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Bahucharaji or Becharaji is located in Mehsana district Gujarat. It is a Hindu Temple of Hindu Goddess Bahuchara Mata.Bahucharaji Temple is in Bahucharaji town near shankhalpur village  Mehsana. Bahucharaji Temple is in center of town. Bahucharaji temple managed by State Government. Ma Devi Bahucharaji is worshipped here as Goddess Bala Tripura Sundari.

Story of Bahucharaji temple

As per old people says Dandasur demon was stayed near Becharaji and won Patallok, Mrutyulok and Devloka all three lokas. The Devil has boon from Lord Shiva that a godeess appeared against him in small girl form. All 3 lokas Devas went to Goddess Parambaa to save them from demon. The Bahuchar mata appeared in form of small girl for fist time at Varakhadi tree . So bahuchar mata known as Bala Bahuchara Mata. Goddess killed demon with Trishul and bought peace for people of earth.

• Main vehicle of Bahuchar Mata is cock.
• Bala Yantra of Crystle and encased In gold is worshipped at temple.
• Bahuchar Mata carries sward on top right hand, Abhay mudra on bottom right, a text of scriptures on top left and trident on bottom left.
• In my family we believed that new born male child first time hair removed ( Mundan ) after 1 year in temple.
• It is also believed that any new child don’t speak properly then bought here and on his behalf cock donated to Mata and in few days child can speak properly.
• All over from India devotee came here and pray for blessing of Goddess. On purnima ( full moon ) day is special for devotees. On Chaitri Poonam 5 days fair arranged near the Temple and in city.

Where to Stay in Bahucharaji or Bechraji :

There are lots of Dharamshala , Hotels, Guest Houses in Bahucharaji. All places are in good rate available. People can also go to Mehsana , Shankhalpur for stay . Also people can go to Modhera Sun Temple for visit.

Bahucharaji Mata Temple Darshan Timing :
Bahucharaji Mata temple darshan timing is from 5.30 AM to 10 PM .

Nearest Airport : Ahmedabad
District : Mehsana
Pincode of Bechraji : 384213
 

Ambaji is a town in Banaskantha district. The town surrounded by aravalli Hills.  Ambaji is Famous for Ambaji Temple. Millions of devotees visit Ambaji Temple every year. Even my family also visited Ambaji Temple once in a year  Climate of Ambaji is change in all season . Summer is very hot around 45 degree and in winter temperature goes down to 6-7 degree. Rainfall average 15 -30 in in monsoon.

About Ambaji Temple:

• Ambaji Temple is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas .
• Ambaji Mata Temple is a major Shakti peethas in India. It is also known as Arasuri Ambaji Mata Temple.
• Shree visa Yantra is worship as main God. No one can see Yantra with nacked eye. And also the Photography of Yantra is not allowed.
• The original seat of Ambaji Mata is at on top of Gabbar Hill.
• On purnima day large number of people come to Ambaji temple for darshan. On Bhadarvi Poornima there is a large mela in city. People from all over the country come here by walk from their destination on Bhadarvi Purnima . People make food camps, medicine camp, refreshment camp in between the road for people who come by walk in Ambaji Temple.
• The shrine of Shri Amba is regarded as a revered shrine by Shakta Shaktism  sect of Hinduism. There was a say and also it believed that the heart of Sati Devi has fallen here.

The Myth of Ambaji Temple :

According to Lord Vishnu cut the corpse os sati with his weapon Sudarshan Chakra and 51 pieces fell on earth. That 51 place built shrine. And at Ambaji there was a say that Sati Devi’s heart was fallen so Ambaji is one of most important Shakti Peeth.

Gabbar Hill , Ambaji Temple

Gabbar is located at west of Ambaji Village at around 4-5 km away. It believed that original seat of the Goddess is at top of Gabbar Hill. There are around 999 steps for climbing Gabbar Hill. Among them 300 stone steps and rest are very narrow passage so it’s a thrill to climb. On the flat top of the hill there is a small temple of Ambaji. In this temple small covered lamp keep constantly burning. The lamp also seen from Ambaji Temple at night. There are footprint of Goddess their under the pipal tree.

In Ramayana there is a  say that  Lord Rama worship devi Ambaji so Devi Ambaji gave him an arrow name AJAY and with this arrow Lord Rama killed Ravan in the war.

9 Swaroop of Devi Ambaji :

• Shri Bhramcharini
• Shri Chandra Ganta
• Shri Katyayini
• Shri Kalratri
• Shri Mata Gauri
• Shri Kushmanda
• Shri Shail Putri
• Shri Siddhi Datri
• Shri Skandmata

Ambaji Temple Darshan Timing

Arti timing every day 6.00 AM in the morning

Winter Timing

Summer Timing

Monsoon Timing

Ambaji Mata Devasthan Trust has installed Udan Khatola ( Rope –way ) facility for Gabbar hill.  

Rope way price for adult is 125 rs and for kids below 110 cm is 64 rs. 

Where To stay In Ambaji : 

There are lots of hotels in Ambaji. Most hotels near to the temple. Generally i prefere at Reva Prabhu hotel or Jethiba Sadan which provide good Gujarati Thali in food and good condition rooms with good fare. Now a days there is a resort near Pancha village bus stand name Vanraji Resort before 3-5 km from Ambaji Temple. It is the first resort in Ambaji and resort is awesome. You can stay and enjoy the arravalli hills.

Indian Grey Hornbill is now found in Gujarat many places in Arravalli Hills. I found it at Jessore Sanctuary near palanpur. There are also many more places where Indian Grey Hornbill found in Gujarat like Polo Forest, Sarita Udhyan Gandhinagar also Balaram many places and many forest area and outskirts of forest. Before 10 years there are less chances of Indian Grey Hornbill in Gujarat but now a days population increase of Indian Grey Hornbill. My friend Parikshit Acharya found many years ago at Jessore Sanctuary for the first time at Jessore and his artical was published in BNHS ( Bombey Natural History Society). After that we found it at many places in North Gujarat. There are also chances in south Gujarat but we didn't explore much in south Gujarat.

About Indian Grey Hornbill :

• Indian Grey Hornbill is a common hornbill.
• They generally found in pair.
• Color of Indian Grey hornbill is light grey as per its name and dull white belly and feathers also in grey color.
• As his name is Hornbill its horn is long and curvey. Horn color is black or dark grey.
• It is medium size 60 cm in lenght.
• In male hornbill skin around eye is dark and in female hornbill its pale raddish.
• Hornbill spices found generally at 2000ft height. It found also in cities on large trees.
• Indian Grey Hornbill call like black Kite.
• April to June is nesting and breeding season for Indian Grey Hornbill. It lays 1-5 eggs.
• Indian Grey Hornbill found all over India and also in Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
• Indian Grey Hornbill feed fruits, berries, insects, snakes, lizards etc.
• Indian Grey Hornbill is in Least concern in IUCN list.
• The Dayak tribe consider that if Hornbills are flying over house is sign of good fortune to come.
• The Sulu Hornbill spices is the rarest hornbill in the world. They generally found at Philippines.
• Hornbill lifespan around 30-35 years but they live less may be because of Habitats.

Hornbill Spices :

There are many spices of Hornbill bird in world. But in India there are some of them found. So i listed below the Hornbills Of India . I don't have all Hornbills Images but you can refer on Nature in Focus link  www.natureinfocus.in/animals/the-hornbills-of-india for all Hornbills of India Images.

• Malabar Grey Hornbill
• Rufous Necked Hornbill
• Wreathed Hornbill
• Oriental Pied Hornbill
• Indian Grey Hornbill
• Narcondam Hornbill
• Austen's Brown Hornbill
• Malabar Pied Hornbill

Indian Grey Hornbill generally seen in pair so if you found one then another is also their. Capturing hornbill is bit tough because they are on large trees so you need good binocular and good camera lenses to have a good Image of Hornbill. I was not much lucky but i have a record shot of Indian Grey Hornbill and have a tick in my bird list of Indian Subcontinent.

Gear Used : Canon 6D, Canon 100-400mm lens

Location : Jessore Sloth Bear Sanctuary, Way to Kedarnath Temple.

Black Headed Ibis has various names like Black Necked Ibis, Indian White Ibis and Orientle White Ibis. The Binominal Name of Black Headed Ibis is Threskiornis melanocephalus. It is large size water bird found in South Asia many regions. It is found in many low water areas and aslo breeds here too. Black Headed Ibis is also found in resident areas near me also where some low water areas. Near to me Black headed Ibis also found in Thol Bird Sanctuary, Nal Sarovar Bird sanctuary, Pariej Sanctuary and many more places like farms, ponds, low grasslands etc.

About Black Headed Ibis Bird :

• Black Headed Ibis is one of the large water birds spices.
• Its lenght about 65-75 cm .
• It has white plumage and black head and neck. Its beak is curvy.
• Adult male has grey feather at tail during breeding season.
• Black Headed Ibis are native to Bangladesh, China, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal, Shri Lanka, Combodia, Thailand etc. They are migrant to Japan, Koreaand mongolia.
• Black Headed ibis is versatile to use man made habitats. It generally found in ponds, Canals, riverside, lakes, crop fields, garbage dumping etc.
• It build nest near wetlands. It build platform for nest and made from sticks, grass and threads.
• Black Headed Ibis are treatened so its population is decreasing but they are not in endangered spices.
• Ibis can do aerating the soil while probing beak in soil for insects.
• Ibis birds are predators for snakes, monkeys, crows and alos birds of prey.
• Ibis sleep together on trees at night. They are active during day.
• Ibis lifespan is up to 25 years.
• Favorite food of Ibis are snail, fish and aquatic animals but they can also eat bread and popcorns too.

In resident areas there are also lots of birds you can find. At the end of resident area small pond and lakes made by humans and they are really good habitat for some birds. Ibis birds are very familiar to humans so they can live near the resident areas. Its beak is looking attractive because of curve and also scared to others. In resident birds of Gujarat ibis bird found many farm areas and wetlands, grassland, canals etc. It is also found in bird sanctuary Gujarat like Thol Bird Sanctuary near sanand, Nalsarovar Sanctuary etc. Both sanctuary are nearest places to my home so i oftenly visit both sanctuary. During winter these both sanctuary are full of migratory birds. 

Gear Used : Canon 6D, Caon 100-400mm lens

Spiti Valley located in Himachal Pradesh. It is a cold desert mountain valley of Himalayas. Spiti distributed in 2 parts Lahaul and Spiti. As per my last post of Spiti Valley Tour Itinerary there are lots of places to visit during spiti valley tour. It depends how many days you want to spend in spiti valley tour so you can much more places to cover in spiti valley. But i think 7 days are enough for Spiti valley tour to cover all major attractions. Most of time you spend in car during spiti valley tour. But definately the route is memorable for all. The view of Himalayas and the scenery is beautiful. Most people take 7 days tour from Chandigarh or from Delhi. 

Best Places to Visit in Spiti Valley : 

• Chitkul
• Nako
• Tabo
• Dhankar lake
• Kaza
• Chandratal Lake

Well in Spiti Valley Trip there are lots of places to visit but i will suggest you some of them to make shorter your trip. Also most attractions and must visit places i share here. If you want to spend more time then you can visit local village and enjoy village life too. If you want to know about Spiti Valley Tour Cost and Spiti Valley Tour Itinerary then i had written a post of it.

Honey Bee Farming :

From Chandigarh to Spiti you will have to pass Kinnaur District. It is very beautiful route with amazing greenery and scenery. During the route of Kinnaur valley there are lots of people do Honey Bee Farming on road. you can see the boxes of honeybee on roadside. They have different types of Honeybee and have different honey if you want to purchase pure Honey for home. They also saw you how they farming and do all procedure of making Honey. 

Chitkul : 

Actually we skip Chitkul because its out of our route and spend one more day. But Chitkul is must visit place. It is really beautiful place in the valley of Himalayas. Also Chitkul is known as India's Last village at Indo - Tibet Border. Border is about 90 km from Chitkul. Also civillian movement beyond Chitkul is prohibited. Best time to visit Chitkul is March to June.  Also have a cup of tea at Hindustan Ka Akhri Dhaba at Chitkul. They also serve food with Rajma Chaval and roti. 

Kalpa Or Rekong Peo :

If you visit chitkul and stay their then kalpa or Rekong Peo you can skip. Or if you do not visit chitkul then stay at Rekong Peo. Good to stay here very neat and clean hotels and also food is good here. Next morning you can see amazing sunrise in between of Himalayan mountains coverd with snow. Stay here for a night and leave next morning or you can visit local village and bazar.

Nako : Places to visit Nako

Nako village located near Indo-China Border. In Nako you can visit Nako Lake and Nako Monastery. Also you can visit some Buddhist chortens. Nako Monastery is must visit place with beautiful atmosphear at height. The Monastery founded in 11 th sanctuary .Monastery location is amazing where you can see 360 degree view of Himalayan Mountains. Spend some time at Monastery and go for Gue Mummy Stupa in the way to Tabo. 

Gue is a village where 500 years old mummy preserved of Sangha Tenzing. Sangha Tenzing was Buddhist monk from Tibet. At stupa the mummy found in sitting position with his skin and hair intact. The road to Gue Mummy is out of Tabo route so you can take extra 1-2 hours time while leave from nako. At evening you reach at Tabo village.

Tabo : Places to visit Tabo

Tabo is a small village on bank of Spiti river in spiti District. Tabo is famous for operated continuously oldest buddhist enclave in Himalaya and India. Most famous attraction of Tabo is Old Tabo Monastery which is 1000 years old and also considered as one of the holiest by Dalai Lama himself. Also another monastery in Tabo in the center of village you can visit. Tabo caves you can visit while visit monastery and if you stay for day more then you can go at river bank to feel nature. That was amazing view of spiti river near to the village and other side the big mountain.

Dhankar Lake and Dhankar Village : Places to visit Dhankar

From tabo to kaza route you can visit Dhankar Village. In the village there is a capital of spiti valley in Himachal Pradesh. It is at 3894 mt height. Here you can visit local village , Monastery and if you want to go for trek about 3 km then go to the Dhankar Lake. Dhankar village total houses are around 65-70 and population around 250-300 . 

Dhankar Lake :  

Dhankar lake is high altitude lake in himachal pradesh. It is located around 4140 mt height. From monastery you can go to Dhankar lake by trek about 3 km and it will take around 1-2 hours depends on your mountain skills. Trek route is very easy but its at more than 13500 ft height so high wind blows and low oxygen level make your trek difficult. Also here UV index is high so do not go in open skin or use sunscreen lotion. High UV index may damage your skin. At the end of trek you can see a beautiful green color based lake surrounded by mountains and open land. The view of lake is awesome and you can spend more time to make a peace to you mind. Crystel clear water in the lake. We take some photos and get back to village and drink lemon soda from local villager to get energy. Local peoples are so supportive and good nature. 

Kaza : 

In Kaza there are several places to visit so you visit all in a full day. Also kaza atmosphear is very cold in summer also so enjoy it. 

Places to Visit In Kaza 

• Sakya Tangyud Monastery : It is one of the highest altitude Monastery in India. It is at 4550 mt height. It is at komik village. 
• Kaza Kye Monastery : Kye or Kyi monastery is a tibetian buddhist monastery. It is set on top of the hill and its height aroun 4166 mt. It is the largest monastery of Spiti Valley.  

• Langza : Langza village is also known as Fossils village. It is believed that spiti was submerged under the tethys sea so that huge quantities of fossils found here. In Langza there is a 1000 years old Buddha Statue is major attraction. The Buddha statue at Langza located at 14500 ft height. It is serene golden large Buddha Statue. From the Buddha statue at Langza you can see 360 degree view of Himalayas.

• Hikkim : Hikkim is located at 14400 ft height in lahaul spiti district. Hikkim village remains cut off during winter due to heavy snow fall over mountain passes.  The Hikkim village has a post office at 14400 ft height. So it is also on of the highest post office in the world.

• Kibber Village : Kibber is famous for Monastery, kibber wildlife sanctuary, the highest post office and the highest motorable road. Kibber is located 19 km from kaza. Kibber is also famous for Snow Leopard. There are almost 25-30 snow leopards In Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary.

• Komic : Komic is also one of the highest village in the world located at 15050 ft. It is also connected with World's Highest Motorable Road. So it is known as Highest Motorable village in the world. There is a restaurant their named World highest restaurant Komic. You can take rest have a cup of coffe or tea and have some snake, meggy etc. 

• Chicham Bridge : Chicham bridge is highest bridge of Asia. Bridge is located at 13596 ft height. The Chicham Bridge connect 2 village one is Chicham village and Kibber. The bridge is suspension bridge and is situated across a deep gorge around 1000 ft. Chicham Bridge is one of the spectecular bridge in the world. 

• Kumzum Pass : While return from Kaza to Manali you will pass through Kumzum Pass. It is one of the best route for enjoying nature very closely. The car speed is very slow due to bad road condition but at Kumzum pass we face fresh snow fall and fell zero degree temperature. Amazing view at Kumzum pass. Also Kumzum Mata Temple located at 4590 mt height. There is a myth about Kumzum mata temple you need to do a circle and after go through your journey to Chandratal Lake or Manali. 

• Chandra taal Lake : As per Hindu Mythology Chandra taal is the place where Lord Indra came down with Chariot to transport Yudhisthira in his mortal from to Swarga or Heaven. Also local believed that fairies visit lake at night. Chandratal Lake is open in summer after may end or June start. So if you want to visit Chandra taal lake then plan in June. Also there are limited option for staying at Chandra taal Lake.

Things to know about Spiti Valley Tour :

While you planning for spiti valley tour you did not need to book hotels or homestays. There are lots of homestays and hotels every where. You can also book your homestays and hotels via Spiti Tourism or Himachal Pradesh Tourism. They will help you a lot for entire trip. Local peoples are so supportive and kind nature. They will aslo help and guide you to your destination. 

Which Mobile network works in Spiti Valley ? 

Most people have a question about network connectivity at Spiti Valley. I will take 2 simcards for my Spiti Valley Tour one is Reliance Jio and one is BSNL prepaid. After kinnaur vally pass all major networks are down but BSNL and Reliance Jio is connected to everywhere in spiti. Reliance Jio has better network connectivity even in internet also. So i suggest take Reliance Jio sim card for your trip. Only it fall down during Kumzum pass route. Otherwise in Kaza, Tabo, Nako all places covered by Reliance Jio network.

Best time to Visit Spiti Valley :

Well the Chandigarh to Kaza route open all year but sometimes landsliding may occer and also some heavy snowfall then it will take 4-6 hours to clear road. Road managed by BRO ( Border Road Organisation ) . Plan during mid of may in spiti valley because there is low crowd in May. But in May there may be return route block via Kumzum Pass and Chandratal Lake. June is more better for Spiti Valley tour to visit all the places. Some bikers may visit spiti valley in December for adventure too. 

Road Condition In Spiti Valley :

From Chandigarh to Kaza there is a clear road. At some places road condition is not good but main road is very impressive and no hazitation during the entire trip. Some village route is not good but it will manageable. The Kaza to Manali Via Kumzum pass road condition is not good so you need to travel whole day for Kaza to Manali. 

Star Gazing At Spiti Valley : Spiti Valley Night Sky

Well spiti valley is dark area where you can do stargazing verywell. Here you can see milkyway clear during no moon days. For milky way Langza is the best place in Spiti Valley. 

Spiti Valley Food Option : 
I will recommand The Himalayan Cafe in Spiti Valley for food. Well managed cafe and food options are amazing. Must visit place in Spiti valley.

You can visit my blog http://bit.ly/3zYFdVv about spiti valley tour itinerary and total cost with details. Also provide hotels and homestay options. You can write me if you need any help about spiti valley tour at nirajhack@gmail.com 

Russet Sparrow is a bird of sparrow family. It is generally found at Himalayas in India. It is very common at himalayan birding sites. House sparrow bird is now moved from city areas because of croweded area and pollutions and mobile towers. Russet sparrow i found during my trek to Manali and Har ki Dun trek also. So it is resident bird of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. It is small size bird and very friendly bird even you get very close to it.

About Russet Sparrow :

• Russet Sparrow is seed eating bird.
• Russet sparrow has thick bill.
• Russet Sparrow length is about 12-15 cm.
• There are three subspices of it recognised. Rutilans, intensior, cinnamomeus.
• Rutilans and intensior breeds in eastern Asia and cinnamomeus breeds in Himalayas.
• Sparrow feed seeds of grains and hurbs.
• They lay 5-6 eggs at a time.
• It is warm rufous in color. 
• Among all subspices the Himalayan Russet sparrow is little larger then others.
• Russet sparrow call is Cheep or chilp...

Sparrow is very familiar bird. House sparrow is very common in city areas. But now a days because of mobile towers and architectures and highrise building made them migrate from city. Russet Sparrow i found during my trek to Manali and also Har ki Dun trek. When i was on trek of Chandrakhani pass i frequently found russet sparrow in villages . Same thing during my har ki dun trek i found russet sparrow in small villages as a resident bird. 

Har ki Dun and Manali both from differant state Uttrakhand and Himachal Pradesh. So it shows russet sparrow widely spread in Himalayas. Actually Himalays are heaven for birding. There are huge number of spices of different birds in Himalayan range. Most popular places for birding in Himalayas are Manali, Har ki Dun, Pangot, Sattal, Nainital etc. 

Location : Har ki Dun trek, Manali Trek to Chandrakhani pass

Gear : Canon 6D, Canon 1000D, Canon 100-400 mm lens

Caterpillar are insects and they are larval stage of  Moths and Butterflies. Caterpillar mostly eat leafs and plants. There are different types of caterpillar in the world. All caterpillar looks different and different in color too. But all caterpillar are larval stage of insects like butterfy and moths. Mostly caterpillar are seen in monsoon season. After the first rain of monsoon the butterflies season is rising and lots of different butterflies you can see. Also in my garden at home and at my farm i found lots of butterflies and moths. When i was travelling in night for Sharad purnima full moon photography i went to narmada dam near prantij village. I found catterpillar group eating a leaf on big tree. I also found moths, Mantis Insect, Different spices of Spiders and the Moon Double Exposure photo i clicked. 

About Caterpillar :

• Caterpillar have soft body. They can grow between moults.
• Size of Caterpillar may different depends on spices but it can be around 1 mm to 14 cm.
• Caterpillar have large number of legs. 
• Sawfly larvae have 2 simple eyes and caterpillar have 12 eyes each side head has 6 eyes.
• Caterpillar are rich protein so many animal feed caterpillar.
• Some caterpillar are camouflage in color so cannot find easily.
• Caterpillar are in feeding behaviour so they can easily hidden from predators. 
• Some caterpillar have bristles for their protection.
• Most caterpillar are harmless but some can harm like alergic reaction. But most caterpillar are safe even you can touch it.
• Caterpillar lifespan up to 15-29 days.
• Caterpillar eyes known as Stemmata.
• Out of Insects - Caterpillar is one big company of Caterpillar Machines, engines, components etc...

Above image of caterpillar moth on leaf make black and white after post processing and looks like black and white abstract image. 

Caterpillar most cause damage to leaves in farms. Some crops and some tree leaves can be damaged by caterpillar group and may some loss for farmers. So farmers spray some insects pesticides for caterpillar and other insects for preventing their crops in farms. 

Generally i saw caterpillar in a single or double but this time i see a huge number of caterpillar moth on leaf. I catch with my camera with macro lense and get good result of Caterpillar moth group on leaf. I also found some different caterpillar at my farm also. This time i got only single caterpillar and double caterpillar. At my trek to Ranituk i also found some group of caterpillar in my trek route. Caterpillar are most annoyed for me. Sometimes i shoot insects with macro lens so i am afraid of getting so closer to them. But my passion helps me to get closer to them and catch photos of them. Generally caterpillar are warms and it turns into insects like butterfly or moths.

Camera Used : Canon 6D, Canon 80D , Canon 100 mm macro lens

White browed Fantail bird is small size bird. It is Passerine bird of family Rhipiduridae. In Gujarat White browed Fantial found many places like Thol Bird Sanctuary, Nal Sarovar, Velavadar Sanctuary and many more farms outskirts dense bush areas. I found it at Thol Bird Sanctuary. During nesting time it may be agressive . White browed fantail looks beautiful when he open its tail feathers. It makes beautiful black and white feather abstract. Its feathers of tail looks like hand fan with design.

About White browed Fantail bird :

• White browed Fantail length about 18 cm .
• White browed Fantail found in Many regions of Asia , south Asia etc.
• It has dark brown upperparts and also white spots on wings. Underparts of White Browed fantail is white.
• White Browed Fantail Tail looks like hand fan shape.
• It build its nest like a cup shape.
• It lays eggs arround 2-5 in nest and its color like white and light browinish spotted in color.
• Fantail bird lifespan around 2-5 years.
• Incubation period during breeding season around 14 days.
• Fantail feed invertebrates like insects, moths,spiders, beetles, flies etc.
• According to Maori tribal legend if the fantail fly in your house then it signs of death of someone in your house.
• Tiwaiwaka , Piwakawaka, Tirairaka , Tiwakawaka are some common names of Fantail bird in Maori tribal.

Why It is called Fantail ? :

When its tail spread it looks like fan and foraging and when its tail folded it is rounded at the end. Thats why its called Fan-tail.

Thol Lake is one of the best place for birding in Gujarat. Thol bird sanctuary is in Sanand District near Thol Village. In Thol lake more than 150 different spices of waders and also nesting birds. Also Migratory birds are found here and stays here. Famous Flamingo Birds found here during winter and some of them found allover year and nesting here. 

The Mysore palace located in Karnataka. It is Historical place and also a Royal Palace for Royal family of Wadiyar Dynasty. The Mysore Palace also known as Amba Vilas Palace. Mysore is very well known for palaces so it is also known as City of Palaces.There are seven palace in Mysore including Amba Vilas Palace. Mysore Palace is in the center of the City. 

The old palace was burnt during wedding because it was made up with woods. So after 1896 Maharaja  Krishnaraja Wadiyar - IV and his mother Maharani Kempananjammanni Devi commissioned to build a new palace. During build up of palace the Royal Family stayed near by Jaganmohan Palace. Total construction cost of palace is Rs. 41,47,913. The palace build up work completed in 1912. Also palace expanded in 1930 for public darbar hall.

About Mysore Palace :

• Architecture of Mysore Palace like as Indo Sarasenic.
• It include Hindu, Mughal, Gothic and Rajput styles architecture.
• It is 3 storey stone structure of marble domes and 5 storey tower of 145 feet height.
• Mysore Palace surrounded by garden.
• Main complex of Mysore palace is around 156 ft wide and 245 ft long.
• There are 3 gates to entering Mysore palace. Front gate, South entrance and West entrance. For public entry South entrance and front and west gates open usually in Dasara.
• Tipu Sultan rule state of Nanjaraja, Khasaraja and hill Chamarajas during 1782 - 1796.

During my visit to Karnataka i visited The Mysore Palace or Amba Vilas Palace. It was amazing to see from outside too. We did not have much time to visit Mysore palace from Inside because it takes more 2-3 hours to see it from inside. We were in a hurry and we did not have stay in Mysore so we need to leave early, Outside place looking amazing architecture designs. The palace regularely maintain with colors and all areas. You can do a electric golf car ride to visit round of Mysore palace from Front Gate. The palace looks awesome from Front gate. The Mysore palace also famous as Tipu Sultan Palace Mysore but Tipu Sultan never stay in Mysore Palace but his sward put in the museum of palace. Tipu Sultan's Summer palace is in Shrirangapatna also known as Dariya Daulat Bagh .

7 Palaces of Mysore :

• Amba Vilas Palace
• Lalitha Mahal Palace
• Rajendra Vilas Palace
• Jaganmohan Palace
• Karanji Mansion
• Jayalaxmi Vilas Mansion
• Cheluvamba Mansion

The most famous palace in Mysore is Amba Vilas Palace or Mysore Palace which was located in the heart of the city.

Places to Visit Mysore :

• Mysore Palace
• Chamundeshwari Temple
• Rail Museum
• Somnathpur Temple
• Devaraja Market
• Brindavan Garden
• Venugopala Swami Temple

You can stay for 2-3 days in Mysore to visit all famous places. Most tourist visit Amba Vilas Palace and leave Mysore.

Every wildlife photographer's dream is to visit Africa. Also African Bush Elephant lovers has lots of places to visit like Amboseli National Park,Botswana etc...In Africa lots of wildlife sanctuaries You can visit but the most tourist attractions is Masai Mara National Park .The Giants suits to African elephant because of their large body thick skin and legs and big teeth and elephant large ears. African Elephant teeth weight approx. 5kgs per teeth.There are also different species like African bush Elephant and African forest Elephant. Here i saw you some cool photos of African elephant taken at Amboseli national park and Masai Mara National Park.

In Big 5 Africa animals  elephant is one of them. African Elephant is really good subject in Wallpaper photos . Also African Bush Elephant is good for portrait or closeup photos too. The Elephants are travel in a group and they are dangerous when they are with their babies. Just stay away good distance to them. Elephants also looks good in black and white. 

African Elephant Facts : 

• African Elephant is the world's largest land animal. 
• African Elephant Tusks are actually their teeth. 
• They have very thick skin. 
• Their trunk have some good skills. 
• African Elephants are continuously eating every time and eat up to 150 kg per day. 
• Elephants never forget things. 
• African bush elephant height 3.2 m
• African bush elephant weight approx 6000 kg and African forest elephant weight around 2700 kg.
• Lifespan of African bush elephant and African forest elephant is 60-70 years.

Difference of Asian elephant vs African elephant :

• Asian elephant is smaller than African elephant. 
• Asian elephant ears are also smaller then African elephant ears.
• Tusk is in only male of Asian elephant. In opposite  male and female African elephant both grows tusks.

African Elephant Habitat :

African elephant live in dense forest of west and central Africa. They found most in grasslands, forests and savannas. They found at many regions around Africa and Asia. So Elephant Habitat has long range from Asia to Africa. 

Big 5 African Animals : Well when i was on my trip to Africa I questioned my cousin What are the Big 5 Africa animals ?? He knows the animal names but he don't know why they called Big 5 Africa . After google some words I found that the Big 5 Africa animals are referred to the difficulty of their hunting. Mean This Big 5 African animals are arrange in order to their hunting skills. The Big 5 Africa animals are Lion, Leopard, Rhino, Elephant and African Buffalo. Well Hippo is not in Big 5 Africa bcz hippo is not a hunter as compare to big 5 Africa animals. Lions are the kings of Africa and known as King of the Jungle or King of Beasts.

Are Elephants scared from anyone ? 

A huge and heavy body of elephant make scared anyone. But yes An elephant can fear from a little mouse. A mouse is very little in body in compare to An Elephant and it climb over the trunk of elephant.

Elephant can kill Humans ? : 

Elephants are very respectable animals till they are not tempered. According to National Geographic article approx. 500 peoples are killed in a year in an elephant attack. But the number worry that far more than 500 elephants are killed by humans every year. So we need to be changed.  

Where To stay in Amboseli National Park / Accommodation in Amboseli National Park  : We stayed in Ol Tukai Resort and its very nice property. Also there are lots of resorts in Amboseli National Park. All are fine and good hospitality. During migration in Masai Mara and Amboseli time all hotels and resorts are full and high price. So if you planning in migration time then book as early as possible.