My first trip to Vaishnodevi was unimpressive. Climbing was hard, and it only served to highlight how badly out of shape I was, while my in-laws managed to cope so much better. Further, I hadn’t quite realized that the cave experience wouldn’t be the same as I had imagined, since the original cave was only opened at certain times a year, and that we only entered a newly created tunnel, one far easier to access, and hence more manageable with the crowds that thronged the mountain shrine. The resulting experience at the shrine, for barely a fraction of a second, hardly compared to what I had expected / imagined / heard about. So, for me, Vaishnodevi was like any other temple, nothing to write home about, something that was reflected (though not explicitly mentioned) in the blog post I wrote then.
We spotted these Spotted Munias, also called Scaly-breasted Munias, at the Mysore Palace.
It was small things like these that made our Mysore trip memorable.
We were wandering around the gardens, reveling in the peace there, away from the crowd which seemed to have taken over the museum, when we saw a Grey Hornbill fly past. We went off in search of the bird, which proved too elusive for us. Instead, as we gave up our search and relaxed once more, we spotted these birds perched on a fence. The fence was covered with them, and even as I clicked, many flew off, leaving just these for me to capture.
It was small things like these that made our Mysore trip memorable.
amazing spot, really beautiful birds. Greetings from Holland, Dietmut
ReplyDeleteThanks Dietmut! good to see u here after so long!
DeleteWhat beautiful birds ! And a lovely capture as well
ReplyDeleteThanks Amrita!
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