Photos of the Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal

For my reflections on the Taj Mahal, see my previous post.

Photos of Delhi

I'm gradually making my way through my hundreds of photos of India. Here are photos from our two days of sight-seeing in Delhi, the city where Nikhil grew up. To read my reflections on Delhi, see my previous post dated 6 Sept. '09.

Delhi

Chennai and Marina Beach Photos

Around Chennai and Marina Beach

Mehendi

Here is another one of Nikhil's albums that documents the mehendi (henna) that Nithya (Nikhil's sister) and I had done on our hands on a Sunday afternoon at the beauty parlor. This is traditionally done in the north prior to a wedding, so you can imagine that as I was traveling around India I got a few comments, mostly from nice ladies at airports wondering if I was just married.

The guy who applied the mehendi did so using a paper cone like you'd use to frost a cake. He was seated, as was I, and bent over my arm and carefully created his own design in "Arabic" style on both my hands and in traditional Indian style on Nithya's. It took at least 30 - 60 min per arm.

Photos of Chennai

Chennai - Album 1

Nikhil's Photos of Our Sari Shopping

While I was mostly engrossed in the act of sari shopping, fortunately Nikhil had his camera at the ready to document the occasion.

Check out his photos: http://shadows.smugmug.com/Family/Sari-shopping/9454563_F4kde#P-1-20

(FYI, he also posted photos of the banana tree felling and will be posting others from our trip, so keep checking http://shadows.smugmug.com/)

Photos from our Welcome Party

Here are some photos that Nikhil's dad took on our first day here when we had a big gathering at their home to welcome me to India. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and a few extended relatives--16 people--came to greet us. Nikhil's mom made some tasty treats and everyone received me with a warmth that was far more than I could have hoped for. Enjoy!

Photos from trip to Germany

Photos from my recent trip to visit my sister, brother in law and nephew in Germany.

Winter in Germany

Ronin C. Hanson, 10 mos. old, Bavaria

Sunset shadow dance

Just for fun, the result of a recent experiment with my new SLR:

Sunset shadow play