Friday Photo: Bhootada Kola
Bhootada Kola – a traditional practice of worship in South Karavali.
Photo Essay: Lakes, Streams, Waterfalls, Rivers, Sea,..
Water bodies have a charm that pulls them to me intently. I can spend endless hours sitting on a rock, dipping my legs into the gentle flow of the river. The sight of a clean and pleasing lake or a river fills me with an urge to get into it for a swim, or to sit on its bank and while away my time. Sound of waves in a lonely beach after sunset, or song of a river or waterfall give me a pleasure that I can’t describe. Would I have a choice, I would live next to a river, not too far away from the sea and go swimming the first thing every morning. Some images of the magic of water –
An unusual view of a section of Jog Falls – India’s tallest Waterfall.
Ramanganga flows quietly on a cold winter morning in Corbett National Park
Kappad beach near Kozhikode, in North Kerala.
A nondescript stream near Chikmaglur.
A small pond with fresh and clean water from a spring in Mahakoota, a small temple village.
Muthyala Madu, a small waterfall that comes alive in the rainy seasons, just outside Bangalore.
Long and empty beach at Gokarna, a small town in Karnataka.
Mattupetty Dam, Munnar, Kerala
Samiti Lake is a picture published often here. At almost 14,000 feet near Goecha La, Kanchenjunga National Park, Sikkim.
Hirekolale Lake, Chikmaglur.
Chandratal Lake, Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh.
A frozen lake at Goecha la, Kanchenjunga National Park, Sikkim.
Shivanasamudra Waterfall, Karnataka.
Tungabhadra River at Hampi, Karnataka.
Chandra River, Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh.
And finally, Ganga at Rishikesh.
Friday Photo: Sunset Ridge
Thadiyandamol, Coorg.