Karthik C S' photostream

Captured at my portico

Strobist: Fired Vivitar 285 HV handheld from left of camera with 1/2 power

Colored idols set representing typical South Indian marriage. Every year during the Indian month of Ashvayuja (sometime during Sep/Oct) we celebrate Navaratri festival. It is celebrated in many other names as below:
1. Navratri / Navaratri - Festivals of 9 Nights
2. Dussera / Dasara - Festivals of 10 Days
3. Bombe Habba - Festival of clay dolls ( Mostly in Karnataka)
4. Durga Pooja (Mostly in Bengal)
In Karnataka and some part of Tamil Nadu, Clay dolls are kept in a decorative manner within each house to represent Culture and lifestyle. This is arranged and kept for 10 days and people invite family members and friends to their homes to view the same.
In this pic, it depicts the typical south Indian Marriage, you can see Bride, the Groom, The parent beside them and the Priest and the Musicians at far end

Flower Pot

Captured during deevali evening

The great flower named Brahmakamala. Capturted this in the month of Sep 2011. The specialisty of this flower is, it blossoms once or maximum twice a year.

Strobist: Vivitar 285 HV triggered from wire, handheld from right of the camera eye level