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40. Magazine June 2014 "Me Sahyadri" Magazine with brief information and photographs of various elements of sahyadri.
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41. Magazine July 2014 "Me Sahyadri" Magazine with brief information and photographs of various elements of sahyadri.
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42. Wagheshwar Ruins "Me Sahyadri" Photographs and brief information about ruins of submerged temple of Wagheshwar
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37. Magazine April 2014 "Me Sahyadri" Magazine with brief information and photographs of various elements of sahyadri.
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38. Rock Temple Series
Bedse Caves - Divine Light
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39. Magazine May 2014 "Me Sahyadri" Magazine with brief information and photographs of various elements of sahyadri.
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34. Mountains Series "Indravajra - Harishchandragad Spectre" One of the spectacular and rare optical illusion seen in western ghats is called as Indravajra. The article is about the various aspects with some amazing images.
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35. Mountains Series
"शीसपेन्सिल" Marathi Photo Essay Hiking
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36. Mountains Series
Marathi Photoessay on देवराई(Sacred Groves) of western ghats.
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33. Birds of India series "Birds of Jamnagar" Jamnagar, in Gujrat is amazing place in winter due to the visiting migratory birds. Large congregations of migratory birds. The migratory birds include both fresh water as well as sea water species with many places having either habitats.
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32. Favorites - 2011
"Favorites - 2011" See the some of my favorite images of Year 2011, Happy New Year
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31. Birds of India Series
"Birds Images and Audio - 3 " More birds from India listed with the links to the audio calls, and information in Marathi and English.
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30. Mountains Series "Harishchandragad - Konkan kadaa" The konkan cliff (konkan kadaa)at Harishchandragad located in north western ghats, is the unique overhang cliff with a semicircular valley. The altitude and geography of the mountain supports many unique plant species.
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29. Landscapes Series
"Wildflowers on lateritic plateau" See the amazing wildflora landscapes from lateritic plateau from western ghats. With the plateau loosing slowly many endemic vulnerable species, the time is running out to save them, from human encroachment.
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28. Amazing Plants Series
"Drosera Burmannii - Carnivorous Plant " See the amazing tiny plant, evolved to survive by feeding on the ground insects, with its fast acting trap. The plant is photographed for the first time with focus stacking, illustrating how the plant photographic documentation in India can be improved.
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27. Birds of India Series
"Birds Images and Audio - 2" The north western ghat region has about 550 bird species. The region is at the junction of lower konkan and upper deccan plateau. It has wide spread species ranging from the resident birds to the migratory birds from Himalayan region.
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26. Amazing Plants Series
"Drosera Indica - Carnivorous Plant " See the amazing tiny plant, evolved to survive by feeding on the flying insects, with its tentacles. The tiny plants are seen flourishing in the postmonsoon season.
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25. Birds of India Series
"Birds Images and Audio - 1" The north western ghat region has about 550 bird species. The region is at the junction of lower konkan and upper deccan plateau. Listen to these birds with introduction text in both Marathi and English.
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24. Birds of India Series
"Common Kingfisher" The north western ghat region has about 550 bird species. The region is at the junction of lower konkan and upper deccan plateau. Listen to these birds with introduction text in both Marathi and English.
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23. Birds of India Series
"White Bellied Blue Flycatcher" The north western ghat region has about 550 bird species. Out of these species about 14 endemic species of birds are seen in Western ghats. White bellied blue flycatcher is one such endemic bird seen in the western ghats.
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22. Birds of India Series
"Ultramarine Flycatcher" The sahyadri region sees some small birds as winter migratory visitors. Ultramarine flycatcher is one of these migratory small forest birds, which visits Sahyadri every winter from Himalayan region.
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21. Landscapes Series
Monsoon transforms western ghats dramatically everyyear.
Monsoon sees many dormant species of plants and reptiles active all across the western ghats.
The postmonsoon landscapes all across western ghats are breathtaking.
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20. Landscapes Series The small wildflowers bloom all across western ghats in September in postmonsoon season.
Both hills, hill slopes and lower and upper platues are covered with wide variety of plant species.
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19. Landscapes Series The evergreen forests in western ghats are those which are fed by mist/rain in monsoon season.
This forest is now left in small patches in remote and isolated zones around the main western ghat ridge.
Many of the mammals and plant species are on the loosing streak due to the human interference.
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18. Landscapes Series The Monsoon Cloud patterns vary during the rainy season. As the monsoon retreats at the middle of september, the clouds break down into small size, with cumulus thunderstorm clouds at the end of the season.
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17. Mammals of India Series - 1
"Forest of Tadoba" Though most of the forest mammals in western ghat districts in state of Maharashtra have been reduced almost to nil, the north eastern section of State has a magnificent wildlife sanctuary of Tadoba. It reflects the wildlife, what was common in north western ghats in past.
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16. Mammals of India Series
"Shekaru - The last mammal of Sahyadri" The aboreal Indian giant squirrel is the last major mammal left in the North western ghats. Most of the larger mammals living in and around the forests have been left to few in numbers in the area. How and Why this squirrel has survived and how it is endangered !
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15. Butterfly Series The amazing wildflora landscapes from Sahyadri reflect the biodiversity of this region. The western ghat region is under severe pressure due to the human development around the natural resources.
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14. Birds of India Series
"Birds of Bhigwan" The Bhima river from western ghats travels along the Deccan plateau towards east. The Ujni dam shallow backwater attracts many migratory birds
every winter. Many waterbirds, ducks and flamingos can be seen here.
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13. Birds of India Series
"Birds of Kavadi" Kavadipaat is a small village on the banks of Mula-Mutha river at the exit of Pune city. Once very clean place visited by many winter migratory birds, is now in bad state due to severe pollution from the city.
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12. Insect Series
"Funnelweb Spider" The spiders produce silk for various reasons. Most spiders produce sticky silk for making the webs to catch the prey. Some spiders use the silk to wrap the prey. Spiders also use silk for egg sack.
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11. Birds of India Series
"Birds of Bhimashankar" Bhimashankar has a small patch of evergreen forest, left around in the region. It has beautiful mix of evergreen forest and the devarai (sacred forest). Many evergreen forest western ghat endemic birds are seen here.
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10. Western ghat Motorways
"Varandha ghat" Varandha ghat was built by British Govt in 1850. The small ghat cuts through a small 16th Century mountain fort called as Kavlaya. The road connects Bhor on Deccan plateau to Mahad in Konkan.
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9. Birds of India Series
"Birds of Kutchch" Far north west from the western ghats lies a desert of Kutchch in adjoining state of Gujrat. The desert houses amazing wildlife and avian life, thanks to its location on the important avian migration passage.
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8. Biodiversity Series
"Lateritic Plateau 2009" The table top mountains with lateritic structure are few in south maharashtra western ghat section. These table top mountains both in konkan and deccan plateau supports many endangered plant species.
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7. Mountains Series
"Harishchandragad 2009" Harishchandragad in north western ghats is a mountain with mythological, historical and biological importance. It is equally unique geographically. The Konkan kadaa (cliff) is a unique cliff in the western ghats.
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6. Biodiversity Series
"Lateritic Plateau 2008"
The table top mountains with lateritic structure are few in south maharashtra western ghat section. These table top mountains both in konkan and deccan plateau supports many endangered plant species.
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5. Biodiversity Series
"Lateritic Plateau 2010" The table top mountains with lateritic structure are few in south maharashtra western ghat section. These table top mountains both in konkan and deccan plateau supports many endangered plant species.
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4. Biodiversity Series
"Lateritic Plateau 2009" The table top mountains with lateritic structure are few in south maharashtra western ghat section. These table top mountains both in konkan and deccan plateau supports many endangered plant species.
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3. Biodiversity Series
"Lateritic Plateau 2009-wide" The table top mountains with lateritic structure are few in south maharashtra western ghat section. These table top mountains both in konkan and deccan plateau supports many endangered plant species.
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2. Mountains Series
"Harishchandragad 2008" Harishchandragad in north western ghats is a mountain with mythological, historical and biological importance. It is equally unique geographically. The Konkan kadaa (cliff) is a unique cliff in the western ghats.
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1. Birds of India Series
"Small Green Bee eater " The small green bee eaters are seen all across Indian subcontinent, and it is a common bird. The gallery shows images of small green bee eater.
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