Short trip to Chilka Lake

Visited Chilka Lake for a short duration on October 7th 2011 to 9th October 2011.

Went around in a boat during sunset and before sunrise to see the beautiful coulours in the sky and its reflections in the water. The fishing boats provide lovely silhouettes and I must say the Chilka lake is a photographer's delight!

On the way back we visited the Ma Kalijai island and had a sumptuous breakfast of hot puri-sabzi there :) And as usual had a delicious lunch consisting of crabs, prawns and chicken curry in Chilka dhaba. This dhaba had featured in an episode of the popular TV show "Highway on my plate" and really is worth it!
People visiting Chilka Lake should at least try the Chilka Dhaba for authentic dhaba food.

Posting some shots from the Chilka Lake :

The boatman







The singer

The blue waters of the Chilka

Jewels in the water

Lines









Some shots from Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam, or Vizag is a small sea-side town in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is famous for its virgin beaches, and the uniqueness lies in the waves crashing on the foot of towering hills. One can see the meeting of mountains and sea in Cape Town, South-Africa, but not anywhere else in India other than Vizag.

Thus, Vizag can be termed as the Cape-Town of India :)

There are beautiful beaches in Vizag, like the Tenneti Park beach, Bheemlipatna beach, Rushikonda beach, Totlakonda beach. But the most beautiful beach is in Yerada, where one has to cross a hill and go down the hill on the other side to go to the beach. Yerada beach is a wonderful phenomena of nature. While going, one gets to see the navy quarters on top of the hill.

Vizag is famous for the ship building industry. It is a small little town whose natural beauty has yet not been destroyed by pollution.

Posting some photos from my Vizag trip :

The Golden Hour, shot from Tenneti Park beach in Vizag

Sunrise at Tenneti Park beach

Sunset at Tenneti Park beach

Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi at Kailashgiri hills

The sea beach at Yerada

Before sunrise at Tenneti Park beach

The Vizag coastline

Sunset from Kailashgiri Hills

Seab beach at Yerada

View from Titanic point, Kailashgiri hills

The road at night