Landscapes
a dry pine cone lying on a burnt tree trunk
finally rests
on a bed of charcoal
the ghost of spring
(a dry pine cone lying on a burnt tree trunk)
Bijlimahadev temple, Kullu, H.P. July, 1998
Bijlimahadev temple, Kullu, H.P. July, 1998
A two hour climb from Village Dharth above Kullu town, this cloud rimmed meadow is not known to many people who throng each year to this valley. That is the sole reason why it yet rises to touch an explicit charm that thrives so well on lush green hill tops.
Nilo Kalan, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. February, 1997
Nilo Kalan, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. February, 1997
It is all in a days’ job for the truck and its driver to log the four hundred and seventy eight kilometers to Damdama Sahib from Nilo Kalan. Unknowingly, both of them leave a lingering impression on an observers’ mind—the undying spirit of the hard working entrepreneur Sikh driver at the wheel, earning his bread.
Nilo Kalan, Ludhiana, Punjab. Feburary, 1997
Nilo Kalan, Ludhiana, Punjab. Feburary, 1997
The chill and mist of this chilly winter dawn in no way dissuades the villagers to attend the morning prayers at the gurdwara.
evening sun in a grand finale
gone you’ll be
moments from now
talk about me to your pillow how
(evening sun in a grand finale)
landscape with a silhouette of a rock
silent vigil
time froze
in rock’s heart
(landscape with a silhouette of a rock)
a deodar tree and clouds beyond
we’ll both one day go away
why yet i mimic your branches
or the other way around?
(a deodar tree and clouds beyond)
extended exposure of clouds in moonlight
on a night sky
a bedtime story
writes time
(extended exposure of clouds in moonlight)
landscape in the wilderness of Kinnaur
silent commune
elements converse
thanking their creation
(landscape in the wilderness of Kinnaur)
landscape in the wilderness of Kinnaur-landscapes
be my garden
live my lawn
my air will caress your dawn
(landscape in the wilderness of Kinnaur)