GOPS CREATIVE ARTS & PHOTOGRAPHY - CAPTURING THE SIMPLICITIES & COMPLEXITIES OF LIFE
Mar 09
by GOPAN NAIR in Indian architecture & Heritage, travel 8 comments tags: Abhaneri, Baori, Chand, chand baori, gopan, gopan g nair, gops, gops photography, gops.org, india, largest, photography, photos, pond, Rajasthan, step, stepwell, tourism, water, well

CHAND BAORI OF ABHANERI (WORLD’S LARGEST STEP WELL)

Water is sacred and it has been worshipped in India since time immemorial as one of the ‘Panch Bhootas’ (Five elements of life). Evolution began in water and the future revolutions will be for water. Most of the great rulers in India had wisdom and vision for future and that is how the desert state of Rajasthan survived the fury of nature for so long. A little known place Abhaneri near Jaipur in India is where the World’s largest step-well is situated. Abha Nagari (The City of Brightness) as it was called originally was founded by King Raja Chand of Nikumbha Dynasty between 8 and 9th century AD. The ancient Hindu wisdom observed close links between worship places and the nature as the means for protecting the environment. This is evident from ancient temples in India with associated wells or ponds still in working condition. Following this tradition, King Chand constructed a large baori (step-well or step-pond, बावड़ी or बावली) in Abhaneri sometime in 825 AD, which remains as one of the architectural marvels of ancient India. Chand Baori (Chand bawadi in local tongue) as it called today attracts hundreds of tourists from around the world. The baori is square in […]
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Feb 07
by GOPAN NAIR in Indian architecture & Heritage, Life in this India, travel, Uncategorized 8 comments tags: gopan, gopan g nair, gops, gops photography, gops.org, hampi, Hanuman, india, karnataka, kingdom, Kishkinda, Kishkindha, mathanga, monkey, photography, photos, Ramayana, Rishimuka, ruins, tungabhadra, Vijayanagara, vittala

MOODS OF THE MONKEY KINGDOM

This is just a collection of some snapshots from Hampi. As the heading suggests, Hampi is a place that invokes myriad moods. It is a traveller’s paradise, a historian’s delight and every photographer’s treasure land. Enjoy….  
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Jan 16
by GOPAN NAIR in funny street photos 0 comments tags: animal, funny, gopan, gopan g nair, gops, gops photography, gops.org, india, monkey, photo, photos

MONKEY STORIES – PART1

“എന്ത്?! ഹെൽമെറ്റ് എവിടെയെന്നോ ?  പൊട്ടിപ്പോകാൻ ഈ തലയ്ക്കുള്ളിൽ ഒരു മണ്ണാങ്കട്ടയുമില്ല സാറേ…! “
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