Saturday, August 11, 2012

Saturday Snapshot: August 11, 2012

It was Krishna Janmashtami (Lord Krishna's Birthday) yesterday. I had gone to Sri Jagannath Temple, Hauz Khas, Delhi. Took some pictures. Posting a few here.....Click on the photos to embiggen....

Look at the flooring

Everyone seems to be taking pictures

Floral cradle for the birth of Lord Krishna

People queuing up for food coupons
Posted for Saturday Snapshot, hosted by Alyce of At Home With books 
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28 comments:

  1. Helen's Book BlogAugust 11, 2012 at 5:43 AM

    I am finally back home and can properly comment on people's blogs again! :-)

    That floor is fantastic! What great photos

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  2. bermudaonionAugust 11, 2012 at 5:50 AM

    The flooring is gorgeous!

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  3. RajniAugust 11, 2012 at 6:45 AM

    Just beautiful! Happy (belated) Krishna Janmashtami. :)

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  4. AnonymousAugust 11, 2012 at 9:08 AM

    Love the pictures and I agree that the flooring is gorgeous!

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  5. CiprianoAugust 11, 2012 at 11:47 AM

    That pavement is unbelievably intricate!
    Great pictures.

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  6. LouiseAugust 11, 2012 at 1:05 PM

    What interesting pictures. That floor is great, but I like the white of the temple structure too. An intriguing glimpse of another world to mine.

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  7. UnknownAugust 11, 2012 at 1:59 PM

    What a beautiful place, that floor- wow. Hope you had a good time and they had a good birthday!

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  8. BronaAugust 11, 2012 at 2:09 PM

    You're right, the tiles are gorgeous. I'm imaging the hours and days of work to lay such an intricate pattern - beautiful.

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  9. Melissa O.August 11, 2012 at 4:10 PM

    I can't imagine how long it must have taken to create that flooring -- beautiful!

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  10. (Diane) Bibliophile By the SeaAugust 11, 2012 at 4:47 PM

    Love the beautiful photos --especially that floor.

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  11. Barbara @ The Healthy NutAugust 11, 2012 at 5:07 PM

    Beautiful floor. I love the colors in all your photos!

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  12. LmkazmierczakAugust 11, 2012 at 6:18 PM

    interesting post...thanks for sharing♫♪

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  13. Laurel-Rain SnowAugust 11, 2012 at 6:29 PM

    Gorgeous! And what a great and festive event....thanks for sharing.

    Here's MY SATURDAY SNAPSHOT POST

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  14. JoAnnAugust 11, 2012 at 7:02 PM

    The flooring is gorgeous!

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  15. BurtonReview August 11, 2012 at 7:38 PM

    Love that floral cradle!

    Here is my Snapshot.

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  16. Carolyn WilkerAugust 11, 2012 at 7:46 PM

    Beautiful flooring in that place.

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  17. KailanaAugust 11, 2012 at 9:27 PM

    Great pictures! I love the floor. :)

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  18. AlyceAugust 11, 2012 at 10:16 PM

    So much beauty there! I bet you could spend hours looking at the floor detail.

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  19. Karen HarringtonAugust 11, 2012 at 10:26 PM

    Truly lovely. I love the tile mosaics.

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  20. Paulita August 11, 2012 at 11:19 PM

    What elaborate decorations. I'm enthralled. I don't think "embiggen" is a word, but it should be. It's so appropriate.Here's Mine

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  21. StaciAugust 12, 2012 at 4:39 AM

    The flooring is amazing!! I love the decorations too!!

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  22. IreneAugust 12, 2012 at 6:43 AM

    What a wonderful celebration.

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  23. EsmeAugust 12, 2012 at 8:31 AM

    that floor is magnificent.

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  24. WrightyAugust 12, 2012 at 11:12 AM

    The floral cradle is beautiful but I agree that the flooring is amazing! I'm not very familiar with this celebration so I really enjoy you sharing your photos with us. :)

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  25. Kimberly @ Caffeinated ReviewerAugust 12, 2012 at 12:10 PM

    I love the floor and the flora cradle was beautiful, thanks for sharing a part of your world with us :)

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  26. Leslie (Under My Apple Tree)August 12, 2012 at 7:42 PM

    Wow, like everyone else, I'm in awe of the beautiful floor.

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  27. Christine HardingAugust 13, 2012 at 12:44 AM

    Been away from a week, so I'm catching up. My Saturday Snapshot is at http://goo.gl/a62PX

    Your festival looks so colourful, and the floor is amazing.

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  28. MeaghanAugust 14, 2012 at 5:38 AM

    Wow, those look awesome! I love the way the white sculptures look in the background.

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