On the eve of Sri Krishna Janmashtami

Udupi Press Photographers Association

Proudly presents

Tamron Colors of Sri Krishna

State level photo contest

In association with

 Sri Krishna Matha and Paryaya Sri Kaaniyooru Matha

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

1. Photos submitted must be at least 12inchesX 18 inches on the longer side.

2. Only 4 images allowed per participant.

3. All entries in must be taken in on 16^th-17^th September 2014 only.

4. The Entry fee will be ₹. 100.00 and that you have to pay at the time of registration.

5. We will be providing you a T-shirt that you have to wear (Not a mandatory) and shoot at the time festival.

6. You are required to provide a unique title & description for each image submitted.

7. Basic editing, including color enhancement, the use of filters, and cropping of the Photo(s) is acceptable, provided any such editing does not affect the authenticity and/or genuineness of the Photo(s).

8. Advanced editing used to create illusions, deceptions and/or manipulations, and the adding and removing of significant elements within the frame is prohibited.

9. Submitted photos must be original, created and/or taken by the contestant. It must not infringe the copyright, trademark, moral rights, rights of privacy/publicity or intellectual property rights of any person or entity.

10. Copyrights shall remain vested with the creator of the image. The images will be used only for the purposes of publicity of the Tamron Colors of Sri Krishna event. The Photographer will be credited wherever the image is used.

11. The 36 outstanding images will be selected for the exhibition and 1^st prize winner will get a 18-270MM Tamron lens from Tamron*. 2^nd and 3^rd prizewinners will get a cash prize of ₹ 3000.00 and 2000.00 consecutively.

12. The judge’s decision will be final and binding on all participants in respect to all matters relating to the contest

13. The Contest, Your Submission(s) and the Rules shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Indian laws and limited to Udupi jurisdiction

14. Send your pictures to Astro Mohan, AIIPC, AFOC, Hemadri, H.No. 1-1-99 (B) 1, B Ed College Road, Kunjibettu, UDUPI-576102-Karnataka, INDIA before 30^th September 2014

1st Alvas Vishwa Nudisiri Virast National Photography Salon-2013.

1st Alvas Vishwa Nudisiri Virast National Photography Salon-2013.

SALON CALENDAR

Closing Date: 15th of November 2013

Judging Dates: 20th of November 2013

Notification: 25th November 2013

Exhibition: 18th to 25th December 2013

SECTIONS (ALL DIGITAL)

A – Art and Culture of India

B – Rural of India

C – Landscapes of India

D – Tourism spots of India

Send your pictures online

ENTRY FEE:  NIL

AWARDS: cash prize and a plaque

First Prize Rs. 10,000.00

Second Prize Rs.7, 000.00

Third Prize: Rs.5, 000.00

(In each section) Ten Certificates of Merit in each section For more details Contact Salon Secretary: Mr. Astro Mohan Cell No +91 94481 04000 Email:astromohan@gmail.com

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Photo contest!

Dear friends

Sri Raghavendra swamy temple of Mantralayam organising 1st National level photo contest. The topic is "Spirituality", Aug 20th is the last date. Hurry send the entries. Best of luck

Say proudly, I AM AN INDIAN.

FACTS TO MAKE EVERY Indian PROUD Q. Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard (hp) ? A. Rajiv Gupta Q. Who is the creator of Pentium chip (needs no introduction as 90% of the today's computers run on it)? A. Vinod Dahm Q. Who is the third richest man on the world? A. According to the latest report on Fortune Magazine, it is Azim Premji, who is the CEO of Wipro Industries. The Sultan of Brunei is at 6 th position now. Q. Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail (Hotmail is world's No.1 web based email program)? A. Sabeer Bhatia Q. Who is the president of AT & T-Bell Labs (AT & T-Bell Labs is the creator of program languages such as C, C++, Unix to name a few)? A. Arun Netravalli Q. Who is the new MTD (Microsoft Testing Director) of Windows 2000, responsible to iron out all initial problems? A. Sanjay Tejwrika Q. Who are the Chief Executives of CitiBank, Mckensey & Stanchart? A. Victor Menezes, Rajat Gupta, and Rana Talwar. Q. We Indians are the wealthiest among all ethnic groups in America , even faring better than the whites and the natives. There are 3.22 millions of Indians in USA (1.5% of population). YET, 38% of doctors in USA are Indians. 12% scientists in USA are Indians. 36% of NASA scientists are Indians. 34% of Microsoft employees are Indians. 28% of IBM employees are Indians. 17% of INTEL scientists are Indians. 13% of XEROX employees are! Indians. Some of the following facts may be known to you. These facts were recently published in a German magazine, which deals with WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA . 1. India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history. 2. India invented the Number system. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta. 3. The world's first University was established in Takshila in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4 th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education. 4. According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software. 5. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans. 6. Although western media portray modern images of India as poverty striken and underdeveloped through political corruption, India was once the richest empire on earth. 7. The art of navigation was born in the river Sindh 5000 years ago. The very word "Navigation" is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH. 8. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is now k! nown as the Pythagorean Theorem. British scholars have last year (1999) officially published that Budhayan's works dates to the 6 th Century which is long before the European mathematicians. 9. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India . Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11 th Century; the largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Indians used numbers as big as 10 53. 10. According to the Gemmological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds to the world. 11. USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century-old suspicion amongst academics that the pioneer of wireless communication was Professor Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi. 12. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra. 13. Chess was invented in India . 14. Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted surgeries like cesareans, cataract, fractures and urinary stones. Usage of anaesthesia was well known in ancient India . 15. When many cultures in the world were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley ( Indus Valley Civilisation). 16. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC. Quotes about India . We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made. Albert Einstein. India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend and the great grand mother of tradition. Mark Twain. If there is one place on the face of earth where all dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India . French scholar Romain Rolland. India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border. Hu Shih (former Chinese ambassador to USA ) ALL OF THE ABOVE IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG, THE LIST COULD BE ENDLESS. BUT, if we don't see even a glimpse of that great India in the India that we see today, it clearly means that we are not working up to our potential; and that if we do, we could once again be an evershining and inspiring country setting a bright path for rest of the world to follow. I hope you enjoyed it and work towards the welfare of INDIA . Say proudly, I AM AN INDIAN.

The Saga of Yakshagana Samaga is no More

Malpe Ramadasa Samga is no more. this is not a news for the Yakshagana lover's. Yes. He will be never no more.

I have seen him personally. I tried to capture his real artistic aura through My lens. Up to some extend I can say I am successful.

We have lost one more Icon in Yakshagana field. Just three days back we have lost theater artist Ananda Ganiga....

I don't know really whats wrong with the nature.

My heart felt tribute the great artist.

Astro mohan

Quite Interesting Please Read

A 29 year old,now an Air Force Security Forces Sniper, was watching a
road that led to a NATO military base when she observed a man digging
by the road. She engaged the target (i.e. she shot him).

It turned out he was a bomb maker for the Taliban, and he was burying
an IED that was to be detonated when a Canadian patrol walked by 30
minutes later. It would have certainly killed and wounded several
soldiers.


The interesting fact of this story is the shot was measured at 725
yards! (Folks, that's a shot longer than seven football fields!). She
shot him as he was bent over burying the bomb. The shot went through
his butt and into the bomb which detonated; he was blown to pieces.
And the last thing that came out of his mouth .. Was his ass!


The Air Force made a motivational poster of her:

That is Canada !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





If that had happened in India,

the following would be the aftermath.

1. J& K state declares hartal and violent demonstrations follow.

2. Civil Right Groups demand an enquiry.

3. Teesta Setalvad says the man was just answering nature's call and
files a case against Modi accusing him of ordering the fire.

4. Hussain will draw a bare butt to honour the slain victim.

"LEFTISTS" will hail Hussain's freedom and artistry.

5. Barhka Dutt, Rajdeep Sardesai, Arnab Goswami and others

debate for a week if it was right to fire at the butt.

6.The Airforce sniper faces departmental enquiry and suspension.

7. Manmohan loses a night's sleep and declares a compensation of Rs.10
lakhs to the victim's family.

If You Can Not Stand Behind Our Troops,
Please Feel Free To Stand In Front Of Them!

Latest update after Swiss Bank has agreed to disclose the funds&.

Our Indians' Money - 70, 00,000 Crores Rupees In Swiss Bank

1) Yes, 70 lakhs crores rupees of India are lying in Switzerland banks. This is the highest amount lying outside any country, from amongst 180 countries of the world, as if India is the champion of Black Money.

2) Swiss Government has officially written to Indian Government that they are willing to inform the details of holders of 70 lakh crore rupees in their Banks, if Indian Government officially asks them.

3) On 22-5-08, this news has already been published in The Times of India and other Newspapers based on Swiss Government's official letter to Indian Government.

4) But the Indian Government has not sent any official enquiry to Switzerland for details of money which has been sent outside India between 1947 to 2008.. The opposition party is also equally not interested in doing so because most of the amount is owned by politicians and it is every Indian's money.

5) This money belongs to our country. From these funds we can repay 13 times of our country's foreign debt. The interest alone can take care of the Center s yearly budget. People need not pay any taxes and we can pay Rs. 1 lakh to each of 45 crore poor families.

6) Let us imagine, if Swiss Bank is holding Rs. 70 lakh Crores, then how much money is lying in other 69 Banks? How much they have deprived the Indian people? Just think, if the Account holder dies, the bank becomes the owner of the funds in his account.

7) Are these people totally ignorant about the philosophy of Karma? What will this ill-gotten wealth do to them and their families when they own/use such money, generated out of corruption and exploitation?

8) Indian people have read and have known about these facts. But the helpless people have neither time nor inclination to do anything in the matter. This is like "a new freedom struggle" and we will have to fight this.

9) This money is the result of our sweat and blood.. The wealth generated and earned after putting in lots of mental and physical efforts by Indian people must be brought back to our country.

10) As a service to our motherland and your contribution to this struggle,please circulate at least 10 copies of this note amongst your friends and relatives and convert it into a mass movement.

Respectful Homage to T.S. Satyan

Indus pride photo award to Astro Mohan

Our Udupi

Can you believe that this cityscape is of Udupi. Yes My friends Udupi is now in renovation mode. Most of the roads are upgraded to four lane. this picture was captured at the inaugural function of Kinnmulky-Diana four lane road.