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Solitude

Posted by Reema on May 25, 2011

Posted in: People, Random Shots, Scenery. Tagged: bay of bengal, Digha, man, solitude, west bengal. 4 comments

Solitude, originally uploaded by Rima_B.

Taken at Digha Beach, West Bengal

Shimmering Ocean

Posted by Reema on April 12, 2011

Posted in: Ocean. Tagged: bay of bengal, Digha, Ocean, sunlight, waves, west bengal. 6 comments

Shimmering Ocean, originally uploaded by Rima_B.

The Bay of Bengal at Digha, West Bengal

Mystery of Coconut

Posted by Reema on April 11, 2011

Posted in: Random Shots. Tagged: Beach, coconut, Digha, west bengal. 2 comments

Mystery of Coconut, originally uploaded by Rima_B.

The above quote is by Shri Sathya Sai Baba

Jai Ma Kali

Posted by Reema on January 29, 2011

Posted in: Structures. Tagged: Dakshineswar, Goddess, Hinduism, Kali, Kolkata, temple, west bengal. 2 comments

Jai Ma Kali, originally uploaded by Rima_B.

The Dakshineswar Kali Temple is a Hindu temple located in Dakshineswar near Kolkata. Situated on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, the presiding deity of the temple is Bhavatarini, an aspect of Kali. The temple was built by Rani Rashmoni, a philanthropist and a devotee of Kali in 1855. The temple is famous for its association with Sri Ramakrishna.

Prayers

Posted by Reema on January 21, 2011

Posted in: Random Shots. Tagged: Dakshineswar, Hinduism, Kali, Kolkata, temple, west bengal. Leave a Comment

Prayers, originally uploaded by Rima_B.

Pieces of earthen pots tied with strings representing people’s prayers or “mannats” ..Little reminders to God And boy! is HE overloaded!!
Taken at Dakshineswar Kali Temple, near Kolkata, India