Talking to God on first day of New Year (2012) @ Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Here is a boy in conversation with God to discuss the plans to make this year memorable for good things in life. Here is taking holy bath in Sarovar around Golden Temple of Amritsar. 

Golden Temple at Amritsar was over-crowded on 1st Jan 2012, as many folks from Punjab has come to this place for good beginning of the year and pray God for making 2012 a memorable year for good things in life. Amritsar being a very old city of India looks very scary during such special days, when whole Punjab is on street and there is hardly any space around. This was my third visit to  Amritsar and now probably I will  think twice to visit this city again. It's not tourist friendly and extremely inconvenient. But reaching at Golden Temple make you forget everything you see outside it. 

A Very Happy New Year to all of you again !!!

Boy having holy bath at Golden Temple, Amritsar (Punjab State of India) || Beginning of New Year 2012

This photograph is clicked on 1st Jan, 2012. This Boy was having holy bath at Golden Temple on a chilling morning with mist all around. 

There were lot of folks from various parts of Punjab and surrounding states at Golden Temple. I have been to this place many times, but this time it was too much crowded and there was hardly some space to freely move around. Everyone wanted to start the New Year with God's blessing.

Colorful modified Jypsy at JKTYRE OYA Autocross and Motorcross at Mohali, Punjab, INDIA

This photograph was clicked last week at Phase-7 ground of Mohali, Punjab. This was a modified jypsy, which participated in Jk Tyre OYA Autocross and Motorcross, which was three days motorsport event. This was most colorful car on the ground and tyres were also different...

Dust Storm @ Mohali, Punjab, INDIA (Chandigarh Region)

This photograph was clicked during one of the motorsport event which happened during last week. It was a three days event and various competitions happened during these three days. Whole area around this ground was full of dust duirng these three days. For more photographs from this event, check out - http://phototravelings.blogspot.com/2011/12/dust-storm-at-mohali-chandigarh-punjab.html

Vijay Parmar : One of the main Motorsport Enthusiast in India || Raid de Himalaya by Himalayan Motorsports, Shimla

Dust Storm at 3rd JK TYRE OYA Auto Cross and Motorcross event in Mohali, Punjab, INDIA

On 24th Dec'2011, it was final round of various competition categories in OYA Motorport event in Chandigarh. The day was full of dust all around the place. I was standing very close to these tracks and a black bag converted into yellowish color after I came out. Dust was negligible when bikes were flying, but during car races, it was hard to see what exactly is happening. At times, it was not able to click photographs as well. And at one point of time only two cars were competing. Basically these folks note the time taken by each car on a particular track and finally the fastest one wins the race. To check out more photographs of the event, check out - OYA MOTORSPORTS

Sunset hues on white walls of houses in Chadigarh, Punjab, INDIA

Sunset hues on white wall @ Mohali, 3B-2

On Independence Day (15th August, 2011), I was in Chandigarh with my friends and planned to go to Sector-17 during the evening. Although it was too late to go, but we just wanted to have some snacks outside with regular chit-chat.

Sunset hues on white walls @ Chandigarh, Punjab, INDIA

Few days back I was in Chandigarh for holidays of Independence Day (15th August, 2011) ... During late evening, we though of going out of house and visit Sec-17. As we came out of our room, we realized that it's already sunset time. But never mind, we went for a ride to lake and Sector-17.. had some snacks and came back home !!! This photograph was clicked when I we came out of our room ...

Power Lines...

University School for Business @ Punjab University, Chandigarh

University Business School (formerly, Department of Commerce and Business Management) has been imparting quality management education to develop dedicated, innovative and effective managers, researchers and teachers for four decades. The rechristening of the Department of Commerce and Business Management as University Business School (UBS) in 1995 by the Panjab University, symbolizes the recognition of completeness and maturity of the Department as a center of management education in India. The transformation from a Department to a school has given it a distinct identity as a 'School of Thought'.

Water Canal @ Kiratpur on NH-21 (Clicked from moving Car)

There are lot many water canals on the way from Kiratpur to Chandigarh... This is the first one which comes on the way from Manali to Chandigarh...

Sunkhna Lake @ Chandigarh, Punjab

Sunset capture @ Pathankot Railway Station, PUNJAB

Pathankot is a major railroad junction. Lines from Amritsar (2 hrs) and Delhi (8 hrs) merge here and all services to Jammu (2 hrs) pass through. In addition to Pathankot station itself, there is a second station called Chakki Bank just 4 km away and serves some express trains that do not stop in Pathankot station. Nowadays the majority of the Jammu trains stop only at Chakki Bank and not at Pathankot.

In addition, Pathankot is also served by the narrow-gauge Kangra Valley Railway built by the British, which crawls 128 km to Joginder Nagar via Palampur and Kangra (near Dharamsala). However, the luxury Kangra Queen services were terminated back in 2003, leaving about 6 departures daily of slow, often packed second class trains, taking over six hours. Bookings for these can only be done locally at Pathankot station. Some of these trains run to Baijnath Paprola and a few to Joginder Nagar.

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Punjab University in Spring Colors @ Chandigarh

Colorful Trees inside Punjab University Campus. This road is inside PU campus... U can notice no divider in this road...

Colorful Chandigarh in Springs

Recently I was there in Chandigarh to attend a marriage. One of my friends in Chadigarh had bought Tata Nano and we planned to have a round from Mohali to Sukhna Lake. Road in above photograph is connecting Mohali to Chandigarh and beautiful trees indicating that we are near Chandigarh now...