Two women in traditional Indian attire, rural setting.

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Boys Become the Goddess: Feminine Embodiment at Kodagu’s Kavadi Bhagavathi Festival

Published on: 20/04/2026 |Contributors: Sourabha Rao

As the Kavadi Bhagavathi festival draws toward its close, the tempo shifts. The thrilling succession of processions and celebrations gives way to something quieter more intimate. The parades ends. The dust settles. What remains is a moment that surprises first-time witnesses and moves those who return year after year with the warmth of familiarity. Young boys, some barely into their teens, emerge dressed as women.

Migratory Birds of Kabini: Winter Visitors to Nagarhole’s Waters

Published on: 13/04/2026 |Contributors: Preanka Roy & Vikram Nanjappa

Nagarhole National Park, lining the pristine riverside of Kabini, is considered as one of the best wildlife destinations in South India. Lush forests, nameless streams and pockets of solitude tucked in, where you least expect it. And every winter, the serene backwaters of the Kabini transform into a thriving refuge for migratory birds.

The Central Kalahari Game Reserve’s Cheetahs: Speed on the Salt Pans

Published on: 06/04/2026 |Contributors: Sarah Kingdom

In the heart of Botswana lies one of Africa’s most incredible predator landscapes, the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Here, horizons stretch uninterrupted, fossil river valleys slice gently through golden grasslands, salt pans shimmer beneath vast, unbroken skies. And across this immense, exposed terrain moves one of the most perfectly designed hunters on earth, the Cheetah.