Morning Activities... Wier Cum Causeway

People come here in mornings for walking and exercising... Here's one doing "Surya Namaskar"

Youngsters enjoy a game of cricket early morning at the viewing garden... On the right side is the sluice gate for closing the wier in case waters rise

An interesting game of cricket at the wier ... 5 stumps!

Wier Cum Causeway

Breaking daylight at the Wier Cum Causeway.. joining Rander with Adajan

Sunrise paints the mud banks Golden...

A serene sunrise lending its golden hue to the mudbanks ... shining away!

Ponk Nagar

Where there were rows upon rows of Bhatthis... only 3 remain now

Firing the bhatthis...

Amazing sights one grew up with...

The lipsmacking green millet... "Ponk"

Bapunagar ...

Once a bustling area called Bapunagar on the bank of river...now cleared

Bapunagar.. cleared for making the riverfront project

The lone masjid

Respecting religous sentiments these places of worship were not demolished

Hope Pool... End of the road..

Hope Pool, rander side... End of the road

Hope Pool

Once the only link between Surat and Rander...

Feeding the birds..

Killa seen from the bridge..

Nehru Bridge adjacent to Hope Pool, which is due for demolition anytime soon

Killa and Chowk to Rander and Ponk..

Surat's very own KILLA !! Chowk Area

Many a royalty have passed through these hallowed gates...

Early morning at the Killa

Sunrise at Suvali..!!

Sunrise at Suvali...

Suvali Beach... Early morning!

Thanks to my friend, got to meet up with Surat's passionate young photographers.. and we all made it to Suvali Beach near Hazira in the morning... Fabulous place.. fabulous guys... Thanks Saurabh & Abhishek, and of course Chittu.

Santa-Auto!!!

Christmas evening... couldnt resist clicking Santa squeezed into an Auto!!!