Category: Maharashtra

River Kukdi flowing through the rocks has over the years cut through the rocks and created potholes in the rockbed giving it a look of an alien landscape at Nighoj, a small village in Maharashtra, India.

Nighoj potholes, an alien wonder in Maharashtra, India

Nighoj potholes or how violent can a river get! The river Kukdi carves its way through a rock bed of black and reddish basalt rocks. During the course of its

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