kalyani

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Originally uploaded by Archana's.

Alrighty....This is a Kalyani [a holy waterpool] in Nandi. Most of you would know Nandi as the nearest hill station/ tourist spot to Bangalore. But the name 'Nandi' comes from the village-town that is at the bottom of the hill. This temple/monument is the oldest of its kind you can find in and around Bangalore. The architectural style includes that of the Cholas, Kadambas and Hoysalas. Click on the picture for more pictures
Its special to me cos my parents were married here, I was born close by and well...its home..

for all the 'religionlessness' and 'no belief in god' thingy, i was a bali ki bakri :D!! someone wanted me to post this particular on the blog.... :) taken during our house warming ceremony/ grihapravesham  

Update :Two more die totalling 3 in all... Several more including security personnel and police men are injured at the funeral site...

ಬಾನಿಗೊನ್ದು ಎಲ್ಲೆ ಎಲ್ಲಿದೆ?
ನಿನ್ನಾಸೆಗೆಲ್ಲಿ ಕೊನೆಯಿದೆ?
ಏಕೆ ಕನಸು ಕಾಣುವೆ?
ನಿಧಾನಿಸು ನಿಧಾನಿಸು...

An icon, perhaps the biggest ever of the state dies and this is what it means...
Funeral today with State respect and honour for the actor at Kanteerava studios, a memorial to be built
His eyes donated as per his wish to Narayana Netralaya
Ofcourse, schools/govt offices and organisations remain shut yesterday and today
Advani's Bharath suraksha yatra called off in Karnataka
Any form of entertainment to remain shut today....cinemas/ TV channels etc etc
Mass hysteria throng the streets, gloomy weather over the state, life comes to a total standstill.
Tears grip the faces of the millions of fans/fellow movie stars descending to see the man one last time
State in flames..Mob turns violent, more than a hundred vehicles burnt in the city
Numerous lathi charge, tear gas attacks....several injured in stampedes and other violence....
A man is reported to have died after being shot by the police near Siddalingiah circle, a hotel is set on fire..
A film stars death, whose many movies out of the 200+ people have watched growing up, a screen idol who gave a new dimension to the 'Gokak Chaluvali' exactly 25 years ago, who was honoured with Padmabhushan, Dadasaheb Phalke, Karnataka Ratna, all this with him belonging to a Schedule Cast, truly does deserve the tears with which he is sent away....perhaps not the violence?

okay....my camera has not yet been repaired ...unfortunately, the sea water infection continues to worry me at right times.. as you can see the picture is a ramanavami effect..this one a particular fav cos of two expressions..  

far too long..

ok, ok, i owe an apology...i've not visited blogs recently and i've not updated mine too. and that is cos i've been busy[finally!]....no, not with the university but back at home in Bangalore. yes, Bangalore! its been almost 10 days that i've been here and not a day have i stayed at home let alone check my mails and update the blog...so i guess this is called "busy" ?
I kind of felt wierd when i landed down, maybe it was a splitting headache, but i was shocked...one question ringing in my mind 'bangalore?' maybe i was away for a lil too long or maybe i needed some sleep....or whatever it was, its gone and i'm back to be being Archan/Achchu/Archu. And life just keeps getting better and better...
- with every face...around people who love me and whom i love, whether being pampered or even having a pillow battle for that matter.
- with every question...one thing most asked, 'why on earth have you lost weight?'. normally i donot care abt it, but i admit, it kind of gets me feeling good nowadays ;D
- with every song...well actually its paathshaala from rdb. Some Rang de Basanti influenced crazy friends forced me to race with them! in true rdb style...me n my car and them on their bikes....so if you see somebody racing along the road amidst heavy traffic you can be sure its us..
- with every mile...i've been driving nonstop for hours together and people with me are only happy to take a break from the traffic chaos....the no of vehicles are mad, me madder with my usuals like "oye!! yaako road nim taatanda?" [thats something like "oye...the road belong to your grandfather huh?"] its maddest to be following any rules in India...so break it all!
- with every movie... ha!!! i watched V for Vendetta again! kill me if you want to but i was at pvr cinemas today with my bro to watch 'crash' but its an 'A' certificated movie, not for below 18 year olds! so we changed it to V for Vendetta on Gold Class!! paid Rs.500 per ticket and as their logo goes, we were treated like stars! but if you ignore the crap, you can watch 10 movies at the same theatre instead of 1 for the same price. anyways, it still was the best luxury money can afford at any cinema in blore..
- with anything new...my new phone is an absolute hit than my 30GB ipod [which is obv better in terms] and i always knew it would be! Its a nokia 7280...I'm satisfied with the features and the main reason i chose it, it looks special! its not common, its unique and it makes you want to stop, turn back and take a look at it! absolutely! its a hit with my dad too though he's got a better one and finally, he's getting to know why i like stuff like these... :D
- with rajini/bhajini/ghajini.....its a tamil movie. I heard it as rajini, xxx thought it was bhajini and it was actually ghajini..Asin and Surya?! entertainment of the week....the movie was crap but we loved every bit of it, just like anniyan or chandramukhi [which btw, will be released in german and turkish lang] Apologies to all the Asin fans but I didnot quite see her as someone special...
- with every late hour of the nite...maybe darna mana hai at 2 in the nite or some insane people singing along with usher for yeah/ kanye west's gold digger [which btw is my mum's fav song at the moment :P] or fighting with them to see who's stronger..
to put an end to this post...with every step...that i took on commercial street today, the dust and the smoke, has infected my throat
so i say goodbye for now. I'm tired and i need some sleep..