Among all cities in Odisha....Rourkela holds special place in my heart....
A 75 feet tall, imposing Hanuman statue in the tourist attraction Hanuman Vatika in the steel city....It is believed that this super-powerful, mythological character in Hindu scriptures protects the city from natural calamities. Apart from the immaculate carving and vivid colors, what attracts attention is the huge bee hives hung from the left arm pit and the rear part.:)
Other statues in the complex...
These lovely, flowers with heavenly fragrance are night flowering jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis), commonly called shefali or Ganga shiuli ... These flowers with white corolla and deep orange pedicel bloom in the night, spread divine, intoxicating aroma and fall by the morning. It is bliss to pick the dew-touched, strewn flowers from the ground.Numerous poems and fictions have been dedicated to this amazing flower. This is my collection of platter-full flowers from my sister's shrub, in an autumn morning....
A herd of buffaloes grazing peacefully in a pasture in Rourkela. Cattle egrets were roaming around with the grazers and picking off the ticks and flies from their furs. A classic picture of 'commensalism' portrayed. It was amusing to watch and listen to the noise of the buffaloes chomping on the green grass. Ability to see such innocent sights more often is what I call happiness.
City cattle ...devouring on the discarded garlands and flowers used in the Diwali decorations. At least, it is not eating the polythene bags strewn on the roads by reckless people....
An adorable pair of tabby kittens. I saw the duo basking in the morning sun and practicing their acrobatic and arboreal skills on the the drumstick tree. As I paused from my morning walk to have a better look at them, they are eying me suspiciously.
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