Deep stambh

This is the area leading up to a temple on a small hill called Chaturshringi in Pune.   It's a temple to the goddess '"Chaturshringi".  Quite an old temple that is flourishing now.  This area is lined with shops and eateries for the faithful before and after their visit to the see the temple deity.
The stone post on the left with the many protrusions is old ( possibly sixty to a hundred years old) and used to be lit up with oil lamps.  A small lamp was placed on each of the "holders" during certain religious festivals .  It was carved from basalt, the native stone of the Deccan trap.  Sadly, now it serves as a holder for a modern spot light placed on it and as a general purpose post to tether shops and what nots.
The grotesque Mickey Mouse bounce house is the star attraction.

Marriott

Came out of the Crossword book store on Senapati Bapat road and looked directly ahead and saw this large crane at the construction site between where I was, and the Marriott.  It was dusk and the rain clouds had come in. In the grey and deep blue gloom the Marriotts neon was the only color in the depressing landscape.  "... and the land is dark and the Marriotts neon is the only light we'll see... stand by me." Sorry Jerry Lieber and Ben E. King. 

Laxminarayan temple

Small old temple near "Sakal", the Marathi language newspaper, offices and old press in Pune.  The backward lean in the drawing is all mine.  Its a quirk I am aware of, but it creeps into drawings once in a while.  I'm lopsided on the inside it would seem.

Landour houses

View looking down the hill from a restaurant close to Ruskin Bond's house.  (Indian born Englishman who has written many novels set in India.).  I had a hearty Tibetan noodle soup.  Quite cold outside. Late December 2011.  This is halfway down to the main Mussoorie market and is free from the crowds and the dirt and chaos that seem to follow.

Kellog memorial Church.

British church for the convalescent home and hospital at Landour, north of Mussoorie.  Built in times past.  Now part of a DRDO Institute.  I was sitting across the street that goes down to Mussoorie,on cold concrete steps.  This also houses an Urdu language school for what appeared to be mostly western students.  Beautiful stone church.  It had a gallery upstairs.  They still have a service on weekends.

Old house and autorickshaws

Backstreet street close to Appa Balwant Chowk.  Narrow winding streets with these old houses that will be torn down to make way for the multistory concrete structures, like the one looming behind.  It was a really hot afternoon in the last days of Pune summer. The auto rickshaws were parked in the shade before they went out to ply in the busy old town later that evening.

Verandah: Marzorin.

On the verandah at Marzorin. Really hot outside in the afternoon. I was glad to sit inside and draw.  The good part about Punes summer heat is that the wind still blows and its quite cool and soothing when you are out of the direct sun. Like in this verandah on the first floor.  Those arches look out into the street and let in the air.