“monsoon”

highway

We found this python near the Chhatarpur road, in the midst of a lot of busy traffic and pedestrian footfalls, in September 2019, in the latter half of the monsoon season.

hills

As monsoon clouds gather, a Nepalese man wearing the traditional topi cap looks across the heavily populated valley of Kathmandu in Nepal.

wildlife · birds

The Sarus crane is the tallest flying bird in the world standing 152-156 cm tall with a wingspan of 240cm. It has a predominantly grey plumage with a naked red head and upper neck and pale red legs.

birds

A female Bluebull antelope sits and chews its cud in lush monsoon grass in Rajasthan, hosting a bevy of flies on its snout and a friendly Myna that sits around and looks for insect prey.

forest · river

Don't you just want to walk that lovely path above the falls, and peer over the ledge or the edge of the precipice and see the water falling to the brown monsoon lagoon below, surrounded by thick forests and a stream emanating from the flow…

river

What a wonderful set of imagery from the Old India - no pollution, dirt, corruption or compromise in sight! This is the way India used to be, and as it still remains, in pockets. And this is the India we love, and fight on for...

monsoon

As the low pressure moved upwards from Tamil Nadu, south coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema received heavy rains. Normal life was disrupted and streets filled with water as the north-east monsoon was especially fierce over Rayalaseema.

lake · flowers

Monsoon wonders from a Delhi pond eco-system. Pied Crested Cuckoos and Crows call in the backdrop, as these Water Lilies display their blooms to full effect, in the wetland created by us at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in Ne…

'Score with Power' says the t-shirt of the Ear Cleaner in Madame Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi! He scopes around the parking lot waiting for clients, has a quick chat with a parking attendant (has a huge bunch of car keys draped around his…

Uttar Pradesh·industry · river

Huge construction project near Delhi/NCR region, on the ecologically sensitive Yamuna / Jamna / Jamuna river-bed near NOIDA, with hundreds of tractors and trucks working away to lift river-bed sand, dredge the riverine alluvial flood plain…

hills · industry

Located on the route to Mahabaleshwar, Parsi Point in Panchganj offers splendid views of the Krishna Valley and the waters of the Dhom Dam.

lake · river

Sunset over the salt pans of Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan. The Sambhar Salt Lake, India's largest inland salt lake, sits 96 km south west of the city of Jaipur (Northwest India) and 64 km north east of Ajmer along National Highway 8 in Rajasth…

Haryana·wildlife · birds

One of India's prettiest birds! Indian Pitta or Navrang feeds chicks at its nest, as brood fledges An adult Indian Pitta feeds a chick inside a nest in Gurugram, Haryana, India.

hills · river

An aerial view of Niti Valley reveals a glacial-fed river winding through a wide sandy bed with multiple braided channels. The water shows a clear turquoise-to-greenish hue, typical of Himalayan rivers during non-monsoon periods.

village · hills

Driving through Meghalaya offers a striking blend of natural beauty and rural life. As vehicles move along gently winding hill roads, low-hanging clouds drift across the landscape, sometimes settling over lush green agricultural fields that…

village · hills

Driving through Meghalaya offers a striking blend of natural beauty and rural life. As vehicles move along gently winding hill roads, low-hanging clouds drift across the landscape, sometimes settling over lush green agricultural fields that…

hills · highway

Driving in Meghalaya during the daytime reveals the full grandeur of Northeast India’s hill landscape. Under clear daylight, the rolling green hills, deep valleys, cascading waterfalls, and dense subtropical forests become vividly visible.

hills · aerial

An aerial view captures the Ksasi River flowing through a verdant valley in the East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya, India, likely near Shella or Dawki, close to the Bangladesh border.

Uttarakhand·hills · wildlife

Monsoon time riverbank bird roots around for insects: Spotted Forktail along Bindal upper head waters.

farmland

Sitting in the monsoon hot humid sun, a Coucal dries its body and chest, jutting its chest forward to dry itself after a foray into a pond, in trying to get a frog.

aerial · hills

Teams from different villages arrive for the stoning festival with stone pelting and throwing of apples and pears.

farmland

Peahen proudly struts around with her chicks in tow, teaching them the ropes of survival and self-care, at the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi, during the latter half of the monsoon season.

flowers · wildlife

Kniphofia or Torch Lily is not a true lily, but makes excellent cut flowers and is loved by bees and birds alike.

Uttarakhand·flowers

Birds and bees love the nectar on our Kniphofia flowers in the western Himalaya! With a Grey-winged Blackbird calling, it is summer-monsoon time in our forests.