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English: The universe tends towards chaos and entropy. Don’t believe it? Well, stand in front of a tall and crowning monument and try framing the structure while focusing on impeccable alignment. You’ll know exactly what I am talking about. During this photo walk, I learned how tricky it is to frame grandiose buildings. If you straighten the pillar, the arc feels crooked and if you horizontally align the latter, the former appears lopsided. It’s like it wants chaos.

But if you eyeball each and every corner of the frame, you can restore order momentarily, just enough for you to make a picture. As it happened to me while framing this entrance to the Chota Imambara Compound. The pathway is adorned by 3 impressive extradimensional open gates that have beautiful arcs and pillars. The magnificent thing about this entrance is that if you stand at the right spot, the apex of the main compound’s dome aligns perfectly with the centre of the arc of all 3 gates. But you have to stand at ‘the’ right spot. An inch here or there and you guessed it, chaos.

It took me some moving around, squatting in weird positions, and dancing around like a monkey to find that spot and once I had it, I shot in burst. Cause, hey, you can hold your squat for only so long. There was a flock of birds soaring in the sky and I captured one of them in the frame carrying its lunch between its beak.

So yes, the universe tends towards chaos and entropy. That is basic thermodynamics. Maybe it is basic existence too. But there is nothing that a determined heart cannot do. Here’s to chaos and here’s to finding order in it.