#BlueSkyArtShow Theme: #Two oryx basking in the hot desert sands against the cold winter breeze in #Namibia.

#BlueSkyArtShow Monsoon #Clouds constitute a complete genre in India's arts - poetry, paintings, murals, mythology & folklore. Cloud #collage from #Ranthambore hills when our #Tiger safari was washed out by the early onset of monsoon. The hills greened in just one day & tigers lay hidden in the wet.

Alas, the camera loved the #Vibrant #green undergrowth somewhere in the Western Ghats forests, #Karnataka #India #BlueSkyArtShow The fuzzy #cobra is only a suggestion in the shot.

Painter Emma Haworth's painting depicting a day in winter #WomensArt

#BlueSkyArtShow Great White #Pelicans enjoying the #Warmth of the afternoon sun in #Swakopmund salt bay #Namibia. 2022 Archives

#Small bells up up above in the sky.On quiet breezy evenings, the bells can be heard faintly down below. 30 ft high Golden hindu temple flagstaff in Adi #Kamakshi Temple #kanchipuram, #India Indian temples sometimes astound you with the tiny details tucked away, not easily visible #BlueskyArtShow

#BlueSkyArtShow #Bright sunlight glimpsed from in between dense bushes

#BlueSkyArtShow The few weeks of #Autumn in #South #India is a pleasant time with light #rains, #temple visits and lots of #festivals. The #Chola #bigtemple Brihadeeshwara #Thanjavur, #TamilNadu. Mid-day capture in #October.

#BlueSkyArtShow How much burning, burning will you feel, Be friendly with the fire, enough for me. Light up the fire of love #inside, And blaze the thoughts away. Xcrpt frm 'Light Up The Fire' by Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi - 13 cntry Persian poet, jurist et al. Amongst the greatest poets of all time.

A #Vertical symphony in #granite. Big Temple aka the Brihadeeshwara temple's main tower -#gopuram The 10th-century Hindu temple in #Thanjavur, #TamilNadu, #India was built by the #Chola emperor Rajaraja I. It is a #UNESCO World Heritage Site. #BlueSkyArtShow

#BlueSkyArtShow #Glow ing sun in vivid colors - casts a pink glow over the dry grass and the clouds. #Zimbabwe game drive #sunset

Here's a #nonfiction piece of mine which was published this morning on @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social . All about the humble #seasame seed and its impact on #Indian #culture and #food. thehooghlyreview.com/few-grains-o...

Chikmaglur hills, Western Ghats , #India view of the Nilgiris across the valley #Evening #teatime #relax #BlueSkyArtShow

#BlueSkyArtShow Dead camel thorn trees in #Angles in #Namibia. Pictures from #Deadvlei -Salt and white clay pan in #Sossusvlei

It's #BlueSkyArtShow 19 Cent. Wooden #Temple #Chariot used in ceremonial #Hindu religious processions- #Gunaseelam,#TamilNadu #India Detail of #Vibrant #thombai cotton hangings -handmade ritualistic temple décor with traditional motifs like elephants, parrots, swans. #Photography

An arch in an arch. Nature doing what nature does... #photography #nature #landscapephotography

#Underneath massive #nests made by #sociable #weaver birds. #Namibia, outside #Windhoek atop an #acacia tree. An engineering marvel, colonies this size often get destroyed as it'll get too heavy in the rains. Lucky to see it against a lovely clear #bluesky #photography #BlueSkyArtShow #wildlife

#BlueSkyArtShow The #silhouette of a #crow perched on the wall against the evening skies lit up setting sun, a stationary construction crane in the distance, still after the day's work. - a stark #LightAndShadow contrast #Mumbai #India #photography #urban

#Texture #BlueSkyArtShow Jina #Kanchi - #Thiruparuthikundram, #TN, #India has a continuous recorded #Jain history since land granted by the #Pallava King Simhavarman in 550 CE. 12 Century Trailokyanatha #temple walls with fabulous #Murals in #Vegetabledye depicting the lives of the #Tirthankaras.

#Lines #BlueSkyArtShow #Photography Radiating #spines of this lovely #cactus is beautifully juxtaposed against the pale yellow flowers and the red fruits. Can anyone share its name? I picked it up some years ago.

#Lines #BlueSkyArtShow #Photography #Delhi #Airport Roof is a crisscross of layers of steel girders.

#BlueSkyArtShow #Photography #Nature In #India, rains transform a jungle of brown dusty scrub to million shades of #Green in just 2 days. Tigers vanish into the undergrowth. Only spotted deer, the #Chital are visible. Monsoon skies loom blue, promising torrents. #Ranthambore , #Rajasthan.

Magnificent bull #African #Elephants in the #Etosha Plains #Namibia one hot afternoon. Covered in fine mud to prevent flies from pestering them. Looking at the size, no surprise at ancient hindu belief that the #Earth is carried by four such wonderful beings. #photography #nature #BlueSkyArtShow

It's rarely quiet in #Parel, #Mumbai. Sometimes when the constant buzz hushes, you can hear the church bells. Here's a story I wrote inspired by the chimes, published by #Kitaab. It's the Editor's pick of the week, so free for a week to read & enjoy. kitaab.org/2025/04/13/s... #Bomsky #shortstory

#Pushkar lake at night, #Rajasthan, India. The #Temples surrounding the holy lake are lit up and reflect in the #peaceful #still #waters. #photography #BlueSkyArtShow.

Serene #ducks floating in the #Peaceful #Pushkar Lake, #Ajmer, #Rajasthan #India The sun was sharp early morning and the distant Devi Savitri Temple is visible. #BlueSkyArtShow Archives 2023

And it's here. I recently started sending my scribbles to publishers. Here's a short story "Win- Win, about women and their choices published in "Setu". Adapted from my mother's memories, about life in 1960's in Tiruchirapalli , in #TamilNadu #India. www.setumag.com/2025/03/fict...

#Silhouette #BlueSkyArtShow #Photography #India #Boatman against the midday sun at #Prayag, the confluence of the #Ganga, #Yamuna, and mythical #Saraswati rivers. Family pilgrimage in 2022. Loved the contrast-colorful cotton awning, river waters, white boat, oars... #Allahabad #Prayagraj #India

Sun climbs high at noon Heat blinds sight as my head spins In cool shade I rest. A #hartebeest beneath #acacia scrub in #Etosha, #Namibia. The hartebeest is a large, fawn-colored antelope with a steeply sloping back, long legs, & elongated snout. #Silhouette #BlueSkyArtShow #Photography #Wildlife

#Largest #brick Building in the world #FRI Forest Research Institute #Dehradun #dehradoon #India #Arch #BlueSkyArtShow Jan 2020 archives... a snap just cause I liked the #corridor

#BlueSkyArtShow #arch #travel #Jaisalmer #Fort #Photography View of the town from the arched window in the living #sandcastle fort - the sonar kila, Golden fort of Jaisalmer, #Rajasthan, #India

#BlueSkyArtShow The start of #TheJourney to go Off-roading into the wilderness. Dirt tracks and the landscape in shades of rust, waiting for rain. #Africa #photography #Etosha #Namibia

#BlueSkyArtShow #Sunlight #Photography #Sunrise #Dehradoon #India #Sunrise over the #doon valley in the #Himalayas #India

#BlueSkyArtShow #Sunlight #Photography #Mumbai #Bombay Sunlight thru the colorful awnings at the #Kalaghoda festival.

Today is gone as the #Sunlight fades. Tomorrow is the day when all your dreams come true. #BlueSkyArtShow #France 2025 #©stevec #photography #notAI #art #VintageLenses #FineArtPhotography

From “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler #skybrary #skybrarians #booksky

#blueskyartshow #artshow #windows #petra #jordan #frame #Sandstone Pink Sandstone windows and frames carved by the action of wind and water. Petra, Jordan - #Unesco World Heritage site 2016 archives

Spring colors burn merry and bright, soon to fade in the summer sun #blueskyartshow #Spring #Haiku #Dahlias #India

how is this new, this was literally British policy in like half of Asia in the 19th century

#BlueSkyArtShow Theme is Abandoned #photography #Graffiti #urbex #hospital #basement #words #Abandoned #historic #haunted

Chai time! Floor demo job got #Abandoned midway for a break. #BlueSkyArtShow #Photography #India #Gurgaon

Just #Orange #Hisbiscus #collage because the #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Monochrome .... #flowers #photography

#BlueSkyArtShow #Reflections #Photography Reflections on the #Thanjavur Maratha palace windows, #TamilNadu #India #tanjore #Aranamanai

#BlueskyArtShow #Light #photography #India The haveli's (mansion) courtyard waiting for a music performance, Rajasthan

#BlueSkyArtShow #Pattern #QutubMinar #Delhi #Unesco world heritage site. Built by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, the first Sultan & Muslim ruler, Delhi, ~CE 1190's. 72+mtr tall, brick, sandstone & mortar minaret form a pattern,worn smooth in the dry dusty heat of North #India. Can you spot the pigeon?

It took me more than 4 years to capture a scene I could only dream of. A magnificent Condor soars above the peaks of Argentina's Mount Fitz Roy, as they are spot lit in beautiful morning light. 🪶 #bluesky #photography #landscape #birds #nature #landscapephotography #naturephotography #travel #scape

#BlueSkyArtShow #Blur #Namibia #Photography #NamibSandSea

Participating in #blueskyartshow. Theme #layers of rock. 3rd Century Buddhist rock caves #kanhericaves #Mumbai #Photography

#Nostalgia. I used to walk these streets in Fort, #Mumbai many evenings post work.The narrow lanes narrower due to the cars parked on both sides. The buildings still look the same but retail has moved in. Glitzy eateries & clothes designers now, instead of notaries, lawyers, engg goods. #photography