Daman: that was, this is.

- Ishan Kothari 

As the plan to travel Vapi was made on 24th & 25th Oct, 2015, it was almost sure to visit Daman. We were to be there for one night, so it was to be decided after reaching Vapi to visit Daman. We reached Vapi around 1 pm, leaving Vadodara around 8 am.  After having lunch and some rest, we left for Daman around 4 pm. Daman was only 5 kms from Vapi. Sanjaymama took me and my father on his bike whereas other family members decided to go by car. The ambassadors run here as local mode of transport from Vapi to Daman.

ambassadors: elite but obsolete

Before visiting Daman, my father narrated me in brief about Daman.  He told me that it was a Portuguese colony earlier.  The Portuguese ruled Daman even after the whole country got independence in 1947,  till 1961 . After the Portuguese rule, Daman was made union territory. 

As Daman is a union territory, most of the Gujarati tourists come here for drinking (alcohol), and to rest  but my purpose was totally different. We came here for pure photography.  I was eager to see the fort. We visited  the Jampore beach, too after the fort. There were various government offices in the fort premises.  Actually I felt that we’d a very less time to visit whole daman. But whatever time i got, I utilised it for photography. We had a quality time there. Here  are some of the photographs clicked by me and my father, Biren Kothari.

Entering the Portuguese Age 

somewhere in Daman 

Church is closed but God is open. 

Flag 'March' 

Like father, like son? 

Resting in peace

Maya 'Jaal' 

skeleton of  Goddess 

Sunset at the fort

At Jampore beach 

Well Balanced 

'sea' through

Soft drink and gujarati at Daman: a contrast

*** **** **** 

ઈશાને લીધેલી તસવીરો પછી હવે દમણની મેં લીધેલી થોડી તસવીરો. 

પોર્ચુગીઝ કાળમાં પ્રવેશ

પોર્ચુગીઝ શાસનની સ્મૃતિ 

ભારતમાં ભળ્યાની સ્મૃતિ 

શ્વેતાંબર અને નીલાંબર 

ઈશ્વરની બારી 

શોભે એવું સરકારી કાર્યાલય 

મુકામ પોસ્ટ દમણ 

દરિયા તરફ જતો દરવાજો 

એક હતી હોડી 

મા તે મા, દશેરા પછી એ ખાય દરિયાના વા 

(Photolines: Biren Kothari)