September 16, 2008

Ataraxis



At the Badrinath Temple


Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow.
- Horace

18 comments:

Sameera Ansari said...

Great shot!They sure have seized the day :)

No more Tranquil Tue Haikus?

YOSEE said...

bright and colourful. i like the expressios on their faces. wonder what they are discussing !

Anonymous said...

ha? what? :O

indicaspecies said...

Sameera,

Thanks.
Oh yea, I should start with my TT posts again. Thank you for reminding me.:)

indicaspecies said...

Yosee,

Thank you for dropping by.:)

They are thinking:
"Not all those who wander are lost."

Haha!
(You see I reached almost the end of NH 58 and found Badrinath).

indicaspecies said...

Priyank,

Rejoice while you are alive, enjoy the day, live life to the fullest.

In short, be bindaas :D

Jeevan Baretto said...

I was in Bheemashankar the other day. Read more on my blog..

AJEYA RAO said...

Loved this pic, beacuse it is interesting to notice that each one of them are of different age group.

indicaspecies said...

JDB:

Hey Jeevan, I'll be right over to you.:)

indicaspecies said...

Ajeya,

Good observation.:)

As if being at a height of more than 10,000 feet above MSL was not enough, they were perched high up on an elevated platform (like an open balcony) of the temple, having a grand view of the activity below. I shot the picture and quickly moved away.;)

San said...

Celine, you caught these men's faces at a great moment. They are seizing the day with conversation!

Anonymous said...

Just beautiful and meaningful!

You really have a gift to show the beauty of this world.

Lakshmi said...

Fantastic quote..can understand the feeling

Anil P said...

Almost mistook it for a Buddhist monastery for its colours.

indicaspecies said...

San,

Thank you very much.:)

indicaspecies said...

Zhu,

I am delighted to hear those lovely words from you. Thanks a lot.:)

indicaspecies said...

Lakshmi,

Thank you.:)

indicaspecies said...

Anil,

Good observation. I was surprised at the temple colours too. They are like those used generally in Buddhist gompas. Let's remember its proximity to Tibet border. :)

There is a theory that the Badrinath temple was originally controlled by Buddhists, but how far that's true is unknown to me.