#christmas – House Sparrow

Bring us good cheer!

December’s here! The season of mirth and cheer! May this December bestow upon us Peace, Health and Good cheer! To see a reindeer in a Coral Plant…

Peace Prevail!

May Peace prevail on Earth! Merry Christmas! Clicked at Christ the King’s Cathedral, Nha Trang, Vietnam

A noble priest from Jaipur Another interesting piece of information I chanced upon is, in Ancient Rome a man’s beard style could throw light on which philosophical school he belonged to! The Romans were impressed by the distinctive styles of beards the Greek philosophers were sporting. As soon as Rome conquered Greece in the Battle […]

No Pogonotomy?

Two interesting words that I came across recently are derieved from the Greek word pogon. One is ‘pogonotrophy‘ (beard growing) and the other is ‘pogonotomy‘ (shaving or cutting of a beard). That led me in reading many interesting facts on beard growing! In the Victorian era doctors were believed to prescribe growing beard as a prevention […]

The Yellow Gate

Standing tall on the busy Dinh Thien Hoang and Phan Dang Luu intersection is the Gia-Dinh Gate in Ho Chi Minh City. The bright yellow gate captures the attention of any any passer by. Gia Dinh Gate was the gateway to the Ecole de Dessin Gia Dinh , an arts school in Saigon founded […]

In the Lap of Buddha

Seeking solace and comfort

Sankranti

A day before he set to start his journey northwards, I captured him in all his glory! Uttarayana starts today… The Sun enters the zodiac sign Capricon/Makara. Happy Makar Sankranti! Happy Pongal!

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