Showing posts with label India. Show all posts
Showing posts with label India. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Archbishop Makarios III

Sender: Vijay
Archbishop Makarios III
First President of the Republic of Cyprus (1960-1977)





Thursday, August 22, 2013

Pee Wee Herman

Sender: Kristin
Pee Wee Herman On Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles, 1987 

Paul Reubenfeld - Born: 27 August 1952, actor, in the picture as his alter ego Pee-wee Herman. Another celebrity not without controversy....


Monday, May 21, 2012

Dancer at Chennaskesava Temple

Sender: Col. Akhil
Dancer - Chennakesava Temple - Belur - India

This temple in Belur is dedicated to Chennakeshava, meaning "handsome Kesava". The facade of the temple is filled with intricate sculptures and friezes, inclusive of this awesome dancer. 


Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Agra




Sender: Hootnoodle
The massively proportioned Agra Fort.

'A; is for 'Agra Fort'. The Agra Fort is a 16th-century Mughal monument built alongside the Yamuna river and stretches almost 2.5 km. It consists of a wall built in red sandstone and several buildings inside. Hootnoodle writes that she visited the Fort last May. I think that Hootnoodle has many great cards of places I should visit. I want to be well-travelled like Hootnoodle! :)
Fantastic display of stamps!

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Chennai Railway Station




Sender: Kamran
Central Railway Station. Chennai

Chennai is formerly known as Madras, and is the capital of the southern state of Tamilnaidu in India. 

Chennai Central Railway station (dating from 1873) is one of Chennai's two main long-distance train stations and one of the busiest railway stations of India. It is well connected by trains coming from all the major cities of India. Chennai Central Railway Station has become a place of attraction by itself, as its large red brick building is reminiscent of the colonial architecture in India.
Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (29 July 1904 – 29 November 1993) or J.R.D. Tata was a pioneer aviator and important businessman of India. He founded India's first commercial airline, 'Tata Airlines', in 1932, which in 1946 became Air India, now India's national airline. In 1945, he founded Tata Motors, India’s largest automobile company.