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.
Now that I have written about Rishikesh, it is time for me to take a break... and write about random stuff for a while, before getting back to my #summertrip. To begin with, let me share with you, as part of Skywatch Friday, a beautiful sunrise at Tadoba....
We were awaiting our turn to enter the buffer zone of Tadoba, when the sun appeared, over the rim of the trees.
It was as if the sun was covered by a thin veil of branches, which it shrugged off, as it rose over the forest.... Here are a few captures, to give you a glimpse of that wonderful sight....
For more beautiful skies from around the world, visit the SkyWatch page.
We were awaiting our turn to enter the buffer zone of Tadoba, when the sun appeared, over the rim of the trees.
It was as if the sun was covered by a thin veil of branches, which it shrugged off, as it rose over the forest.... Here are a few captures, to give you a glimpse of that wonderful sight....
For more beautiful skies from around the world, visit the SkyWatch page.
Wow! How stunning!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ladyfi!
DeleteStunning captures Anu! Love how the sun obscures the sun...
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sid!
DeleteThis is it. Great!
ReplyDeleteYour dedicated photography and travelogue endeavours are such..
at times they leave me spellbound ;)
Thank you so much, Reetesh! and good to see you here!
Deletewow, ball of fire.
ReplyDeleteYes, Klara! It certainly was a ball of fire!!
DeleteRight moment, right camera, right mood, right intention and perfect luck, combination of all those factors made this wonderful picture of our nature. Thanks for giving us something great picture to talk about!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely, pkshome! It was the perfect combination! we were lucky to see this sight!
DeleteBeautiful shot! I love the moon peeking through the trees!
ReplyDeletePlease come link up at this week's Wordless Wednesday (on Tuesday):
http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2015/09/allium-glorious.html
Thank you, Sue! I would love to, but that implies a wordless post, so let me see if something clicks.
DeleteBeautiful capture!
ReplyDeleteThank you Niranjan!
DeleteMarvelous captures!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Charlene!
DeleteVery creative images.
ReplyDeleteJM, IL
Thank you, JM!
DeleteAwesome shots. Two thumbs up!
ReplyDeleteWorth a Thousand Words
Thank you, Photo Cache!
DeleteStunning!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Freda! Nice to see you here after a long while!
DeleteGreat idea capturing the sunrise in amongst the branches. Beautiful result.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Yogi! It was just an accident that we happened to be there as the sun rose from behind the trees, and I just had to capture it! lucky us!
DeleteWonderful shots!! Looks like the sun is fighting off the clutches of multiple branches!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Spare parts and pics! That was a wonderfully interesting way of putting it. never thought of it like that!
DeleteBeautiful pics!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Saara!
DeleteGreat shots ! Thanks for sharing !
ReplyDeleteThank you, Namaki! It was entirely my pleasure! am glad you liked it!
DeleteSo beautiful....
ReplyDeleteThank you Shoma!
DeleteThe sunset pictuers are so beautiful ... thanks for sharing with us.. well i am also a amture photographer and i also love seeing sunset... :D
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