Sunday, August 28, 2011

Shades of Monsoon from the ‘Scotland of India’

Coorg, the ‘Scotland of India’ is one of the best places in India to plan your monsoon holiday. Recently, I was there at Honey Valley, a great eco tourism initiative in Coorg. While I was there on my 3 day holiday, I was intoxicated by the steady monsoon drizzle, the fresh mountain air, the delightfully full waterfalls and the new shades of GREEN all over.

A natural moment 
Below are some of those monsoon shades in pictures. I know that these pictures are a far cry from feeling the nippy monsoon weather in the Western Ghat mountains, but I am hoping that it somehow is able to bring out the magic.

A tropical mountain stream near Honey Valley in Coorg
Millipede during the monsoons at Coorg
A green moment

12 comments:

  1. Jatdevta sandeepAugust 29, 2011 at 6:17 AM

    ये कौन सा कीडा है?

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  2. Rniranjan_dasAugust 29, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    Nice shots..

    www.rajniranjandas.blogspot.com

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  3. ArunAugust 29, 2011 at 12:00 PM

    Loved the stream images. Beautiful.

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  4. Sankara Subramanian CAugust 29, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    Thank you Arun!

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  5. Sankara Subramanian CAugust 29, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    Thank you Niranjan!

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  6. Sankara Subramanian CAugust 29, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    It is a millipede Sandeep!

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  7. Anu ShankarAugust 29, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    nice pics!!! havent been able to visit yet!

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  8. Sankara Subramanian CAugust 30, 2011 at 1:15 AM

    Thank you! Let me know if you need any help with planning. As always, would love to help.

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  9. Santosh bsAugust 31, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    lovely pics Sankara, the W Ghats come alive during monsoons and Coorg is no exception :)

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  10. Sankara Subramanian CAugust 31, 2011 at 11:54 AM

    Thank you Santosh! Totally agree, no place better than the Western Ghats in the monsoons.

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  11. Strathclyde HotelDecember 20, 2011 at 9:34 PM

    It looks like a heavenly place. I've been in Scotland three times, but I have never been in Coorg. I might consider visiting it next summer.

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  12. Sankara Subramanian CDecember 21, 2011 at 10:39 AM

    You should! It is one of the Top bio diversity hotspots in the world.

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