ABC Wednesday- E

 As children, we learnt E for Elephant. Elephants carved in stone are a common sight at the entrance of temples.

Elephants walk majestically on the busy roads of Mysore, while the traffic waits respectfully at a distance.

 The enigmatic temples of Khajuraho are famous for their erotic sculptures.

 They are enchanting, but too explicit to enter my website:(

I express my thanks to the erudite Mrs.Nesbitt and the team of ABCWednesday.abcwednesday-mrsnesbitt.blogspot.com

Flowers for Today

 The Amazon Lily has just started blooming. The flowers have a delicious scent in the night. They bloom twice a year in my garden- aren't I lucky!

 Thunbergia fragrans does not have any fragrance that I can smell:(

 Thunbergia erecta flowers throughout the year.

Many thanks to Denise and other members of the team  of  Today'sFlowers 

D for Design

 The  design on the dazzling silver doorway of a temple near Dandeli draws droves of visitors.

 Dhatura flowers have a delicious scent, a design by Nature, the master designer, to attract pollinators.

The Digging at Mandu by the Archeological Survey has a design.
The design on the roof of the 600 year old Queen's Bath in Mandu was developed to make a natural jaccousi for her.

My thanks to Mrs. Nesbitt, the designer of ABCWednesday, and her team.

The Flowers to C

 Chrysanthemums are holding their own in the heat of the day.

Colville's Glory is a spectacular flower which blooms in the beginning of autumn.

My thanks to Mrs.Nesbitt, the creator oabcwednesday-mrsnesbitt.blogspot.comf ABCyWednesda, and the charming team which is continuing it.

Flowers foe February

 Justicia in two colours are blooming now in my garden.

 Chrysanthemum is on its last days of splendour.

 Mantids find the rose a good place to lie in wait for prey.

My thanks to the team of Today's Flowers.

ABC Wednesday- Z

 Zzzzz... comes the bee to the Zinnias.

 A zealous marble carver in Jabalpur

 Zest for life is to be seen in the temples of Khajuraho, with their erotic carvings.

With thanks to Mrs.Nesbitt, Roger and the team of ABC Wednesday, have a happy viewing!I am also joining Our World Tuesday.

Yellow Forts

 The fort of Maheshwar is impressive, and built with the local  yellow sandstone. It was the seat of the legendary queen Ahalyabai , who is held in great respect even now, 200 years after her demise. The river Narmada flows serenely at the foot of the fort. We had a lovely trip in a  yellow flower bedecked boat.

The yellow rocks in the mysterious forest at Bhimbetka were deep under the ocean millions of years ago. Stone age men have drawn pictures on the rocks, which are still visible. The place reminded me of the rock in Lion King....

Many thanks to Mrs.Nesbitt, the founder of ABC Wednesday, and Roger, who is taking care of it now, and also thanks to the team.