Normally the national highways
don’t have much shadow but the road from Ullundurpet to Salem is worst among
them, and we fed up looking for a shadow to take a coffee break while going to
Nilgiris last month. The entire stretch look deserted and being an extremely
hot day we were almost baked! lol
Though after a while on road, we
found a small temple adjoining a banyan tree provided some shadow off the road.
Like a thirsty throat got some water, the shadow showed us some relief as we
took a turn toward the same. The scene was really giving me a nostalgic feel
with cows and bull tied around the tree, the munching of grasses and the smell
of cow dung brought back to childhood days. The smell of cows munching grasses could
be perceived amazingly through my conscious, as I have been through this lot in
my growing day by visiting grandparent’s house with a cowshed beside.
Like human, the cattle’s too in
need of shadow and the two oxen tied to the banyan tree doesn’t turned
until we moved out of the place. So was they busy munching grasses except the one (check last pic) giving me a side and rear view. lol
The temple seems to be under
construct, has a little lily pond adjacent to the temple (with lily buds
sticking out of water) and the cows were taken there to drink water. There was
a farmer driving the cows around the temple and perhaps it was his land behind the temple and the bulls were belonged to him.
After 15-20 minutes we hit the road again before halt for lunch, again
looking for a shadow.
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14 comments:
Wonderful photography of nature's dear critters ~ love cows and what look to me like a water buffalo? no? ~ Great shots of nature's gems ~ thanks,
Happy Weekend to you ~ ^_^
Hi Jeevan-
Chako is okay, but at his age (16+), we just don't know.
We will know more on Monday from the test results.
Your photos of the rustic scenes with cows is really beautiful.
The kuttai with flowers is also very nice.
I hear Chennai is toasy right now.
Stay well hydrated and cool.
Have a Happy Weekend!
Peace :)
Your cows have so long horns.. I love them
The cows seem pretty contended in sharing the trees. I can imagine how hot it can get in open areas along long hot roads. Fun shots of the cows.
Loved the cow and oxen pictures!
All animals need water and shade during summers... let's do what is possible by us to enable the same.
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Your photos took me to the country side Jeevan :)
So glad that you could find some shadow on the highway and how! I loved how the cows made the entire encounter so playful and joyful :)
Sweet shots! Hope the weather cools off soon.
Your cow and oxen photos remind me of my young days in the village. Over here, the days are hot and wet. Have a wonderful day!
Wonderful shots of castles on the road trip.
Hello, cool captures of the cows and oxen! Great captures from the road. I was away for two weeks and I am so sorry to be late commenting and visiting your post. Thank you so much for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Sunday, enjoy your day and new week ahead!
I love cows. They have lovely eyes and feeds us with fresh milk.
Great photographs, and I can almost smell the now! I would think they smell the same the world over, and I grew up on a farm.
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