Thursday, September 23, 2010

SIGNS AND WONDERS!

Bethel (Gujarati)

 
Nirmal (Gujarati for"purity") 
  
Sign in an Andhra Pradesh village

 
Secunderabad Advertising

 
Parsee Gateway   
(And an insufficient gospel) 


Welcome


Hyderabad Museum 


Museum Entry 

 
Still Hyderabad


Over to Mumbai Area

 
We All Have to Learn!

Saturday, September 11, 2010

SECUNDERABAD SHOPPING

Secunderabad Drum Shop 
Hanging Drums       
 
Balance!

Fancy suitings and shirtings

Shopping Alley

Vegetable Seller
 

Thursday, September 9, 2010

WEDDING

Bandsmen gather 
Bridegroom (on a white horse) 

The bridegroom's party
Hubbub
Bridegroom and bride - the next day 
Bound together.
 They were at the hotel I was staying at - they weren't people I know.


Saturday, September 4, 2010

CHARMINAR - HYDERABAD

One minaret: Charminar is a gateway formed of four joined minarets.
 
Looking up within
One of the friendship gates seen from Charminar. 
The oldest building in Hyderabad seen from Charminar.

Mixed Hindu and Muslim motifs seen looking across the dome.

One of the windows

Read all about it!
Final view: