Showing posts with label Coorg. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coorg. Show all posts

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Natural Habitat

I took a brief respite from city life within the Malenadu region. I felt like a tiger released from her cage and sent back into the jungle. The undercurrent of claustrophobia that is part of me vanished completely. I wallowed in fresh air, open space and orchestras by birds. Instead of mechanically trudging around a miniscule city park, I trekked along vast fields and waterfalls. I ate fresh food brought and cooked straight from its source and served to me with love. I slept to pitch darkness and woke up fresh at dawn along with a rising sun...
Here are just some glimpses of that magical world-













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A Heritage Home








My host's ancestors used to live in this beautiful house which is over a hundred years old.
His relatives still live here. These people have an amazing inherent sense of colour scheming which can floor the best interior designer in the city I think.


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Wildflowers of Coorg










They were omnipresent and this is just a small sample of colour, uniqueness and abundance along the roadsides, fields and pathways.