Pictures from a trip

I was away on vacation ( for a friend's wedding) and took some interesting pictures . Do any of you know what plant this is? I couldn't tell. I loved how it looked. I don't recall seeing anything like this before. Maybe it is native to only Udupi ( where I was) .

Isn't it utterly strange and beautiful?
I loved Udupi. Actually most of South India... especially, the places non-touristy.. have amazing vegetation. Ferns, flowers in bloom.. beauty.. sigh....

It was a bit ironic that while here, in North India... we try to sow flowering plants and plan a garden.... there they grow in abundance.. on road sides and brick walls... with moss and ferns...
If you haven't been, I suggest you make a trip there. There isn't much to see.. in a tourist kind of way... but oh my god... the greenery. Living in Delhi... you don't see it much. Or the sky for that matter. The sky is actually BLUE not Gray! :D But go in the Monsoons. It maybe wet and cold... but it's better than the heat and humidity that follow.