Awesome golden hour !!!!

Apurva, This is an old picture. WCAM-1s do not have this livery.

Very nice picture.

Is this a recent picture? Surprised to see an old style headlamp on this loco.

@ Shanx, realised that the Rana Pratap Smarak is a short distance away from this temple and like the temple, that point overlooks lake Pichhola as well....

great shot...

Lovely! I want a line line this thru my backyard :P

Lovely view of the valley.

Arzan & Kharad, I inquired today and heres what i found out. Bombay high court has imposed a ban on sand mining activity in this area. Old timers would know there used to be lot of activity with trucks moving in and out. The presence of police is precisely to enforce the orders.
Secondly all though the villagers use the bridge to cross the creek, as per railways, it is a punishable offense (there is board on south side of creek indicating the same). So one should not do so.
I was planning another trip here after onset of monsoon, but it would be better and check with policemen before taking shots.

Kharad, you are right that policemen in uniform/non - uniform clothes are there to avoid smuggling by using the water channel. There were lots of such cases and now a police chowki has come up. Yes, its due to security/safety reasons that they are telling railfans to stop doing. 3 railfans were also caught not only standing on hillock for long but also because they saw them walking on the bridge and taking snaps. Its because of these reasons they thought our railfans to be somebody else.