My Courtyard Captures - 1

Fruity Tree

Daulatabad Fort

Another snap of Daulatabad Fort with Chaand Minar by its side.

Daulatabad Fort

The hill housing Daulatabad or Devgiri Fort.

The fort has a multi-layered defense system. The eccentric rular Tughluq tried to shift capital from Delhi to Daulatabad and failed. Even now eccentric orders of people in authority are called Tughluqi Orders in jest.

More information at Wikipedia

Flower

Leaf

 

 A thorny leaf? Not at all! Those are just delicate tendrils found all over this creeper plant!

Web

“There is nothing more inspiring than seeing a spider working her web, her craft, many times a day, with such perfection and careful patience.” ~ Sunil Khemaney

Hurda (Tender Sorghum) Party / Christmas Day 2010

This Christmas Day 2010 we had been to a nearby small resort to enjoy Hurda Party. Hurda is tender Jowar (Sorghum) grains, roasted on fire and ate accompanied with groundnut and chilly spicy chutneys.

Photos of the outing are posted below:

1. Roasting Hurda over fire - 1

2. Roasing Hurda over fire - 2

3. Roasted Hurda

4. Assorted Chutneys

5. Tree With Flower-like leaves

6. 'Not known to me' fruits

7. Visitors Enjoying Amidst Nature

8. Hill Behind Resort

9. Sun Going Down Behind The Hill

10. Flower

11. Flowers in Tree

12. Monkey Enjoying The Leftovers

13. Visitors Having Fun

14. Screen Showing Typical Village Life in Warli Painting

Happy New Year 2011

May SMILES never leave your face ~ HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011 :)