Author: Maria Vincent Robinson

Photographer Of Life and moments
Landscape

Sunrise over the confluence of three oceans (Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean) behind the Thiruvalluvar Statue and Vivekananda rock, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India

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Sunrise over the confluence of three oceans (Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean) behind the Thiruvalluvar Statue and Vivekananda rock, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
Sunrise brings colors unparalleled.

Sunrise over the confluence of three oceans (Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean) behind the Thiruvalluvar Statue and Vivekananda rock, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
Landscape · People

A young girl trying to touch the tiny waves at the beach, Changi Beach, Singapore

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An young girl playing with tiny waves by the beach, Changi Beach, Singapore
Both the sea waves and the girl trying to touch each other it seemed.

A young girl trying to touch the tiny waves at the beach, Changi Beach, Singapore
People

A cycle rickshaw passing by the cows in the street, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

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A cycle rickshaw passing by the cows in the street, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Cows are considered sacred in this old city and humans live around them, it appears.

A cycle rickshaw passing by the cows in the street, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
People

A priest applying sandalwood paste on the forehead of a woman devotee at Ghats of Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

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A priest applying sandalwood paste on the forehead of a woman devotee at Ghats of Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Marking on forehead with sandalwood paste is considered to have health and spiritual benefits and widely practiced when people visit temples.

A priest applying sandalwood paste on the forehead of a woman devotee at Ghats of Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
People

A young barber shaving off beard of a man who is offering it at Ghats of Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

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A priest applying sandalwood paste on the forehead of a woman devotee at Ghats of Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
People usually grow up hair for a few weeks or months and would shave off at the temples.

A young barber removing beard of a man who is offering it at Ghats of Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
People

A street vendor selling nursery plants in his push cart, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India

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It’s always great to see interesting things like live flower plants are brought out in mobile carts

A street vendor selling nursery plants in his push cart, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
Landscape · People

A woman fortune teller counselling her client while others are waiting in their queue, Bugis, Singapore

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A woman fortune teller counselling her client while others are waiting in their queue, Singapore, Bugis
People

A woman placing incense sticks in front of Sri Krishnan Temple, Waterloo Street, Bugis, Singapore

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A woman placing incense sticks in front of Sri Krishnan Temple, Waterloo Street, Bugis, Singapore
A woman placing incense sticks in front of Sri Krishnan Temple, Waterloo Street, Bugis, Singapore
Landscape

A woman offering her prayers outside the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple, Bugis, Singapore

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A woman offering her prayers outside the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple, Bugis, Singapore
A woman offering her prayers outside the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple, Bugis, Singapore
Animal Wildlife · Flowers · Landscape · Still Life

A Common Birdwing (Troides helena cerberus) butterfly exploring for honey, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore

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A Common Birdwing (Troides helena cerberus) butterfly exploring for honey, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore
As the name indicates, the wing seems to be that of a bird.

A Common Birdwing (Troides helena cerberus) butterfly exploring for honey, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore
Landscape

Terraced farming fields on the hillside at Poombarai near Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India

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Terraced farming fields on the hillside at Poombarai near Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India
These terraced fields reminded me the rice fields of Bali. Here, they are farming onions, potatoes and carrots.

Terraced farming fields on the hillside at Poombarai near Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India
People

A woman walking her dog at Race Course Road, Farrer Park, Singapore

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A woman walking her dog at Race Course Road, Farrer Park, Singapore
Dog preferred to go off the track it seemed but she was tight on the lease.

A woman walking her dog at Race Course Road, Farrer Park, Singapore
Still Life

An illuminated and inflated Grey Heron artwork for the Night Festival at Fort Canning Park, Singapore

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An illuminated and inflated Grey Heron artwork for the Night Festival at Fort Canning Park, Singapore
It’s titled as Tobyato bird pitstop by the artist tobyato (Toby Tan) and I loved the shapes.

An illuminated and inflated Grey Heron artwork for the Night Festival at Fort Canning Park, Singapore
Animal Wildlife

Front view of a pink dragonfly, also known as Crimson Dropwing (Trithemis aurora) resting on a broken twig, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore

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Front view of a pink dragonfly, also known as Crimson Dropwing (Trithemis aurora) resting at a broken twig, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore
He may perhaps see better with his sets of compound lenses, I guess.

Front view of a pink dragonfly, also known as Crimson Dropwing (Trithemis aurora) resting on a broken twig, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore
People

People on a sightseeing tour in tricycles, Jln Besar, Singapore

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People on a sightseeing tour in tricycles, Jln Besar, Singapore
Shophouses in Jalan Besar would have given them a unique peek at Singapore’s past too.

People on a sightseeing tour in tricycles, Jln Besar, Singapore
Landscape · Still Life

Sculpture of Shiva as Gajasurasamhara (“The Slayer of the elephant demon”) depicted in one of the pillar of the Puthu Mandapam at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Sculpture of Shiva as Gajasurasamhara ("The Slayer of the elephant demon") depicted in one of the pillar of the Puthu Mandapam at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
This sculpture was hidden among the encroachments but revealed once they’re cleared recently. It’s a rare sculpture depicting the mythical story where Lord Shiva slayed a demon that came in the form of elephant. This Puthu Mandapam was built during the early 1620 CE Nayak rule.

Sculpture of Shiva as Gajasurasamhara (“The Slayer of the elephant demon”) depicted in one of the pillar of the Puthu Mandapam at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
People

Three young men selling colorful shawls for women in the streets, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Three young men selling colorful shawls for women in the streets, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
They bundled it to carry as many and I felt good to see them in good spirits even in the midday hot sun.

Three young men selling colorful shawls for women in the streets, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
People

Indian Classical dancers putting up a traditional Indian dance show for the Night Festival at Armenian Street, Singapore

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Indian Classical dancers putting up a traditional Indian dance show for the Night Festival at Armenian Street, Singapore
It was an enthralling performance and I loved the postures and dance moves. Liked this posture more. Dancers are from Bhaskar’s Art Academy in Singapore and they are brilliant.

Indian Classical dancers putting up a traditional Indian dance show for the Night Festival at Armenian Street, Singapore
Animal Wildlife · Landscape

An Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus saularis) bird has his tails up at MacRitchie Reservoir, Singapore

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A Black-and-white Bulbul (Brachypodius melanoleucos) has his tails up at MacRitchie Reservoir, Singapore
It looked like a javan myna from afar but has a unique tail and plumage. Beautiful little bird and happy to have a sight of it.

An Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus saularis) bird has his tails up at MacRitchie Reservoir, Singapore
People

A young boy among the crowd watching the temple procession lead by boom boom bull, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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A young boy among the crowd watching the temple procession lead by boom boom bull, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
A young boy among the crowd watching the temple procession lead by boom boom bull, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India