Landscape

On top of the Yanamalai (Elephant Hill), Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

On top of  the Yanamalai (Elephant Hill), Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
One of the hills where Jain monks lived; and the beds they carved still exist.

On top of the Yanamalai (Elephant Hill), Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Landscape

Phnom Kulen, a sacred mountain range from where the stones for Angkor Wat temples taken from, at Siem Reap, Cambodia

These mountains have the sandstones from which the Cambodian temples like Angkor Wat were constructed. I am drawn to this mountain top which gives a beautiful view.

Phnom Kulen, a sacred mountain range from where the stones for Angkor Wat temples taken from, at Siem Reap, Cambodia
People

A farm worker picking strawberries at a strawberry farm, Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia

A farm worker picking strawberries at a strawberry farm, Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia
A farm worker picking strawberries at a strawberry farm, Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia
Landscape

A big boulder along the slope of the Thirumayam Fort, Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu, India

A big boulder along the slope of the Thirumayam Fort, Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu, India
It remains a mystery how this is shaped and found along the slope but well stable.

A big boulder along the slope of the Thirumayam Fort, Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu, India
Landscape

A large lava field at Mount Batur seen from Mount Kintamani, Bali, Indonesia

A large lava field at Mount Batur seen from Mount Kintamani, Bali, Indonesia
It’s really surreal to see this larva field, a reminder of the volcano beneath the crust.

A large lava field at Mount Batur seen from Mount Kintamani, Bali, Indonesia
Animal Wildlife

A mountain goat, Nilgiri tahr, resting at the Eravikulam National Park in Munnar, Kerala, India

A mountain goat, Nilgiri tahr, resting at the Eravikulam National Park in Munnar, Kerala, India
It has a pair of curvy horns and I liked it’s look.

A mountain goat, Nilgiri tahr, resting at the Eravikulam National Park in Munnar, Kerala, India
Animal Wildlife

A pair of mountain goats, Nilgiri tahrs, grazing at the Eravikulam National Park in Munnar, Kerala, India

A pair of mountain goats, Nilgiri tahrs, grazing at the Eravikulam National Park in Munnar, Kerala, India
They scale the steep mountains so effortlessly and liked the pasture along the western ghats.

A pair of mountain goats, Nilgiri tahrs, grazing at the Eravikulam National Park in Munnar, Kerala, India
Landscape

A train passing through, view from the Samanar (Jain) Hill, Keelakuyilkudi, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

A train passing through, view from the Samanar (Jain) Hill, Keelakuyilkudi, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
It was an exhilarating view from top of the hills; I also imagined how one would see the hills from the moving train.

A train passing through, view from the Samanar (Jain) Hill, Keelakuyilkudi, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Landscape

Boulders at top of the Yanamalai (Elephant Hill), Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Boulders at top of  the Yanamalai (Elephant Hill), Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
They seem to be watching over the town at the base. And I liked the tone of sunset on them.

Boulders at top of the Yanamalai (Elephant Hill), Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Landscape · People

People enjoying sunny weather at Baisaran Valley Pahalgam, Kashmir, India

People enjoying sunny weather at Baisaran Valley Pahalgam, Kashmir, India
Backdrop of snow capped mountains made it a beautiful place to be.

People enjoying sunny weather at Baisaran Valley Pahalgam, Kashmir, India
Landscape · Still Life

A damaged clay statue of a warrior deity on horse being propped up with stick and ropes, Samanamalai, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

A damaged clay statue of a warrior deity on horse being propped up with stick and ropes, Samanamalai, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Good to see It’s standing up to the tides of time and retaining it’s colors.

A damaged clay statue of a warrior deity on horse being propped up with stick and ropes, Samanamalai, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Landscape

View from top of the Yanamalai mountain, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

View from top of  the Yanamalai mountain, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
These boulders would have been watching all the changes happening at the ground from the top, it seemed.

View from top of the Yanamalai mountain, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India