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| ORANGE and the monks of Chiang Rai, Thailand. In a less popular temple in Chiang Rai, I chanced on these monks attending a meeting! Yes, they were discussing something, instead of doing their prayers or chanting. |
Light is essential so people can discern the different hues that surround us. Colors make our surroundings vivid portions of our habitat, thus making our lives a little less boring. In this post, I am sharing lots of colors taken from different places all throughout the land.
My blogger friend Ram - http://sankriti.blogspot.com/ - roped me into this contest, but I was unable to make it on time due to work, which was too bad. Nevertheless, I am posting my chosen photos. This competition is organized by Travel Supermarket. The rules of the competition are given here: http://www.travelsupermarket.com/c/holidays/capture-the-colour/ . Now as per rules of the competition I am supposed to tag five other bloggers to do the honors. Unfortunately, since I am very late, tagging five others at this point would be useless since I didn't make the deadline.
But here's hoping these photos would give someone a smile on his/her face.
This is the Eye in the Sky!
RED
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| Taken at one of the ancient palaces in Hue, Vietnam. |
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| A school of jelly fish at the Manila Ocean Park, Manila, Philippines |
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| Steel sculptures enshrined at the National Museum in Da Nang, Vietnam. |
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| Young girls wearing a traditional dress in Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal. |
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| A temple along Jonker's street in Melaka, Malaysia. |
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| A small Chinese Temple in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. |
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| Flowers called gumamelas arranged at the well in Eden Nature Park, Davao City, Philippines. |
GREEN
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| A serenely beautiful tea plantation in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia. |
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| Children picking tamarind fruits in Beng Mealea, Siem Reap, Cambodia. |
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| Ruins and the trees in Beng Mealea, one of the sites where "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" was filmed, Siem Reap, Cambodia. |
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| Street delicacy (a version of the pancakes) in Bandung, Indonesia. |
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| Ruins of the Prambanan Temples and the track leading to the woodlands in Prambanan, Indonesia. |
PINK
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| A Catholic Church patterned after Paris' Sacre Couer right in the heart of Trichy, India. |
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| A neglected roadside temple/altar in the bordertown of Gorakhpur, India enroute to Nepal. |
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| A trike driver in Surakarta, Indonesia. |
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| Horse drawn carriage at the desolate beach in Parangtritis, Indonesia. |
YELLOWS & GOLDS
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| One of the gorgeous Khmer palaces in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. |
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| Detail of the roof and ubosot of a temple in Chiang Saen, North Thailand. |
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| A Vietnamese painting on display in Hue, Vietnam. |
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| Sumptuous meal in Negombo, Sri Lanka. |
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| India's version of the Big Mac called Maharaja Mac in New Delhi, India. |
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| How do you pick a single color in Thanjavur, India? |
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| Colors abound in Agra, India. |
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| Painting for faith in Swayambhunath, Nepal. |
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| A fruit stall in Pudokottai, India. |
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| Colorful trinkets in Bhaktapur, Nepal. |
BLUE
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| Taking the bus in Madurai, India. |
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| One of God's most beautiful, natural creations in Pokhara, Nepal, the jump off point for travels to Everest. |
YELLOWS
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| A quiet sidestreet in Kuala Terangganu, Malaysia. |
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| A quiet residential lane - with colorful winding stairs - in Kuching, Malaysia. |
SANDSTONE REDS
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| One of the sandstone-constructed edifices at the Lodhi Garden in New Delhi, India. |
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| One of the stately tombs in Delhi, India. |
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| A temple in Madurai, India. |
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| Liuli Fountain at the Pavilion in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
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| Delicious concoction a la halo halo in Jakarta, Indonesia. |
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| A reveler at a festival in Solo, Indonesia. |
GRAYS AND GREENS
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| Pool at the Goa Gajah Temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. |
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| Concrete Angkorian soldiers in Siem Reap, Cambodia. |
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| Melting red candles at the Santo Nino Basilica in Cebu City, Philippines. |
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| Once, opium products were openly sold here at the Golden Triangle where 3 countries meet: Myanmar, Laos and Thailand. |
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| Crossing the waters in Sarawak River, Kuching, Malaysia. |
WHITE
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| Magnificent White Temple in at the fringes of Chiang Rai, Thailand. |
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| A beautiful but mostly ignored temple in the heart of Bangkok, Thailand's shopping istrict. |
BLACK
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| One of the several Black Temples some 30 minutes from Chiang Rai, Thailand - as designed and maintained by one of the country's National Artists. |
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| Blooming flowers in Da Nang, Vietnam |
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| A painting for sale in Kathmandu, Nepal. I was gonna buy this but negotiations bogged down when I was charged 3x the original price I was initially given. |
