For the pictures on the right

The photographs on the right column are from my Mysore visit, covering places from Mysore city, Chamundi hills (one of the eight most sacred hills of South India), and Srirangapattanam (the erstwhile capital of Tippu Sultan).

All the pictures under the title "FRUITS OF EFFORTS" are taken at the Infosys Campus, Hootagalli, Mysore. I went to see this campus with two of my friends, Harshit and Mousumi, who work at the Infosys as senior software engineers (you cannot visit any Infosys campus for sightseeing unless you've someone with an Employee ID accompanying you!). No doubt, Infosys is famous for its "architectural wonders" the world over and this campus is regarded as the best in Asia for any software company.

"GRANDEUR" shows the Mysore palace situated in the heart of the city, built by the Wodeyar rulers of the Mysore state. Known as "Amba Vilas", it is one of the largest palaces in India. The original palace built of wood, got burnt down in 1897 and was rebuilt for the twenty fourth Wodeyar Raja in 1912.Its main dome (visible among the side ones) is gold plated.

I met "INNOCENCE" at the Chamundeshwari Devi temple, while waiting in the queue for darshan. :)

"INNOCENCE 2" is the one who took us everywhere at Srirangapattinam. :)

"INDEPENDENCE" was captured at the Infosys campus at Mysore, "FRESHNESS" at Tippu's summer palace and "BEAUTY" at Tippu's tomb at Srirangapattinam.

We also visited the Kaveri sangam at Ganjam, where "LOKPAAVANI KAVERI" was shot.

While "ON THE WAY TO SRIRANGAPATTINAM", I saw many beautiful landscapes with coconut and banana trees and paddy fields; this is one of them that I shot from the bus.