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Weekly photo challenge – Symmetry

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Daily post weekly photo challenge – symmetry

Symmetry (noun): the quality of something that has two sides or halves that are the same or very close in size, shape, and position; the quality of having symmetrical parts.

IN SYMMETRY WITH ITS OWN SHADOW ......

IN SYMMETRY WITH ITS OWN REFLECTION ……

Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge – open topic

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Cee’s black and white photo challenge

The roof of a monastery , coorg ,India
The roof of a monastery , coorg ,India
'Kombu' , a musical instrument , is a large curved brass horn . It was used by the people of Kodagu (Coorg) , during night watch where it was blown every three hours .The distance to which the sound of the horn ,carried , across the beautiful hills of Kodagu , also came to be known as 'Kombu' , meaning area of land . Tday the 'Kombu' as a part of the Kodava, music band... Coorg (kodagu) is in the state of Karnataka , in the South of India.
‘Kombu’ , a musical instrument , is a large curved brass horn . It was used by the people of Kodagu (Coorg) , during night watch where it was blown every three hours .The distance to which the sound of the horn ,carried , across the beautiful hills of Kodagu , also came to be known as ‘Kombu’ , meaning area of land . Today the ‘Kombu’ is a part of the Kodava, music band… Coorg (kodagu) is in the state of Karnataka , in the South of India.

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The glistening sea waves.........
The glistening sea waves………

BRAVING THE ROUGH TIMES – WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE (ACHIEVEMENT)

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WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE

 According to the dictionary , achievement means :

1. The act of accomplishing or finishing.

2. Something accomplished successfully, especially by means of exertion, skill, practice, or perseverance.

So , in this sense , achievement can be anything ranging from a newly acquired skill set , to a more complex activity carried out after a lot of hard work and heroism .

When I was going through my archives ,for pictures to post under this challenge , this one caught my eye. I do not think , achievement could mean anything more than the act of  courage ,heroism ,and perseverance , displayed by this humble ferryman , in ferrying his passengers ,across the backwaters , in such rough climatic conditions , and drop them safely to their destinations….

I would consider this rather ‘humble’ feat , an ‘achievement’ , both for the ferryman and  for the passengers ,who trusted him with their lives !

'Braving the rough weather to reach the other side safely - An Acheivement !'

‘Braving the rough weather to reach the other side safely – An Achievement !’

Weekly photo challenge- THE FRAYS OF A HOUSEBOAT ……

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The roofs of the ‘Houseboats’ in Kerala ( South India) are made  of split bamboo poles ,coir ropes and bamboo mats. And this is my idea of ‘FRAYS’ :

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These pictures were taken in Kumarakom, Kerala…