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Beginning of an endless journey (Dras, Upper himalayas, India)

Scales formed by water levels of the last ice age (Srisailam, India)

Moon, winning over a setting sun (Mulbekh, India)

Icon of love, passion, and resolve - Taj Mahal (Agra, India)

Splendor of Mehrangarh Fort - views from a dining table (Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India)

Winter calmness - City with Alps at a distance (Zürich, Switzerland)

Beautiful Brienzersee, Brienz town and blissful Göschner Alps in the background. (Yes, that's a Riga helicopter ambulance in service)

A blue start to sliding down the slopes (Laax, Switzerland)

Traditions preserved over centuries - monks in the making (Tibet)

Weekend rituals - just another beautiful day coming to a close (Lake Greifen, Switzerland)

One of the many private gardens (Cambridge, UK)

Striking similarities in ways of worship - Mount Toham (Bulguksa, Korea)

High up the hill, lives the Emperor (Imperial Palace, Japan)

One of those parables of nature (Sørmarka, Norway)

Legends that never fail to impress (Tokyo Imperial Palace, Japan)

Pristine nature all around - en route Madhyamaheshwar (Gaundhar, India)

Some legends just won't fade (Hisosaki Park, Japan)

Lunch time, looking at Sternenegg (Fuederegg, Switzerland)

'The Grand Gate' - Main entrance to Taj Mahal (Agra, India)

An unforgettable evening with the setting sun (Moroccan coasts)

Windows screensaver - Swiss version (Gstaad, Switzerland)

Hathi Parvat, Kalanka and Trisul Parvat from Atri Muni Ashram (Rudranath, India)

Views from my tent - who is in for camping? (Glarus, Switzerland)

Where river Rhone takes birth (Rhône Glacier, Valais, Switzerland)

That time of the year 😀 (Erdmannlistein, Switzerland)

Close to the falls, with a close friend (Niagara, Canada)

Retiring sun from the southern tip of Bharat (Kanyakumari, India)

Rewards of a 10 hour hike (Habkern, Switzerland)

The lake spa after a long hike (Engelberg mountains, Switzerland)

Not just for the Terracotta warriors (Xi'an, China)

One of the many retreating Glaciers (Gorner Glacier, Switzerland)

Millenia old example of Gujarati stepwell architecture (Rani ki Vav, Patan, India)

When nature and humans are in harmony - gorgeous Thunersee (Leissigen, Switzerland)

Where Confucius was born (Qufu, China)

Cycling along the Rhine (Lottstetten, Germany)

Streets that changed the course of our history - Ruins of Roman empire (Rome, Italy)

You can feel the life energy of these breathing mountains (Hardwar, India)

A piece from a millennium old masterpiece. (Rani ki vav, Patan, India)

Sleeping beauty - A chilly winter morning. On my way to catch an early train (Luzern, Switzerland)

Pristine nature all around - en route Madhyamaheshwar (Gaundhar, India)

People enjoying the bamboo forests - Somewhere in Asia

Usual weekend ritual (Lake Greifen, Switzerland)

A random road side bench to relax at the Havelis (Jaisalmer, Rajasthan)

That moment when you are above the clouds (Gletscherhorn, Switzerland)

With love from South Korea. North Korea across Imjin river (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea)

The northern "Stupa" of peace - Shanthi Stupa (Northern outskirts of Leh, India)

The Grisons, from a distance (Sustenhorn, Switzerland)

Where Srinivasa Ramanujan studied - Trinity College (Cambridge, UK)

Few steps away from home, into the woods (Zürich, Switzerland)

Many friends of Carlos Valderramas..? (Daubenhorn, Switzerland)

Can't remember taking this picture but I guess it's Jungfrau (Switzerland)

Just another weekend sunset rituals (Lake Greifen, Switzerland)

Endless gates of sanctity (Fushimi Inari-Taisha, Japan)

All that is missing is 'Master Ping Xiao Po' 😀 (Kyoto, Japan)

Where the swans patrol the watch tower (Imperial Palace, Japan)

Where the Great wall of China begins (Laolongtou, China)

Pristine entrance to an unforgettable hike (Gangotri - Himalayas, India)

Island of elegance - Taj Lake Palace (Udaipur, India)

Lakshmana Theertham - where Lakshmana is believed to have stayed after helping Rama (Rameswaram, India)

Buda castle from the other side of Danube (Budapest, Hungary)

Love it..... if you see it 🙂 (Luzern, Switzerland)

Nowhere but here, no other time but now, no one but you... lifetime in a moment (Konkan shores, West India)

Richness of summer, from grain to grain (Sihlbrugg, Switzerland)

Where the nature seems to have learnt from our sculptures (Khajuraho, India)

Far away from the crowds, in the laps of mountains (Cima, Italy)

Last pit stop before dinner (about an hour away from Cochin, India)

Is it just me who sees Optimus prime in there? (Berliner Dom, Germany)

Early morning bliss, after a night of stargazing (Lake Greifen, Switzerland)

Usual weekend rituals - another beautiful day coming to a close (Lake Greifen, Switzerland)

In the pursuit of some authentic Swiss cheese after a looong cycling session (Schaffausen, Switzerland)

Weekend rituals (Lake Greifen, Switzerland)

Those early morning walks in the foggy woods (Maur, Switzerland)

Prize for a day long hike - Aescher guesthouse, since 1884 (Ebenalp, Switzerland)

Linthal valley, as seen from Barunwald peaks (Glarus, Switzerland)

A beautifyl day to ski down the slopes of Grisons (Laax, Switzerland)

Rewards of a two day hike - Lake Arne (Bern) from a distance (Les Diabllerets, Switzerland)

All built by one Monk - Hanging Monastery (Datong, China)

Attention - Kids (and snails) crossing. Views from usual cycling route (Maur, Switzerland)

Indeed, temple of Heaven (Beijing, China)

Perhaps the greenest setting on the range (Bulguksa, Korea)

One of the wolf days 🙂 (Somewhere in Spain)

Legs in waters, and eyes on skies - usual weekend ritual (Lake Greifen, Switzerland)

Majestic misty mornings en route to a 3000+ year old temple on the Himalayas (Chopta, India)

Masterpiece of intellect and wisdom (Kandariya Mahadeva & Jagadamba Temple, Khajuraho)

A size only possible to the Chinese. Those tiny dots on the sides are humans (Terracotta Army, China)

Journey to the birthplace of Ganges in Himalayas. Mount Bhagiratha and Bhrigu in sight (Chirabasa, India)

There are some lakes one should never miss (Pangong Lake, India)

Italy on the otherside - Gorgeous Matterhorn from a distance (Zermatt, Switzerland)

Pit stop during a 100 kms ride (Schaffhausen, German/Switzerland)

Rise like a phoenix, almost (Luzern, Switzerland)

Home of Tranquility. One of the many Tibetan Buddhism Gompas (Diskit, India)

Pietà - The only piece Michelangelo ever signed (St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican)

Just you, me and Grisons (Göscheneralp, Switzerland)

When you find a new niece (Ratnagiri, India)

Sun, reluctant to leave the sight of Yamuna river (Agra, India)

Grüezi drei Schwestern; Saying hello before climbing the three peaks (Glarus, Switzerland)

Not any southern European old town but a bustling small city north of Alps (Schaffausen, Switzerland)

Sharing a wonderful evening, thats what friends are for (Rainbow Bridge, US)

18 centuries old Temple of Zeus, with Parthenon in the background (Athens, Greece)

A lovely evening on the banks of Lake Gadisar (Jaisalmer, India)

Like a lion's paw (Nallamala forest reserve, India)

Hide-out in the middle of a busy city (Xi'an, China)

The city, the river, and the place (Zürich, Switzerland)

Can't say what's more beautiful. The ca. 7 centuries old bridge or the city around it (Luzern, Switzerland)

Thats a glorious beginning to a day of hike (Mettmen, Switzerland)

All paths lead to... well, somewhere (Soubey, Jura, Switzerland)

Just another evening. 14th century town with 15th century palace (Leh, India)

Perhaps this how happiness shows her happiness (Dharamshala, India)

Why are Autumns bad? when this is what you see from your window (Zürich, Switzerand)

800 year old connection to history - St. Mark's church (Zagreb, Croatia)

Bliss in his omnipresence - Padmanabhaswamy Temple (Tiruvanantapuram, India)

Tranquillity is the word (Saishō-in Temple, Aomori, Japan)

It's that time of the year 😍 (Zürich, Switzerland)

Power of Wadiyar dynasty. Guardians of Amba Vilas (Mysore, India)

You.. me.. and the waiter 🙂 (Dorset, United Kingdom)

Tiny pause after 3 hours of cycling under moonlight (Zug, Switzerland)

Beauty of Hospental valley - as seen from Grossboden hike (Andermatt, Switzerland)

Heaven is just 1827 steps up the mountain - Mount Taishan (Tai'an, China)

Kanton Lucerne as seen from Kanton Bern (Interlaken, Switzerland)

Hello, can I have mint tea please? Pit stop during a 10 hour hike (Harderkulm, Switzerland)

Treasure of treasures - Swiss National Museum (Zürich, Switzerland)

Why are winters bad? when this is what you see from your window (Zürich, Switzerand)

One of those moments frozen in time. A peaceful morning in erstwhile golden capital (Wat Yai Chaimongkol, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand)

Opulence of 11th Century Chandela dynasty (Khajuraho, India)

A random flower shop on the capital streets (Seoul, Korea)

The tree under which Gautama got enlightened into 'Buddha' (Gaya, India)

That moment when you don't find words on your first date 😀 (Swiss Alps)

Pristine nature all around - en route Kedarnath (Saranatok, India)

Kanton Luzern, as seen from Kanton Bern (Bodmisegg, Switzerland)

The original Popeye film set (Anchor bay, Malta)

In harmony with nature (Ashford, Ireland)

Pristine nature all around - en route Kedarnath (Saranatok, India)

Callings from cosmos - sunrise from the southern tip of Bharat (Kanyakumari, India)

With or without water, she looks stunning (One of the endless Kashmir valleys, India)

Usual weekend rituals - Sunrise on a misty autumn day (Maur, Switzerland)

Ideas for my future home (Braunwald, Switzerland)

Birthplace of the founder of Daoism (Xi'an, China)

Like our wisdom, and intellect (Somewhere near Piz Segnas, Switzerland)

A random pause during a cycling session (Uster, Switzerland)

That magic in every moment, if only we see it (Tajmahal, Agra, India)

Captivating traditions - carried thru centuries (Seimon Ishibashi, Japan)

Endless twists and turns - Morgenberghorn and Brienzersee from a distance (Augstmatthorn, Switzerland)

The greatest of the explorers, watching us in peace. (Wat Maha Tat, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand)

Endless strolls in the woods (Zurich, Switzerland)

Somewhere along Bhagirathi river, close to the birthplace of Ganges in Himalayas (Bhojwasa, India)

The city center that doesn't sleep until 8 PM 🙂 (Zürich, Switzerland)

Where you can see the lake bed (Balearic Islands, Spain)

Gatekeepers of peace at Yakcheonsa Temple (Seogwip, Jeju-do, Korea)

la grande entrée - Entrance to the main temple (Bulguksa, Korea)

Far away from the crowds, in the laps of mountains (Cima, Italy)

A lovely couple having a moment next to the icon of love (Agra, India)

Tree tops covered in fog, thick sweater tugging a light breeze, dim lights fighting the fading sun, dry leaves singing for every step, colurs that are a carnival for eyes... and heart. (An evening stroll close to home. Zürich, Switzerland)

Epitome of Rajasthan - Mehrangarh Fort (Jodhpur, India)

A composed full moon making one last attempt to captivate us, albeit losing to the Dawn. The silent lake, this fisherman and me witnessed the tussle (Griefensee, Switzerland)

All those wishes, to the one who hears (Bulguksa, Korea)

The streets where diamonds used to be sold in kilos. Ruins of the 14th Century Vijayanagara Empire (Hampi, India)

Meanwhile in Konkan (Somewhere in Konkan, India)

The city where the circle of life begins, and ends (Varanasi/ Kasi, India)

The 1400 year old Itsukushima Torii for the three sisters (Hiroshima, Japan)

A perfect bloom (Saishō-in Temple, Japan)

Picnic after a hike on the Scottish cliffs (North Scotland, UK)