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When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees.
Birds in Flight-1Birds in Flight-2Birds in Flight-3Birds in Flight-4.aBirds in Flight-4Birds in Flight-5 I am not, by practice, a wildlife or bird photographer. My journey to Mangalajodi was born simply out of curiosity—the quiet urge to see a place I had often heard about. Yet the visit unfolded into something unexpectedly beautiful. Mangalajodi lies along the northern edge of Chilika Lake, Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon and one of India’s most important wetland ecosystems. Located in Odisha, not far from […]
At dusk, the Himalayas learn to breathe in light.The sun, retreating without haste, leaves behinda last, trembling warmth—and the mountains catch it like a secret. Snow turns to ember.Ice blushes, briefly remembering fire.Ridges soften into rose and gold,as if the earth itself is holding a long, silent prayer. The peaks do not speak, yet they remember—winds older than language,footsteps of vanished glaciers,the patience of stone that has outlived time. Below, shadows gather in the valleys,cool and blue, waiting.Above, the alpine […]
There are events that announce themselves loudly, and then there are those that speak in silence. Mahamastakabhishek belongs to the latter. It is not merely a ritual; it is a pause in time—an invitation to slow down, observe, and reflect. Held at Shravanabelagola, this sacred ceremony centres around the colossal statue of Gommateshwara (Bahubali)—a figure standing bare, unmoving, eyes lowered, embodying complete renunciation. Once every twelve years, similar to the Maha-Kumbh, devotees gather to perform the abhishek, gently bathing the […]
