Sunset is surely an everyday, common place phenomenon. However, whenever I see one, I seem to get drawn in. There is something peaceful, blissful, and relaxing in admiring the beauty of a setting sun and the gorgeous motley of colours and shapes that emanate from the same. If one were to sit and enjoy the moment, it triggers a wide range of emotions. It brings out a romantic in an otherwise bourgeois mind....
For a long time, had been cherishing a dream of visiting the architecturally resplendent and historically significant places of Hampi, Badami, Pattadakal & Aihole. Somehow, a travel to that part of Karnataka, never materialised. During Christmas, last December, finally got my chance to go there, on a family vacation. Made sure that it was going to be a no-holding back outing, covering all the places that I had always wanted to see....
The rising and setting of the Sun are always gorgeous and magical to witness, more so in places which have vast open spaces and an uncluttered view all the way to the horizon. The sky just seems to explode in a huge spectrum of colors. Hues, so dramatic and colorful that it creates long lasting imprints in the minds of its viewers. In the Little Rann of Kutch ( LRK ), in Gujarat, the amazing diversity of wildlife and the huge expanses of the Rann, seem to add a bit more of flavor to these events....