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leaves caught in cacti (6 votes)
Posted 11 years ago under LifeStyle > Photography
Khanda at Gurudwara Sri Nanak Jheera Sahib, Bidar (6 votes)
Posted 11 years ago under LifeStyle > Photography
Basel Mission Memorial Church (3 votes)
Posted 12 years ago under LifeStyle > Travel
Prehistoric Ash-mound of Hallur (3 votes)
Posted 12 years ago under LifeStyle > Travel
Paintings of two kinds (10 votes)
Posted 12 years ago under LifeStyle > Travel
Mahatma Gandhiji (5 votes)
Posted 12 years ago under LifeStyle > Photography
Kelageri Lake | August 18 2014 (9 votes)
Posted 12 years ago under LifeStyle > Photography
ತುಂಬೆಹೂವು ಮತ್ತು ಜೇನುಹುಳ (5 votes)
Posted 12 years ago under LifeStyle > Photography
three smiles from Amrutapura (8 votes)
Posted 12 years ago under LifeStyle > Travel
Rural sights: scarecrow, charcoal making and ox carts (5 votes)
Posted 12 years ago under LifeStyle > Travel
Ganpati at Dharwad, 2013 (10 votes)
Posted 12 years ago under LifeStyle > Photography
kabab plant (10 votes)
Posted 12 years ago under LifeStyle > Photography
Mahadeva temple, Thatteshwar, Nandgadh (16 votes)
Posted 12 years ago under LifeStyle > Travel
Jay Ashok (15 votes)
Posted 12 years ago under LifeStyle > Travel
Shahbad fort (16 votes)
Posted 12 years ago under LifeStyle > Travel
butterfly resting (6 votes)
Posted 12 years ago under LifeStyle > Photography
crotons (4 votes)
Posted 12 years ago under LifeStyle > Photography
Chandriki fort (16 votes)
Posted 12 years ago under LifeStyle > Travel
climbing feet (7 votes)
Posted 12 years ago under LifeStyle > Travel
Bastion at Vallabgad fort (7 votes)
Posted 12 years ago under LifeStyle > Travel

Latest posts by Siddeshwar

Samudra Manthan at Pattadakal
On the pillars and walls of Virupaksha Gudi at Pattadakal are sculptures depicting several legendary stories. One of the most interesting ones is the relief sculpture of Samudra Manthan or Amrit Manthan, the story of churning the ocean to obtain Amrit, the nectar of immortality.The story goes like t...
Posted on 31 October 2026 | 12:29 am
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curvy coconut tree
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Posted on 30 October 2026 | 12:29 am
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first bloom button rose
Pushpa brought a half a dozen rose cuttings from her workplace garden. That's where her involvement ends. I planted them two or three days later, think it was mid June 2026. Of those cuttings, half of them sprouted leaves, and the rest dried away. Then of the ones which sprouted leaves, only one sur...
Posted on 27 October 2026 | 12:29 am
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Ravananugraha
Of the dozen temples at Pattadakal, three of the temples have a hundred stories sculpted on their walls and columns. There's one stand-alone pillar which tells the story of Ravananugraha. The story goes like this: Ravana after defeating his half-brother Kubera, looted Kubera's city Alaka and also to...
Posted on 24 October 2026 | 12:29 am
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mesh window
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Posted on 23 October 2026 | 12:29 am
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serenely seated sculptures
These two photos were shot on Dec 16, 2011 at Pattadakal temple complex. These sculptures are situated on the upper part of either Virupaksha Gudi or Mallikarjuna Gudi, two of the larger structures at the complex. The first one, a four-armed figure seems like Shiva at the first glance. However, upon...
Posted on 17 October 2026 | 12:29 am
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Gopalakrishna sculpture
This relief sculpture of the eight armed Gopalakrishna accompanied by two Gopikas and two cows is at Hazara Rama Devastana, Hampi..........
Posted on 16 October 2026 | 12:29 am
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bird bathing in rain
Oct 5th afternoon I was looking down at rain water on the trees below. I happened to notice a little bird bathing in water drops in papaya leaves. Then it took a short flight and perched on branches of Singapore cherry tree. The air was laden with light mist. Here are a few shots of the little bird...
Posted on 13 October 2026 | 12:29 am
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Postal Day
This picture of the postbox in Malmaddi, Dharwad was shot on March 17th morning. For the first time I noticed the tag line: Dak Seva Jan Seva. The tag line in Hindi डाक सेवा जान सेवा translates to "postal service is people's service." That's a befitting line for Indian Post.The reason for the delaye...
Posted on 6 October 2026 | 12:29 am
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Siddeshwar's latest posts on IndiVine

leaves caught in cacti (6 votes)

Khanda at Gurudwara Sri Nanak Jheera Sahib, Bidar (6 votes)

Basel Mission Memorial Church (3 votes)

Prehistoric Ash-mound of Hallur (3 votes)

Paintings of two kinds (10 votes)

Mahatma Gandhiji (5 votes)

Kelageri Lake | August 18 2014 (9 votes)

ತುಂಬೆಹೂವು ಮತ್ತು ಜೇನುಹುಳ (5 votes)

three smiles from Amrutapura (8 votes)

Rural sights: scarecrow, charcoal making and ox carts (5 votes)

Ganpati at Dharwad, 2013 (10 votes)

kabab plant (10 votes)

Mahadeva temple, Thatteshwar, Nandgadh (16 votes)

Jay Ashok (15 votes)

Shahbad fort (16 votes)

butterfly resting (6 votes)

crotons (4 votes)

Chandriki fort (16 votes)

climbing feet (7 votes)

Bastion at Vallabgad fort (7 votes)

Latest posts by Siddeshwar

Latest posts by Siddeshwar