Testa

This picture is taken from inside the tunnel at the Testa River Hydroelectric Power Station Project. The most amazing piece of engg I have ever seen. This construction varies from the normal ones. Here they do not build a dam, the water doesnt need to be stored up. The flow in the river is of such a great magnitude that they dont need to build a dam. A new approach is used here, they make a tunnel in the mountain and mid way in the tunnel they fit the turbine. So the water is redirected into this and the natural normal flow of the water is sufficient to run the turbine and generate 750KW of power. And since there is no dam involved, 5 or 7 such tunnels are being constructed on the Testa river at different points. The thing is totally environment friendly!

Im lucky to have been able to see this, this is not a tourist spot! How I got in is a different story! The tunnel was so so huge. Amazing

Testa River, Sikkim!

I love snow!

This pic is from Sikkim again, Nathula Pass. It is just wonderful and so so beautiful. I love this place. Someday if I have enough money, then I shall definitely buy a house here.

Prayers

This is Sikkim again. Taken in Gangtok. The colored leaflets are Buddhist prayers. I dont know much about them except that they looked beautiful. Everytime I look at it, I wonder as to what these people would be praying for. Someone to pass in his boards, other for good health of loved ones, and maybe a girl praying for finding the right guy for herself. Only if I could read the script. But that would be rude I guess!

The Window

Would like to call this one as something like window to heaven or .., Lolz. This shot was taken in Sikkim while traveling towards Nathula. It just happened. Sitting in the car, there was a sudden gush of wind and this window appeared, as soon as I took this shot, the window had disappeared.

Snow!

Shot this picture in Sikkim (2007) just before I came to Australia. I must confess that im totally in love with this one. Reminds me of what Harpreet once said, "clinging on to something concrete in life!"