On the Prowl !!!
Not a recent encounter but a pretty old one around an year back. Was out with some friends at about 6 am for trying out some camera tricks with the rising sun from the hilltop and then was a plan to get down at the otherside into the forest patch to the vihar lake.
The photographs describe the events and the encounters better....
It all started with a sudden plan to go to the hilltop the next morning and decend on the otherside to the vihar lake(a prohibited place which makes it even more appealing). Those were the days when one could actually go to vihar unlike now when it has been separated completely from the IITB campus by a wired fence which even goes uphill and down again just to ensure that even the enthusiastic give up on the attempt ... well the panther menace could be the other reason :P ...
So, the other day we were all set at 5:30 am for the uphill and the subsequent lake side task with our cameras.... The following pics with little commentary would help appreciate the sequence of events that occured which we had never anticipated...
The morning sun (it's the moon actually !!!) was as beautiful as it could be ......
Just on the other side (the side opposite to IIT) is the stark contrast ... the skyscrapers of Hiranandani give way to this ground reality of most of the lives in mumbai.
During the descent we came across these small conical holes on the ground .... some pretty amazing creatures live here .... these cones house a species of ground spiders and the cone acts as a quick sand for any insect that gets trapped in it which the spider then feasts upon :).
The three stooges ... dhiru, susu and swati ...
The ultimate attraction .... something we werent really prepared for ..... the bodies werent pretty old and looking at the state of the carcass which had all the flesh stripped off anyone could guess this was the act of our regular visitors - the leopards from the Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
a few steps ahead we discover some more ....
Contemplating on whether to go ahead or retreat we decide to continue to the VIHAR .... with a forest covering all along the bank this place is heaven .... one needs to be there to appreciate ... glittering crystal clear water amidst the tranquilty of the enveloping woods.
my foot !!!
The pipes that supply water to bombay !!! ... they separate the IIT side from the forest patch ... its fun crossing by jumping over these pipes to reach the woods ...
the nursery behing hostel 3 on our way back to the institute ....
back again !!!
P.S: Thanks to vishnoi's camera .... may its soul rest in peace !!!
Not a recent encounter but a pretty old one around an year back. Was out with some friends at about 6 am for trying out some camera tricks with the rising sun from the hilltop and then was a plan to get down at the otherside into the forest patch to the vihar lake.
The photographs describe the events and the encounters better....
It all started with a sudden plan to go to the hilltop the next morning and decend on the otherside to the vihar lake(a prohibited place which makes it even more appealing). Those were the days when one could actually go to vihar unlike now when it has been separated completely from the IITB campus by a wired fence which even goes uphill and down again just to ensure that even the enthusiastic give up on the attempt ... well the panther menace could be the other reason :P ...
So, the other day we were all set at 5:30 am for the uphill and the subsequent lake side task with our cameras.... The following pics with little commentary would help appreciate the sequence of events that occured which we had never anticipated...
The morning sun (it's the moon actually !!!) was as beautiful as it could be ......
Just on the other side (the side opposite to IIT) is the stark contrast ... the skyscrapers of Hiranandani give way to this ground reality of most of the lives in mumbai.
During the descent we came across these small conical holes on the ground .... some pretty amazing creatures live here .... these cones house a species of ground spiders and the cone acts as a quick sand for any insect that gets trapped in it which the spider then feasts upon :).
The three stooges ... dhiru, susu and swati ...
The ultimate attraction .... something we werent really prepared for ..... the bodies werent pretty old and looking at the state of the carcass which had all the flesh stripped off anyone could guess this was the act of our regular visitors - the leopards from the Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
a few steps ahead we discover some more ....
Contemplating on whether to go ahead or retreat we decide to continue to the VIHAR .... with a forest covering all along the bank this place is heaven .... one needs to be there to appreciate ... glittering crystal clear water amidst the tranquilty of the enveloping woods.
my foot !!!
The pipes that supply water to bombay !!! ... they separate the IIT side from the forest patch ... its fun crossing by jumping over these pipes to reach the woods ...
the nursery behing hostel 3 on our way back to the institute ....
back again !!!
P.S: Thanks to vishnoi's camera .... may its soul rest in peace !!!
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