Photos taken last Friday (06.11.2009) at a Bijoya Get-together at the Petrokemya Beach Camp in Jubail, KSA.
Taken with a 4 MP Panasonic FX-5 (circa 2004).
Sunset on the beach
Shot a minute before the earlier picture
Sunset
Petrokemya Beach Camp at dusk
An ornamental lamp post @ dusk
Flowers again
Cropped to a square format
Orange Glow!!
Nikon D200; Nikon 18-55 II
Flowers again . . .
A close-up of a red hibiscus
Yellow hibiscus
A pink flower
Nikon D200; Tamron 70-300 on macro mode
Some experiments with Adobe Lightroom Beta 3 . . .
These pictures were taken several months before.
Flowers
Nikon D200 Tamron 70-300 zoom macro
Flower
Nikon D200 Tamron 70-300 zoom macro
Flame of the Forest
Nikon D200; Nikon 18-55 mm
Nikon D200; Tamron 70-300 macro zoom
We decided to visit some award winning pandals on the day after the pujas.
This is the great part of being on vacation and one has all the free time in the world while people are slogging at their offices after the puja break.
Shib Mandir
The entire pandal is made out of banana stems, bark and leaves
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Musicians…
Motifs @ Shib Mandir
The other one we visited was the one called Suruchi Sangha, that was voted as the best and most innovative pandal this year.
The pandal depicts a Jharkhand tribal village and showcasing how they lived in close proximity to nature.
While the pandal has been modelled on a kumbha, the house of Birhors made of leaves and lush green creepers, ethnic Sohrai and Kohbar paintings find place in the interior mandap.
The idol
The painted roof
The 4 days of Durga Puja are nearly over. Our customary trip to my grandmother’s house in North Calcutta for Bijoya is the culmination of the pujas for our family.
Blue skies after the rain drenched pujo
Esplanade … with the sky looking blue as opposed to the usual grey
Deserted College Street on Dashami afternoon
Vivekanda Sporting Club
Amra Sabai
Bishorjon – Nawn e der Pujo
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Central Avenue with the puja decorations
Was invited for Dashami Puja at my neighbour’s residence, opposite to our house in New Alipore. Some pictures . . .
Dashami Pujo
Pujo in progress
A different view
Sandhi Puja is an important ritual performed during Durga Puja. It is performed at the juncture of Ashtami and Navami. It is believed that Goddess Chamunda emerged at this moment to kill Chando and Mundo, the two generals of the demon king Mahishasur.
Some pictures from the Sandhi Pujo at the New Alipore Association . . .
At the start of the Sandhi Pujo
Crowding to light the 108 lamps
Lighting the lamps
Ma lighting the lamps
Another view
A close-up of the lamp
Sandhi Pujo
New Alipore Association organizes a very traditional Durga Puja and is the same this year again.
Saptami evening… after the 1st day of the pujas
Close up…
Horse drawn carriages for the old-world feel of movement between different venues….
Nikon D200; Nikon 18-70 f3.5-4.5
We took advantage of a Friday holiday to go to the Royal Commission Area (generally called Fanateer) to visit an colleague and generally drive around.
Nakeel Beach… deserted in the late morning. Temperature was hovering in the low 40 Cs.
Driving away from Nakheel Beach
Fanateer
Fanateer Mall and a view of the locality. Fanateer Mall happens to be one of the most upmarket malls in Al-Jubail
Another view. You can see SABIC Building in the background.
The Marina
I was told that some of the crafts are available for hire.
Another view of the Marina. The boat restaurant can be seen in the background.
Another view
The boat restaurant!!
Fanateer Mall
Interesting architecture
SABIC Building in Fanateer
A new block of flats in the Fanateer area
En-route to our colleagues residence
Not the Hollywood Boulevard .. but one of the access roads in the Royal Commission Area
Getting out of Fanateer Mall after lunch
Another view
The parking area
Nikon D200 & 18-55 kit lens
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