Photos of monsoon from different parts of India

Indians are having a bash in this peak time of monsoon. It's a beautiful season creating excellent scenery all around. I'm sharing with you my pieces of view of the mighty and beautiful monsoon. The photos are taken at different locations.

Monsoon in Bhimashankar


Clouds covering a hill while returning from Tamhini ghat


Dense mist due to monsoon clouds in Tamhini ghat waterfall


Forest area under the effect of monsoon


Huge mountain of Tamhini ghat with foliage, waterfall and clouds


I name it dreamland of Western ghats — Clouds heading to hide huge mountains


Leafless tree in greenery and clouds of monsoon


Peak of Tamhini ghat rising above the clouds of monsoon


Pristine forest with a blanket of monsoon clouds


Sunlight, shadows, clouds, mist, forest — all at one place in Bhimashankar


Sun rays tearing off the clouds of monsoon


Treescape with a stand out tree with monsoon in the Western ghats canopy


Very dense monsoon clouds covering the forest peaks


Waterfall pouring into the canopy


Majestic beauty of monsoon on way to Kas plateau

Humanity by a monkey [Humans can learn from this ape] - Weekend Fun

Note: I received the below photo in an email forward; seems that it's a scanned copy from a newspaper. It's not photographed by me. The copyright and credit of the photo remains with the original photographer. If you are the original photographer, please let me know; I'll very happily link back to you :)

It was mentioned in the email that 2 blind persons wanted to drink water at the RagiGudda temple, Bangalore, India. When they were unable to operate the tap, this mother monkey opened the tap for them, allowed them to drink water, drank some water herself and then closed the tap before leaving the scene.

Do share this with your friends and family. It is a proof that humanity does exist, even if we humans may have forgotten it ourselves…

Photo showing a monkey helping 2 blind men:

Mayur Vatika of Jaipur - Night Ambience

Mayur Vatika is a square in Jaipur that is decorated with hand-made peacock statues. Now you must be wondering why I have posted a completely different scene instead of a peacock. It is because I went there at night. I will have to check the photo folder again to see if I took a photo of a peacock in such a low-light condition. For now, friends, enjoy the night ambience of the location. It's not just the collection of peacock statues that makes this place beautiful. It's a combination of several decorative items there. This bench and the brilliant lighting are examples of it. What do you say? Is it beautiful in your view too?

Night Ambience in Jaipur's Mayur Vatika

Shehnai Player Statue - Agroha, Hissar, Haryana, India

I was lucky to have been taken by a relative to a temple named Agroha that I could take the picture of this amazing craft. Agroha is located near Hissar city in Haryana state of India.

The artists who created the statue must have created it just as effortfully as the expressive efforts of the statue playing the shehnai. Look at the expression; it's so real! The efforts of the lungs and cheeks to play the flute-like instrument, are so well-crafted. Shehnai is an Indian instrument mostly used during rituals.

In Agroha, Hissar, Haryana, India, a statue of a shehnai player:

Reflections and shadows of dreams - Weekend Fun

Note: I received the below photos in an email forward. These are not photographed by me. The copyright and credit of the photos remain with the original photographers. If you are one of the original photographers, please let me know; I'll very happily link back to you :)

Reflections and shadows of dreams - Old lady dreaming about being a child again


Reflections and shadows of dreams - Pigeon seeing itself as bald eagle in reflection


Reflections and shadows of dreams - Baby girl thinking herself fairy


Reflections and shadows of dreams - Cat with shadow of wolf


Reflections and shadows of dreams - Dragonfly with shadow of dragon


Any guesses what this means? I didn't understand the meaning of this picture. Probably a dreamy reflection seen from a boat.


Reflections and shadows of dreams - Duck seeing reflection of being a swan


Reflections and shadows of dreams - Light aircraft casting shadow of a fighter plane


Now this one is the best. Reflections and shadows of dreams - Lonely man dreaming about being together

Portrait of a pigeon with groomed feathers and styled tail

Today morning, a pigeon sat on the terrace wall of the flat below. At the first look I couldn't find it any different than a street pigeon. "But was it really a common pigeon?", I asked myself. I came back and had a second look. The pigeon looked as if it had come from a parlor! Take a look. Do you see if its feathers are groomed? Look at the styled tail also :)

Styled tail and groomed feathers — Picture of a pigeon

Photos of sparrows sitting on window grill — female and male sparrows

From my childhood, I have loved sparrows, probably because it was the most common bird in our home. When in Jaipur a couple of weeks back, I was able to photograph the house sparrows. I was so happy with the moment :)

Tell me, do you like these photos? :)

Photo of a female house sparrow


Photo of a male house sparrow


Sparrows are so beautiful :)

Tamhini ghat - A collection of heart shaped leaves

Wo! There was a bunch of it lying on the floor!! The places of the western ghats are mesmerizing. These heart shaped leaves are just as amazing as the water drops in Tamhini ghat. What do you say?

A bunch of heart shaped leaves at Tamhini ghat

नीलगाय, नीलगाउ, Nilgai, Nilgau, Blue Bull, Boselaphus Tragocamelus seen on way to Khatu Shyamji Temple

Last December, when we were traveling from Jaipur to Khatu Shyamji Temple, we were astonished by the sight of a neelgai — a large antelope found in most of the wild areas of middle and north India. I was able to take its photo from the car.

Neelgai has several names given to it. Some of them are…
Boselaphus Tragocamelus [scientific name], नीलगाउ, नीलगाय, Blue Bull, Nilgau, Nilgai

I'm back

I'm back in Pune. I will continue publishing photos now :)

28 Stunning Photos - Weekend Fun

Note: I received the below photos in an email forward. Those are not photographed by me. The copyright and credit of the photos remain with the original photographers. If you are one of the original photographers, please let me know; I'll very happily link back to you :)

28 Stunning Photos - Woodpecker feeding its baby


28 Stunning Photos - 2 dogs hunting rabbit


28 Stunning Photos - 2 sticky snails on 2 sides of leaf


28 Stunning Photos - 3 old owls on tree


28 Stunning Photos - 3 sleepy foxes


28 Stunning Photos - 12 chicks and a goose mother


28 Stunning Photos - Bee eater bird catching dragonfly


28 Stunning Photos - Big fish hunt by eagle


28 Stunning Photos - Cat playing with bottle cork


28 Stunning Photos - Chick hunting insect


28 Stunning Photos - Deer with 9 beautician birds


28 Stunning Photos - Duck in flight


28 Stunning Photos - Fish caught by huge eagle


28 Stunning Photos - Frog hanging on one hand on flower bud


28 Stunning Photos - Frog hunt by bat


28 Stunning Photos - Gymnastic act of squirrel


28 Stunning Photos - Happy jumping sheep

As identified by a humble lady who does not want to disclose her name, the above photo of a happy jumping sheep has been photographed by UK's wildlife photographer Richard Peters. His original post is at http://www.richardpeters.co.uk/blog/2008/08/15/spring-lamb-what-did-you-photoshop-out/

28 Stunning Photos - Hen taking care of puppy


28 Stunning Photos - Innocent looking bird being hunted by snake


28 Stunning Photos - Killer whale grabbing a jumping penguin


28 Stunning Photos - Kingfisher holding fish


28 Stunning Photos - Moon based silhouette of duck sitting on light pole with tree


28 Stunning Photos - Mouse hunt


28 Stunning Photos - Rhino baby resting head on mother's head


28 Stunning Photos - Squirrel being licked by giraffe


28 Stunning Photos - Squirrel lying on block


28 Stunning Photos - Super camouflage of a chameleon


28 Stunning Photos - Squirrel monkey looking into camera lens