A-Z in India

A
I found it pretty difficult to find in A on the trip, but I finally found one even though it's slightly camouflaged!


B
Is this not the most perfect "B" you have ever seen?! I found it at Qutub Minar, so I'm assuming it is an Arabic letter.



C
I like this C, because it also resembles a claw reaching out of the tree! I found it funny that a simple tree stump can look like so many different things.


D
I found this D on the land around the Sun Temple. I love looking at photos that look through things. It reminds me of work by Georgia O'Keefe.


E
I also found this E at Qutub Minar in Delhi. I like the detailed work around the letter like the flowers and vines. There's so much work that went into the making of it, it's incredible!


F
The Mainland China restaurant had a funky cutout backdrop that (lucky for me) had letter shapes in it.


G
I promise this is the last letter I used the Mainland China backdrop for! I would not have used it twice if it was not so hard finding a naturally occurring letter G!


H
This H was one of the first letters I found on the trip. On our walk through Old Ahmedabad we walked into what was an old school and now someone's home (I think). The stairs were held up by this cord system, which is what formed the letter.


I
This letter I was found at the Sun Temple. It is one of my favorite letter pictures because I think that the upper part resembles a smiley face!


J
This letter J is really used as a letter in Arabic. I found this at the mosque in Old Ahmedabad, right before the group got distracted by all the adorable little children!


K
This is another letter that is in Arabic. I also took this photo at Qutub Minar, so it has many similar characteristics as the letter E. Many beautiful flowers are carved around the letters.


L
If you turn your head you can see that the light fixture makes a capital cursive L shape. I felt like I struck gold when I saw this! It is in such unique and unexpected location.


M
This M is located at the bottom of a column in Amir's palace in Jaipur. It's rounded arches remind me of M&Ms! Yum!


N
I found this M in a funky black and white decoration in the Whistling Woods film school. All together it is a really neat looking picture that I'm sure will be shown in it's full glory at some point on my blog!


O
This O was located at the Observatory in Jaipur. It is used as a sun dial to tell time. It's hard to imagine an instrument that was built a thousand years ago still works today!


P
This P was found on the gates to the President's Home. The gate had a strong British influence. It reminded me very much of Buckingham Palace.


Q
This is my version of an abstract Q. If you imagine that it is a closed circle it is much easier to distinguish the letter.


R
I found this naturally occurring R on a classroom wall at the film school in Mumbai. It stands out very strongly against the bare grayish/ white wall.


S
This is yet another letter located at Qutub Minar! It has the very nice details that the other letters have and it also reminds me of a snake! Sssssss


T
This T was located at the Agra Fort. I love the very detailed and colorful work on the column and the beautiful red flowers on the top center.


U
I know this photo is not of the best quality, but I really liked it! The U is located on a small part of the entry gate to Lothal. It also reminds me of the metal instruments used to brand a cow.


V
The location of this V is at the Sun Temple. This section of the temple had a very repetitive V pattern that went horizontally across part of the building.


W
It may not look like it, but this picture was taken at THE TAJ MAHAL! It was taken at the red colored entry-gateway to the Taj. The many W shapes in the pattern makes me almost dizzy!


X
This giant X was also found while at the Taj Mahal! I think the strips of stone served as a walk way from one side of the grass to the other.


Y
This Y is another looking through picture that I LOVE. I like to think that it serves as a frame to the rest of the world.


Z
This was also taken from the crazy black and white mural at Whistling Willows film school. I like the shape because it reminds me of a samuri sword!