Auli - Skywatch Friday

They say when you are in love the world seems like a beautiful place, Auli is one such place where you can't help but fall in love. I am sharing one such beautiful morning captured in Auli - Uttrakhand (India)

I am already in cloud 9

I could sit here and admire this view for hours

Beautiful view of the Himalayas

Hope you guys enjoyed these pics.

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Skywatch Raigad

I had taken all these pics at Raigad, It was a small trek but i enjoyed it a lot.
I plan to put up more photos of Raigad in the coming week. Raigad was the main fort or headquarters of Shivaji the Great Maratha warrior.

The first rays of the morning sun appear on the horizon(enlarge and see the difference)

The view of the mountains, look at the snake like winding roads

Sun-rays are now showing up as we begin to ascend towards the fort

Now that day is bright we head towards the view point (takmak)

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Day @ Beach

It's monsoon here in Mumbai and I'm terribly missing the Sunshine and my good old cycling days at the beach.

This is what I miss!

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Sunset Times

Another wonderful Sunset that i was able to see at a beach close to my house.

Every dog has its beach!

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Was it the Doomsday?

There I was as usual enjoying my evening stroll on my bicycle and suddenly i see this big evil looking cloud, like a Monster spreading its claws.. I wondered "Was this the Doomsday?"

I realized that the roads were deserted

With fear in my eyes I went ahead to take a closer look..Yes it looked vicious

Before I could say anything the monster was all set to gobble up this tree

A crow nearby was watching everything as amazed as I was


I asked the Lord "Is this how everything is going to end?" and then...

Came this Ray of Light, Ray of Hope. Yes he was listening

There it was my beloved Sun, refusing to be conquered and telling me with a smile "Doomsday can wait". Satisfied with that assurance I returned back home

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Sunset on River Nile

Watching Sunrise and Sunset is something that i really love to do. Sun is such a beautiful object for photography. I think i can never get tired of shooting Sunrise and Sunsets.

Today I'd like to share the Sunset on river Nile which was clicked during my last backpacking trip to Egypt.

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My World - Harishchandragad

On a cool December morning me and a few guys decide to trek to Harishchandragad, which lies in the Ahmednagar region (Maharashtra, India) and is a part of the Sahyadri range. This was an overnight trek and we camped in one of those old caves up there.

I'd like to share some pics of that journey.

My path is rugged roads are long!

Got some catching up to do

"Put your best foot forward" one slip and that's the end of the journey

Wild Flowers - some motivation to continue with the journey

That's the view we trekked for

Watching Sunset from Konkankada is worth all the pains

"The feeling of space - limitless space can only be experienced by living in the mountains" - Ruskin Bond

Harishchandragad Temple

ShivaLinga - there are 2 local legends for this Linga 1st is the day the 4th pillar collapses it will be the end of the world and the 2nd one is that the water surrounding this Linga has magical healing powers


Hope you enjoyed this Journey with me.

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Beloved

Love conquers in the long run. It won't do to become impatient--wait, wait--patience is bound to give you success - Swami Vivekananda

Beloved

I share with you my dreams, my success and my joy
I bring to you my laughter, my fear and my celebrations
I search in you strength to overcome my conflicts and my pain
I have gifted you my heart, my love and my life
because I know - You Care

(Author- unknown)

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Girl on the Beach

The girl on the beach
who is she?
She seems so happy
wants to be free
Freedom I think
is a state of Mind
Just open your arms
and see you can fly!
The girl on the beach
who is she?


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Man and his Gods

This was my first tip to Haridwar - The town of Gods where millions flock every day to pray for a better life and to wash away their sins, where every evening there are prayers held on the banks of the river Ganges.

There I am standing at the bottom

Hordes of people waiting to take a dip in Ganges

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Clouds and Skywatch

These pictures were clicked in Kodaikanal when i went there for a small trekking trip. The first day when i reached Kodaikanal it was 4pm in the afternoon and all that I could see from my hostel were these clouds covering the mountains I wondered what the landscape looked like! It was only in the morning next day (last photo) that i got my first glimpse of the mountains. The wait was worth it I must add.

My first glimpse of the landscape

Note: These photos were clicked from my cellphone camera and hence are not of the best quality that i normally post.

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Skywatch Scotland #4

This will be my last post on Skywatch Scotland - Edinburgh series. It's been sure a pleasure to share these memories with everyone and I've decided one day surely I would revisit Scotland once again.

That's the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh

Long-shot view of the parliament building from a nearby hill

If you notice carefully this tower of pillars at Calton Hill is the same which appears in the background in the picture above

Love the architecture

In Edinburgh there are a lot of horror tours on offer which takes you though such cemeteries and underground tunnels, some of them are quite spooky

I like those bright red color painted buildings

The view of the city from the hills

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