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The River and the Mountains – together they teach the lesson of life

July 11, 2015July 13, 2015Posted in Photo challengeTagged Bhutan, life, mountain, Nature, Paro, river, symbol, symbolic29 Comments

“The river is constantly turning and bending and you never know where it’s going to go and where you’ll wind up. Following the bend in the river and staying on your own path means that you are on the right track. Don’t let anyone deter you from that.”

~ Eartha Kitt

The relation between the river and the mountain is pretty symbolic. The river with all its gushing waters symbolizes motion – the dynamism of life. And the mountains with their huge, unwavering existence are the symbol of obstacles that we face in life. The river makes its way through the mountains – sometimes it is able to break through the solid rocks and sometimes it bends its path – but never stops until it meets the sea. Together the river and the mountain teach us the biggest lesson of life – keep going until you reach your goal; until the purpose of life is served. There will be problem, there will be obstruction, there will be barrier – but you should learn to make your way through it and move on.

River Paro, Bhutan

Published in response to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Symbol.

Finding joy in mundane things: Monsoon Mondays

July 6, 2015July 6, 2015Posted in Photo challengeTagged monday, Monsoon, mundane, rain34 Comments

Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.

~ Ashley Smith

When I was in school Mondays were most boring to me. Going to school on a rainy morning after a happening weekend was the most miserable thing to do. When I saw these little boys walking happily on their way to school even in the incessant rains the sight instantly took me back to my childhood. Those mundane Mondays in monsoons…! 🙂

I publish this post as part of the Mundane Monday Challenge given by my blogger friend Jithin aka Trablogger.

Have a wonderful week ahead! 🙂

“Happiness often sneaks in through a door…” – Part II

July 4, 2015July 4, 2015Posted in Photo challengeTagged Bhutan, door, doorway, gate, Monastery, Punakha, punakha monastery, Thimphu17 Comments

door, doorway, monastery, Punakha, Bhutan

When one door closes another one opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.

~ Alexander Graham Bell

Since these doors represent a strikingly different culture, the culture of the Royal Kingdom of Bhutan, which bears significant influence of Tibetan and Buddhist traditions I thought I must share them separately in a different post. My first post on Door is on traditional Rajasthani doors in the old fort palaces. You can check that out here. Published in response to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Door.

“Happiness often sneaks in through a door…”

July 4, 2015July 4, 2015Posted in Photo challengeTagged arches, door, doorway, Jodhpur, Megrangarh Fort, Rajasthan29 Comments

door, Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan,

There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.

~ Aldous Huxley

Doors are like the ‘face’ of a house. They speak a lot about your home. The door gives an impression of the taste of the homeowner. Sometimes the colors, carvings and architectural design of a doorway can represent the essence of a culture or tradition of that particular region where you see it. These typical Rajasthani doorways in Mehrangarh Fort speaks of the grandeur and extravaganza of aristocratic Rajput lifestyle of medieval era. I love the arches and intricate carvings on this door. What about you?

Published in response to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Door.

Check out my second entry to the challenge here.

Finding joy in mundane things: Pebbles

June 30, 2015August 23, 2015Posted in Photo challengeTagged mundane, pebbles, Photo challenge, stones30 Comments

It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out, it’s the pebble in your shoe.

~ Muhammad Ali

There was a time when I spontaneously found beauty in mundane things. Those were my childhood days. I was often scolded by my mother for picking up pebbles from the roads and bringing them to home. Blue… grey… brown… round…oval…different colors…different shapes and size. I used to think someday I would create a bonsai and cover its base with those pebbles. But that never happened. Those pebbles found the roads again, courtesy my mother. 😀

So, when I saw these pebbles beneath the sparkling waters of the river I couldn’t but collect them…well, this time with my lens though 🙂 and I share them as part of the Mundane Monday Challenge given by my blogger friend Trablogger.

Hope you like them, too. 🙂

“My ultimate search has been for a muse”

June 27, 2015July 4, 2015Posted in Photo challengeTagged Bhutan, hills, mountain road, mountains, muse, musing, Paro, Road, travel photography35 Comments

road to Paro, hills, mountains, entering Paro, Bhutan

My ultimate search has been for a muse.

~ Dominic Monaghan

And I have found her in the mighty mountains, in the verdant vales and in the green slopes of the hills. I would love to come back a thousand times to the road that leads to mountain.

I can remember it was a cloudy day and it drizzled quite a few times during was our journey from Thimphu to Paro. I don’t understand the connection between rain and my travelling to hill stations… 🙂 But I must agree that the hill stations in the Himalayas have a different beauty when it rains.

Published in response to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Muse.

“The Seasons of Nature Repeat Annually – Spring Goes Off and Comes Back”

June 14, 2015June 27, 2015Posted in Photo challengeTagged Bhutan, bougainvillea, off-season, punakha monastery11 Comments

bougainvillea, punakha, monastery, bhutan,

Everything has seasons, and we have to be able to recognize when something’s time has passed and be able to move into the next season. Everything that is alive requires pruning as well, which is a great metaphor for endings.

~ Henry Cloud

There is no ‘off-season’ for flowers like Bougainvillea as long as they are on the tree, because they bloom throughout the year. But it is definitely off-season for those that are lying scattered on the ground.