Nandi_Hills@Bangalore

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The uplifting colours of mountain country make for picturesque postcards.

Srinagar

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   A Father and daughter row their shikara across the water in the late afternoon.

2. A man displays his wares on his shikara, as he makes his way under the bridge.

3. The people of Srinagar and friendly and warm.

4. A yellow-beaked duck wades lazily in the waters.

5. Our boatman on the shikara. Shikara rides are popular pastimes with the tourists.

6. Mountain peaks snuggle under a blanket of creamy clouds in Srinagar.

7. A wooden bridge makes for a narrow crossing over the stream.

8. The mountain-side is lush with the deep green of pine trees.

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   The uplifting colours of mountain country make for picturesque postcards.

Vazhacal Forest

One morning in August we set off across the Tamil Nadu border and into Kerala’s Vazhachal forests. It rained. Oh my goodness, did it rain! Mist rose from forest floors to spiral up and mix with clouds where you could not even tell them apart. Rain drenched leaves shone verdure and drip-dropped everywhere. Ankle-deep puddles threw up a neat arc of spray as we drove through them.

Birds