WHITE AS SNOW

Lovely pictures!

EYES OF A HIMALAYAN PALACE

Beautiful Views

Be Enchanted with the pictures taken from the Shrey Palace near Leh, Ladakh which houses a larger than Life Statue of a Golden Lord Buddha.

Shall I say through the Eyes of the Lord Himself.

vista far and beyond Poplars ,Willows and The Himalayas

Stony Peak

A lonely Heron and Egret Sky Blue Holy Lake, A Heron and Grasslands

beauty abounds Breathtaking View from the Shrey Palace

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FRAGRANT CUMIN

Thanks for the photos and the information on Cumin

Enchanted Forests

The air was heady with the Fragrance of an Aromatic Spice which is used across most cuisines in the Indian Sub Continent.

Native to India , the use of which goes back to Ancient India , Cumin ( English), Zeera ( Hindi) , Cuminum cyminum ( Scientific name) is a Herbal Plant related to Parsley.

I was fortunate to photograph a handful of Plants which had been missed by the harvesters as they were hidden within a field of Isabgol plants ( pls see the blog titled ISABGOL) .

Cumin Plant

Raipur is a small village near Ajmer, Rajasthan where I was fortunate to see Zeerabeing harvested and processed.

The Cumin Seeds, still attached to the stems are being Sun Dried.

seeds Cumin Seeds being Sun dried

The shadow on this mountain of aromatic Zeera seeds is of my finger on the Camera Button.

Zeera

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

beautiful photography of a beautiful flower

HIMALAYAN SUNRISE

Just Beautiful!

Enchanted Forests

Sunrise is dramatically different at an Himalayan Altitude in the cold high altitude desert of Ladakh and close to Sea Level amongst the Aravalli Mountain Range in the desert state of Rajasthan.

The Snow Clad Himalyan Peaks gradually turn from shades of Crimson to Gold matching the Ascent of the Sun in the startling Blue skies of Leh, Ladakh.

poplars and himalayas Blushing Peaks touched by the Rising Sun

The Rising Sun ( do see a blog titled Golden Disc) behind a cover of Acacia trees that adorn the Aravalli Mountains at Lakshman Sagar, Near Ajmer, Rajasthan.

The Skies and the Lakes turn Crimson in this Oasis in the Pali District of Rajasthan.

Sunrise in Lakshman sagar Crimson Skies and Lake at Lakshman Sagar

Back to sub zero temperatures and an early Morning at Leh, Ladakh. Watch the peaks turn to Gold in a Domino fashion as the Sun Rises waking up the

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