"Delicious autumn!
My very soul is wedded to it,
and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth
seeking the successive autumns."
George Eliot
When 22
September heralded the onset of Autumn Equinox, pictures of
beautiful fall foliage naturally started flooding my social media feed. This prompted me to jot down this pictorial blogpost.
Autumn is nature’s way of weaving magic by changing the
colour of the leaves of deciduous trees from green to red, yellow, brown,
purple, and orange. Typically India is
not a fall destination. The only places in India where we can witness and
experience fall foliage are the foothills of the Himalayas such as Kashmir,
Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Sikkim.
I got my chance to experience fall foliage when I travelled to the above mentioned places over the years. Enjoy the
collection of a few autumn pictures through my pictorial narrative.
My first brush with autumn colours
was when I saw this tree from afar during my visit to Lansdowne (Uttarakhand)
in first week of December 2012. I walked up to this tree to be mesmerized by its yellow-coloured leaves.
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autumn colours in Lansdowne
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autumn colours in Lansdowne |
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autumn colours in Lansdowne |
It was in late September 2017 during
my solotripping to Leh and Pangong Tso (Ladakh), I had my next brush with
beautiful autumn colours. These trees were in the neighbourhood where my
accommodation was located. They towered above me as their golden coloured foliage
added to the beauty of the area.
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autumn colours in Leh |
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autumn colours in Leh |
Some autumn colours on the banks
of the absolutely beautiful Pangong Tso in Smangmik village.
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autumn colours in Pangong Tso
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autumn colours in Pangong Tso |
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autumn colours in Pangong Tso |
The visit to Spiti Valley and Kalpa
(Himachal Pradesh) in late November 2017 rewarded me with gorgeous autumn
colours. It was an absolute delight to be surrounded amidst these beautiful autumn landscape.
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autumn colours in Nako |
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autumn colours in Nako |
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autumn colours in Nako |
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autumn colours in Nako |
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autumn colours in Tabo |
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autumn colours in Tabo |
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autumn colours in Tabo |
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autumn colours in Tabo |
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autumn colours in Tabo |
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one for the memories in Tabo |
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clicked from a moving bus on the way
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clicked from a moving bus on the way |
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clicked from a moving bus on the way |
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clicked from a moving bus on the way |
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clicked from a moving bus on the way |
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autumn colours in Kalpa
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autumn colours in Kalpa |
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autumn colours in Kalpa |
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autumn colours in Kalpa |
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autumn colours in Kalpa |
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autumn colours in Kalpa |
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autumn colours in Kalpa |
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autumn colours in Kalpa |
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autumn colours in Kalpa |
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autumn colours in Kalpa |
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autumn colours in Kalpa |
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one for the memories in Kalpa
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autumn colours in Kalpa |
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autumn colours in Kalpa |
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autumn colours in Roghi village
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autumn colours in Roghi village |
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autumn colours in Roghi village |
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autumn colours in Roghi village |
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autumn colours in Roghi village |
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autumn colours in Roghi village |
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autumn colours in Roghi village |
So, why wait for your autumn colour trips?
When autumn arrives, pack your
bags and travel to these places to experience autumn leaves and
to marvel at the autumn landscape.
"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower."
Albert Camus
Thank you for stopping by!
© The content and images are copyright of Hema Hazarika
(thehaflonggirl).
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