Water bodies have a charm that pulls them to me intently. I can spend endless hours sitting on a rock, dipping my legs into the gentle flow of the river. The sight of a clean and pleasing lake or a river fills me with an urge to get into it for a swim, or to sit on its bank and while away my time. Sound of waves in a lonely beach after sunset, or song of a river or waterfall give me a pleasure that I can’t describe. Would I have a choice, I would live next to a river, not too far away from the sea and go swimming the first thing every morning. Some images of the magic of water -

An unusual view of a section of Jog Falls - India’s tallest Waterfall.

Ramanganga flows quietly on a cold winter morning in Corbett National Park

Kappad beach near Kozhikode, in North Kerala.

A nondescript stream near Chikmaglur.

A small pond with fresh and clean water from a spring in Mahakoota, a small temple village.

Muthyala Madu, a small waterfall that comes alive in the rainy seasons, just outside Bangalore.

Long and empty beach at Gokarna, a small town in Karnataka.

Mattupetty Dam, Munnar, Kerala

Samiti Lake is a picture published often here. At almost 14,000 feet near Goecha La, Kanchenjunga National Park, Sikkim.

Hirekolale Lake, Chikmaglur.

Chandratal Lake, Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh.

A frozen lake at Goecha la, Kanchenjunga National Park, Sikkim.

Shivanasamudra Waterfall, Karnataka.

Tungabhadra River at Hampi, Karnataka.

Chandra River, Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh.

And finally, Ganga at Rishikesh.

























Beautiful compilation. Thx for putting it together.
water is such a wonderful element and in your pictures, I can feel the colours come alive..
lakshmi
All beautiful but the Mattupetty and Hirekolale are out of this world beautiful!
Amazing photos!! As for Jog falls, it’s not the tallest falls in India. It’s 11th tallest. Tallest is Kunchikal falls in western ghats, near Agumbe or so
The picture of the Tungbhadra river is an excellent one.
did you take all of those!?!! they are great.
do you have stumble upon?
Thank you all for the comments.
Matt, answer to both questions is yes. My stumbleupon id is arunchs.
your images are very poetic….and yeah just made me realize that I still have to go many miles….. *sigh*…..
tk care ~
ps ~ No not envious, just glad that till I find these destinations I can see through your eyes. Thanks !!
How did I miss the picture of the lake in Munnar when I saw this post the last time ? It is pretty nice.. I should go to Munnar - too.
nice shots man. I remember the Gokarna one