Indian Readers discussion

Well, see if you like this idea.
I begin showing you my christmas tree of last year (the one of 2010 are still in the camera).
Under the tree there is also my lovely lovely cat, she always destroyes our tree stealing some decoration and playing with it in the whole house.




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oh that is so so beautiful Dely!! :) Do u'll get a different tree too every year?

Thank you!
No, it's always the same tree but sometimes we change decorations.

This is the Chambal River.....last year's pic....i had gone out with a friend....

And this, is the entrance to the Tirupati Temple!

I know the pic's nt clear, look it up in my profile, its better there!

OMG, it is beautiful!
I like temples and here there aren't (I think there is only one in whole Italy).
I envy you :(

Dely and Akanksha,
Your photographs are too good.
I'll try to upload a few later on

@Dely Yeah temples here are very beautiful, i'll upload more when i find them. In the meanwhile, i have a pic ul love for sure. Il put it up soon.
@Smitha Looking forward to it :-)

But how to add image here?

See, upload the pic on ur profile(photosimg src="address of the pic"/
enclose it in <> brackets. And then post it!

thanks

Happy New Year guys, just spent the last 2 hours on this Rangoli along with Harita!

Aditya, very nice! Have you made this?
I must wait yet 4 hours for new year.

http://photo.goodreads.com/photos/129...
I don't know why that way which Akansha told did'nt work with me but the above is the link to the pic..
It is of the rangoli that I made this diwali with my sister.
@Adz thanks for reminding me of it

Happy New Year!

Here's wishing that this year and decade brings more sunshine to your life and embrace you with more happiness, good health, love and warmth :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR GUYS!
may this year be the best so far of your lives!!!

@Dely, yes we made that!

@ meenakshi and Aditya: awesome rangoli pics!! how long does it take to do??

EDIT: oops!Aditya already answered that!

Beautiful Rangolis.

Hazel wrote: "@ meenakshi and Aditya: awesome rangoli pics!! how long does it take to do??

EDIT: oops!Aditya already answered that!"
I guess 5-6 hours but I guess I can make it in less time too.I can make it in more time as well.I depends on the difficulty level of the rangoli..
@Smitha thanks

Meenakshi wrote: "http://photo.goodreads.com/photos/129...
I don't know why that way which Akansha told did'nt work with me but the above is the link to the pic..
It is of the rangoli that I made ..."

Very nice! With which materials have you done it? Flowers and food like for puja? You make rangoli for every feast or only for Diwali?

I put pictures in an other way: I go on "some html is ok" and follow what is written there. I use the website tinypic for hosting images.

The one we made was a very small one, the basic drawing with the chalk or the flour doesn't take more than 15-20 mins. The major part is in putting the colors and other decorations. If you are really organized and have all the colors at your disposal and make a decision as to put which color in which place and all that, you will be done in an hour and a half max :-) Make sure u hav sufficient quantities of each color before hand!

lol! spoken like a pro!!

@ dely: whenever u make them next can u put up photos of ur home made italian pizzas!

Sure!

Okay, i'm not a pro but this is what i tried making on bhai duj(the only occasion when mom forces me to make it myself) and its nt rangoli, its a 'chauk'! Its made with flour and its supposed to be for 'shagun' or gud luck during pujas!

The cake last nite! Unfortunately, it had a tragic fate, ended up on people's faces instead of being eaten! Had to order another one!!

@Dely material depends entirely on you.You will be surprised to know that we have no experience of rangoli making (although we have been making them for the past 6 years or so) and we have not used any proffesional rangoli equipments.WE have used the leftover colours of holi, some leftover flowers,already used diyas (which cannot be used in puja again).We have not used chalks at all.I decorated the diyas myself.
The most difficult part is to fill colours abstractly and to fill it in such a way that the shape of the design is not disturbed.
India is a diverse country.Difderent people make different rangolis for different occasions.I make it only on diwali.

@Akansha yummy cake..oh what a waste!!

Yeah i know, black forest....my favourite!!

mine too!!!I like butter scotch as well

Ikr! But i hate strawberry!

strawberry as in strawberry cake or strawberry on the cake?

Flavour!

You are artists! We make never things like rangoli or chauk (the one of Aka) for no feast.

@Akannsha me too..yuck!
@Dely thanks..

Ladies and gentelmen, only for you: Venice (in a cloudy day).

Piazza San Marco but they were works at the basilica and so it is covered by a scaffolding:

Dely, now I am interested so much in Italy, that I am on the lookout for Italy based fiction. Sadly I feel the only way I can be in Italy is via 'Armchair travel'through books.

@Smitha try reading non-Don fiction in Italy if u can find any :-)

@Dely thanks for the amazing pics, splendid!

Aditya wrote: "@Smitha try reading non-Don fiction in Italy if u can find any :-)"

:D
It is so hard to find books about Italy in english that doesn't speak about some Don?

@ Smitha: If it comes to my mind I will advise you some books who talk about Italy.

Dely that is so beautiful! how old are these pics?

Guys can v also have a "Indian Readers vacation to Venice"?? !!
:)

@Hazel lol.....i wouldn't mind:-) but i guess we'll have to keep Aditya is chains otherwise he'll make us bankrupt by gorging on pizzas!!

@Aditya, @dely, thanks for your suggestions. As you correctly said, most fiction relates Italy to Godfather and Mafia.
@Hazel, book a ticket for me too

@Dely wow Italy is very beautiful
@Hazel lollz..

Two birds at Sankey Tank, Bangalore.

One more


Both are taken last week..

Smitha wrote: "As you correctly said, most fiction relates Italy to Godfather and Mafia."

I don't know why...mafia doesn't exist! (joking)

Hazel wrote: "Dely that is so beautiful! how old are these pics?"

If I don't ho wrong they are from 1990. They are very old.

We can exchange our houses for holiday! You come in Italy and I come to India.

@Anbu, fabulous pictures! Are you passionate of photography? Is it your hobby or your work? Because they are really fantastic.

@dely.. Thank you.. Photography is my Hobby not part of the work.. :)

@ Anbu - Nice pics...

Thanks Mansee.. :)