Ganesh Wins the Race (Om Heritage Series Book 1)

On the 11th day, the idol is carried through the streets and immersed in a river or the sea. This represents a ritualistic send-off for Lord Ganesh as he travels to his home in Kailash, taking with him the sorrows of his devotees. The main dish eaten during this festival is the Modak.

The Elephant-faced God, who is the beloved son of Lord Shiva and Devi Parvati is known for his wit, humor and sweet tooth. He is also the protector of nature. It might seem difficult but it is actually quite simple! Here is a fantastic tutorial , which explains the process!

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So your Ganesha Idol is ready, well he needs a place to sit and a throne, no less. After you place your Ganesha on the seat you so lovingly made for him, I am sure you would want to do his puja. For that, you need your Aarti plate. Now make it look all festive with decor that makes Lord Ganesha Smile, a Rangoli is just the thing! Use these easy, kid-friendly recipes to make Prashad for Ganesha, I am sure he is going to be pleased! Veg recipes of India bring to you 51 awesome recipes for Ganesh Chaturthi. Our favorite Guest blogger Nidhi has some easy recipes on her blog.

Craft time can be utilized to tell the tales of Lord Ganesha! One of my favorite craft activity is the one in which I do not have to run to the store to get supplies! These 4 festival art and craft ideas for children are all simple and can be made with easily available materials. Try them out with your loved ones this festive season!

You can also buy these kits that come preloaded with everything you need to do an activity! Nature photography for me is everything the universe gives us — its laws, principles, the totality of all things that exist, the natural forces that exist, create and control the universe. Next time you see a seed sprouting take a moment to think about the emerging new life!

It will grow, new seeds will germinate, so will new sprouts during the next monsoon. It needs to be felt, not just seen. My work is very personal and as I said earlier, it serves my emotional needs. I enjoy portraying beauty from the artistic rendering of nature to philosophy now. I think any photograph and the photographer , great or otherwise, is not greater than the subject itself.

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That said, I asked this question myself a few years ago. I turned to Google then. Of these lists, 99 per cent of photographs portray war atrocities, human suffering, racial discrimination, misery… basically, themes around death. I have not seen any lists that include a beautiful mountain or a stunning waterfall.

I think Darwin answered this — survival.

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Subjects around survival of the human species and morality take precedence over everything else that gets photographed. We love ourselves more than any other subject. It is not that that I am unmoved by photographs of human suffering.

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You have spent hours and hours out in the field. What has been your toughest moment? I hate being stuck amidst 50 tiger chasing safari gypsies in our national parks. I consciously try to avoid spots where tigers are found in popular parks such as Corbett. I do enjoy photographing the majestic tiger but just not in the crazy melee that ensues when a tiger is spotted.

I wish all visitors to the park learned to behave from the wildlife they come to see.

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I have taken tens of thousands of images and each image made sense to me when I shot it and may or may not necessarily now. My images reflect my changing interests over time. You have photographed several wildernesses. Do you have a favourite destination? As I mentioned earlier, I stay away from crowded places. I love photographing where I have the freedom to explore. It need not be an exotic destination.

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I have not photographed much outside of India. My subjects range from a falling leaf to an ant to an elephant. Any place is good if I can be alone and think peacefully. I visit a few parks every year. If I am visiting an area for the first time, I research the work of other photographers to better understand the opportunities and the kind of visuals I may be able to make. I use all kinds of lenses from 11 mm. It is great to see a phenomenal increase in new and skilled photographers now, especially very talented young minds. Digital ethics is a slippery topic.

Whatever is not acceptable today may become acceptable a few years from now. So, it is all relative. I strongly believe that in nature photography we need not faithfully represent what we see. It is not possible to represent the way we see due to technological limitations. What the human eye sees is very different from what is seen through a mm.

Similarly, the use of different flashes, colour gels, shift lenses and other optical manipulations have been accepted due to photographic legacy. We criticise post processing and debate digital manipulation, then why not a debate on optical manipulation? Both are manipulations of reality. That is a strict no today and will always be so.

I am talking about options such as using limitations of recording mediums to our advantages, creative cropping, choosing perspectives, which are readily not apparent to name a few. To summarise, options which go beyond just plain seeing to seeing through our minds. Take for example my image of a tailed jay butterfly hovering over a flower to sip nectar. I wanted to portray this artistically and decided on very slow shutter speed.

I positioned the camera in such a way as to get the shadow of a tree in the background. Due to the constraints of the recording medium, the background appeared black. This is a perfect example of the limitation of the medium even as I used it for artistic merit. If I do not state that the fume-like green parts are the flapping wings of a tailed jay butterfly hovering over a flower, most people would not know.

Further, for the plain seeing through 50 mm. One of the lessons I have learnt over the years is to always look through the lens! You learn this only through experience.