Panna — Clipahoy

Massive central Indian river breaches banks and flows muddy brown and wide in Indian monsoon, in Panna

Madhya Pradesh·monsoon · river

Leaving fully forested patches of land marooned in the middle of an ocean-like river, flowing brown with monsoon-time forest mud, the Ken flows fast and angry through the forested Ken Crocodile Sanctuary and the Panna National Park in centr…

Fabulous forests and waterfalls of central India, in Panna National Park's monsoon jungles

Madhya Pradesh·monsoon · aerial

Escarpments and rift valley like geography set apart the Panna plateau lands of Madhya Pradesh, as seen aerially, in this aerial view, from the air. Fabulous forests and waterfalls of central India, in Panna National Park's monsoon jungles

Mass of monsoon rain water floods the banks of Ken River, Raneh Falls cataract floods over, in Panna

Madhya Pradesh·river · monsoon

Taking in entire forested islands and vast tracts of forest trees, the Ken River far exceeds its banks with a mass of floodwaters during the monsoon of 2019, in the Panna National Park region, and the Ken Crocodile Sanctuary area.

Driving into Panna Tiger Reserve core area - gyro stabilized POV drive-through of park

Madhya Pradesh·wildlife · river

Panna Tiger Reserve is one of India's best kept conservation secrets. Visit for a fantastic wildlife outdoor experience, with a few big cats and smaller mammals thrown in.

Panna town and Madla village in winter fog, around Panna National Park in Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh·village

A look at Madla Village around Panna National Park in central India's Madhya Pradesh. The mid-winter morning mist hangs like a pall over the agricultural lands and adjacent forests in this rural village area.

Beautiful aerial of the Pandav fall in Panna National Park: Waterfalls of central India

Madhya Pradesh·forest · river

The famous Pandav fall, named after the Hindu mythological characters, 'The Pandavas', who took an exile here at this fall.

Central India Monsoon profusion: Monsoon Asia and Himalaya as Water Towers of the world, in Panna

Madhya Pradesh·monsoon · hills

Paddy fields and monsoon magic in India: Rainy season profusion brings bounties aplenty for South Asia.

Ken River Lodge cozy 2 room cottage interior - Luxury jungle resort in 360 degree view, in Panna

Madhya Pradesh·river

Stunning interiors of a cottage set in Ken River Lodge in Panna National Park. A walk inside the luxury bedroom with bare but cozy furniture, room arrangements and basic decor.

Ken River Lodge private cottages - the comfiest digs in the forests of Madhya Pradesh

Panna, Madhya Pradesh·river · forest

Shift into one of the two room cottages within the private forest at Ken River Lodge in Panna, Madhya Pradesh, and experience the ultimate level of privacy and comfort in the wilds.

Villagers fish off tyre tubes in Ken River, their feet dangling into crocodile waters, in Panna

Madhya Pradesh·river · village

The local fishermen of Madla village in Panna, Madhya Pradesh, fish the Ken River by floating up and down it in old tyre tubes of trucks. They use their feet to paddle and also use a small oar.

Fierce water flows over rugged rock: central India's monsoon cataracts and waterfalls, in Panna

Madhya Pradesh·monsoon · river

What ferocity consumes this monsoon water gushing down the Ken River in Panna! The muddy rich waters run out of the thick forest of central India's plateaulands

Lovely gurgling forest stream in Panna leads into roaring monsoon torrent: Ken River

Madhya Pradesh·river · forest

Gentle forest streams flow off the escarpments and plateaux of the Panna National Park, but lead into a more vibrant scaled-up river in the form of the Ken lower down.

Finest jungle lodge in India ? Walk through Ken River Lodge in Panna, Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh·river · forest

A walk-through video of the Ken River Lodge in Panna, Madhya Pradesh. Shyamendra Singh and Bhavna Kumari are the fabulous hosts of this wildlife lodge in central India's Madla village near Panna National Park, along the beautiful Ken River.…

'Dhundua falls', one the most beautiful monsoonal waterfall in Panna National Park

Madhya Pradesh·forest · river

Named after the heavy mist created at the base of the fall, 'Dhundua' means misty. The waterfall is active during monsoon and post-monsoon. During summers it is home to vultures as the cliff becomes totally dry.

Boating past thousands of little islands on the Ken River in Panna, Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh·river · hills

Boat ride on the Ken River in Madhya Pradesh. The Ken River originates near village Ahirgawan on the north-west slopes of Kaimur Range in Jabalpur district and travels a distance of 427 km, before merging with the Yamuna at Chilla village,…

Grey Francolin or Partridge makes soft clucking call - Locally called Safed Teetar, in Panna

Madhya Pradesh

We filmed this safed teetar in the grasslands of Hinauta in Panna National Park in central India. The partridge is making the soft clucking sound that a covey makes, to stay in contact with each other.

One hidden fort, series of islands in a line, in this central Indian rainwater dam, in Panna

Madhya Pradesh

Ranguwan Dam in Panna district of Madhya Pradesh, harbours a series of island not unlike the Adam's bridge between Sri Lanka and India! The dam's head shuts off excess flow of monsoon rainwater trapped within the vast reservoir.

Ken River Lodge treehouse restaurant overlooking the Ken River in 360 degree view, in Panna

Madhya Pradesh·river

A wide 360-degree view of the Machaan or treehouse restaurant on the Ken River in Panna National Park. Exotic and stunning, a luxury resort in the middle of a beautiful forest in Madhya Pradesh.

'Ken River Lodge' or the "tree house" as the locals call it, in Panna

Madhya Pradesh·forest · river

A property that is just 600mtrs away from the Panna National Park entrance, 'Ken River Lodge' is a paradise stay amidst the woods and right on the edge on Ken river.

Aerial view of swollen Ken river as it flows through Panna Park in Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh·forest · river

What a lovely play of clouds in motion, as we fly over the Ken River in central India. The brown muddy swollen monsoon waters give way to lush green tiger forests on both sides, even as one can look for magar crocs and gharials in the water…

Swollen Ken river gushes through new channels to join the Yamuna river downstream, in Panna

Madhya Pradesh·river · forest

Mass of floodwaters during the monsoon of 2019, in the Panna National Park region, and the Ken Crocodile Sanctuary area.

Waterfalls of central India: Dizzyingly high fall rejuvenated with monsoonal rain, in Panna

Madhya Pradesh·forest · monsoon

Watch this amazing waterfall in its full glory during the monsoons of India. Panna, a district lying on the north-east region in the state of Madhya Pradesh, sits on active diamond mines and is surrounded by rolling meadows with evergreen t…

Dhundua falls in the centre of Panna National Park: waterfalls of Central India

Madhya Pradesh·forest · monsoon

Named after the heavy mist created at the base of the fall, Dhundua means misty. The waterfall is active during monsoon and post-monsoon. During summers it is home to vultures as the cliff becomes totally dry.