Tranquil Tshoka

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While trekking in Sikkim, I happened to visit this beautiful monastery situated right beside a small lake in the trekker's hamlet high up in the Himalayas - Tshoka!

Our gorgeous little campsite was a stone throw distance away from this lake with a panoramic view of tall snowcapped peaks. On a clear day, you can imagine tall mountains raising from behind the monastery and behind me. On this specific cold evening, we set out to explore the monastery after gorging on some hot momos 😁

With high clouds catching the dusk light, the lake and the whole scene turned orange for a while giving a nice atmosphere to photograph!

Have you ever camped in the mountains? What was your experience like?! 

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High camp of Har Ki Dun Trek

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The mornings are generally very beautiful in the mountains. Even more so if the overnight rains clear before dawn and the sunlight manages to come out, the quality of light is so soft, clear and golden!

This was our morning at the high camp during my Har Ki Dun trek in the Himalayas. When I woke up early and opened my tent, I was greeted by this glorious scene! It was pretty cold still but I couldn't resist rushing out of the tent to capture the scene. The soft rosy gold light was scattered in all directions by the tall Har Ki Dun I peak that is seen closer to the campsite and the snow-covered peak in the background was drenched in alpenglow! I soaked myself in this glorious view for a full minute or two before deciding to press the shutter.

Have you ever been so excited to capture a scene that you had to literally jump out of your bed to grab your camera?? Share your story in the comment. Would love to hear!

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An evening in the old city of Hyderabad

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As the cities are growing rapidly and moving towards modernization, there's almost always that old cultural quarter somewhere in the corner that still preserves the lifestyle and heritage of the city from the olden times.

While the city of Hyderabad is getting rapidly urbanized, there's still the old city on the other side that maintains the history and heritage identity. When you take a walk here, it is as if you are time traveling by a few decades to the past. From the iconic Charminar to various other heritage buildings, and bazaars that still have that old world style, the times certainly haven't changed here a lot!

Do you have a cultural quarter in the city you live in? What do you think is different there compared to the modern side of the city?

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Storm in the CBD

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Have you ever been outside photographing during a storm? I know it's crazy right? But even in the craziest of situations, Nature is sometimes at her best!

Have you ever noticed? there is always a strange eerie atmosphere that prelude a storm and when it passes, there is suddenly a whiff of freshness in the air, everything is so polished and beautiful. And especially when the storm clears during the golden hour, the result is a pure Magic to rejoice! 

The beauty of dawn

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The golden rays of dawn are beautifully scattered by tall #Harkidun peaks I and II, Uttarakhand. 

Who is the early bird here who likes to wake up early just to watch nature's magic?

~ Countryside Greens ~

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It's that time of the year when the monsoon has just left the scene and the #countryside starts to glow in myriad shades of green!

 I love traveling in the monsoon! Do you? 🙂