Make a Wish

As the title suggest this post includes my collection of make a wish deals. Ever wondered how and why did the saying of ‘make a wish’ got associated with some objects around us? If you think this is the place for your answer, well I am sure I can’t help you overcome these delusions. I personally love looking around for these small treasures that give a moment of thrill to people wishing and hoping their dreams may come true by doing gestures like – throwing coins in water bodies, tying knots, or as simple as blowing off candles from cakes.

The small pleasures of both child and adulthood!

A Wishing Well

This is a click from the wishing well at Luray Caverns. Look at the heaps of coins and even dollars lying in the green pond. Guess what, the grand total recovered from the pool till date is $897,933.32.

Locks - Wishing love for Couples

Floating Diya at Sangam

Floating Diya in River Ganga or Deep daan is wishing knowledge (light) to take over the ignorance (darkness) – तमसो माँ ज्योतिर्गमय

Some unfulfilled wishes

Some coins couldn't make it to the pond and were stuck on the leaves of lotus.

Creatures for Luck - Turtles

Wisdom, strength, symbol of God, good luck and what not, turtles symbolizes different thing in different cultures.

More Locks, more love, more wishes!

Rubbing the snout of this Pig is wishing to visit the city of Florence again.

Bamboo Plant at Home

Planting bamboo in Feng Shui is wishing for good luck and fortune.

Mata kee Chundari

In India, tying red clothes or threads is wishing for blessing, happiness and health from Shakti or Mother Goddess

Cake and Candles

This post will be incomplete without mentioning candles on birthday and anniversary cakes.

The World of Snow white

I relate snow with a world of fairyland – Beautiful, pure, peaceful and happy. My first encounter with snow was joyous. I remember the rush of excitement in my body with mere glimpse of teeny-tiny snow. I was jet lagged that time and snow made me wide awake, filled with joy of a 2 year old. Its been three years or more from that time and still every time I see snow I get the same feel, a feel of happiness like no other.Snow brings out both kid and adult in me at the same time. The kid in me wishes to snow fight, create and decorate snow man, stick out the tongue and catch snowflakes and the adult feels a pristine bliss of purity that gives immense peace in the midst of busy life.

Ahh I love and adore The Snow !
 

                                       Snow White's Land

Snow White's Land

Snow and Footprints

The Mighty Umbrella

The Polar Express

The Snowy Fence

A Touch of Ice

Serenity

Don't they look all set for snow fight

Snowy Park

Snowy Park

Snowy Way

Frozen Lake

Some sledding with parents

The Magnificent Sun

Sun is the brightest star in the solar system. It is worshipped in form of both God and Goddess in different  traditions. In Hindu tradition, Surya or the Sun has a deep significance. It is worshipped as the brightest star ruling the Navgraha or the nine planets . Hindu astrology is determined by the positions of the planet with respect to the sun. ‘Suryanamaskar’ or Sun salutation is one of the important aasan’s of Yoga. Sun is considered friend of the men civilization nourishing it with most of the basic needs.

For me Sun is a sign of energy, wisdom, glory and warmth. Sun gives a message that whatever rises, sets. Fierce Sun of summer replaced by gentle sun of winter symbolizes that power and brilliance cannot be equal at the all times. Sun presents us with a hope – a hope of life, a warmth of divine, a ray of light to lead us away from dark.

                                  

                                   Sun as Apollo - God of Greeks and Romans

                                                                  Sun at Noon

                                                 

                                                      Morning Sun from my window

                                                                  Sunset at Key West

                                                                               Hope

                                                              Sunset at Sangam

                                                        

                                                               Evening at Sangam

                                                         

                                                               Sunset at Key West

                                                                   

                                                                              Sunset

 

                                                                 

                                                              Afternoon Sun