Ooty

Arguably the most popular hill station in southern India.

homes set on the steep hillside
Ooty

homes set on the steep hillside

Ooty, abbreviated from Udhagamandalam, is a resort town in the Western Ghats, in Tamilnadu. This town was the British Raj's summer resort, with a steam railway line connecting to Mettupalayam.

Village on the way to Ketti

Ooty

| Ketti Valley View Point

Village on the way to Ketti

GALLERY

Ooty

Ooty Town

homes set on the steep hillside

Ooty

Ketti Valley View Point

Village on the way to Ketti

2012

Chimpanzee

The many expressions of a chimp at the Mysore Zoo.

2009

Rashtrapati Bhavan

Here are a few photographs taken from outside the president's palace.

2013

Taj Mahal

Taj was closed on the day I landed in Agra. Just because of that I went around to see a different taj...

2007

Adalaj

Architecturally thrilling 5 storied stepwell in Gujarat

2005

Poor man's Taj!

Aurangzeb's son built this, in fact to rival the taj.

2004

Ooty Railway Station

Officially Udagamandalam, the last station in the Nilgiri Mountain Railway.

2004

Padmanabhaswamy temple

Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu at Thiruvananthapuram.

2004

Peafowl

A photograph from the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P52 days!

2004

Zoo Shots

A collection of photographs taken @ various zoos

2004

Elephants at Zoo

2011

Wrought Iron

Wrought Iron used in the vintage architecture in Mysore.

2012

Jain Temple at Panamaram

Ruins of 12th-14th CE temples in Wayanad

2013

Tiled Roof

Traditional terracotta tiled roofs

2013

Thirumalai Nayak Palace

The 17th century palace built by the Thirumalai Nayak ruler of Madurai.

2012

Hanuman Langur

Gray langurs or Hanuman langurs, are the most widespread langurs of the Indian Subcontinent.

2023

Torch Ginger

Porcelain rose flower in Coorg

2009

Mumbai

2022

Aga Khan Palace

Aga Khan Palace museum in Pune.

2019

Lepakshi

Lepakshi village of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh.

2008

Agra

Agra in India is famous for Taj , the marble Moslem built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.

2013

Nifty Fifty

EF 50mm f/1.8 II, the Nifty Fifty of Cannon lenses.

2022

Kathivanoor Veeran

Theyyam - the ritual dance from northern Kerala - consists of traditions, rituals , worship and customs.

2023

Ooty's landscape

The landscape of Ooty is very unique in this region.

2012

Coffee!

A visit to coffee plantations in Wayanad.