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A performer at the Ladakh Festival
India, Ladakh, North, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Ladakh Festival Photo Essay

I followed the performers all the way to the Polo Ground where the inaugural ceremony was to take place. The Ladakh Festival started […]

October 26, 2025
Pangong Tso has beautiful shades of blue
India, Ladakh, North

The timeless Himalayan beauty called the Pangong Tso

The day after the spectacular Ladakh festival, I woke up early in the morning to start my journey towards the […]

October 26, 2025
India, Ladakh, North

Getting Leh (ed) in Ladakh

The memory of the spectacular Pangong Tso lake haunted me for some time and completely occupied my mind. At that […]

October 26, 2025
the first sight of nubra valley
India, Ladakh, North

The white desert of Nubra Valley

Nubra Valley is situated in a remote northeast corner of Ladakh. It is a spectacular place, famous for a pristine […]

October 26, 2025
India, Ladakh, North

Mountains and Monasteries and Mountains

Leh was again a welcome break but before I fell into my lazy routine, I pushed myself to do a […]

October 26, 2025
Culture Peeps, Dances, India, Kerala, South, Travel Extras

My glimpses of art and culture of Kerala

Kerala is all about vibrancy, vigour and life. You may think it is because of the amount of happy sunshine […]

October 26, 2025
#Travelbloggerindia #Travelblog #keralatravelblog #keralatourism
India, Kerala, South

A retreat into Palakkad in Kerala

Palakkad is the gateway to Kerala. Celebrated as the rice bowl of the state, Palghat, or Palakkad as it is […]

October 26, 2025
#Travelbloggerindia #Travelblog #keralatravelblog #keralatourism
India, Kerala, Photo Essays, South, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

My Kerala travel memories

Kerala is truly a gorgeous state and it gets more beautiful with the monsoon rains. Aptly known as ‘God’s Own […]

October 26, 2025
India, Photo Essays, Rajasthan, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, West

A day at Amer Fort in Jaipur

I visited Amer Fort in autumn, and it was a day as beautiful as can be. The golden season of […]

October 26, 2025
India, Kashmir, North, Uncategorized

Autumn in Kashmir and snippets of mysticism

I discovered mysticism at every step in Kashmir. While some of these discoveries shook me up, others were quite entertaining. […]

October 26, 2025
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