rough skies

it was an unusually windy day, with dark clouds looming large overhead.
(the picture was taken a while ago)

Location: RK Beach, Vizag, AP, India


it's been a tough journey started more than a year ago.. trying to keep up with the pressure of posting at least 1 photo every month ;-)
now that, I have my own domain name, I am moving over there.. and hopefully post more often.
I have used the new Pixelpost software, for an exciting layout which I think suits photoblogging better.

So, come over here now - http://klachak.balla.in
and feel free to let me know any comments/suggestions.

adieu blogger.

Vizag 4 u.. Kailasagiri Hill

Sea View

The road to the top

Welcome to Kailasagiri

This is the "Adithya" view point.
There are a couple of such view points around the place with their own distinct names.

a Bench overlooking the sea

The view of the beach - to the left of the hill..
isn't it beautiful?

The view of the beach - to the right

Viswa Santhi Kshetram - a place on the hill where people come for meditation on full moon days
(source: the caretaker of the place)

same place.. inside view

there is a jungle trail which had some narrow pathways.. i didn't dare to go beyond a few metres ;-)

Lord Shiva and Parvathi
(click here for a view under the lights)

An Observatory mounted here recently

The tour has come to an end, hope u enjoyed it.. thank you :)

Location: Kailasagiri Hill, Vizag, AP.

by the way, there is a huge tourism project that will be starting soon in Vizag with an estimated 3,000 crore rupees expenditure. There are going to be water parks, beach resorts, golf courses, malls and other attractions. There was a consortium formed - Vizag Beach Resorts Private Ltd, which has signed an MoU recently with the state government - to undertake this project over a span of 7 years, starting next year.
Catch the full news in telugu here. English versions can be read here and here.

Vizag 4 u.. the Contrast

God's Creation..

Man's Creation..

Location: From the top of Yerada Hill, Vizag

The view from the top was fabulous but it was getting dark by the time I reached there. Next time, I will try to get some better pictures.

Vizag 4 u.. a panoramic view of the sea

(Click on the image to view the original size - some 'smart' browsers resize the image automatically to fit the window; you may have to click 'enlarge' or save the image to disk and view in a normal image viewer)

Location: The Sea (Bay of Bengal), Vizag, AP.

This is an attempt to get a panoramic view of a broad landscape by stitching together individual photos. 12 photos have been used for this and the overlapping edges have been stitched together using Adobe Photoshop CS2.

I would love to hear your comments on this.

Shiva & Parvathi

Location: Kailasagiri, Vizag, AP.

Vizag 4 u.. the Zoo

a peacock.. with a nice little hat

the lion king

a tiger..

there was no fence between the tigers and the visitors!
the tigers were located on a small hill and there was a huge pit dug around it; the tigers won't be able to come out but if someone falls in..

another tiger.. enjoing the shade

cheetah.. staring right back
(the white blur is due to the fence)

haathi mere saathi

Location: Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, Vizag, AP.

I have moved to Vizag (a city located on the East coast in South India) recently. You shall see more of this gorgeous city in the future posts.

Vizag 4 u.. President's Fleet Review

the huge crowd that turned out at the beach

people everywhere

one of the large ships on display

this was a demonstration of a bomber (i suppose) destoying an enemy ship.. the smoke had a nice halo at the top

the only ship that was visible clearly :(

another boat speeding by

a helicopter carrying commandos

close-up

flying right above us

commandos on boat and a submarine in the background

a ship and a sub

a tricoloured kite.. flying high

there were people perched on all the buildings around

that's the famous hill.. referred to as the "dolphin's nose"

the crowd.. some enjoing a dip

ships decorated with lights along their contour

close-up

few men watching the fireworks
its good to see people coming out with the Indian flag for such occasions

it was a full moon day

Location: RK Beach, Vizag
Occasion: Celebration of President's Fleet Review 2006 (website - http://www.pfr2006.nic.in/) at the Eastern Naval Command

PS: There was lot of firework in the night including a missile launch and rockets fired from the ships simultaneously, but I couldn't capture those and thought it wise to enjoy the sight than trying to capture something out of it. You can check out some nice pictures and the news from the articles at The Hindu and centralchronicle.com

Vizag 4 u (series).. Secret Lake

The lake

another view

3 KM from the highway

Location: Gambheeram Lake, About 20KM from Vizag, AP

Vizag 4 u.. Borra Caves

roots on the rock



enter the tunnel



the history of Borra Caves



a "wholistic" view of the caves



the entrance - from the inside



breach on the top



the abyss



count 'jaji' dracula



weight-lifting



stalactites



sharper stalactites



texture on the rock



forest near araku



a beautiful tree



the 3 adventurers



Location: Borra Caves & Araku, 100KM from Visakhapatnam, AP, India.