Gujarat

birds · wildlife

Grey Heron is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae. It is a large bird, standing 90--100 cm tall, with a 175--195 cm wingspan and a weight of 1--2 kg. Its plumage is largely grey above, and off-white below.

livestock

People enjoying camel ride in Gujarat. Camel is an even-toed ungulate within the genus Camelus. Camel has a distinctive fatty deposits, known as humps, on its back. The average life expectancy of a camel is 40 to 50 years.

Chinkara grazing on dry grassland in Gujarat, India. The chinkara (commonly known as the Indian gazelle) is a species of gazelle normally found in southern Asia.The chinkara lives in arid plains and hills, deserts, dry scrub and light fores…

wildlife · birds

Pelicans are a genus of large water birds comprising the family Pelecanidae. They are characterised by a long beak and large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped up contents before swallowing.

Shadow of drought in Gujarat. Cracked surface of the earth in the Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India.

village

People of Rural Gujarat. Gujarat is a state in western India. It has an area of 75,686 sq mi (196,077 km²) with a coast line of 1,600 km, and a population in excess of 50 million.

Spotted deer or Cheetal in Gujarat. The chital's coat is reddish fawn, marked with white spots, and its underparts are white.

The string puppets of Gujarat are known as kathputhlis in the local lingo and the main centres where they are made are Jaipur and Jodhpur.

coastline · boats

'Beyt' in Gujarati means island hence the island in Dwarka is called 'Beyt Dwarka'. Around thirty two KM from the main Dwarka is the island called Bet Dwarka or Beyt Dwarka.

Nilgai called nilgau, is an antelope, and is one of the most commonly seen wild animals. Male Bluebull or nil gai / nilgai (Boselaphus tragocameus) in Gujarat.

birds · wildlife

Painted Storks, Lesser, Median and Greater Egrets in Gujarat reservoir. Painted Stork is a large wading bird in the stork family. Scientific name of Painted Stork is Mycteria leucocephala.

forest

The nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus), sometimes called nilgau, is the largest Asian antelope. It is one of the most commonly seen wild animals of central and northern India, often seen in farmland or scrub forest.

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Music of Gujarat. People of Rural Gujarat. Gujarat is a state in western India. It has an area of 75,686 sq mi (196,077 km²) with a coast line of 1,600 km, and a population in excess of 50 million.

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Music of Gujarat. People of Rural Gujarat. Gujarat is a state in western India. It has an area of 75,686 sq mi (196,077 km²) with a coast line of 1,600 km, and a population in excess of 50 million.

First time shot on camera! This is what lions really do when the party is over. See the lions cure their hangover and doze in the forest during a hot day.

Mouse in Gujarat's desert, western India. The mouse is a small mammal belonging to the order of rodents. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (Mus musculus).

Dwarka also spelled Dvarka, Dwaraka, and Dvaraka, is a city and a municipality of Jamnagar district in the Gujarat state in India.

Dwarka also spelled Dvarka, Dwaraka, and Dvaraka, is a city and a municipality of Jamnagar district in the Gujarat state in India.