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Looking at Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple located in Srirangam, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, South India
The Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple or Thiruvarangam is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ranganatha, a reclining form of the Hindu deity Vishnu.
Also known as the Tamil Maravan (meaning "Tamil Warrior"), this species of nymphalid butterfly is endemic to the Western Ghats and parts of Sri Lanka, and was declared the state butterfly of Tamil Nadu in 2019. It features a striking, uniformly tawny-orange background with dark brown outer margins on its wings, which have a characteristic zigzag pattern. The wingspan typically measures between 60 mm and 75 mm. It is primarily found in the lush, moist evergreen forests of the Western Ghats and its foothills even though I found this in coastal Kerala. Belying what you see here, they are not highly attracted to flowers, preferring to sip sap from trees and the juice of overripe fruits. Often males are found gathered in groups on wet soil or sand beds to absorb vital minerals.
This is also a new species for me. Since this species is not very active and prefers to feed patiently, it is easy to photograph.
Colourful street photography taken in Tamil Nadu. Local Women shopping at a street market in front of the temple at Mahabalipuram. Taken with a Canon 5D4 and their 50mm lens.
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Student excited to have his photo taken during a break in the Overseas Adventure Tour cycle rickshaw ride in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Common name: Tamil Lacewing, Sahyadri Lacewing
Scientific name: Cethosia nietneri / Cethosia mahratta
Place: Belvai, Moodbidre, Karnataka
Date: September 04, 2016
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Student excited to have his photo taken during a break in the Overseas Adventure Tour cycle rickshaw ride in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
A caretaker at a Christian Cemetery in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, during a break in a cycle rickshaw ride.
This was our base for the night in the district of Chettinad, in Southern India. The hotel has been converted very sympathetically from its previous mansion status into a welcoming and stylish hotel, also offering delicious Tamil food. (No, I didn’t arrange the furniture like that, but I might have adjusted one of the lamps just a little)
Grand Lady of Erode i.e. WAP 4 # 22244 doing the honours of pulling Chennai bound slightly late running 2622 TN Express.Location is the S-curve between Obedullaganj and Barkhera.
ED WAP-4 # 22273 leads the on time 2622 NDLS-MAS TN Express towards NGP,over the Lambadoh bridge near GDYA!
The Common Iora, Male
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at Jungle View Homestay
@ Coonoor, Nilgiris Dist
Tamil Nadu, India
19 June 2022
Sony a7riv with Sony 600mm f4 Lens
The Common Iora are brightly coloured small passerine birds, measuring 12 to 13 cm in length and weighing 12 to 17 gms that is widely distributed in Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and South China.
These Common Iora species are sexually dimorphic, the males being slightly larger and having bright breeding plumage. There is large variation in the plumage, with the populations showing variations, some of which are designated as subspecies. The subspecies A. t. multicolor is distributed in Southern India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamilnadu and Kerala) and Sri Lanka.
The male Common Iora has black wing and black tail. The breeding male had a black cap and black back. The females have greenish wings and olive tail. The underparts are yellow in both male and female. There are two white bars on the wings. The bill is pointed and notched with a straight culmen. The irises are blackish in males and pale yellow in females. The feet are greyish.
Common Ioras forage in trees in small groups, gleaning among the branches for insects. They sometimes join mixed species feeding flocks. The call is a mixture of churrs, chattering and whistles, and the song is a trilled wheeeee-tee. They may sometimes imitate the calls of other birds such as Drongos.
During the breeding season, mainly after the monsoons, the male Common Iora performs an acrobatic courtship display, darting up into the air fluffing up all his feathers, especially those on the pale green rump, then spiralling down to the original perch. Once he lands, he spreads his tail and droops his wings. These species are monogamous. The breeding pair build a compact, shallow cup-shaped nest on a fork of a tree. The nest is a shallow saucer of interwoven grass, cobwebs and fibers.
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