DAILY PHOTO: Adiyogi of Chikballapur

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Photograph of the Adiyogi bust at the Chikballapur Isha Center, near Nandi Hills on the outskirts of Bangalore.

DAILY PHOTO: Gwalior Fort Greenery

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Photograph showing the facade of Gwalior Fort the roadway to the main entrance, and surrounding greenery. Taken from the Gujari Mahal end of the Fort.

DAILY PHOTO: Scenes Atop Uttari Betta

Photograph taken on top of Uttari Betta (Hutridurga) in Karnataka, India.
Photograph taken on top of Uttari Betta (Hutridurga) in Karnataka, India.
Photograph taken on top of Uttari Betta (Hutridurga) in Karnataka, India.

DAILY PHOTO: The Well-worn Path

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Photograph of the well-worn trail up to Netravati Peak in Karnataka, India.

DAILY PHOTO: Log-Loving Creatures of Mysore Zoo

Photograph of a bear taking rest on a log at Mysore Zoo.
Photograph of a leopard on a log at Mysore Zoo.
Photograph of a snake in the reptile house of Mysore Zoo.
Photograph of a Chimp with a stick at Mysore Zoo

DAILY PHOTO: Bull

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Photograph of a Brahma Bull taken near Mussoorie in Uttarakhand, India.

DAILY PHOTO: Gates of Lucknow

Photograph of an old city gate in Lucknow, India.
Photograph of the Bailley Guard Gate at Kaiser Bagh in Lucknow, India.
Photograph of a Gate on Husainabad Trust Road near the Chota Imambada in Lucknow.
Gate on Husainabad Trust Road between the Rumi Darwaza and the Chota Imambada.
Photograph of a gate near Shah Najaf Imambara Sher in Lucknow, India.

DAILY PHOTO: Miniature Taj, Kolkata

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Photograph of the scale-model Taj Mahal at 7 Wonders in the Eco Park of Kolkata, India.

DAILY PHOTO: Agartala Jaganath Mandir

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Photograph of a pink-topped temple in the Shri Jaganath Mandir Temple complex in Agartala, Tripura, India.

PROMPT: Cultural Tradition

Daily writing prompt
What’s a cultural tradition from another country that you wish existed in yours?

The Langar Hall (found in Punjab, Haryana, and wherever else Sikhs are found) is an excellent tradition. They are places that serve free communal meals every day. It’s not like a soup kitchen that attracts only poor, nor is it like the many institutions that make meals (implicitly or explicitly) only for one particular ingroup (e.g. members of a particular religion.)