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forest · farmland

A house is a permanent structure meant for people to live in, but for a tribe of South India, houses need to be built nearly 40 – 50 feet high above the ground.

hills · wildlife

What a nicely coordinated set of movements, it would appear that these Lion-tailed Macaques have! Of course, they're just doing their thing, and inquisitively too! The Lion-tailed Macaque (Macaca silenus), or the Wanderoo, is an Old World m…

Uttarakhand·wildlife · hills

Imagery in High Definition from across the Himalaya! A Himalayan Fox at a Snow Leopard kill, the Valley of Flowers, daisies in Landour, the Himalayan Barbet at its nest-hole, the White-breasted Dipper in the Teesta in Sikkim, and other imag…

forest · temple

Mining in Rajasthan, as seen from atop a hill-top temple. Capparis vegetation with the edge of the dunes... Tal Chhapar Sanctuary is a sanctuary located in the Churu district of Northwestern Rajasthan in the Shekhawati region of India.

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Blackbuck at Tal chappar Sanctuary in Rajasthan The distinctive horns of the Blackbuck are ringed with 1 to 4 spiral turns, rarely more than 4 turns, and can be as long as 79 cm (31 in). A trophy Blackbuck is greater than 46 cm (18 in).

wildlife · forest

Sambar deer at Sariska National Park and Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, India. a pair of mud-caked Sambar cross each other in the deciduous forests of Sariska, in the Aravalli range.

wildlife · forest

Animals cannibalism on display - a Wild Boar eats her own young! Sariska is probably one of the most visited parks in India.

wildlife · forest

Langurs in Sariska, en route Pandupol temple. Young langur cub suckling milk from the mother's teat! The young langur is playing around with the barbed wire fencing on which the mother sits.

Rajasthan·wildlife · forest

The Keoladeo Ghana National Park or Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary lies between two of India's most historic cities, Agra and Jaipur.

birds · wildlife

Bharatpur Bird Sactuary, located in the State of Rajasthan, is an important wintering ground of Palaearctic migratory waterfowl and is renowned for its large congregation of non-migratory resident breeding birds.

wildlife · forest

A lone Peacock and a pair of young Nilgai in a dry summer-time khejri forest of Rajasthan, india. The nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus), sometimes called nilgau, is the largest Asian antelope.

wildlife · birds

Animals in Tal Chappar Sanctuary . Blackbuck or kala hiran, nilgai or Blue bull, Demoiselle Cranes and more! Tal Chhapar Sanctuary is a sanctuary located in the Churu district of Northwestern Rajasthan in the Shekhawati region of India.

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The Sariska Palace was built in 19th century by the Maharaja of Alwar. The palace was converted into forest reserve in the year 1955 and was made a national park in the year 1982, today it consists of the royal ambience it used to have earl…

desert · wildlife

Small tastes and bits of India's largest state, Rajasthan. Also known as Land of Kings, this state is located on the north western side of the India, where it comprises most of the wide and inhospitable Thar Desert (also known as the "Rajas…

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

As always, the day begins with the sunrise. Around that time, Keoladeo National Park - a former duck-hunting reserve of the Maharajas - opens its gates and let its first visitors in.

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The lovely metamorphic outcrops and rock formations of the ancient Aravalli range pass through Sariska National Park in Rajasthan.

forest · wildlife

An aerial view of the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan: forests outside Sawai Madhopur. Ranthambore National Park is one of the biggest and most renowned national park in Northern India.

forest · desert

A captive star tortoise feeds on fresh green leaves at a village in Rajasthan. The Indian star tortoise is a medium-sized species of tortoise found in the dry and arid forests of both Indian and Sri Lanka.

river · forest

Waterfall in Kerala's rain forest zone, around a tea garden. Typical Wyanaad forest countryside. From the water rises a misty spray from the force of the waterfall! This is Nilgiri Thar habitat...

hills · highway

Adimali Hills laced with a thin layer of clouds looks spectacular from the sky during sunset. Water bodies between the small hillocks and valleys and highway running between the valley.

river · birds

The lush green scenery along the backwaters of Kerala, India. A dense forest of coconut palm trees lines the water's edge. The calm water features reflections of the surrounding greenery and some small ducks swimming.

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Civet cats, quail (some of them rare species), red and Naga chillies and tamarind - all vie for space in the shops of Kohima's exotic meat market.

birds · village

A group of village hunters (would be called poachers anywhere else in India!) enter the thick rain-forest around their village for a shikar session, in north-east India's Nagaland state.