Monday, June 30, 2008

Coorg During the Rains...

Dates - 26th to 28th June, 2008..
Venue : Coorg and Mysore..

These are the photos only from my DigiC.. Ashish bhaiiya's camera contains much more..








Tuskers passing through a tribal village in Nagarhole.. ( we found some chained ones further ahead as well)..










Bisecting the predator and its prey (View this image in its full resolution.. and you'll understand why).. .

A couple of deer just shot across the road we were travelling on and disappeared through the bushes.. When we stopped at the location.. (His Majesty) was crouching just at the clearance ( roughly 20 meters .. waiting for us to leave.. so that he could carry on his pursuit.. Pretty surreal 5 minutes..







A herd of deer some distance away from the Tiger spotting location..

We saw a tribal village with a very old lady ( alteast an octogenarian) walking barely 1/2 a km from the tiger's location.. Its amazing how humans and the wild co-exist in the sanctuary..










Freshly plucked coffee.. ( we captured the whole machine line for coffee production.. ) .. will upload the photo when I find it..











Streams on the way to Irpu falls..

( Ankur , Shipra and Ashish )















Mornings at the Chinmayee Home Stay ( close to Madikeri)














Neha and Archan :: Abbey Falls is the backdrop.














At Abbey Falls : the whole Bachha gang except Aditi..


From left to right: Ashish Bhaiyya, Aanchal Bhabhi, Myself, Shipra, Neha and Ankur











Close-up of a recoiling snail, while on the trek back from Abbey...

















Ankur against the panoramic setting of Coorg valley

















Aditi presents a poignant picture alongside the falling mist at Talacauvery, as others join her after the trip to the temple.














Beside one of the gargoyles at Talacauvery, the water body believed to be the source of the Cauvery river..

Wonder why we had the umbrella up?















Feeding the Rabbits at Nisargadhama















The Hanging Bridge walk at NisargaDhama... with Ankur and Shipra having their share of fun...













The Namdroling Monastery at Bylakuppe..
Huge 50 Feet Golden Statues of 3 Budhhas of various eons.















Shipra and me underneath the photos of the current Lamas and Rinpoches..



















Papa outside home stay.. in front of our journey vehicle..