Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Images of India - 129

The new Indian rupee currency sign is designed by D. Udaya Kumar, and his design was selected from a competition conducted by Indian Government among Indian residents.



The new sign is a combination of the Devanagari letter "र" and the Latin capital letter "R" without its vertical bar. The parallel lines at the top are said to make an allusion to the tricolor Indian flag.



But to my surprise I found this sign on the window of an ancient temple.



This temple is Siddeshwar Temple at Bhubaneshwar.

36 comments:

  1. India already seems to be a popular entry today! Good B&W photos!

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  2. I quite like that design!

    Leslie
    abcw team

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  3. Maybe Mr Kumar had already noticed the design on the temple,
    perhaps in his sub- conscious thoughts, then used it for his entry, in the competition?
    just an observation!

    Best wishes,
    Di.
    ABCW team.

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  4. love the temple!

    ROG, ABCW

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  5. Well that's interesting! So it is a true Indian sign!! Thanks for your visit!
    Have a great week.
    Wil, ABCW Team

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  6. A beautiful temple...

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  7. I did India today too. I may still have some rupees left over from my 2012 trip to India.

    My ABC WEDNESDAY

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  8. It's a good sign. I bet there are a lot of symbols on ancient temples!

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  9. That is amazing !!

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  10. oh so beautiful :)

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  11. It seems the designers of the new rupee borrowed their idea from the ancient design!

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  12. That is some discovery. Coincidence or otherwise the rupee finds its roots deep into Indian soil.:)

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  13. Goodmorning

    'sigh' India....a country i will visit one day i hope ;-)


    Have a nice day!
    ♫ Mel☺dy ♫ (abc-w-team)

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  14. Beautiful capture with facts!

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  15. now that is Interesting :)

    Bikram's

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  17. Remarkable coincidence !

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  18. Modern use of an ancient symbol I guess.

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  19. Interesting! And the temple is impressive!

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  20. Nice take on I

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  21. Anonymous11:23

    interesting :)

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  23. Anonymous19:27

    Wow - love that temple.

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  24. Interesting observation on the sign and resemblance on the window!

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  25. I love the new rupee sign - modern and traditional all at once quite like our country, isn't it?

    BeatAboutThe Book

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  26. I like the cleanliness of the design. And what an unexpected find! This is a fascinating post.

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  27. I really like the photo of Siddeshwar Temple!

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  28. what an amazing temple.

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  29. Intriquing to find the sign on ancient temple ~ nice photos!

    Happy Weekend to you,
    artmusedog and carol

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  30. A stunning place.

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  31. Amazing, Thanks for for sharing. Wonderful clicks

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  32. Quite interesting post Rajesh! And a wonderful temple!
    Have fin weekend!
    Visiting from The weekend in B&W, Hilde
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  33. Interesting comparison!

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