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Kas and Thosegad

travelsunravels — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:06:00 +0000

Location Guide:

Satara to Old Tunnel to Kas Valley to Kas Lake back to Tunnel to Thosegarh (Thosegad)

As soon as we took right turn before the Old tunnel in Satara it was a different world altogether.

Once the Ghats were finished we were in Kas Pathars. This is a place with some of the most scenic landscapes. The best time to visit Kas valley is in September. During this time the valley is also known as valley of flowers. The slopes of the valley are all covered with different colours of flowers.

After getting down from Kas valley the Kas Lake welcomed us. I have always been awed by the serenity of this Lake.

All the natural places have there own signatures. The Kas Lake have these trees half submerged in the waters of Lake. These trees have always been a synagogue of the lake.

In Kas valley on both sides of the road has two big rocks. The best part about these gigantic rocks is the shape that Nature has provided them. They appear to be Natures answer to man made Castles. One rock also have these two straight and minarets shaped rocks which resemble to the entrance gate to this Castle.

On my way back, I met with this Camera friendly Butterfly. Usually I have always aspired to take snaps of these big butterflies but they have always eluded me. But this time there was no disappointment.

We came back to the Old tunnel of Satara and after crossing the tunnel we took right turn to Thosegarh.

Thosegarh is the deepest water fall of Maharashtra. The sound of water welcomes you and before even seeing this natural marvel it creates a sense of anticipation and as soon as the water fall come in sight I felt that I anticipated very less. The water fall has a calming effect and although there were around 30 people around us but I felt nothing but the presence of the Waterfall.

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Photographs of Tigers

Monkeys on and around the podium of Waterfall are a treat to watch

During this trip I took these two photographs of my parents which could easily epitomize my master card advertisement story “There are many things in life which money can’t buy, for every thing else there is Master card”

The Historical Kopeshwar Temple at Khidrapur

travelsunravels — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:57:00 +0000

Location: 60 KMS South East of Kolhapur.

Location Guide: Kolhapur to Icchalkaranji to Abdullat to Kurundwad to Akiwat to Khidrapur.

People say that a few initial steps in a journey provide the signs of what lies ahead. I must say this proved out to be the case this time. The nests of the weaving birds were a pleasant surprise but I didn’t knew that it was just a beginning of a wonderful trip filled up with sightings of some of the most amazing birds that I will come across

The only crop that you see on both sides of the road is the Sugar Cane. Absolute green Sugar cane fields filled with loads of water, black soil and loads of birds surrounding them. I kept on amusing for the entire trip that is this same Maharashtra where farmers committing suicides along with their families is such a common news that it now does not even qualify to make to a page 3 news item.

One of the most notable villages that come on the way is Sainik Takli. Legend has it that every family in the village has a son working in Indian Army. The sign boards of the village clearly carries distinct Military patterns, the lawn of the Government primary school are well trimmed and well maintained.

A Step in to History:

As soon as one enters the temple premises, the temple’s aura takes over and the entire appearance of this temple takes us in to a different age altogether. The temple is made up of Black stone and the architecture of the temple resembles itself with that of Konark of Puri and other traditional ancient south Indian temples. It was built by Shilahar King Gandaraditya, Vijayaditya and Bhoj-II between 1109 and 1178 A.D

The most astonishing fact about this temple is the fact that the black stone used to build the temple are found no where near 600 Kms in any direction. One of the theories regarding transportation of these stones from South India to this location proposes that it was done through water channel of Krishna River.

Legend has it that lord Shiva was intensely furious when sati Parvati jumped into Daxa`s sacrifice. He received peace of mind only after visiting the Khidrapur Mandir.

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The Temple is comprised of four units the Swargamandapam, Sabhamandapam, Antaral Kaksha and Garbha griha. The first one being the Entrance of the temple and forms the outline to the temple.

All the external Pillars protruding out of the foundation of the Temple have symbols of power and strength carved out on them. Symbols like A bull, a Wild goat with curled horns, Elephant etc provides symbolic strength to the structure of the temple. They have proved there planner and architect correct in every sense by sustaining the weight of this temple for ages.

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The divine trinity of Bramha, Vishnu and Mahesh guard the two sides and the back side of the temple. Shiva being at the centre of all the three statues signifies that the temple has always been a Shiva temple.

The most intriguing part of the temple is the second unit. It is a dome that has an open finished circle on the top of it. If one lies down below this dome and looks to the open skies it gives a feeling of that how moon can be so near? Feels like being on Chandrayan.

To lie down under dome made me feel like being just under the moon. Moon never ever was so very near.

There are two possible theories that are floated around regarding the openness of the dome from the top. The first one proposes that the temple was to be made in one single night and this was the only part of the temple that could not be made that night. It’s hard to believe and rely on this theory as the dome of the temple never appears to be a half cooked structure. In fact we can observe fineness and symmetry around the open part of the dome. This gives more strength and conviction to the second theory, which proposes that this open dome was meant to be the doors or channels to heaven. The worships (Yagya) being performed under the dome and the holy smoke along with holy recitations reaches directly to the Gods placed in Heavens.

This part of the temple has most of the sculptures depicting common man (mostly from Vaishya community) worshiping and other astonishing stone carved art forms on pillars.

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The transition from the open dome to the third unit is welcomed by Yakshas (Angels) on both sides of the door.

The third unit has different sculptures on the pillars of the temple. The pillars have stories of the ancient Panchtantra, Ramayana, and depiction of different reincarnations like Narsimha Avtar with Bhakt Prahlad, Kali Devi, Hanuman and Gautam Buddha etc.

The depiction of stories of Panchtantra and carved statue of Gautam Buddha are the most surprising and enigmatic parts of this unit. I also believe that this temple must have also acted to keep the followers of Baudha religion united with main stream Hindu religion

The Above carving depicts the Story of a monkey who be friends a Crocodile and daily gives him berries of his tree. One day influenced by his wives judgment that some who eats such sweet berries daily must be very tasty to eat, the Crocodile decides to eat the monkey, The monkey fools the crocodile and escapes.

To refer to the detailed story please visit : http://www.culturalindia.net/indian-folktales/panchatantra-tales/monkey-and-crocodile.html

The Above carved stone depicts the story of a tortoise who befriends two birds. After some days the tortoise expresses his desire to fly like his friends and suggests that if the two birds carry him with stick in there mouth he can fly. Eventually the stick breaks in mid air and the tortoise dies.

Carving of Ma Kali:

Carving of the Monkey God- Hanuman

Carving of Buddha:

The Fourth unit of the temple forms the Garbh grah (The main dome) of the temple. This unit has a Shiva Ling in the centre.

Faces of most of the statues have been mutilated. History says that this was done by Adil Shah the ruler of near by Bijapur Kingdome. This goes to show that religious fanaticism has always been the bane of all the forms of Human expressions.

The temple is under the supervision of Archeological survey of India. There are two staffs posted at this temple site. Mr. Parmeshwar (an ex-service man from the Gunners) and Mr. Umesh Gurav (appointed as the priest of the temple). Umesh carries a lot of information regarding the temple and it is recommended to go around the temple with him.

Nature & Kolhapur

travelsunravels — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:55:00 +0000

These are the Pictures of Natural life in an around Kolhapur. I am fortunate enough to capture many snaps of a wonderful bird known as Fan tailed flycatcher, A Kite, and Amazing White Jawakusum Flower.

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The Gully Mohalla Cricket Clubs

travelsunravels — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:42:00 +0000

The Gulli Mohalla Cricket Clubs

The Preface:

This is not a work of creativity. I am not saying that I have plagiarized this from some other author but what ever I have written in here is all the idiosyncrasies that I have observed and gone through myself on local level cricket grounds/ Road side, on the road cricket, the cricket in the balconies, drawing rooms, bedrooms, Corridors of Hostels as well as hospitals.

Cricket lovers in India like me just require a will to play and the old adage “where there is a will there is a way”, follows instantaneously and some time miraculously too. The players, the equipment, the rules all become flexible as per the mood of players (Some times it can be a single player as well.)

I have tried to bring forth the linkages of cricket with different Indian processes and rituals that makes cricket such an adorable game in India? What goes through the minds of the reincarnations of the Sachins, the Sehwags, and the Gangulys when they make their strides in to the grounds, the roads, the balconies and some times courts of other sports as well?

This column is linkage to my memories of playing as well as watching the sport which like me most of the Indians adore as more of an insider than an outsider.

Chapter -1

The formation of the Club/Teams/two individuals:

The proximity connect: More often then not it’s the Geographical connect between the members of the club. The usual same age group boys staying in same or near by housing society form the members of the club. The best part about this club is the synchronization that they exhibit in terms of start and stop of the play.

The play is on two times to even three times a day during the summer vacations but it is totally off during the examination time. The play during the normal time starts meticulously in the evening and finishes off as well with precision (Thanks to the tuition and coaching classes).

I still have distinct school time images of Me, Iyer, Chaubey, Baljeet, Vicky, Appu, Chini, playing in the grounds (I am just using ground as a word for my own convenience. To be very frank they were just about 2500 Sq. ft of open space with a lot of control required on batting so that the ball remains in play. )

Some times I remember that how the not so old Uncles while coming back from offices before having their cuppa Chai use to test the sharpness of their skills with bat and bowl (more often then not it used to be Bat). The first step to join the play use to be standing on their scooters for some time and exchanging some smiles with the cricketers. There use to be a bit of comments on the play before making it obvious that they want to join in. If their skills were still young (at least on that day) they automatically use to get their Chellas (fellow students), if the skills were a bit (or a lot) rusty they use to make themselves the gurus of cricket. The Channel of Gyan of cricket and memories of golden age of cricket (not the 1983 or carry packer age) but the college ages or school times when they mystically (as it use to appear to the young boys) used to be ultra talented.

What use to give these uncles more joy was the fact that the boys use to take it as a challenge to get them out (or at least beat him) and for that they use to deploy best of the bowlers for those 2 to 3 deliveries. Not to mention the wives of these uncles watching from Balconies for grabbing a chance to cheer their hero or to tease him once he comes back home depending on performance. This to my mind is the most perfect example of an “a win- win situation”.

I can still remember those chilly days of December first week during the Babri Masjid demolition, when cricket use to take away the tensions of Communal riots in Bhopal, There was curfew imposed in Bhopal and we use be at our colony’s common roof entire day to keep ourselves basking in the sun during the winters apart from guessing that the smoke emerging out belongs to which part of the Bhopal. We use to play cricket as well. Amongst all of us at the roof top a battery powered radio use to be there. That time Anil bhaiya, Deepak bhaiya, Anand, Annu, Me, Baba, Dhramadhikari Uncle all use to play cricket on the roof for most of the day. Amongst these roof-top cricketers Anil, Deepak, and Anand all had their own shops in the market place and it is still beyond my imagination and comprehension the kind of stress they must be going through during the curfew period. There were at least 3 -4 arsoning cases that use to get reported in our area every day. But it was the magic of cricket that uses to keep their minds off the tensions in the city.

The biggest problem that we use to face was the fact that whenever the ball use to go down the roof that was the end of it. To keep the play going either we were required to have a new ball in stock or stop the play till the break In Curfew.

Suddenly the plastic ball entered in to the list of essentials to be bought along with Wheat, Milk and Pulses during the curfew breaks.

In the nights of summers the Shopkeepers across the main road use to play Night cricket under the lights. Please do not think that these were flood lights. These use to be the Sodium vapour lamps of the Main road. The plastic ball use to be White in Colour. The most significant instrument they use to play with was the stumps (innovative stump). It uses to be the rectangle shaped standing sign board of the Sunraj Electricals.

The coach and the guide: Epitomizes energy conservation principles.

The Old Foxes:

Most of the clubs more often then not has an elderly member (usually in his high 30’s). They are the living legends of the sport. There dedication and passion for the sport is unquestionable and unparallel.

Every day waking up in morning at 6 o’clock and being at ground at 6:30 AM sharp. No matter how late and for what reason they have slept so late. Playing one match at the ground from 6:30 to 8:30, and then rushing back to home to get ready for the office becomes a part of routine.

These are the old foxes of the game and are keen students of the game as well. Nothing hides their eyes. A first look at them when they are not in action will give a feeling they are the luggage in the team. But the looks could be deceptive. Once in action they prove out to be biggest assets of the team.

They epitomize the laws of energy conservation. Only that amount of energy is released which is necessary. The super computers works out efficiently which part of ground will allow an easy double.

The usual position for these old foxes is behind the wickets. They always have advice, tip or instructions ready to be served at any moment of the game. Some of the tips are like “ tez phenk”, “one bounce throw”, which end to throw, “Back up kar”, “Off ki line par phenko”, “khinch ke khila”, “Pair nikal ke khel”, “Start le”, etc. Meaning of some of the tips like “Khinch ke khila” and “Chad ke Khel” still eludes me.

These old foxes have only interest in playing the game. Not in winning it. Some times even the umpire decision gets over ruled because these old war horses are considered to be more reliable sources of decision making.

One of the key contributions these people bring with them is discipline. There is no usage of Abusive language (Gali Galonch), no consumption of tobacco products (Gutka and cigarettes) on the field.

The Rule making process:

The rule making process is a complex one to explain but not at all complex to follow. I am not sure that with my limited writing abilities I will be able to explain the same. The rule making process broadly depends on 5 major factors, The Number of players, Ground size, Playing material, the proximity factor and the amount of energy the players want to spend.

Actually the number of players and ground size are the two functions that play crucial factor in rule making. Ten odd players are fit for a ground to play on; they are also fit to play on a 1500 odd square feet roof as well. Only difference that differentiates the two plays is the common fielding.

The overlapping of standard rules to the Gali Mohalla cricket rules keeps on increasing with the standard cricket as the ground size and the number of players keep on increasing. The rule making process takes a new innovative and creative turn when the game is played on roofs, corridors, roads, gullies and other such places.

Caught “One tip one hand” happens to be the most prevalent and almost a taken for granted rule at such venues. This rule specifically helps while playing on roof top and other congested venues as the batsmen use to take less liberty while shot making. Talking about roof top cricket one rule was unquestionable that was if ball goes out of the roof the batsmen is out and the batsmen has to go downstairs to fetch the ball. With such rules in force the cricket suddenly takes a drastic turn and becomes a Bowlers game.

I still have vivid memories of cricket that we use to play on MIG flats roof. Sachin Bramhe, Amit Kurchania, Nanu and his brother, Lokesh and Sannu all of us use to play. A light weight Plastic ball, a standard light weight bat made out of Spruce wood, and Chappal marked virtual stumps use to be the part of accessories used. One of the most ambiguous rule uses to be that a batsmen cannot be given out on a “fast delivery”. Judgment of this fast delivery has got nothing to do with objectivity. Decisions usually use to go in favour of that team which has got a better arguer. The straight walls around 7 feet wide on both sides of the bowler use to be the hitting area for 2 runs, the deep walls on long on and long off use to be the boundary walls. Running was not at all allowed as it uses to make tremors at the homes down below.

There were certain houses where if the ball was gone that use to be the end of it. Suddenly the ball’s ownership use to get transferred to those house owners. Not to mention the penalty to the batsman who has made the shot use to be out and this use to be beyond discussion and arguments.

Playing on roads used to be more fun then playing on roofs. Me, Ramu anna, Pappu, Abhay Gwaliorkar, Amit Deshmukh (Tukdi), Manish Malhotra (Mannu or Monto) we all use to play on the road in front of Tukdi’s government quarter in South TT Nagar. That use to be fun. We had two amazing close range fielders who use to guard the positions of forward short leg and Silly point. And they were so sharp at there fielding that they never use to miss a single catch. Actually these two were the trenches on the two sides of the road and any stroke that uses to make the ball reach direct to those trenches that was the curtains for the batsman. The matches used to be very intense, and the series was known as the “Pepsi cup”. The winning team used to get treated by Pepsi.

Bunking the classes at school and playing cricket was almost a routine then an exception. A folding steel chair use to act as stumps. Scoring was possible in all forms Boundaries and running. We all use to buy formal school shoes open air foot path markets which used to cost around Rs 90/- a pair. Even if the shoe bites the dust the pinch never uses to get to the wallets.

The euphemistic names of the comrades:

As the games rules changes so does the names of the team members. Mostly this naming process depends on the on field etiquettes and mannerisms exhibited by these players.

Names like “Jad boot” (Heavy footed), “Shaktiman” (The power man), “Gada- dhari Bheem”(Legendary Bhima carrying a mallet ), “Dimboo”, “Bhata phek” (One whose bowling action is like a stone thrower), kadhi (euphemism for Marathi Commarades), Sindhi, Half Cut, Nagraj, Goga, Doga etc to name a few.

It’s too obvious that players would be named in the names of popular players as well. But it’s not only on real life players but nomenclature also follows the reel life names. Bhuvan, Kachra and Goli are a few names from the blockbuster “Lagaan” which are freely used while playing.

The sporting equipments:

The art of making standard cricketing equipments is indeed a subtle art, but finding a suitable substitute to the standard sporting equipment is as subtle as it gets. From marking three lines on a wall from a piece of brick or coal representing never falling stumps, to using a tyre (as large as a bicycle tyre to as small as a scooter tyre). From bats to stumps and even the balls all can be made from the surrounding materials. As I said in the preface that it just requires a will to play and the way follows instantaneously as well as miraculously.

The Stumps are equipment which has most number of substitutes. Most close relative is a set of three sticks taken from near bushes and making them fit in to grooves of two bricks. The most problematic part with this kind of stump is the moody nature in terms of standing capabilities of these stumps. Some times they are as easy to erect that it seems like a child’s play, but on its day it can defy all the principles of civil engineering and will not stand up at any cost.

The second most common substitute for the stumps is the three small pebbles. I call these as the “virtual stumps”. They are the guiding stars of the stump line but the only problem is that the height of these stumps tends to go to infinity. And also to prove that the batsman is out or not out requires lot of debate and imagination (in case of getting an out decision this imagination only click to the bowling team). The same visual which is crystal clear to the bowling team seems to evade the batting team’s eyes as if nothing has happened. But these stumps are very helpful as they are readily available across all the geographies and also the installation is the simplest.

Another set of stumps made of stones is more tangible in terms of contact area with the ball. These stumps are made by placing one over other square, rectangle and other near quadrilateral shaped rocks. Every team has a subject matter expert in arranging these rocks to form a sustainable stump. The problem with these stumps is the dependence on subject matter expert and the erection time after every collapse.

The most widely used set of stumps on the street cricket is a chair (a folding iron chair or a PVC chair). The PVC chair forms a three dimensional stump as even if the ball hits the width part of the chair the batsman is declared out.

The substitute for a bat is available in almost all the homes in India. The name is “Mogri”, a bat shaped wooden equipment used for washing clothes. Even the rectangle wood pieces from the cartons are used as bats. Bats are also made up of packaging spruce wood. In tennis ball cricket these bats do pack a punch.

The balls are some times made of compressed pieces of poly bags tied with a rubber band or a string and it is ready to be used. During my MBA days we even use to play with a table tennis ball in our hall during night. One thing to mention that in throw and under arm bowling the kind of spin talent Guli cricket has got can easily make Shane Warne, Murali, and Saqulain run for there money. Raghu who is a very close friend of mine use to twist his wrists in so many ways and yet miraculously could throw a ball which does not even spins an inch and comes as straight as a dart.

The discussions at the end of the match:

The discussions at the end of the match and in between and during the match vary from cricket to beauty analysis of girls to movie reviews to home works and studies as well.

One thing that caught my attention is the fact that the cricket jargon gets changed as per playing community. In Kolhapur all of us who play are Bankers and some one getting out on a duck is called as a “cheque bounce”, and when the first delivery of the over gets beaten for a boundary the bowler is instructed to check “infant delinquency”.

I still could remember the lanky figure of Pappu bhai, the local cable operator of Income Tax colony. He used to open the batting for his team. There was only one shot in his stroke making dictionary, the long heave over Long on. More often then not the connection use to fail and he use to come back saying “Bat pe sahi se nahi aayi”.

The post match analysis tends to be a bit longer during the Sundays. Sometimes even movie reviews, political analytics, Girls next doors anything use to occupy the discussion table (discussion ground).

The Sunsets of Kolhapur

travelsunravels — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:38:00 +0000

The Sunsets at Kolhapur:

The Sunset at Historical Rankala Lake

Series of Sunsets:

The Amba Jungles

travelsunravels — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:23:00 +0000

The Jungles of Amba are located nearly 60 Kms from Kolhapur on the road to Ratnagiri. These forests are again a part of Western Ghats.

I came across Amazing flowers,landscapes, wild life and not to mention peace of mind.

The Flowers in Amba Ghat-

During the onset of Monsoons the Scenic beauty of Amba Forests is just a treat to watch.

Amba forest holds amazing flora and fauna. One just cant stop admiring the wild flowers on the way to Ghats.

The Bird Life:

The Jungles are Amba are home to some of the very rare species like The great Indian Squirrel, Russel viper snakes and loads of Ambhibians.

To my luck I could find these birds but even sitting in the foothills of the ghats and watching these birds was a treat.

The Landscapes of Western Ghats- Amba Jungles:

Certain landscapes just takes your breath away. The Onset of monsoons clouds on western ghats is just a sight which never can be resisted.

The Malwan (Malvan) Trip- In Monsoons

travelsunravels — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:54:00 +0000

I visited Malwan in Monsoons with my friend Avadhoot. Avadhoot himself is a Malwani Manoos . That proved out to be a great favour for me.

Malwan has a lazy elegance attached to it. The lazy elegance comes from the fact that Malwan is so very well gifted with natural resource (Fishes, Cashew, the Alphonso Mangoes, Coconut, Kokum berries).

The Malwan is home to one of the most beautiful back waters river.

The life in Malwan is as close as it gets with the Nature. Even the Ganesh Idols for the Ganesh Festival are made by Mud, and not Plaster of Paris (I call it Plaster of India).

I Spoke with these creators of the god In my tuti Phuti Marathi (My breaking Marathi). My basic anxiety was to know that what do they do during the other time of the year? They informed me that they go on fishing trailers and also do Kokum farming during other 8 non monsoon months. And to take care of their livelihood Lord Ganesh comes to their rescue.

This is a Ganesh Temple which visited in Malwan and trust me that Image of this Idol is going to be etched in my mind forever.

Scenic Beauty of Malwan
On my way to Malwan I took photographs of Vengurla shores from hills of vengurla

I still believe that my camera was not able to capture even a half of the beauty that the scenes over their offered.

The Sea Shore and Back water: This photograph shows the thin line of white sand between the Sea and the Back water.

The Nature and Malwan

This Crab was really a Model crab . It gave so many full of patience poses for photographs.

The Monsoons flowers in Malwan:

The Malwan Sunsets in Backwaters:

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Nature in full swing – Western Ghats

travelsunravels — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:53:00 +0000

The forests in Western Ghats offer a wide range wild life. The Ghats are home to some of the rare species and hold distinction of having these species in abundance.

The Red Eyed Eagle:

The Yellow Eyed Eagle:

This Yellow eyed eagle was looking at me and when I was just about to click the shutter she lifted a leg in such grace as if she was ready foe the pose.

The Other Birds are the little humming birds

The Langoors and the the red faced monkeys are very common through out the Ghats and they are Camera friendly as well. They prefer to give poses while taking a Snap.

When I visited the Ghats it was breeding season and I could see a lot of young off springs. The ape breeding was specially in full swing.

The monkeys kept on reminding me one message only ” Even we understand about family planning”

The Flooded tree:

This tree I came across in the flooded river in Kolhapur

The Koyna Back water Experience

travelsunravels — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:43:00 +0000

The Koyna Dam is one of the biggest dams in Maharashtra. The Backwaters of Koyna are home to some of the most scenic land-scapes in India.

The back waters are formed by the water that cascades down the slopes of the the Western Ghats. The Water falls just mesmerizes and lets us spell bound by their Purity and divinity.The Waterfalls in Koyna come in all sizes, Small, Not so small, Big, and Ultra Big.

The Scenic land-scapes of Koyna also offers a visual treat for Insect and butterfly lovers. I tried hard to capture Big and beautiful butterflies but success always eluded me as were the butterflies.

The Slopes of Koyna offers an amazing display of Natural Beauty.

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