Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual festival celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people across the globe.
Did you know Christmas wasn’t always celebrated on December 25th? Get the whole story behind the holiday. Here is an interesting video about Bet You Didn’t Know: Christmas
Christmas desserts. How could we forget Christmas food, below is a video on how to make a Gingerbread House, one of the quintessential desserts.
Christmas carols – Christmas is incomplete without carols. So, here is an evergreen carol from
Kelly Clarkson – Silent Night ft. Trisha Yearwood, Reba McEntire
A Gathering of colorful parrots at Jurong Bird Park in Singapore.
Hope is the thing with feathers
that perches the soul
and sings the tune without the words
and never stops at all
~ Emily Dickinson
Pink flamingoes gather for their daily meet
See how the sacred old flamingoes come,
Painting with shadow all the marble steps:
Aged and wise, they seek their wonted perches
Within the temple, devious walking, made
To wander by their melancholy minds.
~ William Butler Yeats
Pushkar Fair
People gather for the annual fair at Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
The Fair is an annual five-day camel and livestock fair held in the town of Pushkar in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is one of the world’s largest camel fairs. Besides, the buying and selling of livestock, it has become an important tourist attraction.
Thousands throng to the banks of the Pushkar Lake where the fair takes place. Men buy and sell their livestock, which includes camels, cows, sheep and goats. The women visit the stalls, full of bracelets, clothes, textiles and fabrics.
The festival begins with a camel race, music, songs and exhibitions to follow.
Golden temple in Amritsar
People gather to pray at Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab, India. The Golden temple or the Harimandir Sahib is considered holy by Sikhs. The holiest text of Sikhism, the Guru Granth Sahib, is present inside the gurdwara. It’s a place of worship for men and women from all walks of life and all religions to come and worship God equally.
*/This post is inspired by Weekly Photo challenge Gathering. Document a gathering and share your interpretation with us. It could be your entire family decked out in ugly holiday sweaters. It could be a group of seagulls strutting down the beach./*
Koregaon park plaza (Image source Koregaon park plaza in Pune, India Saniya motiwala- Wikimedia)
The city and its suburbs are full of restaurants that serve various cuisines from Indian, Thai, Chinese, Mexican, Swiss, German, Italian, French and American cuisine. If you are looking for Asian, European, or organic/health food then head to Koregaon Park has a lot of foreign tourists are at the Osho Commune.
Madinah Restaurant
Madinah Hotel, Bhavani Peth, Pune
If you like Mughlai food then this restaurant is situated near Pune College at Bhavani Peth, Pune. Great place for meat eaters in Pune. They serve good quality and very decent pricing as per Pune standards. The chicken seekh kebab and chicken cutlet are delicious and just melt in your mouth. Chicken leg biryani is brilliant.
Mahesh Lunch Home
It’s a famous restaurant located near MG road. This place serves the best sea food in town and with high quality. Little expensive but worth spending money for such amazing dishes. The fresh catches aren’t as fresh as you get in Mumbai, but still, worth a try. The surmai, the chicken sukha and prawns gassi are good. Appams are good too.
If you are a vegetarian, you could try paneer butter masala and tandoori rotis. Tandoori roti and sabzi both are amazing.
Badshah Restaurant
Badshah Falooda
This place is famous for its kulfi and falooda ice-creams. The Baadshah special falooda is an all-time favourite. This is a small place but serves good food. Falooda’s are a hot favorite. The staff is very attentive. The ambience is ok. Here, you can also try street food ‘chat’.
Shrewsbury biscuits from Kayani Bakery
Kayani Bakery– Kayani Bakery situated opposite Victoria Cinema on East Street is famous for its Shrewsbury biscuits. Locals and tourists throng this place for other goodies like ginger biscuits, walnut cake, brownies, cookies and other goodies from this renowned bakery.
Oops! it is an image captured under the table. The first image is an inverted view of the table. I did not realise that my camera had accidentally captured these shots.
I was at this event and wanted to capture these beautiful flowers on the table. I realised the above fiasco only when I went through all my images in the camera. Now, that I look back, I find it ridiculous.
*/ This post is inspired by Daily Post Photo Challenges for the week. This week, share a photographic “Oops!” moment with us. The fiasco could be what’s in the picture: anything broken, jumbled, or otherwise cringe-worthy. /*
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