Backwaters at Krishnagiri Dam
One Saturday evening, some friends and I decided to explore Krishnagiri Dam which is located in Tamil Nadu. We set out from Bangalore after lunch and hit NH44 which goes all the way to [...]
Linga at Lepakshi in Andhra Pradesh
Nandi hills is a popular drive from Bangalore. Situation on the outskirts, it is on the highway to Hyderabad. But did you know that if you drove further towards the border between Karnataka and [...]
A Silent Sentinel
A full moon can be hauntingly beautiful. But it is also very difficult to capture in a photograph. Yesterday, when I saw the moon rise from behind hillocks, I couldn’t help but gaze in [...]
Shea Goru on the Hampta Pass Trek
Shea Goru is a place where we camped after crossing Hampta Pass. I shot this photo when I trekked to Hampta Pass in August 2016. It was raining on all days of our trek which made it very [...]
Sunrise at Achyutaraya Temple, Hampi
Achyutaraya temple is one of thee large complexes in Hampi. The best view of this temple is from Matanga hill. A lot of visitors trek up this hill to get a glimpse of sunrise. I shot this photo [...]
Sunrise at Deoria Tal Lake at 8000 feet
Deoria Tal is a lake at an altitude of 2438 meters or 8000 feet in the Gharwal region of Uttaranchal. I camped here as part of a 5 day trek during which we covered Deoria Tal, Tunganath and [...]
St Mary’s Island
St Mary’s Islands are a group of four islands in the Arabian sea, close to Malpe beach in Udupi. Tourists can visit one of the islands, called Coconut Island. Geometric rock formations, as [...]
Sunset at Chandratal Lake in Spiti Valley
We were rushing to finish the 4 km Parikrama around Chandratal lake. It was getting late, and we were worried that the sun would go down and plunge the surrounding in darkness. The winds had [...]
