India trip 2007

The India trip in 2007 included Pune for the collaborative work at IUCAA as well as the VO Science meeting, Nagpur for the usual, and a trip to Orissa and Vizag with almost a day in Mumbai on the way back.

Will be adding more detailed text as time permits


IUCAA kund
Pune(37) While in Pune did venture out of IUCAA and the University campus a few times but not as much as I would have in the past. It was a hectic but productive and enjoyable time.

Diksha-bhumi on the eve of Vijayadashami
Nagpur(76)
(includes two horrid hours in the otherwise enjoyable Kolkata) and
Enjoyable and hectic as usual. Didn't get to meet many friends or watch "chuk de India" which I wanted to.


Nymphs at Mukteswar temple

The Orissa circuit included:
Bhubaneswar daytrip(107) (Nandan-Kanan zoo, Udaygiri and Khandagiri caves, Peace Pagoda, Lingaraj, Mukteswar and Raja-Rani temples)

Hirapur's hypaethral 64 Yogini temple
Bhubaneswar surrounds 1(74) (Hirapur, Sisupalgarh, Brahmeswar temple)

Vaital Temple
Bhubaneswar surrounds 2(36) (Parshurameswar, Vaital temples; Bindusagar)

Brahmany kite near Nalabana island
Chilka lake(48) (Nalabana and Kalijai islands from Barkul)

Gaudy relatively recent update of Jagannath temple entrance
Puri(23)

Sun disk outside the magnificient temple
Konark Sun temple(143)

Our footstpes on the pristene Chandrabhaga
Konark beach and museum(34)

The channel port
The Vizag part included
Vizag itself(18)

Gosthani river outside Borra caves
Akiku valley and Borra caves(39)


Plaza cinema
Mumbai on the way out(5)