The Grand Konkan Grandeur

After exploring the mystical Konkan in the pre-monsoon and monsoon periods, Syed Zohaib travels to new locations of North Konkan and some of the south Konkan regions of Maharashtra and Karnataka respectively during the Winter. The places highlighted are Sangameshwar, Gokarna, Dasgaon, Harwada and nearby places.

Date: 2014-01-09
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I truly was in heaven in a small quaint hamlet called Dasgaon in the Konkan region Maharashtra. A small and close knit society of all faiths dwells on a small hill next to Savitri river. they are extremely hardworking Marathi people who have learnt to li

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I move a little further to the south and position myself to spot the Madgaon bound janshatabi with Ernakulam's WDM-3A clearing the Speed restriction and begining to notch up at Savitri river at Dasgaon village. Notice the mist still hovering over the rive

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After a quick breakfast of poori bhaji, I hurry to the north bank to spot the Kochuveli - Amsitsar Superfast with twin powers trundling over Savitri river on a freezing morning at Dasgaon near Veer. (Syed Zohaibullah)

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I head behind the peak to see this breathtaking vista that glued me to this spot for a long time. Train or no train. The grand vista of Konkan Railway fills the heart with awe. A tributary of the Savitri river flows quielty along the line. Seen here is th

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Probably I picked the wrong time to scale this peak with the Sun blazing fiercely but the sight the beholds calmed and cooled my every bone. This image presents a bird's eye of the Savitri river and the neigboring villages around Dasgaon. The Dadar - Tiru

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It was my desire to capture this train from a long time. I could do so only in the North Konkan which brought me to this place. it was running late and the sweltering heat of the Konkan can take its toll. I was lying down on the grass when this train sudd

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I return to Gokarna from Dasgaon and wait for the freezing dawn weather to clear and move out to see a loaded BOXN rake with lovely Hubli WDG-4 twins greet a very good morning. (Syed Zohaibullah)

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Bathed in the golden sun, the north bound Trivandrum Rajdhani led by Golden Rock's WDP-3A negotiates the marshes at Morba near Gokarna (Syed Zohaibullah)

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North bound Marusagar Express led by BGKT EMD traverses through the beautiful vegetation of Gokarna. (Syed Zohaibullah)

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Finally the big boss appears running almost an hour late exiting Gokarna road station after having waited for a crossing. (Syed Zohaibullah)

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The Sun is particularly unforgiving in these parts. Kochuveli - Bhavnagar Express zooms across the Aghanashini Estuary near Gokarna. (Syed Zohaibullah)

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Lokmanya Tilak bound Ernakulam Duronto chugs its way toward Ankola with Kalyan's WDM-3D in lead. (Syed Zohaibullah)

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This train always makes my knees weak. The lovely Mumbai - Mangalore Superfast with Kalyan WDG-3A cuts across the Aghanashini estuary at Betkuli village near Gokarna. (Syed Zohaibullah)

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An Alco leads a BOBYN rake toward Ankola crossing over the Gangavali river near Gokarna in the afternoon. This was the last shot before I moved out. (Syed Zohaibullah)

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It was a very humid and hot day. As soon as I arrived in Karwar I rushed to this spot. I barely made and was covered with shrubs nevertheless managed to shoot this. Bikaner- Coimbatore AC express led by ABR Rebuilt approaching Karwar running 2 hours late.

Comments
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A Super effort made by you for these stunning, super-natural pictures. An absolute treat to watch these. Thank youm so much mate :)
Posted by Anuj Misra on 2014 Jan 30 09:47:35 +0000


Wonderful set of pics.. Kudos for your efforts..
Posted by Hrishikesh Moghe on 2014 Jan 28 14:28:38 +0000
Great set of pictures, I am unable to decide which one is my fav, guess most of them. One of the best set of pics from the Konkan area. Hats off to the efforts.
Posted by Mandar Dixit on 2014 Jan 28 05:33:18 +0000