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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 [...]

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 [...]

Gandikota is a nondescript town in Andhra Pradesh. But in its glory days, a Chalukyan king built a massive fort, the remains of which thrill visitors till date. Anyone who has paid attention to [...]

Monsoon in Southern India is best experienced in Kerala. I visited Munnar has one of the winners of the Kanan Devan #PhotographyEscapade contest. We spent an awesome 2.5 days shooting different [...]

Savandurga is a very popular trekking spot near Bangalore. The largest monolith rock in Asia lies here, and entices thrill seekers from the city. However, surrounding the massive mountain are a [...]

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 [...]

The journey from Kaza to Chandratal was long and tiresome. The sun was harsh, and I was weary after a sleepless night at Langza. It was probably the high altitude that gave me insomnia, and I [...]

Langza is a village situated at a hieght of 16,500 feet or 4400 MSL. At that altitude, things are not the same. For one, there are no trees (as you can see). We saw only one or two trees during [...]

Ghat is a tiny village in Uttaranchal. Most travelers here are on their way to Kuari Pass. When we stopped overnight at Ghat in 2009, we too were embarking on the trek to Kuari Pass. A taxi [...]

Savandurga is a popular trekking spot close to Bangalore. Considered as one of the largest monolithic rock formations, it takes about 2 hours to climb up. This makes for an easy day trip. When my [...]