sábado, março 31, 2012

Some little-known wonders of India..




Church, Nagaland


Nohkalikai Falls at Cherrapunji, Meghalaya


Ooty, Tamil Nadu


Raigadh, Rajasthan


Kanchenjunga


Temple tank in Tamil Nadu


Kargil, Tamil Nadu


Hogenekkal, Tamil Nadu


Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan


Kumbalgarh Fort, Rajasthan


Vizag Port, Andhra Pradesh


Eravikulam, Kerala


Flower Valley, Uttarakhand


Kumarakom, Kerala


Thiruvalla Church, Kerala


Lake Palace of Udaipur, Rajasthan


Vellore Fort, Tamil Nadu


Gaganchukki Falls of Mandya, Karnataka


Tea Estates of Munnar, Kerala


Bibi Ka Maqbara (Mini Taj Mahal) in Aurangabad, Maharashtra


Temple at Badami, Karnataka


Caves of Badami, Karnataka


Chand Baori at Abhaneri, Rajasthan


Ibrahim Rauza at Bijapur, Karnataka


Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh






Thanks & Regards

Shyjith M


 

Art: Pencil and Pictures Combined

 
 



















 
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Maasai Cricket Warriors For A Cause

 
 

Meet the Maasai Cricket Warriors: The colourful semi-nomadic cattle herders promising to brighten up the sport

By Lee Moran

PUBLISHED: 13:38 GMT, 13 March 2012 | UPDATED: 01:19 GMT, 14 March 2012

These are the Maasai Cricket Warriors - the semi-nomadic cattle herders vowing to brighten up their sport.

Ditching traditional whites for their colourful clothing and body decorations, the Kenyan tribesmen are in serious training.

Donning pads and armed with bats, the men from the Laikipia region this week left their tiny village for the Mombasa Legends Cricket Nursery.

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Colourful: These are the Maasai Cricket Warriors - the semi-nomadic cattle herders vowing to brighten up their sport

Colourful: These are the Maasai Cricket Warriors - the semi-nomadic cattle herders vowing to brighten up their sport

Maasai

Maasai

Out there: They ditch traditional whites for colourful clothing and body decorations


Beach time: The players are aiming to be role models in their communities where they are actively campaigning against Female Genital Mutilation, early childhood marriages and are fighting for the rights of women

Beach time: The players are aiming to be role models in their communities where they are actively campaigning against Female Genital Mutilation, early childhood marriages and are fighting for the rights of women

They now hope to travel to the Last Man Standing 2012 World Championships in Cape Town next month - the crowning event of the global eight-a-side amateur Twenty20 cricket league.

The players say they want to be role models in their communities by campaigning against traditional female circumcision and child marriages. 

 

And through their cricket they also try to promote healthier lifestyles and spread awareness about HIV/AIDS among tribal youth, they added.

An online appeal for donations on the Maasai Cricket Warriors website said: 'By developing cricket and sports amongst Maasai youth and children the aim is to empower the youth in Maasai communities while enhancing their participation in community development, allowing them to become healthy, productive and well-adjusted members of society.'

Inspirational: Through playing cricket in regional communities they are trying to promote healthier lifestyles

Inspirational: Through playing cricket in regional communities they are trying to promote healthier lifestyles

Maasai

Warm up: The Maasai Cricket Warriors seen limbering up on the beach during a training session

Warm up: The Maasai Cricket Warriors seen limbering up on the beach during a training session

Bowler
Bowler

Ripped: The Maasai Warriors look to be enjoying every minute that they are out on the cricket pitch

How would this kit go down at Lords? A batsman shows off his sportswear

How would this kit go down at Lords? A batsman shows off his sportswear


 

 
Deepak Punjabi 

Baguio City