Rametha at Sinhagad

Gnidia glauca or the Fish Poison bush. Known as Rametha in Marathi. This bush is found in the Sahyadri region and can be seen on most forts around. November onwards these bushes bear bunches of beautiful buttery yellow flowers. 

At Sinhagad fort

 

Trek - Mahimandangad

A small fort on the top of a hill, it is accessed from the small mountain village of Sindi, near Khed on the route from to Konkan. 

The best part of this trek is experiencing a stay at Sindi. On the edge of Koyna forest, it consists of barely four or five houses with the typical thatched roof and shady courtyard. The only sound one can hear at night is the steady calling of the nightjars. Morning brings a cold mist and the orchestra of birdcalls. As the day moves on, the sun raises a shimmering haze off the red soil typically found in this region. The fresh unpolluted air and the silence bring its own rewards.

Clerodendrum splendens- near vetal hill

Glyricidia & Calotropis - Vetal Tekdi

Mountains, mist and magic

If you really want to enjoy the beauty of the Sahyadris, monsoon is the right season to do so. For this is when these mountains are at their best - resembling a full blooded woman in her prime; flaunting a verdant, velvet shawl, sparkling with clear streams and cascades, bejeweled with wildflowers, drawing a veil of mist that only serves to heighten the excitement and curiosity of what lies beyond..




Music of the mountains





At Mulshi-Tamhini




red and white lotuses in a lake

seeds of australian acacia

the seeds are black and attached with an orange spring like material

summer blossom

This blossom caught my eye on the way. No idea of its name. Looks like exotic species

balsamic beauty

wayside blooms..

This is balsam, a common and rather pretty flowering plant found in the western ghats in monsoon.

this one was just a 1 cm flowerhead.. Heil Macro mode!