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Mysore Palace

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Indian Subcontinent. Tagged: #culture, #exterior, #heritage, #illustration, #india, #indian, #landmark, #luxury, #monument, #old, #palace, #sky, #symbol, #tourism, #tower, #travel, asian, attraction, bangalore, castle, dasara, dome, drawing, england, facade, famous, granite, historic, karnataka, king, landscape, maharaja, mysore, mysore palace, mysore skyline, night, places, royal, scenery, sunny, tudor, windsor, wodeyar. Leave a comment

In 2015 i spent 5 months in Southern India, and photographed the Mysore Palace during the day. This huge area has four gates and many temples inside the grounds. What follows is some historical info ;

Mysore Palace is the central piece of Mysore’s attractions. The sprawling Mysore Palace is located in the heart of Mysore city. Rather the roads out of Mysore city appears radiating from the palace.

The interior of Mysore Palace is richly carved, intricate, colorful and architecturally thrilling.

It is from this palace the erstwhile rulers , the Wodeyars, ruled the Mysore Kingdom (see Maharajas of Mysore ).

Though Mysore is often referred to as the “City of Palaces”, the term Mysore Palace refers to the largest and the most opulent of all its surviving palaces located in the city center, called the Amba Vilas Palace.

Mysore Palace history spans for more than 500 years. But what you see now in Mysore is the modern palace built in 1912. As mentioned earlier the first palace was built during 14th century by the then Wodeyar kings. After the fall of Vijayanagar , and the subsequent power shifts in the region, Raja Wodeyar moved the capital to Srirangapatna from Mysore in 1610.

The palace in Mysore however continued to serve as a royal residence. The palace is basically a three storied structure with a 44 meter ( 145 feet ) central tower. Pinkish marble domes adorn the number of towers configured in perfect symmetry.

The first attraction is the Doll Pavilion as you enter the museum. Antiques made of gold, silver, marble , ivory from around the world are on display. Some of them as old as 900 years.

The central portion of the palace is a huge court open to the sky. Beyond is the royal Marriage Hall (Kalyana Mantapa ) , the most awe-inspiring portion of the palace.

The five storied tower of the palace makes a majestic dome over this hall. The walls along the corridors are decorated with oil paintings of royal themes. A host of ceremonies and festivals of the bygone era is depicted in these painting in all its vividness and details.

Kathakali

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

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In 2015 I journeyed round the southern part of the Indian Continent. Starting in Goa and working my way round the peninsula to Chennai. In the beautiful state of Kerala I stopped in Varkala and after my amazing experience with the Theyyam traditional worship of the Gods in Malabar, I was keen to see the Kathakali.

Rickshaw Challenge 2015

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Indian Subcontinent. Tagged: #illustration, #road, #travel, #vector, accident, brake, cars, challenge, change, chauffeur, companion, counter, driver, engine, flat, gasoline, highway, money, morning, new, paper, passengers, pattern, rickshaw, ride, route, seamless, service, simple, speed, stylish, taxis, technology, tire, traffic, transportation, trip, trucks, vintage, wrapping, york. Leave a comment

When i was in Cochin in 2015 I saw these wonderfully coloured Rickshaws in the grounds of a Hotel waiting for their start of the now famous Rickshaw challenge India.

1st January 2015, they start the rally in Cochin, Kerala on the southern part of India, and driving up India’s west coast to reach Jaisalmer, Rajasthan in northern India two weeks later (hopefully). Along the way, they pass through the beautiful beaches of Goa, the mountains of Nasik, the chaos of Mumbai, and many other parts of India.

The Rickshaw Run is the brainchild of a UK company called The Adventurists. They are most famous for the Mongol Rally, a race that brings participants from London all the way to Mongolia. Every adventure they run raises money for some charities. So far teams on their adventures have raised a total of 5 million GBP!

To quote them, “Here at The Adventurists we don’t want sunsets and ‘finding oneself’ we want danger and adventure, the clue is in our name. Our adventures are all hard-core and pose great risk to individuals health, however that’s the way we like to live.

The Rickshaw Run is no exception.” Their motto in life: fighting to make the world less boring.

Well they certainly do with these Rickshaws!

Mysore Palace

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Indian Subcontinent. Tagged: #culture, #exterior, #heritage, #illustration, #india, #indian, #landmark, #luxury, #monument, #old, #palace, #sky, #symbol, #tourism, #tower, #travel, asian, attraction, bangalore, castle, dasara, dome, drawing, england, facade, famous, granite, historic, karnataka, king, landscape, maharaja, mysore, mysore palace, mysore skyline, night, places, royal, scenery, sunny, tudor, windsor, wodeyar. Leave a comment

Photography is not allowed inside the palace and is stictley enforced. So I took images of the outside before my visit inside.

The Palace of Mysore is a historical palace in the city of Mysore in Karnataka, southern India. It is the official residence and seat of the Wodeyars — the rulers of Mysore, the royal family of Mysore, who ruled the princely state from 1399 to 1950.

Graffitti and Street Art Singapore

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Singapore Singapore. Tagged: #culture, #exterior, #heritage, #illustration, #landmark, #old, #outdoor, #red, #street, #symbol, #tourism, #traditional, #travel, #vector, #view, antique, asian, beauty, business, china, chinese, classic, colorful, decoration, design, draw, facade, home, house, lantern, light, Malaysia, paint, peranakan, shop, singapore, style, Thailand, tour, town, urban, vintage, wall, window. Leave a comment

In 2013 I was in the amazing city of Singapore where I sought and found some of the wonderful street art you will see here in this slide show.

Classic Hot Rods and Pick up Trucks – Phayao- Thailand 2018

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Thailand. Tagged: #illustration, #modern, #road, #symbol, #vector, #view, #wheel, #white, 3d illustration, 4x4, american, auto, automobile, automotive, behind, big, cab, car, cargo, carrier, delivery, design, drive, engine, front, generic, heavy, icon, isolated, large, motor, off-road, offroad, pick, pick-up, pickup, rear, roof, side, silver, suv, transport, transportation, truck, trucking, up, van, vehicle, window. Leave a comment

During my road trip Last year in December 2017 I took a road out from Phayao toward the Doi Phu Nang National Park. About 10klm out there is a place edged by huge plastic sunflowers and a giant entrance and you can’t fail to see these amazing restored and fully working Classic cars and pick ups! They all have their papers in and some you can open the doors and sit in and have your photo taken. I have in my past been a great classic car fan and restorer, these I could not pass by and the quality of the restoration is as good as anywhere in Europe or America.

Theyyam Muthappan

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

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In 2015 I was fortunate to be travelling round the Southern part of India on a 6mth Journey of Indian Culture and discovery. In the place of Malabar in the state of Kerela I was deeply honoured to meet Kierian from “Costa Malabar” who arranged for me to not only visit but film and photograph openly some 3 Theyyam ceremonies. Lasting from a couple of hours to all day and all night and most of the next day. A tiring experience for the onlooker but a marathon for the participating Gods.

The people of Malabar and the Gods made me feel most welcome and it was a deeply touching cultural experience I will never forget. I can only hope that these images and videos give you a taste of what I witnessed.

The worshipping place of Muthappan is called Madappura.Many Madappuras are there in North Malabar .Of all such Madappuras; Parassani Madappura is the most prominent. Here Muthappan devotees of Muthappan who throng here being supplied with Tea, steamed pear and a small piece of coconut. Relief and consaltion is accorded to all devotees of Muthappan who come here and conolation is accorded to all devotees of Muthappan who come here and after the lighting of the lamp called Deeparadhana.Devotees are blessed with the ‘Holy Darsan’ by both Cheriya Muthappan and Valiya Muthappan when they conduct Thirivappana Vellattom

Hotan Bazaar

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: People's Republic of China. Tagged: #craft, #culture, #handicraft, #illustration, #old, #people, #red, #tourism, #tourist, #traditional, #travel, #white, arabic, asian, bazaar, bright, colorful, decoration, decorative, design, east, egyptian, glass, grand, grand bazaar, illuminated, istanbul, lamp, lantern, light, market, middle, oriental, ramadan, sale, shop, souvenir, stall, store, style, trade, turkey, turkish, vintage. Leave a comment

Hotan Sunday Market Hotan’ s bazaar is also called The Sunday market. Local people call it Chukubaza (meaning is low location market) located in the north-eastern corner of Hotan city. It is one of the biggest markets in southern Xinjiang. It has many special sections for the market. The Bazaar in Hotan is active every day, but the Sunday is special day, when it gets flooded by hundreds and thousands of people on Sunday. The kind of people who come to the market are people from seven counties of Hotan and some other prefecture of Xinjiang. They sell all kinds of special local Hotan such as beautiful styled dresses can be seen or bought and many sweet fruits and delicious dishes as well as snacks can be tasted. Minority Products and Souvenirs local made carpets and roll jade. local people say that it is possible to find everything accept Chicken milk, cows egg in Europeans style. While you are in the market, please remember the word “posh” that means get out of the way in Uyghur language, as soon as you hear this word, please watch yourself. The best time to go to the market is after 8:30 AM Xinjian time.

Sanjao Posuea

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Thailand. Tagged: #culture, #destination, #illustration, #landmark, #old, #ornament, #palace, #red, #religion, #symbol, #temple, #tourism, #tower, #traditional, #travel, #vector, abstract, asian, buddhism, buddhist, china, chinese, decoration, decorative, design, door, drawing, dynasty, east, element, gate, house, isolated, japan, japanese, landscape, museum, oriental, pagoda, pavilion, roof, structure, style. Leave a comment

Sanjao Posuea ( ศาลเจ้าพ่อเสือ ) 171, Soi 5, Thaosura Rd ; Tel 044 259246

This is clearly the biggest and most richly decorated Sanjao you can visit in Korat. It is made up of a main building, quite spacious and with several internal shrines, plus five or six more external shrines (one of them placed on a second floor), a votive pole, an incineretor, and other votive objects and accessories. It is found outside the eastern city gate, on a lane extending to the east into the homonymous community.

Internal decorations, ornaments and objects in the main building are gorgeous and they, alone, deserve a visit. If you are lucky you can assist a particualr religious ceremony taking place inside. The full name includes also the words Tung Swaang ( ทุ่งสว่าง ).

Bulls & Angels Christmas 2015 in Cochin

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Indian Subcontinent. Tagged: #illustration, #indian, #old, #road, #vector, #wheel, animal, aviator, badge, bike, biker, black, chopper, circle, classic, club, custom, cycle, design, drawing, elephant, emblem, engraving, garage, graphic, helmet, isolated, label, lettering, logo, logotype, moto, motor, motorbike, motorcycle, patch, print, protection, race, racer, retro, ride, rider, service, sign, speed, sport, t-shirt, vehicle, vintage. Leave a comment

So during my trip round southern India in 2015, I spent Christmas in Cochin.

What does one do in Cochin on Christmas day?? I hear you ask, well you go and watch the Bulls and Angels do their motorcycle stunts of course. Quote from their FB page

Bulls Angels Motorcycle Club Welcomes you – a consortium of die – hard bullet enthusiasts, who swear by nothing but the bullet. If you believe that life is not about the air you breathe but what makes you breathless, welcome to a world where the road is endless, the nature is your best friend, and bullet is your machine. Say hello to fellow brethren, learn and exchange experiences, and relish the freedom to unshackle yourself.

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