Shots from a Rickshaw

Two weeks ago I went to see an Aunt on her birthday

and took these photos from a moving rickshawCars parked in front of the Indian Coffee House.

All old colonial cities have the institution

of the Indian Coffee House.

It was a place for intellectuals and commoners

to gather and discuss politics and current affairs.

There were cubicles where families and

romantic couples could have South Indian meals.

As children we used to go there for outings.

A temporary shop being dismantled.

The IPEM building Institute of Psychological and Educational

Measurement, established by Presbyterian missionaries.

It is very successful and popular. They hold the TOFEL tests.

All Saints Cathedral

Stalls near the government offices.

People from rural areas who come to the city for

government work buy clothes etc. from

these cheap makeshift stalls.

The fruit and vegetable market

I shop here.One has to bargain quite a bit.

Fruit shops.

People are more interested in buying vegetables because fruit is so expensive.

The Board of Revenue office.

Established by the British. Its like the IRS.

My Dad worked here.

Another Government office

A car sales room.

Eklavya 's effigy.

He was a tribal boy who had to offer his

thumb to his guru in exchange

for mastery over archery.

This is another story.

The statue of our late Prime Minister Indra Gandhi.

I could only get her back.

As I passed through the affluent section of town,

I took pictures of the houses of wealthy people.

Above is the Circuit House -again from the British Raj.

It is a government/VIP guest house and

conference center.

I hope I did not bore you with

my zipping across town.

Found this interesting photo and caption

in today 's Hindustan Times newspaper.

Click and enlarge to read the fine print.

After completing a puja (worship) idols are supposed to be immersed in the river. These have been abandoned on the river bank.

Jesus said;God is a Spirit and those who worship Him,

must worship Him in Spirit and in Truth.

The Psalmist says;

I cannot run away from your Spirit O God.

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God has not abandoned you.

Don 't try to run away from Him.