Wetland of Agoratoli
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| Entrance of Agoratoli range |
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| Scratch mark of Tiger |
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| Pug mark |
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| Pug mark |
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Kaziranga Trip - Day - III (Agoratoli Range)
Wetland of Agoratoli
Kaziranga Trip - Day - II (Kohora Range)
The vast grassland of Kohora Range
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| Elephants @ Kohara Range |
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| Elephants @ Kohora Range |
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| Elephant crossing road |
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| Elephant community bath. |
The vast openness of Kohora Range, Kaziranga
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| View from watch tower |
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| Baby Elephant |
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| Having fun with friends. |
Kaziranga Day - II (Bagori Range)
It was dark, the sun
had not yet risen, it was cold up there in that machan-like platform that was
level with the elephant's back. The mist was disconcerting; it created a
illusion of warmth, it was so much like smoke but when it touched you it was
damp, limp hand. ~ Jahnavi Barua (Rebirth)
Woke up at pre-dawn and headed for Bagori range from our
lodge, it was too cold in the open jeep. I had to grab myself tight to escape
the cold wind. Half an hour later reached there, I was expecting that we will
be first to reach, but to my surprise more than a dozen cars already reached
there and waiting for the elephants to arrive.
Soon after about 6-7 elephants arrived and everyone headed to
the boarding point.
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| The lone branches |
Making way through the tall elephant-grass soaked in dew the grassland delighted me.
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| Morning safari - Bagori Range |
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| Sambar Deer |
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| One horned Rhinocerous |
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| Dew soaked elephant grass |
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| Returning back |
After spending about half an hour we returned back to the boarding point feeling mystified with the colours and play of nature.
Day I : http://www.arnabdeka.in/2012/08/kaziranga-day-i.html
Day I : http://www.arnabdeka.in/2012/08/kaziranga-day-i.html
Monday, August 20, 2012
Kaziranga Trip [Day-I]
Kaziranga
National Park, UNESCO world heritage site is situated in Nagaon and Golaghat
District of Assam, India. Kaziranga is best known for one horned rhinoceros, Royal Bengal Tigers, wild buffaloes, swamp deer, elephants and dozens of other animals
and migratory birds.
Day I :
Date : 07/12/2011
Mukesh, Manish, Nava and yours truly boarded Jorhat bound
bus from Khanapara, Guwahati at around 2.30 PM IST and reached Kaziranga at
7.30 PM.
Mr. Kamal, the owner of Aashray lodge gave us a hearty and warm
welcome.
After lodging in, we relaxed a bit and Kamal da1 sat
for a discussion with us regarding our travel plans and he gave us a brief
intro about the ranges of KNP.
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| Relaxing |
Then Kamal da gave us the biggest surprise. He told us to get ready as he had made special
arrangement for us for a night safari that too as a complimentary
Excitement filled us, it was just few minutes since we
arrived and we are heading for a night safari!
We immediately got ready and hopped in the Jeep.
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| Just after hopping in the jeep. Smile reveals the excitement. |
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| Left the lodge for night safari at 8.30 PM |
Kamal da flashed light towards the opposite side of the bank, swamp deers were grazing and it was such a serene sight. We made effort not to make any sound, least we scare them away.
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| Swamp Deers grazing. Excuse for the poor quality. |
A short video clip shot during the night safari, as it was pitch, dark visuals cant be seen, only sound can be heard. (Please turn on Annotations in Youtube to see the translation)
Some random pics :
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| Kamal da explaining rules of the jungle to Nava and Manish |
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| With the guards |
After
rounding up we headed to the night camp, Kamal da arranged for a bon-fire to
warm us ourselves.
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| Mukesh, Nava, Manish and yours truly |
After spending sometime chit chatting in the night camp we headed to the lodge.
da1 ::-- 'Da' is a suffix used in Assamese language after the name of someone who is male elder to you and incase of female 'ba' is used.
Mr. Kamal can be reached at +919435478339, call him and fix an appointment for an exciting stay and trip in KNP.
Blog on Day-II and Day-III of the trip coming up soon.
Blog on Day-II and Day-III of the trip coming up soon.
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