Maharashtra

birds · wildlife

Is that a White-eyed Buzzard seen taking off in slow motion? A flock of Red Munia, Blossom-headed Parakeets, Black Redstart, Little Brown Dove, Magpie Robin and Crested Serpent Eagle. Birds of Tadoba.

school

Abhishek and Aishwarya attend a Childrens' Day function, sitting on stage. Abhishek is very much moustachioed and long-haired and wearing a hair band as well. Was he the one who set the trend? Aishwarya is much bejewelled.

forest · aerial

An aerial view of Khadkhad Dam in Jawhar, Maharashtra during the winter months. A popular picnic spot for tourists and the locals, this dam is located in an area surrounded by lush forests.

fort

A virtual tour of the Baramotichi Vihir stepwell in Maharashtra which is said to be built by the Marathas and still standing tall today. This is one of the lesser-known step wells of India.

politics · industry

Assembly elections beckon six states Maharashtra, Bihar, Gujarat, Orissa, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur this spring.

farmland · river

A lush green landscape dotted with paddy fields and swollen streams. A monsoon stream with a bridge running across., in the outlying Western Ghats - Sahyadri belt.

bazaar · coastline

A busy village fish market near the highway in Murud, Maharashtra. Women with no protective masks sit displaying the early morning catch from the sea.

bazaar · crafts

The footage captures the busy commercial atmosphere of Saraf Bazar, a traditional jewellery market located in the older quarters of Nashik city in Maharashtra.

fort

The Raigad Fort in the Deccan Plateau is an archaeological stronghold of the Maratha Empire. We take a virtual walk inside the stone fort. The dilapidated stone structure of the forts standing alongside the ruins of the palace.

river

Live and fresh from the nearby freshwater stream, a woman put out the crabs for display. With their pincers tied for safely touching them. They are consumed as food in communities near streams and rivers.

farmland · industry

A farmer is filmed tilling his farm manually next to a field of green and red amaranths in Maharashtra.

temple

The Ambernath or Ambarnath Shiv Mandir stands majestically surrounded by coconut trees. A virtual tour of the temple inside and outside takes us back to another dimension in another time.

river · hills

Virtually camp with our crew at the 'Valley of Shadow' in Maharashtra. Mesmerising views in the lap of nature near a pristine lake. Cozy tents set up for campers in the dry grassland next to a freshwater lake.

Women observe Vat Poornima Vata Savitri in Badlapur, Maharashtra today - the 5th of June 2020.

monsoon · river

Western Ghats monsoon vegetation in the belt between Kaas and the riverine valleys beyond and towards Mahabaleshwar, showing the Deccan Trap striations in the Ghat ranges... The Western Ghats of Maharashtra and around in western India.

forest · monsoon

Driving along the lovely monsoon verdant road-side glades of the Western Ghats near Barvi Dam in Maharashtra. The Forest department has been at work with plantation work in the region.

monsoon · river

Sunny after the rains and this is a virtual view on the way to Barvi Dam. Patches of white clouds against the blue sky and green forest cover which are brimming with the fresh leaves from the recent spring.

farmland · hills

Farmers at an Organic farm in Maharashtra gets busy to remove weed and undergrowth from the tent of climber vegetables. A mixture of different vegetables are grown together in the monsoon.

village · farmland

In a rural village of Maharashtra, life moves at its own gentle pace. The dry landscape tells stories of resilience, with mud houses standing strong against time and weather.

birds

A male Indian Peafowl and a domestic chicken co-exit peacefully in a Maharashtra village in India.

Traditional way of juicing Sugarcane to make ganne ka ra juice near Shirdi Shani Shingnapur Maharashtra

temple

Statues lying scattered out in the open, despite being antique, ancient and invaluable! Rarely seen visuals of an abandoned temple surrounded by rock-cut sculptures made of solid blocks of rocks.

dance · festival

Two danseuses and doyens of yesteryear cinema come together to dance at a local festival in Maharashtra. Watch Hema Malini and Meenakshi Seshadri in a scintillating dance performance.