The pandits of Tungnath - As the flow of pilgrims trickles to a drought on an overcast evening, the pandits of Tungnath temple take a break, looking over the small settlement and discussing their lot.
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A sunrise witnessed from 4000m (approx 13000ft) a.s.l. at Chandrashila, near Tungnath earlier today. The sun made its way through the clouds accompanied by a gust of chilling air. What followed was the lifting of the clouds in the north to reveal the Yamunotri-Gangotri-Kedar…
Early morning scenes from Ukhimath - the visible Garhwal range. Two peaks of Gangotri peeping out on the extreme left, the Kedar and Sumeru peaks in the centre with Mandaki to their right and one of the Chaukhamba peaks peeping out to the extreme right.
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The Omkareshwar Temple of Ukhimath, Uttarakhand. The temple is known as the winter-seat of Kedarnath. The white building behind the temple houses the Panch-Kedar and Pandav shrines. Captured this image in the middle of a heavy shower of rain that set if numerous mud-waterfal…
Throwback to one starkly eye-opening trip - the Ujjain Simhast, May 2016. Sitting by the banks of the Shipra among the thousands to witness the grand Aarti in the evening - quite an experience!
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Read about the experiences at the Simhast: https://t.co/90g6CAOjBo
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The massive insides of the Sahastrabahu (literally 1000 arms) Temple a.k.a Saas-Bahu Temple inside the fort of Gwalior. The temple belongs to the 11th century and is a fine specimen of Kacchapaghata architecture style.
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When temple offerings become a monkey’s breakfast … Early morning scene from the Thousand Pillared Temple (background) in Hanamkonda / Warangal
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Read more about the Thousand Pillared Temple in Warangal: https://t.co/LR5mfGi2EM
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