The church

When I was a kid , I used to think Churches are the ones meant for distributing chocolates, cakes and sweets.

And my friends who adopted Christianity, used to get colorful notebooks, greeting cards (which were never found in local stores) and small small gifts from different countries!

As a kid, we used to enjoy the cakes brought by our friends on the occasion of new year and Christmas!

As I Grow up, I used to visit church with my friends..during Christmas or some or other time when it's decorated  with colors and lights. 12th was the time, we visited for photoshoot there and I still have the hard copies of those photographs !

By the time I moved Bombay, I had an opportunity to explore the beautiful churches over there. I almost visited 10+ different old churches.. Attended the mass with my friend merlyn  in those Sunday mornings and it was such a beautiful memory I have ever preserved!

Till date, I have a collection of photographs of visiting 30 different churches all over India, starting from kerala, tamilnadu, bombay, Odisha, goa, pondicherry and others.

Here at Hyderabad, when ever I get a chance to visit a church, I never miss the opportunity and I love visiting there  on  a Sunday!

Love. Live. Laugh.
Amigyan❤️

Winter : my warmest of memories!

When the rest of the world is turning fog 

out of boiling water with polar vertex challenge, 

I am amused by the 

shivering cold winter breeze, 

that my city is experiencing 

after decades or so. 

My whatsapp status kept changing from "is this already winter in Hyderabad" to  

"this is exactly what I meant, when I say I love winter", referring to the drop of lowest temperature from 18°C to 9°C or so. 

To be honest, I love winter❤️❤️.. 

Like I truly Do!

It's so much engraved in my soul... 

Like.. I became equally happy and nostalgic every morning..

 Every evening and every moment 

I feel winter has arrived. 

Like.. Being a January baby and 

being from a city I was born and brought up having all the extreme cold and cyclonic waves all the time, 

you just can't stop enjoying rain and winter. 

In addition to that, the weather over there is mostly affected by the low pressure and 

also the sudden rain because of the missile testing at ITR, Balasore,

 will surely end up addicting you with the winter! 

The childhood was beautiful 

And those days were magical.

 Like, I remember each and everything starting from waking up early to going to bed early.. 

Riding a cycle and going to tuitions and 

college with friends and it was loving.. 

The days were so beautiful and I could literally  see the yellow flowers [ a very similar type of sunflower, but little small in size]

 blooming all the way... 

The colourful jacket that we were wearing...

The jokes we cracked.. 

And the classes we missed..

 The birthdays we planned..

 And the moments we cherished..!!

 Those are all memory now... 

And they are the warmest of memories 

I will ever have!

So whenever they say winter is cold, 

 It's never cold.

It is cold for them who does not have warm memories! ❤️❤️❤️

What is the warmest of memories you have?!

The 10th Jan!

If there is something in this world,  we should truly believe. That is "Forgive and Forget"
Years back, 9th Jan was one such day, that I would never wanted to recall..possibly one of the worst nightmares I had.
But believe me, if you have gone through the lines.. "A smooth sea has never made a skilled sailor" that's so true!
If you have never faced difficulties, you will never unfold the mystery of happiness.
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The morning comes with a surprise and may be not all mornings are good enough to start! But it's you and always you, that have to choose!
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Will you allow yourself to fall apart? Or rather you will close your eyes, take a deep breath and decide to stand on.. Stand tall with all your beliefs.
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There will be times, that will try to  break your trust, shatter your dream and demolish your life, but believe me dear... Life is always beautiful.
Just hold on... Never trust a negative vibe..and stay away from the negetivity. Keep breathing and the Storm will pass by.. And you will always have a brighter sunshine.
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And if this does not happen, then it's not the end, forgive yourself.. Forgive the lie.. Forgive the universe and write your own book.. And start living the best day of yours!
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I just wanted to say, always there will be people who would try to ruin your life by the ill mentality and the negative vibes they carry, but never let them win!
I had faced one such day on 9th Jan and it might took few hours to recover... But yeah! I can proudly say that... I won!
It's important what you opt for!
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I discussed... I analyzed... Realized and summarized..that let Love win!
Let trust win and let the bad day be forgiven and forgotten!!! Let's spread love and more love!
Let's welcome the 10th Jan just like the way I  welcomed my 8th Jan!
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After all you have to forgive the lie, if you have mistaken mirage as water!
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Love. Live. Laugh.
Amigyan💞

The Pictionary game!

It was a beautiful Sunday to wake up having plans for the day! It's kinda exciting.. Isn't it?! Yeah!
Okay. So the Sunday was Ganesh Visarjan day..and Lord Ganesh idol was being worshiped from the Chaturthi day in my society and something or other they plan during evening!
But we people after coming from office get tired or so.. And somehow could never participate in all those.. Now it's Sunday and few games were already planned from morning till 2O'clock.
So the excitement was already there!
[also on Saturday, there was a rangoli competition and we did quite well.. We as in Me and my better half. As that was a family event..i enjoyed it.. And I will be writing a separate blog for that.. Or may be separate genre I can create..as I am getting addicted to Rangoli so much these days.. Anyway]

So we became ready early in the morning before the priest comes and we went down for Aarti and all the other rituals!
You know what.. It's always great being a part of the spiritual journey and when you have friends and family together, it's such a heavenly feeling.

Well once Puja got over, (if you are following amigyan in youtube, you can check the video of our Ganesh Nimarjan day things of our society) as planned few games were started.
And the blog is about the pictionary game we played. In this game, each family were have to be of an individual team where one of the family member will draw an image on the whiteboard and the other family member has to guess .The quicker the correct answer is, the higher the score!


So the couple who started this game..could guess the respective word in about 10 secs Nd it was a quite good start.. And few others in 30 secs too.. And then comes a couple solving the same in 6 secs and it was such a wow moment!
When our turn came.. My husband has to draw and I choose to guess.. (because ofcourse he is a painter)

He saw the chit.. Started to draw.. A Sun first.. And some elliptical lines around it.. And by the moment he draws the second elliptical line.. "SOLAR SYSTEM" I landed.. And "Bang"!
That's correct and imagine the time taken...
It was just 3 seconds..!!! Whatttt!! Like yeah.. Is it so... Damn!

We did a high five and the crowd clapped.. And no doubt no one else could crack the 3 seconds time limit in the entire game!

So..this blog is definitely not about how quickly we solve the question.. Might be the question was little easier.. Might be the brain functioned faster than usual... Or else we might have taken another 10/15 seconds to solve...

Well..what might be the reason is..! I felt like the bonding or the synchronization between the minds are really getting stronger day by day!
Like it's not just that day..i had realized the same.. Also before I could say Yes or No to a particular situation.. It's like..we can read each other's minds and how blessed we are having each other!

Imagine having someone by your side.. who can make you laugh..who can sing to make you fall asleep.. Who can tell stories (although not so good at this) and someone who can read you like a book and so much in sync! When you get someone like him, never let them Go!
He is your soulmate who will redefine love and care and affection in every possible way he can!

Happy to have him by my side.

Love.
Amigyan

Capturing emotion

Art of any form, excites me! Like truly it does.. And always!
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Growing up with my brother Saswat, who has a great taste in painting (and he does quite well), clicking stuffs.. Clicking human emotions and writing poems.. To marrying someone who has the same taste in arts is just happenstance!
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Observing and learning how to click..to what to click.. Slowly I understand.. How photography is tough.. Like.. Truly..how much patience you need to have to capture stuffs like.. a butterfly or a bird.. And equally how much skill you need to capture a human emotion.. Like.. Certain things happen for once.. They won't be repeated.. May be once in a lifetime..or so..!!

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I truly appreciate the photographers for having a vision.. Having a creativity and having dedication for the work!
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This is one such pic, recently taken at state art gallery, Hyderabad on the occasion of #indianphotographyfestival and I so love this pic. ❤️
Keep clicking. Keep sharing. 🌼
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Mesmerizing Northeast!

The more you look at a picture, you slowly see that how everything is in sync.

How everything is just perfectly aligned to give it a #picturesque view!

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Doesn't it look like as if the pine trees are planted years back to give this a scenic view..

And the clouds passing through the mountains.. ☁️⛅🌤️🌥️🌦️☔☔

Houses captured, are just completing the picture! 🏡🏡🏡

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No matter how many pictures I shared over whatsapp/Twitter / Fb.. I can't get rid  of the

wonderful trip I had!✨❤️✨

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It's true that.. The more you travel.. The more modest you become and you realize what a tiny place you occupy in this world! ❤️❤️❤️

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Nothing mesmerizes me as the nature does! 🌳🌲🌳🌲🌱🌿

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Love. Live. Laugh.

Travel. More. Explore. More. ❤️

Rangoli, A positive vibe.

They say colors bring positivity...❇️
Happiness and prosperity..😇
You know what!
They say it correct! ❤️
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Till date I did not  find happiness anywhere else other than creativity! ❇️
I value the moments..the each seconds spent in creating this rangoli!

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Of course nobody is perfect.. And I believe perfection is myth... 😇
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But yeah! Starting better habits for a better life is always good! 💖
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And with better half this seems easier! 🤩
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Loads of love to my constant support!!😘😘😘

A balcony click!

It's a #beautiful #feeling watching the tiny #little #birds #tweeting early in the #morning.💛
What a #pleasant and #warm #welcome for the #day to begin! ❣️
The #birdhammock was made by us a few months ago.
You will not believe.. The moment we kept it.. the tiny little birds came and chirping all the way just like the kid with a new toy! ☺️

The #appliques hung,  are a kind of #homedecor. And this particular work is of our #odiaculture (of my state #Odisha, #India) and very famous worldwide. #pipili  has an entry in the 2004 Limca Book of Records, for the world's largest thematic applique work.
The appliques in the pictures are the ornamental needlework in which pieces of fabric in different shapes and patterns are sewn or stuck onto a larger piece to form a picture or pattern. 🙂
Keep spreading love.
Much love.
-amigyan ❤️

Street photography

#Life is not measured by the years we exist..rather by the #moments we live!
Don't just exist..live it with #passion. ❤️
May it be #photography.. May it be #writing.. #gardening.. Or may you be a #bibilophile or a #wanderlust.. Never ever stop doing what you #love to do!🙂

So this #click is one such #early weekend #morning.. When you wake up before #dawn 🌄 and start exploring the city with #nikond3300!📸
#hyderabad, my city, being the city of #Nawabs.. You can find a lot of #mosques in every corner of the city.
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When you are out for #streetphotography, #frame 📷
what all comes! (before the city wakes up) .
Much Love.
-amigyan
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Best feelings!

They say #books and afternoons are the best combination. I say why not mornings?!
What could be the best way of starting a day with a cup of #coffee..and the magical journey with #paulocoelho..staying close to #nature!!(may be I can shoot the  #tweet of the birds next weekend sometimes, the #morning is a bliss, I must say!) Like the other #weekends, this has become the weekly routine for last few months..

Once the temp rises, I go back to the room, where I sink down in the sofa and into the world of The Arabian Nights. Slowly, like a movie fadeout, the real world evaporates. I'm alone, inside the world of the story. My favourite #feeling in the #world. ❣️
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Keep spreading love.
Much love.
-amigyan ❤️

Life goes on

It's always been the same..
The emptiness filled here..can never overcome by money or  gifts!
Neither the loud music can replace the same !
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It's not only absence of the people I hang around..
Or their words tripping down..
It's about the walls echoed with the laughter!
And the speaker sounded high!
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Today here when I drive back home,  Unlock the key and open the door..
It's void..
The air here is still..
So as the laptop kept open..
And the clock ticking louder!
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How shall I express.. What I miss!
What shall I express.. How much I miss!
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Like wise
I visualize!
you will be opening doors there..
Unlocking the keys..
Thinking about us..all the way to home..
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Sweeping all the dust and watering the plant..
Making dinner with a heavy heart..
We do ask.. Are we reaching home.. Or left home somewhere!
Do we even give it a thought!!
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And you meet people..
So as we!
We get busy with life..
But stay in touch..
Sharing pics..video calls and many more..
And thats how
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Life goes on! ❣️❣️❣️

-amigyan