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	<title type="text">Shadows Galore</title>
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	<updated>2022-12-10T16:21:07Z</updated>

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			<name>Puru</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[To The Snow Leopard Expedition]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.shadowsgalore.com/?p=50242</id>
		<updated>2022-12-10T16:21:07Z</updated>
		<published>2022-12-10T16:11:09Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Travelogues" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Wildlife" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Himachal Pradesh" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="snow leopard" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Spiti" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[In February 2022, we embarked on the Snow Leopard Expedition to Spiti in search of the illusive grey ghost of the mountains. This was one of the most challenging trips that we had made recently, a journey that tested our endurance and was generous in its rewards. ]]></summary>

		
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[A Morning With The Vernal Hanging Parrots]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.shadowsgalore.com/?p=50204</id>
		<updated>2022-11-06T06:53:08Z</updated>
		<published>2022-11-06T06:49:52Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Birding" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Photo Essays" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Bird Photography" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Birds" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Maharashtra" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[About 15Km from Saswad, near Pune, is a farm that was in limelight recently among birdwatchers for a very unique reason – Vernal Hanging Parrot. Apparently, these parrots were a rage this season and everyone was scrambling to get a glimpse of these beautiful birds. ]]></summary>

		
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			<name>Puru</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[The Birds Of Bhigwan]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.shadowsgalore.com/?p=50157</id>
		<updated>2022-11-20T19:13:46Z</updated>
		<published>2022-10-22T08:33:29Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Birding" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Photo Essays" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Birds" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="India" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Maharashtra" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Wildlife" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Our trip to Bhigwan this time was mostly about the Indian Gray Wolves. However, while we were still waiting for them, we were blessed with a good sighting of birds of all kinds. ]]></summary>

		
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[The Wolves of Bhigwan]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.shadowsgalore.com/?p=50116</id>
		<updated>2022-10-22T17:47:27Z</updated>
		<published>2022-10-15T10:01:27Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Wildlife" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Bhigwan" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Maharashtra" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Wildlife Photography" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Wolf" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[We were in Bhigwan again but were not looking for birds yet. This time, the goal was different – we were on the trail of the Indian Gray Wolves. ]]></summary>

		
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[On The Shores Of Tso Moriri]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.shadowsgalore.com/?p=23554</id>
		<updated>2021-08-14T14:16:48Z</updated>
		<published>2021-08-14T14:13:18Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Travelogues" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Himalayas" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="India" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Ladakh" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[I turned back to look at the matchbox houses of Karzok beyond the vast marshy grassland that I had walked through. Civilization seemed far enough now. I turned to the water again, took my glove off, bent down, and touched the freezing waters. Tso Moriori looked as beautiful up close as it did in my dreams.]]></summary>

		
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[The Road To Tso Moriri]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.shadowsgalore.com/?p=23194</id>
		<updated>2021-08-14T14:27:57Z</updated>
		<published>2020-07-18T19:16:16Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Travelogues" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Asia" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Himalayas" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="India" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Ladakh" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Road Trip" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[A road less taken goes from Pangong Tso to Tso Moriri. Though more challenging than the Leh route, it provides breathtaking sights and an experience unparalleled elsewhere. We decided to follow this route and reach the High Mountain Lake. ]]></summary>

		
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Kichaka Vadham &#8211; The Killing Of Kichaka]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.shadowsgalore.com/?p=23387</id>
		<updated>2022-10-07T18:23:50Z</updated>
		<published>2020-03-29T18:25:53Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Photography" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Culture" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Photo Essays" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Asia" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Dance" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="India" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Kerala" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="photo stories" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Kathakali Rendition of Kichaka Vadham, a story from the Virata Parva of Mahabharata that tells how Kichaka, the brother in law of King Virata was killed by Bhima.]]></summary>

		
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[The Birds Of Sinhagad Valley]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.shadowsgalore.com/?p=23312</id>
		<updated>2022-10-09T08:22:34Z</updated>
		<published>2020-03-14T17:21:42Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Birding" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Asia" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Bird Photography" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Birds" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="India" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Wildlife" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Sinhagad Valley is located at the base of the Sinhagad Fort and is a great place for bird watching and bird photography near Pune. ]]></summary>

		
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[A Trip To Bhigwan Bird Sanctuary]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.shadowsgalore.com/?p=23203</id>
		<updated>2022-10-09T08:23:00Z</updated>
		<published>2020-02-23T16:43:12Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Travelogues" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Birding" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Asia" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Birds" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="India" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Maharashtra" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Photo Essays" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Wildlife" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Bhigwan is a sleepy little town off Pune Solapur Highway famous for the huge Bhigwan lake. Hundreds of species of endemic and migratory birds arrive here every year, making it a favourite of photographers, bird watchers and local ornithologists.]]></summary>

		
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[The Magical Pangong Tso]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.shadowsgalore.com/?p=23122</id>
		<updated>2020-04-10T20:23:43Z</updated>
		<published>2020-01-13T20:21:24Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Travelogues" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Asia" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Himalayas" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="India" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Ladakh" /><category scheme="https://www.shadowsgalore.com" term="Lakes" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[As you stand on the shores of Pangong Tso, watch its quiet waves gently rocking the pebbles beneath your feet and look at the changing colours of the water, the mountains beyond and the sky above, you know that you are experiencing something very unusual, something that cannot possibly belong to this world.]]></summary>

		
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