Mussoorie Magic!

Mussoorie Magic!
Originally uploaded by ManishJaju

i was recently in mussoorie with my wife and we enjoyed our time walking up and down the "mall road".. there i met a couple of these guys who earn their living by showing the tourists five "important landmarks" in mussoorie with their telescopes - a century old temple, a lovers' point (that's a popular one!), an old library at the other end of the 2 km long road, a king's castle now converted into a museum and.. i don't recollect the last one - all of this for just ten bucks

.. what i was amazed about was that one of them - jai singh - has been doing that same thing for the past 25 years!.. imagine, standing at one place on this road, talking about the same five "important landmarks" to complete strangers all through the day... for 25 long years! amazing, isn't it?!

what do YOU do for a living?

What's up, Bud-dy?! :-)

What's up, Bud-dy?! :-)
Originally uploaded by ManishJaju

I find that I end up capturing lot of reds in my pictures, but if asked, I may not say that red is my favorite color! ...let me re-think :-)

A Love-ly bouquet

A Love-ly bouquet
Originally uploaded by ManishJaju

There were quite a few "flower accessories" sold in this market - and I'm sure this would be the case at other flower markets as well. This one, for example, is kind of a stand which can hold a bunch of flowers at its top..

Beautiful remains..

Beautiful remains..
Originally uploaded by ManishJaju

These tuberoses seemed to have been abandoned by their seller, perhaps because they were no longer as fresh as some others.. lying quietly in a corner, to me they appeared so beautiful, calm and serene i could not have missed them..

Will be glad to hear your comments..

BTW,Tuberoses in Hindi are called Rajnigandha (derived from the two words - Rajni, meaning night, and Gandha meaning smell/ fragrance in this case. I guess the fragrance of these flowers is strongest at night). Well, there seems to be no direct translation between the names in the two languages :)

Blooming in harmony..

Blooming in harmony..
Originally uploaded by ManishJaju

One more from the Flower Market Series..

Garlands Galore!

Garlands Galore!
Originally uploaded by ManishJaju

Marigold is a very popular flower in India. Large quantities of the flower are used to prepare garlands and used for decorations in festivals, weddings and religious events.

Love is in the air! :)

Love is in the air! :)
Originally uploaded by ManishJaju

my wifey - too fond of flowers - enjoyed her time at the flower market while i was clicking away to glory :) in between i gifted her roses and daisies :)

Spreading love all around..

Spreading love all around..
Originally uploaded by ManishJaju

she saw me clicking her and seemed both shy and happy about it :) i had clicked a few flower vendors at the market - i'll try to print those pictures and give a copy to each one of them on a future trip..