One of the idyllic places to visit. Salubrious climate. Exciting in the rains. Cool in summer. And great in winter.
This view is from a eatery in Lonavla main road.
One of the idyllic places to visit. Salubrious climate. Exciting in the rains. Cool in summer. And great in winter.
This view is from a eatery in Lonavla main road.
Misty, in Aravunkadu. Sandwiched between Ooty and Coonoor, Aravunkadu is a must place to drive or ride around when touring the Nilgiris. Photo taken in September 2014.
When you are in the company of just bisons and nobody else around, its very very eerie or shall I say, your heart beat races. Here is one of many in the hills.
One of the most beautifull birds of the world. The purple sun bird. Measuring hardly 2 to 3 inch long, the male is purple, black in colour and the female is light brown in colour. The beaks are long and a bit curved, enabling it to feed on the nectar of flowers.
So if you have a garden with plenty of flowers with nectar, you will certainly sight the purple sun bird in your garden. Its more likely that they make their nest near a house for protection by the humans. Protectio from other birds.
They nest in the summer. Two eggs are laid. The female usually feeds the young ones and the male usually have the human trait of just sitting and watching. I have seen it feed the young ones now and then. But the major work is done by the mothèr bird.
I will try to include photos of the bird in the time to come.
One of the most beautifull birds of the world. The purple sun bird. Measuring hardly 2 to 3 inch long, the male is purple, black in colour and the female is light brown in colour. The beaks are long and a bit curved, enabling it to feed on the nectar of flowers.
So if you have a garden with plenty of flowers with nectar, you will certainly sight the purple sun bird in your garden. Its more likely that they make their nest near a house for protection by the humans. Protectio from other birds.
They nest in the summer. Two eggs are laid. The female usually feeds the young ones and the male usually have the human trait of just sitting and watching. I have seen it feed the young ones now and then. But the major work is done by the mothèr bird.
I will try to include photos of the bird in the time to come.
Very little known berry found in Maharashtra. The Indian hawthorn berry, is a tree found in the jungles, forest of eastern Maharashtra. Its berries are black when ripe. A thick white milk flows out of the berry as it is plucked from the plant. Its sold by the locales. Its known as the kaali maina in maharashtra.
Take a ride on the Tamni ghat and you can see umpteen people selling these berries. It looks black, looks also dèep blue and so the blue berry name , I suppose. Not much, infact near nothing is found on the net on these berries in India.
You can buy these from the locales along the highway. Or take yoir pick, you can just pluck them from the plants which are dotted all along the high way of the Tamni ghat.
Its medicinal properties are cited as best for heart, cardio vascular, blood pressure etc.
Sattu, originated in Bihar, is flour made from roasted gram or chana.
Sattu flour can be mixed with sugar and water to make a cool drink with or without ice.
Just 3 to 4 table spoons of sattu powder with a spoon or two of sugar makes a glass of sattu drink.
Increase or decrease the sattu consiatency according to your appetite and energy needs.
Sattu has been the staple food for the Bihari travellers for centuries.
Sattu is available in General Kirana stores.
Sattu is nutritious as well as it cools the body.
Hence it is the best drink for summer.
It is a better energy drink than the Red Bull.
It is fibrous and good for the intestines.
Its good for the diabetics.
Go ahead and enjoy Sattu drinks this summer.
For travellers, its a great pack,
Easy to carry,
Easy to mix,
No cooking involved,
We can even just mix with sugar and have it as powder food.
Go for the Sattu energy food.
For early morning rides, Bhigwan dam is a great place to ride to.
Best for bird watchers and photographers.
Best for buying live fishes.
Fish market opens at 0830 hrs.