Bindis and bangles...

Bindis and bangles. Symbols of feminity. The essential make up kits of any Indian girl.

Flowers of Odisha: part III......

When I was visiting India in rainy season, these flowers were blooming in our garden, yard and neighborhood....these are mostly from my sister's garden in Rourkela and the neighborhood..enjoy the gorgeous blooms.....

Gerbera........

Jasmine.......

Sunflower.........

Trumpet creeper......

Unknown flower..........

Bougainvillea.......

Canna...........

Zinnia........

Hibiscus.........

Mussaenda.........

Pink oleander..........

Butterfly pea.........

Oleander..........

Flamboyant tree....

Flowers of Odisha: part II......

When I was visiting India in rainy season, these flowers were blooming in our garden, yard and neighborhood....these are mostly from my in-law's yard...

Rangoon creeper........

Star jasmine........

Hibiscus........

Some kind of verbena........

Carambola..........

Trumpet creeper.........

Gardenia.........

Yellow oleander...........

Day flower....

Mushrooms in our homestead (Inedible).......

Mushrooms pop up in moist conditions...it was monsoons time and in our homestead I got to spot these species...of course, all of them are inedible, also might be toxic..
They were growing from all sorts of places...log, living palm, soil, brick heaps...
I will try to identify them...