The Elephanta Caves , located on Elephanta Island, or Gharapuri, about 11 Km off the coast of the Gateway of India, Mumbai, are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A visit to these caves, excavated probably in the 6 th century CE, is awe-inspiring, and also thought-provoking. Over the years, I have visited the caves a number of times, and also attended a number of talks by experts in the fields of art, history and archaeology on the caves. Together, they help me understand these caves, their art, and the people they were created for, just a little bit better. Every new visit, every new talk, every new article I read about the caves, fleshes out the image of what the island and the caves would have been like, at their peak. I last wrote about the caves on this blog, in 2011, almost exactly 11 years ago. Since then, my understanding of the caves has, I would like to think, marginally improved. Hence this attempt to write a new and updated post, trying to bring to life, the caves of Elephan
Its been a while since I posted any bird photos on the blog...So here are some photos of Bulbuls....
I see Bulbuls every day....... These Red Whiskered Bulbuls come home to eat the food we put out for the birds....
The Red Vented bulbuls, for some reason, never come to eat the scraps of food. They are busy eating whatever food is available on the trees around our house...
And then, there are these... cousins of the birds which come to our house, these birds live far far away... in the cold climes of the Himalays, these birds are just as common... These are the Himalayan Bulbuls. I clicked these photos on my recent trip to Vaishnodevi.
I see Bulbuls every day....... These Red Whiskered Bulbuls come home to eat the food we put out for the birds....
The Red Vented bulbuls, for some reason, never come to eat the scraps of food. They are busy eating whatever food is available on the trees around our house...
And then, there are these... cousins of the birds which come to our house, these birds live far far away... in the cold climes of the Himalays, these birds are just as common... These are the Himalayan Bulbuls. I clicked these photos on my recent trip to Vaishnodevi.
I love the hairstyle of the Himalayan Bulbuls a lot. Lovely clicks.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mridula!! I love that too!
DeleteNice clicks.. I find them around my house too. They chirp almost throughout the mornings and the evenings.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ashwini!
Deletelovely pics... the third one looks so cute :D
ReplyDeleteThanks Ash!! I love that one too!
Deletethe himalayan bulbuls are so chic ! ;-)
ReplyDeleteThats an interesting way of describing them, Shruti!!
DeleteExtremely beautiful captures. I am yet to spot one around my home in Kerala.
ReplyDeleteTHanks PNS! I am so surprised to hear that! I see these birds here all the time and they are quite common wherever i have been...
Deletenice!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Krishna!
DeleteWonderful photography. The bulbuls look beautiful.
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