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"All hat and no cattle" 🤠
*literally; not figuratively as that #saying conveys.
(shot Nov. 2023)
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A perpetual-flow water feature at a #German #Bakery.
#photography #amateur #art

View from the balcony, at #sunrise. 🌅
Love how the golden rays gently light the tree on the right, and light the idols on the left performing the morning's "aarathi". 🙇‍♂️
#ama about the setting.
#photography #amateur #Udupi #India #nature #blessed

#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

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

Sunset through a window in the roof. Not my best picture; "artistic" nevertheless. 🌅
#FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #photography #amateur #sunset

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

#tbt: A picture I took this day last year in #Udupi #India.
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Aug. 12 2024. IIRC I risked my life a bit taking this picture in #Ahmedabad #Gujarat #India. 😅
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Offerings into #fire along with sacred #Hindu chants at "riksamhitaa yaaga" ☝️
(turn on sound to hear the chanting)
#photography #amateur #Udupi #India #video

A 10-year old's winter painting on an interior glass door (at a friend's). The objects are traced using a "FensterBilder" and really well executed.
#FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #photography #amateur #winter #art #painting #Germany #Deutschland

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

#tbt: Jan. 1st 2025, I'd just arrived in #Udupi #India on #sabbatical, a "baby"; knew no one. With Sri Krishna's grace, the Swamijis' guidance, and the kindness of hundreds, I now feel I belong and welcomed there. 🙏
Some pictures I took that day (PS alt text):
#gratitude #throwback #photography #amateur #chariot

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

Not often we see train platforms this totally empty. Middle of the day no less.
#Germany #Deutschland #DeutscheBahn #photography #amateur

Fruitful end to a nearly 8-month search for a good rental in #Udupi #India. ☺️
#housewarming #photography #amateur #event #door

Angel(s) wanted. 🪽🎄
#FotoMontag #PhotoMonday #photography #amateur #xmas #wings #Germany #Deutschland

Kuchlbauer Turm and Kunst Haus, Abensberg #Germany
(shot this Wednesday night)
#FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #photography #amateur #Deutschland #Xmas #travel

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

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

#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.
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The city waves Goodbye as we leave for the airport. 👋
(shot from inside a moving car)
#travel #Germany #Deutschland #Bavaria #windmills #sunrise #photography #amateur

#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

Why the #pretzel—baked worldwide—is shaped the way it is, according to the Wiesender Bakery.
In short: it symbolizes folded arms for prayer.
PS: This is a picture I took today of a wall poster.
#photography #amateur #FotoMontag #PhotoMonday #Germany #Deutschland #Bavaria #bakery #food #history