Mar 4, 2011

Another view towards the Yamuna

the side facing the Yamuna, another view

The Taj Mahal @ Agra

the first look at the Taj Mahal one saw queues and queues of people swarming the white structure from all sides - one busy day!

Frost covered home

Caught this frozen-in-ice-home sloping down the hills, viewed through an assortment of dried branches @ Kufri

Snow clad mountains

From Narkanda towards Kufri while we were stuck on the road for around 2 hours in heavy snowfall, this is how beautiful the road ahead looked

Elephants getting ready for Vela (the village festival)


These magnificent mammals are much sought after and have a fan following of their own.They get absolutely pampered during Vela, the village festival which falls during the last week of May in our village @ Kerala, A tusker is seen getting ready here

Mar 2, 2011

Sunset enroute Kolhapur

Driving towards Kolhapur caught the sun rays getting filtered in a setting sky. no effects, no photoshopping, just a plain beautiful picture

Backyard vegetation @ our Kerala home

Nice, bright, shiny new - caught a few of these leaves at the backyard during a Kerala visit

Trek to Karnala - just after monsoons

On a trek to Karnala, spotted this rock sporting a vibrant coat of moss