Category: Maharashtra

The fully spread out feathers of a peacock with all shades of blues and greens.

Morachi Chincholi, Maharashtra, India

Morachi Chincholi, a village of tamarind trees with peacocks A village with more peacocks than people, Morachi Chincholi is actually an unofficial peacock sanctuary. Less than 50 km from Pune

Weekly rural market, an Indian bazaar, the biggest of the year, a village fair with rides like the giant wheel and a cattle fair where farmers trade their cattle specially their bulls or bullocks in the market town of Rajur in rural Maharashtra, India.

Exploring a rural Indian bazaar, a weekly market and a cattle fair

It was the weekly village market, albeit the biggest of the year. But a rural Indian bazaar, with its explosion of colour and activity, is never “just a market”. It

View of Padargad, covered in a dense green tropicl forest in the monsoon on the trek to Bhimashankar, part of the Western Ghats in Maharashtra.

Trek to Bhimashankar, Western Ghats, India

Bhimashankar, a dense and protected forest area. Bhimashankar is famous for being one of the twelve sacred “Jyotirlings”. The Shiva temple here sees a lot of devotes. For this reason,

Red colour splashes as a pot filled with yogurt is victoriously broken by a human pyramid formed by daredevil groups called Govinda Pathaks for the festival of Dahi Handi or Janmashtami which marks Lord Krishna's birthday.

Happy Birthday Krishna – Janmashtami celebrations in Mumbai

“Dahi Handi” translates to a pot of yogurt! Dahi: yogurt. Handi: pot. This day, the birthday of Lord Krishna is celebrated as Janmashtami. Janmashtami has a unique tradition and flavour in