Maharashtra

livestock · bus

The flooding in Maharashtra brings rare visuals which are otherwise rarely seen. A public transport bus with passengers fills up with water while the bus is moving.

highway · bazaar

A quick look and it may be hard to figure out what exactly is this lump being sold on the highway. Vendors of the highway in Maharashtra are seen selling honeycomb filled with honey while some honeycombs are filled with pupae and larva.

village · river

A woman's job is already a balancing act! But add water woes to the equation, and you have a head full of pots to take care of, fetching them from the stream source and all the way back to the home kitchen.

river · highway

Western Ghats in Maharashtra. Malshej Ghat (माळशेज घाट) is a mountain pass in the Western Ghats range in the Pune district of Maharashtra, India. The site is nestled in the lofty rugged hills of the Western Ghats.

Ganesh Chaturthi Utsav and Visarjan in Maharashtra : Archival footage of Bombay's largest festive occasion from the 1990's. Idols of Ganesh the Elephant God is paraded on large pandals and taken to the sea for immersion.

forest

Big cute furry ball of fur or a dangerous unpredictable mass of potential rage? Sloth Bear or Baloo the Bear? A big hairy Bhalu strolls along in a sal forest in Tadoba Andhari Reserve in Maharashtra, searching for termite hills and other sm…

ceremony

coastline

Coast guards and NDRF personnel scout the sea in Maharashtra calling for stranded fishermen as Cyclone Nisarga from the Bay of Bengal nears landfall.

highway

The stretch of highway from Karjat to Khopoli in Maharashtra running in contrast with the green landscape on both sides of the road. A 360 degree view of the forests and settlements near the highway.

coastline · river

A spectacular sun is setting over the Arabian waters at Sangam point where the Gadh (and not the Karli) river and a creek meet the Arabian Sea - a true watery tri-junction.

coastline

We take you on a virtual glimpse of the deserted Talashil Beach on the Arabian Coast in Maharashtra. A vast extend of blue waters with white waves rushing towards the white sand beach. Few fishing boats can be seen stranded on the beach.

ceremony

Ganeshutsov is the most big festival in Maharashtra. I am a Bengali and our Durga Puja from Kolkata is like this. I always remember Durga Puja, for me as a person.

festival

Spiking Covid cases is a concern for the general public but festivals are an important part of Indian culture and Holi is being celebrated in the middle of the pandemic in 2021.

From arriving together, hand-in-hand, at the Isha Ambani shaadi at Antilia, with wife Kiran Rao, to earlier days with Reena Datta, Aamir Khan has always maintained an excellent relationship with his wives.

wildlife · river

aerial view of Lonar, home to world’s third largest crater, is a prime tourist destination in the state of Maharashtra.

A sweet and fritter store at Bhimashankar, Maharashtra after the Corona lockdown. Sweets and fried fritters of multiple varieties are on display here with a young apprentice packing the pitha.

fort

An ancient rock structure of a well with an innovative stone walkway stairwell access to the base where water is invariably in good supply, even during the dry summer months.

livestock

Maize or corn for feeding buffalos is ground in an electricity run grinder. The worker at this milk farm in Maharashtra is working on providing nutrition for the milking cows.

temple · monsoon

Take a virtual walk around the Lonad Shiv Temple in Thane, Maharashtra. Unkempt, dilapidated and with dried up vegetation growth on the pillars and the rock carvings. Algal blooms on the walls inside the temple.

flowers

A one of a kind entertainment garden for tourists and locals alike is the Mapro Gardens near Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra.

village · farmland

In rural Maharashtra, a farmer carries out traditional grain separation of jowar (Sorghum bicolour) using four bulls.

village · music

In this intimate glimpse of rural Maharashtra, an elder plays the Gangul, a tribal percussion instrument, with a lifetime of experience evident in every beat.

wildlife · forest

Witness an intense moment from Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, India, as two male Sambar deer(Rusa unicolor) engage in dramatic rutting behaviour.