@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-03-02 15:59:46
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-03-02 15:59:46
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-03-02 15:47:36
Same day and place ☝️, conclusion of 9-day "riksamhitaa yaaga": offerings to #fire while chanting "rig veda" (ancient #Hindu scripture).
Superb ambience—colors, smell, sounds, objects—followed by heavenly food.
PS: Zoom in to #3. Video 👇
#photography #amateur #FotoMontag #photoMonday #Udupi #India
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-03-30 20:41:26
I can't tell you where the bananas went but I can show you where the banana peels ended up. 🍌
(Nov. 12, 2025. Shirooru Matha #Udupi #India. Fully-dried peels are burned to make "akshathe" for use in temple services.)
#photography #amateur #FotoMontag #PhotoMonday #food #fruit #bananas #Hindu
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-03-28 02:58:19
What's better than seeing one setting sun? 🌅
How about two setting suns? ☺️
#photography #amateur #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #sunset #Udupi #India
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-01-26 18:12:39
Jan. 18, 2026: First day of Shirooru Matha's "paryaaya", which is their turn to offer and manage services at Krishna Matha in #Udupi #India.
1: Main entrance decked with veggies, fruits, flowers, lights
2: Closeup of #1
3: Chandeliers at back entrance
#photography #amateur #FotoMontag #PhotoMonday
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-02-13 03:54:56
"All hat and no cattle" 🤠
*literally; not figuratively as that #saying conveys.
(shot Nov. 2023)
#photography #amateur #hat
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-03-23 18:26:26
Thursday was "yugaadi", #NewYear day in #Karnataka #India. The arrangement here is for "kani darshana", viewing auspicious things at day's start.
I value all items but the envelope the most for it's a personal blessing from an *ashta matha* Swamiji. 🙇♂️
#FotoMontag #PhotoMonday #photography #amateur
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-01-21 18:24:20
Fruitful end to a nearly 8-month search for a good rental in #Udupi #India. ☺️
#housewarming #photography #amateur #event #door
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-01-13 15:14:11
A perpetual-flow water feature at a #German #Bakery.
#photography #amateur #art
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-01-10 00:21:01
Sunset through a window in the roof. Not my best picture; "artistic" nevertheless. 🌅
#FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #photography #amateur #sunset
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-02-19 11:28:06
#tbt: Impressive #sculptures set in the walls of a Raghavendra #temple in #Udupi #India. Jan. 7-15, 2025.
In much of South India, #Thursday is traditionally dedicated to Shree Raghavendra Theertha, a renowned 17th century vaishnavist philosopher.
#photography #amateur #art #Hindu #throwbackThursday
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-02-16 17:32:09
Jan 27: Service of Shree Kaniyooru Matha, at Pajaka Kshetra near #Udupi #India. The main deity is "yogaa narasimha".
1, 2: Before and after decorations: "alankaara pooje"
3: Closeup, some decorations removed
4: After final service: "mahaa pooje"
#ama
#photoMonday #FotoMontag #photography #amateur #Hindu #temple
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-01-22 23:00:44
#tbt: Pictures of some #portraits seen in the halls of Shree Sodhe Matha in #Udupi #India (Jan. 18, 2025)
The first two portray ("horse face"); the other two depict Waraaha (a boar). Both are forms of Lord Wishnu. #ama
PS: These are some of the finest modern portrayals I've seen. Also rare style for the setting they're in. Uneven ambience made taking pictures hard but I'm pleased with how they turned out. ☺️
#photography #amateur #Hindu #history #mythology #throwback #throwbackThursday
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-01-15 22:26:31
KSR Railway Station, the main train station in #Bengaluru #India as we await the train to #Udupi. 🚉
PS: "Garden City" is Bengaluru's moniker, which is just so not apt anymore. Still a nice city.
#travel #trains #excitement #photography #amateur
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-01-11 20:35:51
Caught me some "Schäfflertanz", a dance custom dating back to 19th century coopers (makers of bins, barrels, etc.) of Old #Bavaria, #Germany. Performances in modern times are apparently on a 7-year cycle.
#dance #Deutschland #tradition #photography #amateur
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-02-10 04:20:22
Lucky to have been around this object at just the right time to capture the many layers of shelves, reflections, and shadows. 🪞
#photoMonday #FotoMontag #photography #amateur #stillLife #reflection #shadows #table
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-01-14 07:32:34
The city waves Goodbye as we leave for the airport. 👋
(shot from inside a moving car)
#travel #Germany #Deutschland #Bavaria #windmills #sunrise #photography #amateur
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-03-12 05:30:40
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-02-12 18:28:23
#tbt: About this time in 2024, my wife and I spent 4 days seeing sights and thrifting at Goodwill stores in wonderful #Waco #Texas. Got some nice pictures too. ☺️ 🖼️
#throwback #throwbackThursday #Thursday #travel #photography #amateur
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-03-06 20:41:02
Aug. 12 2024. IIRC I risked my life a bit taking this picture in #Ahmedabad #Gujarat #India. 😅
#photography #amateur #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-01-08 20:52:11
#tbt: A picture I took this day last year in #Udupi #India.
#photography #amateur #trees #flowers #nature #throwback #throwbackThursday
