Bandipur National Park

Some frames from Bandipur National Park. I tried to capture this scene while going to my hometown from Bengaluru. This is National Highway 212 (NH 212) passes through Bandipur dense forest. NH 212 connects Kozhikode in Kerala with Kollegal in Karnataka via Mysore. This is the main route connects Kozhikode with Bengaluru. The total distance of 250 km, 90 km is in Kerala and 160 is in Karnataka. The highway passes through dense forests.

A scene from Bandhipur National Park. Two trees in front of the lens blocked the zooming clarity of the deer. Deers are trying to escape when they heard the vehicles sound. A scene from Bandhipur National Park. below....

"Good bread is the great need in poor homes, and oftentimes the best appreciated luxury in the homes of the very rich."

Quite often scene. Moneys will be waiting for the Bangalore bus….You may think for what? The Bangalore bus (KSRTC Rajahamsa) driver used to stop the bus near to monkey zone in the forest to feed monkeys. He used to keep some packets of beard and bananas for them. The bus schedule is 9:00 o’clock morning departure from Kozhikode bus station and it reach the forest around 12 noon.

Paddy fields

Scenes of paddy field besides my ancestral home; it is exactly 2 kms from Kalpetta town trough Pinangode Road. My sweet home is very near to this place.

This is ‘Valliyettan’ an Adhivasi (traibal) laborer who has been working for a long time with us.

'Vayal nadu' : The name Wayanad is derived from the expression 'Vayal nadu' which means land of paddy fields. Most of the farmers give-up the paddy cultivation and turned to plantain cultivation, because of huge expense incurred in that and lack of laborers.

Rare scene: Paddy farmers in Wayanad have shifted to the profitable banana cultivation. Of late, most of the vast expanses of paddy fields can be seen as banana plantations in most of parts of the district.

Wayanad ghats.

I am inviting your attention to my home district, Wayanad. Wayanad is a hill station of Kerala state. This ‘green paradise’, is the border world of greener part of Kerala. Clean and pristine, enchanting and hypnotizing land has a history, mystery, culture and social epistemology yet to be discovered. This green paradise is nestled among the mountains of westernghats and is located at a distance of 76 kms from the nearest sea-shore of Calicut and 280 kms from Bangalore. The leading tourist centers of South India like Ooty, Mysore, Coorg and Kannur are around this region. The name Wayanad has been derived from the expression 'Vayal nadu' (‘vayal’ means paddy field and ‘nadu’ means land) the land of paddy fields. The district headquarters of Wayanad district is Kapletta.
These snaps clicked by me last year on the way to Wayanad from Kozhikode. The green Ghats enroute to Wayanad has nine hairpin bends, each turn taking one to a higher altitude offering a better view of the picturesque plains below. This route explored by a tribal was developed by the British. This is the main route which connects Kozhikode and Bangalore.

A misty morning does not signify a cloudy day.If we pass through this Ghats, feels like we are touching the heights of sky. The chilled breeze invites you to the green paradise warmly.

Chain tree.
Nearer to the gateway of wayanad we can see the big chain tree.The story says like this: An Adivasi (tribal) named Karinthandan, who discovered the route to Wayanad through the difficult mountain terrain. A British colonialist killed Karinthandan in order to get the credit for finding the route through the jungle. People believe that Karinthandan’s ghost had been haunting later travellers. It was calmed only after a priest chained the spirit to this banyan tree. There is a small temple near to this tree, people believes that the God of that temple protects them from the troublesome spirit of Karinthandan.

Strats now.....

Let me strat my blogging by uploading my painting of lord Ganesh. Traditionally, every religious and auspicious function begins with worship of Lord Ganesh. No other god is equal in significance to Ganesh. I have painted this picture in 2003 january durring my final year LLB. This is watercolor painting in handmade paper.
This God of knowledge and the remover of obstacles is also the older son of Lord Shiva. Lord Ganesha is also called Vinayak ( knowledgeable ) or Vighneshwer (god to remove obstacles). He is worshipped, or at least remembered, in the beginning of any auspicious performance for blessings and auspiciousness.
He has four hands, elephant's head and a big belly. His vehicle is a tiny mouse. In his hands he carries a rope (to carry devotees to the truth), an axe (to cut devotees' attachments), and a sweet dessert ball -laddoo- (to reward devotees for spiritual activity). His fourth hand's palm is always extended to bless people. A unique combination of his elephant-like head and a quick moving tiny mouse vehicle represents tremendous wisdom, intellegence, and presence of mind.