The year was 1290 . A crowd had gathered around a clearing, where broken down pillars marked the presence of an ancient temple, now long gone. A young boy, just 14 years old, leaned against one of those pillars, deep in thought. Then, he began speaking, and the crowd fell silent, listening to his every word. He spoke without any notes, translating the Bhagavat Gita, from Sanskrit, which only the pundits knew, to the language everyone in the village knew and spoke – a variety of Prakrit which developed into the Marathi language. Even as he spoke, one of the men in the audience realized how momentous this event was, and how important this composition would be. He began writing down the words the young boy spoke, and this composition was named by its author and composer, the Bhavartha Deepika – the enlightening meaning (of the Bhagavat Gita). Now, the ancient, holy text, was no longer restricted to the pundits, but accessible to all, understood easily by them, composed as it was, in their...
Here is Skywatch today, with a difference. Instead of posting images of the sky, here are some images from the sky! I clicked these from the plane, as our flight from Raipur hovered over the Western Ghats, approaching Mumbai....
I wonder, if it is just my imagination, or are the Western Ghats less green than expected? Or is it just the season?
And this is my fav image of the lot... I did process it a bit, to bring out the reflection of the sun in the river.... which is the highlight of the pic...
So, What do you think? Don't the Western Ghats look beautiful from the skies?
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Wow just amazing pics...
ReplyDeleteThank you Arun!
DeleteGreat photos.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jim!
DeleteBreathtaking captures, Anu! Loved them all. Western ghats is looking less green, could be the season. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Niranjan! i hope so too... have to try again sometime in the monsoon, but then, only the clouds are visible!
DeleteHow gorgeous and dramatic!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Ladyfi!
DeleteGood idea to photograph it from a plane. Lovely, just lovely photos.
ReplyDeleteJM, IL-U.S.A.
Wow! The Western Ghats are quite rugged and austere, but very beautiful. The patches of green emphasize the terrain features quite dramatically. I love the pic of the sun on the river too... it looks like a dragon with a long tail!
ReplyDeleteI am always entranced by the scenery when flying (as long as you can actually see anything besides clouds, that is!). Flying along or over the Rocky Mountain range in the U.S. is fascinating, as well as the patchwork patterns of fields in the mid-west of the country.
Thanks for sharing the lovely pics!
Wow! Beautiful!
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