{"id":1569,"date":"2015-08-16T21:31:07","date_gmt":"2015-08-16T16:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atuljha.com\/blog\/?p=1569"},"modified":"2015-08-16T21:56:46","modified_gmt":"2015-08-16T16:26:46","slug":"india-in-69-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atuljha.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/16\/india-in-69-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"India in 69 pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"

We celebrated 69 years of Indian independence yesterday. Like all the bloggers, artists, media houses and social media friends, I wanted to post a tribute to India on this blog. Here are 69 pictures of food, temples, people, palaces and more; taken by me or my friends [Johnshon, Shiva, Krish or Deepan] while traveling across this beautiful country. The pictures are linked to their respective Wikipedia pages for more information.<\/p>\n

Note: All these images are under Creative Commons ShareAlike License.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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1. Autowala on street of Bangalore.<\/p>\n

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2. Bull Temple Bangalore<\/a>\"bull<\/p>\n

3. Flower Market in Vajay Nagar, Bangalore<\/p>\n

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4. Old Banyan Tree<\/a>, Bangalore\"old<\/p>\n

5. Ghee roast Dosa<\/a>\"ghee<\/p>\n

6. Filter Coffee<\/a><\/p>\n

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7. \u00a0Ethunagaram<\/a>\u00a0on banks of Godawari.<\/p>\n

\"ethunagaram\"<\/p>\n

8. Charminar<\/a>, Hyderabad\"char<\/p>\n

9. Ramappa Shiva Temple<\/a><\/p>\n

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10. Backwater, making of salt on Chennai-Pondicherry highway<\/p>\n

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11. Mysore Palace<\/a> during Durga Puja.\u00a0\"mysore<\/p>\n

12. Poondi reservoir <\/a>near Chennai<\/p>\n

\"panni<\/p>\n

13. Sakleshpur<\/a>, Karnataka<\/p>\n

\"Sakleshpur\"<\/p>\n

14. Paddy plantation near Chennai<\/p>\n

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15. Priest with morning prayer at Madurai Meenakshi temple<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"priest16. Shiva Temple,\u00a0Thanjavur<\/a><\/p>\n

\"shiva<\/p>\n

17. Stairs to Khammam fort\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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18. Jama Masjid, Old Delhi<\/a><\/p>\n

\"jama<\/p>\n

19. Late night street fooding, Old Delhi with my friend Ashish.<\/p>\n

\"late<\/p>\n

20. Sunrise somewhere on Noida Expressway<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"noida<\/p>\n

21. Rishikesh<\/a>, bank of river Ganges.<\/p>\n

\"risikesh\"<\/p>\n

22. Banke Bihari temple, Vrindavan<\/a><\/p>\n

\"mathura\"<\/p>\n

23. Young priest at Sani dev temple in Vrindavan<\/p>\n

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24. \u00a0Mahatma Gandhi Setu<\/a>, Patna<\/p>\n

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25. Fish Rice with thick mustard gravy, common cuisine in Bihar & West Bengal .<\/p>\n

\"fish<\/p>\n

26. Hookah<\/a><\/p>\n

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27. Punaura Dham<\/a>, Sitamarhi.<\/p>\n

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28. Chhath Puja<\/a><\/p>\n

\"chatt<\/p>\n

29. Chura Bhuja<\/a><\/p>\n

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30. Litti<\/a><\/p>\n

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31. Lonavla<\/a><\/p>\n

\"lonawala\"<\/p>\n

32. Mumbai Pune Expressway<\/a><\/p>\n

\"mum<\/p>\n

33. Ajanta Caves<\/a><\/p>\n

\"ajanta<\/p>\n

34. Sculpture at Ellora caves<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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35. On way to Kaas Plateau\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

\"on<\/p>\n

36. Valley of flowers, Kaas Plateau<\/p>\n

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37. Bun and Sabzi, Goa.\"bun<\/p>\n

38. Quite sunrise at Mandrem Beach<\/a>, Goa<\/p>\n

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39. Prawn & some fries.<\/p>\n

\"fresh<\/p>\n

40. Church Square, Goa<\/p>\n

\"goa<\/p>\n

41. Autowala on streets of Mumbai with funky lights.<\/p>\n

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42. Paani Poori on streets of Mumbai<\/p>\n

\"paani43. Dal Lake<\/a>, Srinagar<\/p>\n

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44. \u00a0Mughal Garden<\/a>, Srinagar<\/p>\n

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45. Elders having chit-chat at Leh<\/a> main market.\u00a0\"elders<\/p>\n

46. Pangon Lake<\/a>, Ladakh<\/p>\n

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47. \u00a0Jodhpur Fort<\/a>\"jodhpur<\/p>\n

49. Temple on way to\u00a0Jaisalmer Fort\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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50. Rasmalai<\/a><\/p>\n

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51. Matka Kulfi<\/a><\/p>\n

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52. Ghevar<\/a><\/p>\n

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53. Deserted hawelis \u00a0in Phalodi\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

\"locked<\/p>\n

54. Brahma temple, Pushkar\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

\"pushkar\"<\/p>\n

55. Authorized bhang<\/a> shop in Jaisalmer<\/p>\n

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56. Kachori<\/a><\/p>\n

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57. Malpua<\/a><\/p>\n

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58. An evening at Thar desert<\/a>, Jaisalmer<\/p>\n

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58. Morning breakfast, Bhuj<\/a><\/p>\n

\"poori<\/p>\n

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59. An evening at Mandvi beach\"mandvi<\/p>\n

60. It just rained somewhere on way to Anand<\/a><\/p>\n

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61. An evening at Rann of Katch<\/p>\n

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62. Wooden Ship getting repaired at Mandvi<\/p>\n

\"shio<\/p>\n

63. Street market in Dimapur<\/a>, Nagaland.<\/p>\n

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64. \u00a0Peren District<\/a>, Nagaland\"paren<\/p>\n

65. On way to Mokokchung<\/a>, Nagaland
\n<\/a> \"mcung\"<\/a>66. On way to Gurudongmar Lake<\/a>, Sikkim<\/p>\n

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67. Water streams after hour long rain on way to Lachen<\/a>, Sikkim<\/p>\n

\"on<\/p>\n

68. Flags with Buddhist chants flying high on street of Gangtok<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"flgs<\/p>\n

69. Local drink made of wheat, maize & it tastes good in one of the local food shop in Gangtok.<\/p>\n

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We celebrated 69 years of Indian independence yesterday. Like all the bloggers, artists, media houses and social media friends, I wanted to post a tribute to India on this blog. Here are 69 pictures of food, temples, people, palaces and more; taken by me or my friends [Johnshon, Shiva, Krish or Deepan] while traveling across … <\/p>\n

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