One can never get bored of a Agumbe Sunset. It is quite a special sight. Tourists from all over visit this small village just to catch a good glimpse of its famous sunset from the 14th mile point.
Here are some of those pristine sunset moments that makes this place special.
One goes to Agumbe to see rustic life and greenery at its very best, but what one can also see here is the deep-rooted culture that has existed here for centuries.
To cite an example, one can see well dressed (in traditional attire) elderly ladies and gentlemen chant hymns and offer their prayers to the sun as part of their ‘Surya Namaskar’ ritual every Friday at the famous sunset point of Agumbe. They believe that the more beautiful the sunset, the better the effect of their prayers.
When I saw these events unfold in front of me, I was left totally stunned as this was the first instance that I saw people offering prayers to the sun at a famous tourist spot. Coming from a Brahmin family, Surya Namaskarams and reciting the Gayatri mantra three times a day is quite normal for me.
What was quite refreshing for me to see was that each hymn (read Surya Namaskarams) was sung in the right way and annotations. And such was the energy in their recitals that other locals and tourists alike joined them in their prayer making it a mass event.
I thoroughly enjoyed these cultural moments. I was so engrossed in it that I missed to capture these moments in either a video or through a large set of photographs. Luckily for me, I took a couple of photographs that depict this scene at a high level.
Seeing this cultural exhibition unfold along side a fabulous sunset is an amazing experience. You should definitely try and experience it at least once in your lifetime.
It was just over a month back when me and my friends had visited Agumbe as part of our motorcycling and trekking holiday. We had spent a good five days at this village town that got popular through the TV show ‘Malgudi Days’.
Every day, we used to walk through the village roads and by the old village houses and soak in the village culture or rather get lost in them. Sometimes, we would just become one of them. Here are some random images from my Agumbe gallery that highlight this rustic experience. Which in my mind, was an unbelievable experience.
I spotted these extremely adorable girls when I was exploring the village of Agumbe. The younger one of the two had a mischievous smile that would just light up anyone’s day. The older girl was more shy and hence reserved, but formed an interesting subject too.
Both these girls were interested in me photographing them and hence their smiles got wider as they saw their photos in different forms. Here are some photos that capture those beautiful moments.
My friends and I rode on our motorcycles to the Sita Nadi (river) bridge near Hebri in Western Karnataka to see if we could hire a boat for a spin in the river. We couldn’t find a boatman or his boat, but instead we were treated to some fabulous skyscapes over the Sita Nadi.
Here are some of those eye-catching moments that got captured in my lens.
