Inaugurated by Mayor Bharti Vyas on Monday, the photo exhibition `Horizons' expresses varied textures of the country from the stone contours of Jerusalem's holy sites to the surprising liveliness of the desert; from the excavated earth revealing Israel's past to the changing urban landscape where Israel's commercial, industrial and cultural future is being shaped.

The exhibition, to be held upto April 15 between 10 am to 8 pm, has been jointly organised by the Embassy of Israel and Friends of Israel, Vadodara, as part of the Golden jubilee celebrations of Israel being held across India.

``Together, these photographs attempt to create the wide spectrum of places, sights and experiences that comprise Israel at 50,'' said Nikitin Contractor, General Secretary, Friends of Israel, Vadodara.

The photographs in the exhibition are the work of Duby Tal and Moni Haramati, two former Israel Air Force pilots and owners of the Albatross Aerial Photography company. The aerial views on display include those of Jerusalem, the Tel Aviv beach, Kibbutz Yahel, a successful attempt of the residents mastering the arid Arava desert and making it bloom, Forests in the Mountains of Nazareth, the Jordan Valley, among others.

Inaugurating the exhibition, Vyas expressed admiration for Israel's success at recycling water and using it for agricultural purposes. ``We hope to further study their techniques in this field and introduce the same here. This recycled water can be especially utilised for gardening purposes,'' she said.