..My husband just got out from the car to get some eatables and I saw this sannyasi heading towards our car.He was wearing a saffron dhoti and kurta...with lot of rudraksh beads and yes!! a thick kumkum on his forehead was the highlight.I know he was begging  but for his age and the humbleness in his face ,I was pleased and wasted no time to give him some money.And immediately I just took my camera and clicked this shot.He was continuously thanking me and was giving the same gesture as you can see in  the picture .It really elated me .

A spiritual tour to Kukke Subramanya temple

Clicked this picture at Kukke Subramanya temple at around 7 am .Its a Hindu temple located in the village of Subramanya in the Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada District near Mangalore, Karnataka, India. The temple is one of the pristine pilgrimage locations in India. Here Lord Subrahmanya is worshipped as the lord of all serpents.





At the entrance of the temple you can find huge royal wooden chariots or the temple car .These temple cars are chariots used to carry representations of Hindu gods. The car is usually used on festival days.Even though i didn't click a full view image of these royal chariots.I have taken these pics were actually I couldn't tear my gaze away on these beautiful intricate designs done in the wooden royal chariots.





Finally after the temple visit it was the time for the so called "window shopping" ☺ ☺ where these rangoli designs totally captivated me and my mom that we finally ended up buying some of these rangoli templates. ☺ ☺ ☺