somewhere in North Goa on way to Candolim. The neon green brightens up the surroundings….
Tag: Thursday Doors
GOA – is more than beach
A Portuguese mansion The Portuguese in their discovery phase, looking for spices and trade, sailed into Goa in western India in 1510 and stayed put for more than 450 years till they relinquished the territory to India in 1961. The occupancy left its mark in 17th-century churches and palatial Portuguese homes straddling the rural and urban…
Door to Divinity…..
Doorway to Divinity…ending 2018 on a devotional note. The Golden Temple or Sri Harmandir Sahib (abode of God) is the holiest gurdwara of Sikhism in Amritsar. In spite of its opulence it is an abode of peace and tranquility reverberating to the soulful hymns of the devout. One can spend an entire day in the premises but…
Closed Doors
I am fascinated by doors….especially the closed/bolted ones. Intrigue and anticipation; wonder and awe….. Antique window wooden frames and a missing door of an ancient house in Old town, Salalah, Sultanate of Oman. The style, colour says it all and the fancier the better. In Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (waterfront).
