A Pigeon’s View of Shiva

August 4, 2020 by Photographer Ravi

A pigeon’s view of the Lord Shiva statue in Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Statue of Shiva in Vadodara

August 3, 2020 by Photographer Ravi

A 120 feet (37 m) tall statue of Lord Shiva stands in the middle of the lake in the heart of Vadodara city, Gujarat, India.

Statue of Shiva in Vadodara

Shiva Statue Closeup

Base of Shiva Statue

Temples in India – Built Around a Tree

August 2, 2020 by Photographer Ravi

A small temple carefully built around a tree on the Faculty of Commerce campus of M. S. University in Vadodara, Gujarat, India

A Temple Around the Tree

Brilliant Sunrise Clouds

July 18, 2020 by Photographer Ravi

Brilliant sunrise clouds over Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Brilliant Sunrise Clouds

People at Work in India – Building a Wall

March 30, 2020 by Photographer Ravi

Most people in India are day laborers or self-employed in trades to make their daily living. Here are some workers building a small wall in Vadodara.

People at Work in India – Building a Wall

Colors of India – Rice Snacks

March 5, 2020 by Photographer Ravi

Colorful, tubular rice snacks (ready to be fried at home) for sale at a local market in Vadodara, India

Rice Snacks

Colors of a Kite

February 26, 2020 by Photographer Ravi

A palette of colors on a kite at the International Kite Festival in Vadodara, India

Colors of a Kite

Bears and Fish in the Sky

February 25, 2020 by Photographer Ravi

Kites designed as colorful bears and fish fly in the air at the International Kite Festival in Vadodara, India on January 8, 2020

Flying Bears

A Fish in the Sky

Birds Soaring Above a Kite

February 24, 2020 by Photographer Ravi

Birds soaring above a kite at the International Kite Festival in Vadodara, India

Birds Soaring Above a Kite

Unique Kites

February 23, 2020 by Photographer Ravi

The International Kite Festival held in Vadodara, India on January 8, 2020 attracted many foreign participants with uniquely designed kites

Kite with a Different Design

Flying Over the Tree

Launching Multiple Kites

February 22, 2020 by Photographer Ravi

Launching one kite is difficult, yet this guy is trying to fly multiple kites at the International Kite Festival in Vadodara, India

Launching Multiple Kites

Almost Like Birds

February 20, 2020 by Photographer Ravi

These kite designs, at the International Kite Festival in Vadodara on January 8, 2020, are so much like birds ….

Soaring Like a Bird

Soaring Like a Bird with a Tail

Almost Like a Bird

Too Huge to Launch

February 19, 2020 by Photographer Ravi

Some kites, like this one below, at the International Kite Festival in Vadodara, India were so big that it was difficult to fly them in the low wind conditions

Too Huge to Launch

Interesting and Colorful Kite Design

February 18, 2020 by Photographer Ravi

Interesting and colorful kites were flown at the International Kite Festival in Vadodara, India on January 8, 2020

Interesting Kite Design

Flying with Their Tails

February 17, 2020 by Photographer Ravi

Unique kites with their tails flying at the International Kite Festival in Vadodara, India on January 8, 2020

Vibrant Tail

Tail Higher than Kite

Kite Above the Palms

Flying With Tails

International Kite Festival

February 16, 2020 by Photographer Ravi

In conjunction with the most widely celebrated annual festival in Gujarat, India of Uttrayan or Kite Flying (on January 14-15), an International Kite Festival was held on January 8, 2010 in Vadodara. Professional kite flyers from over 20 countries showed off their unique, colorful kites.