Mysore Photos, Day One

I swear, there is so much to see and do that it's hard to find time to write. Action, is indeed, the enemy of reflection.

Nonetheless, I did manage to take a boatload of photos today and upload them.

I first visited the Maharaja of Mysore's palace. It was a wowser! It's a pretty damned good specimen of Indo-Saracenic architecture. I'm pleased I saw it: although they don't allow photography inside, the outside photos were pretty fantastic.

After that I visited the Deveraja Bazaar, built about 250 years ago, during the time of Tipoo Sultan. I've visited lots of bazaars before, but this one was pretty amazing when it comes to the colors. Colors of the spices, the tikka colors, the fruits and vegetables and the garland-makers, everywhere. The most interesting part of the day was watching the guy make a stick of incense by hand.

My favorite shots? Well, this one of the tikka colors is pretty nice.

And, this garland maker. And an example of the finished product, too.

I can't decide if I like this shot of the pigeons or this one?

The Albino Indian woman was interesting as well. I wonder what caste she is?

But the highlight really was the palace. All the photos can be found here.

Tomorrow I am off to Srirangapatnam!

And lest we not forget a bazaar kitty, for good measure.