Ooty, The Paradise….

Ooty at sunrise, originally uploaded by J03P.

Clouds at sunrise in the Ooty valley. Hillstation Ooty has a wonderful fresh climate, especially compared with other parts of Southern India.

Khajjiar, India

Khajjiar, originally uploaded by Srini G.

A summer afternoon at Khajjiar, Himachal Pradesh, India.

Himachal Pradesh, India

Where earth meets sky (2), originally uploaded by Anindo Ghosh.

View of the Himalayas from Hatu Peak, near Narkanda, Himachal Pradesh, India

Chandratal Lake at Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh

Chandratal Lake at Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, originally uploaded by arunchs.

Chandratal Lake at Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India

Himachal Pradesh.

Himachal Pradesh, originally uploaded by D50Magic.

Himachal Pradesh, India

Khandala, India

Falls again.., originally uploaded by Indyblue.

The hills are wet and wear a fresh coat of green.. this is nature at it’s beautiful best, 3 months of rain turn this region into a wonderland.. In the distance the clouds cover the hills..waterfalls line the entire section of this hilly road, and at a lot of places the water cascades down the cliff right on the road and vehicles passing over it. On this particular day there was more than 200 mm rainfall in a few short hours, making driving difficult. This was taken while driving so it’s not of the highest quality

Khandala, 90 kms East of Mumbai, India.

Road to Khandala

Road to Khandala, originally uploaded by pahujaamit.

Khandala, India

Dehradun, India

Beside the road, originally uploaded by bhumeshbharti.

This i clicked on the way to Rishikesh and Dehradun

Swimming pool-kovalam beach-blue beauty

Swimming pool-kovalam beach-blue beauty, originally uploaded by Arun Kumar Sinha.

Kovalam beach is known as the “Paradise of the South”.
Kovalam is a beach town on the Arabian Sea in Kerala, a state in south India. It is located around 16 km outside Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) City in the Thiruvananthapuram district. There are a large number of beach resorts in and around Kovalam. The sea port of Vizhinjam is about 3 km away and famous for its special varieties of fish, old Hindu temples, big churches and a mosque. The Proposed International Trans shipment Terminal at Vizhinjam is also close to Kovalam.

Kovalam was among the most prominent tourist spots in India during the hippy era. It still has a high status among tourists, who arrive mostly from Europe and Israel. Kovalam is finding a new significance in the light of several Ayurvedic salons, and recuperation and regeneration resorts which provide a wide variety of Ayurvedic treatments for tourists.

There are three beaches at Kovalam, separated by outcrops jutting out to the sea. The larger one is called Light House Beach for its 30 odd metre high light house. The second largest one is Hawah Beach named thus for the topless European women who used to throng there. It was the first topless beach in India. Topfree bathing and parading is banned now except in private coves owned by resorts. Visitors frequent these two beaches. The northern part of the beach is known as Samudra Beach in tourism parlance. A large promontory separates this part from the southern side. Samudra Beach doesn’t have tourists thronging there or hectic business. The local fishermen ply their trade on this part. The sands on the beaches in Kovalam are partially black in colour due to the presence of ilmenite and thorazite. The normal tourist season is from September to May.

Beauty of Kerala,

Beauty of Kerala, originally uploaded by reddaffodil.

India..