Saturday, May 30, 2026

Thursday, May 28, 2026

The magic of Carnatic music........by K J S Chatrath


 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  

 

  I attended this performance at the India International Centre New Delhi. I sat spell bound and made a short video too that I will be sharing separately. 

 



 




Wednesday, May 27, 2026

A whiff of Punjabiyat somewhere in Tamil Nadu.........remembers KJS Chatrath

 


Oh ! How much I love South India............shared by K J S Chatrath

In one of the temples..... 

                                        Faithfulls moving towards a Christian Church 

                                                               Bhrihadeshwara Temple

                                                                 In Kanya Kumari.

                                          If I remember correctly, it was in Pondicherry. 






 


                                                                              Kodaikanal

On way to Kodaikanal 



Friday, May 22, 2026

My book of photos of statues of Lord Ganesha from various temples of India...coming soon.........by K J S Chatrath

  Would you like to contribute a photo to this book? Your contribution would be gratefully acknowledged. 


 Lord Ganesha, 19th-11th CE, Badoli Group of temples, Rawatbhatta, Rajasthan

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 Would you like to contribute a photo to this book? Your contribution would be gratefully acknowledged. 

                       This photo was taken by me at the Mathura Government Museum, UP, India. 

 

                                          #Hoyaleshwara, #Karnataka, India. Photo: #kjschatrath

Thursday, May 21, 2026

India - the incomparable..............by K J S Chatrath

Badoli Group of temples, 10th-11th CE, Rawatbhatta, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. Photo: kjschatrath  

              #India- the incomparable. Photo taken in #Thanjavur, #TamilNadu India by #kjschatrath



 The Empress Suite in a King's mansion turned into a heritage hotel in Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India. 

You know what? This is an old heritage building  not far from the Chennai Central Railway station in Tamil Nadu........Fighting with time...Photo#kjschatrath
 

 India - the incomparable..............by K J S Chatrath ; https://indianheritagephotos.blogspot.com/2026/05/india-incomparableby-k-j-s-chatrath.html

 

Kankarnath Shiva Temple, Morena, Madhya Pradesh, 11th CE.  The local legend has it that it was constructed by ghosts in one night- who had to leave it unfinished because of the dawn of the day. 

                 Colourful Capsicums (Simla Mirch) in a vegetable show somewhere in South India. 

 

                  Female deity- 13th/14th CE, Kangra Fort museum.....shared by K J S Chatrath