When hundreds of yoga enthusiasts are rehearsing for the International Yoga Day on June 21, this tiger at Dhamankatte in Nagarahole seems to be showing SOM photographer M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav that even he is practicing yoga for better health.
After a brief lull, heavy rain lashes city
April 26, 2017A spectacular view of Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple, Palace North Gate and Chamaraja Circle caught on camera following heavy rains with thunder and lightning that lashed the city last evening. [Pic. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav]
The Hungry Birds…
March 22, 2017As fishermen wait to pull out the net from the backwaters of Tungabhadra Dam in Ballari, birds line up on the small plastic floats attached to the float line of fishing net to grab the fish which try to escape from the net, to satiate their hunger. [Pic. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav]
Bird-watchers make a beeline to Tungabhadra Dam
March 5, 2017Bird-watchers across Karnataka have been thronging the backwaters of the Tungabhadra Dam at Hospet to catch a glimpse of Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) that have flocked in large numbers. Greater Flamingos, with its majestic looks, are 1.5-metre tall, pinkish birds from the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat which migrate to the South in winter. They…
Fire-ravaged Bandipur limps back to normal
March 1, 2017Amidst raging fire at Bandipur National Park, here is some visual relief. A peacock sits on a fallen tree trunk amidst burnt dry grass, captured by Star of Mysore photographer M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav in Bandipur.
A Misty Morn…
February 25, 2017Misty mornin’, don’t see no sun; I know you’re out there somewhere having fun… thus sang Bob Marley in “Misty Morning.” A day after the Night of Shiva, Mysureans woke up this morning to thick mist hovering around the city. The misty conditions remained till about 9 am until the sun emerged. Star of Mysore…
Drying out…
February 15, 2017Even before summer has set in, many water bodies across Bandipur have dried up causing severe problems to animals and birds. This flock of Woolly-necked Storks — Ciconia episcopus, captured by SOM photographer M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav near Mangla Dam in Bandipur, speaks about the plight of birds due to water scarcity.
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