Images from the shores of the Arabian sea

Cruising through the backwaters of Kerala

Kathakali Performance at Nishagandhi Festival-2009

evening skies

Misty Morning of 3/12/2008 at Kowdiar in Trivandrum

The morning of December 3rd was a special one not only was it the last day of my tiring series exams but also the first time i had seen mist/fog formation in Kowdiar in the last 6 years.. It was a kind of welcome break in the mourning environment of Mumbai Terror strikes... So i just went to my terrace and snapped some quick pictures before sun evaporated the fog..

Morning Walk through Kowdiar-Rajbhavan Avenue and Kanakakunnu Palace Grounds

"Health is Wealth" .

The above saying is completely true with respect to the modern health care system.If you loose health then you are definitely bound to loose huge quantities of wealth too especially if you are not insured by anyone of the various insurance companies flooding the market . So the best method to save your wealth in this materialistic world is to live healthy and the only short cut to that is regular exercise and proper nutrition .
You might be wondering why I, who is in the prime of my life , should be so worried about health which ideally should worry only senior citizens . But we don't live in Utopia and sickness doesn't differentiate between the old and young . Statistics show that of late more young people are falling victim to Diabetes, cholesterol , BP etc . Having a family history of diabetes i decided to act early and i have taken to jogging in a big way to keep diabetes and a host of other degenerative diseases at bay .

My daily jaunts take me from Kowdiar to Kanakakunnu palace and back . I start at half past five in the morning and reach back at around 7 .

Following the suggestions of my friends i took some pics during one of the morning jogging sessions and have posted them below for perusal.

Starting time -5:30 AM

Every good venture needs blessings from God. Here we can see some fellow health concious citizens making obeisances before the Lord at the Mahadeva Temple at 5:30 AM.

Hello there..wanna jog with me?

The TTC(Trivandrum Tennis club ) junction at 5:35

the practically deserted kowdiar road

Street lamps are a real boon during the early hours before dawn

Perfectly maintained aesthetic pavements before dawn

the road to Trivandrum Golf Club

Very dark & barely visible Salvation Army Church

Famous for its cuisine...

one of the many flats encircling the Kowdiar square

Kowdiar Square at 5:45 in the morning

Do u have anything to post?

Kowdiar Park

Gates of the famous Kowdiar Palace where the royal family of erstwhile Travancore reside

"Get off the grass morons"

It does a great job at keeping the Kowdiar Square well lit from dusk till dawn.

Hindustan Latex products for children below 12 years!!!

Early morning scene at the milma booth - the customers are all regular joggers

a distant shot of Trivandrum Tennis club building..now you can see the dark skies fading gradually

Hope we will soon see some Sania Mirzas from here

I don't really know if something related to women actually happens here. Last week it was Zenith PC/Laptop exhibition.

Shrouded in darkness is one of the bungalows of the Reserve Bank of India Officer's Quarters.

Petrol bunk which has not yet opened ..

Perfectly symmetrical roads-A shot taken while standing on the road median

CCD aka Cafe Coffee Day- the haunt of all those who doesn't mind the overpriced Mochas and Cappuccinos

One of the gates of the Raj bhavan- It is an "entrance " in theory only as i have never seen it open in recent memory.

Raj Bhavan Grounds

Statue of Acamma Cherian who died at the gates of the Kowdiar Palace during a protest against the then Maharaja and his Dewan(Prime Minister).

The official Raj Bhavan entrance..

Sun's rays penetrating the dense foliage of the majestic banyan tree

Vellayambalam Junction

View of Keltron

Air India Office Building

Air India Mascot-The Maharaja-"Good morning your royal highness.."

self explained

Bust of the famous poet Vayalar Ramavarma

Jala Bhavan

the road after dawn

a quintessential government office scene

these gates haven't been replaced since the time of Maharajas of Travancore

Institute of Engineers

Former pride of the Indian Navy's Air wing...It worked on board INS Vikrant

You can clearly see that it has never been used

"Crouching Tiger??" naa it is the Flying Tiger

Sea Hawk is the direct precursor of the Sea Harriers currently in service with the Indian Navy

It played a major role in the attacks on the Chittagong ports during the 1971 war

Machine gun turrets mounted on the wings

Exhaust vent of the jet engines - will interest mechanical engineers like me

Air intake vents

Kanakakunnu Palace

One of the most beautiful gardens in the city

English style terraced gardens

Driveway of Kankakunnu Palace

Left Right Left

the early bird catches the worm

Hungry herons and schmoozing seniors

Alta Vista

the serene worshippers of Surya ..all have pasted a small silver disc on their foreheads

Another shot of the group of Sun worshippers at the Aal Thara

"Bed of Poppies"

Somebody who is responsible for the current Industrial state of our state

Style Plus---Deserted at 7 AM but bustling at 7 PM

Window shopping 1

Zapak Gameplex--haven't checked it out yet

Window Shopping 2

One of the new apartment complex cum shopping arcades coming up at Devaswom Board Jn., near Style Plus

Back to Devaswom Board Jn. at 7:10 AM

Blue Lotus