Tadoba Picture Moment : Tadoba Lake

The soothing waters of the enormous Tadoba lake is bliss to the eyes. If you sit along the banks real quiet and let nature do the talking, the music of the birds, the breeze and soft lapping of the water give you an unforgettable souvenir moment to take home, that cannot be described in words...unless of course, if William Wordsworth had seen it :-) The serenity you experience at that moment is invaluable.

Back in 2003, while driving by a road that goes around the lake at some places, we saw a crocodile sun-basking on the banks. It lay still as a stone, yet watching every movement.

The Tadoba officials sure have some sense of humor - here's a photograph of the crocodile warning sign on the banks of Tadoba Lake...


Picture published with permission from my pal, Siddhartha Edake

About the lake: Tadoba Lake remains the largest source of water in the Indian Tadoba forests. The local tribals consider it holy water, since the tree-shrine of the Tadoba god is located right on it's banks. In fact, the tribals sprinkle some water from the lake onto their crops as a good-luck charm for a good reaping season. 110-120 hectares in Area, it's like a large blue fresh-cut diamond right in the heart of a deep green forest....