“monsoon”

highway · wildlife

a bucolic monsoon view from a Bishnoi village area around Pali in Rajasthan. Another day in the life of a peafowl flock.

village · aerial

Jumping up and down with super motivation and enthusiasm is team white of pear and apple throwing villagers at the Bagwal festival in Devidhura, Champawat.

festival · village

Kumaoni villagers of the western Himalaya smile and wave to our camera from the air, as our drone hovers over the massive crowds waiting to see the stone slugging fest.

village · festival

A festive atmosphere prevails when one village stones another! Team orange at Bagwal festival of Devidhura Champawat, Uttarakhand With much revelry and camaraderie, the grotesque stone pelting festival gets off to a start as villagers conve…

festival · village

When one village stones another! Team orange at Bagwal festival of Devidhura Champawat, Uttarakhand With much revelry and camaraderie, the grotesque stone pelting festival gets off to a start as villagers converge at the Bagwal Festival gro…

hills · village

A drone captures a stunning aerial view of Ransi village, near Ukhimath in Uttarakhand, revealing its location on a steep mountainside adorned with lush green terraced fields.

aerial · village

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

hills · aerial

Laitlum Canyon and Village in Meghalaya showcase a dramatic landscape of steep, rolling hills blanketed in lush green vegetation and scattered large rocks.

festival · village

With much revelry and camaraderie, the grotesque stone pelting festival gets off to a start as villagers converge at the Bagwal Festival grounds in Devidhura Champawat, for the stone pelting fight, to the chanting of religious texts and lin…

festival · village

Through the shifting monsoon mists one comes across an otherwise enchanting Himalayan village with a strange story to tell each season during the time of the rakhi festival.

village · farmland

A typical village in the Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh reflects the raw beauty and historical depth of central India’s ravine landscape.

Almora, Uttarakhand·hills · village

Perched high above Almora in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, Kasar Devi Village awakens beneath a dramatic Himalayan sky.

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…

highway · hills

Enjoy a peaceful daytime drive in Meghalaya, where a smooth two-lane road stretches through rolling green hills under a bright blue sky filled with soft white clouds.

monsoon · river

The recent flash floods in the otherwise drought-prone area of Gujarat's Saurashtra region has not only hindered human lives, but also killed eight lions and a number of other animals like blue bulls, spotted deers, etc.

monsoon · village

When in Nepal remember that summer monsoon comes likes an uninvited guest, the rains can hit you any time of the day. So while trekking in Nepal, do carry a poncho and a rain cover for your bags and cameras both.

hills · village

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…

aerial · festival

Young Kumaoni lads try to pick up big stone at Bagwal festival in Champawat's Devidhura in Uttarakhand.

highway · village

Chhindwara to Nagpur driving journey through rural and urban landscape, across Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra highway infrastructure. Tunnel vision - view from the end of a tunnel.

Uttarakhand·village · monsoon

A typical Kumaon village in the Champawat district around Almora in Uttarkhand. Note the slate roofs and the traditional pahari architecture. Monsoon season brings about a makeover for the Himalaya.

monsoon · highway

The usual road looks like a raging river for these villagers in Telangana after days of incessant rain during the monsoon. Volunteers with ropes at both ends of the flooded street for others to cross holding onto the rope.

village · river

A village woman has a swim in the local stream or aqueduct / canal, while a village boy takes his goats for a walk.

Madhya Pradesh·village · forest

Picture perfect old world India, with rural village settlements that like straight out of the Alps, at the edge of thick central Indian tiger forests, with plenty of monsoon waters, open sky country and conservation lands next door, in Pann…