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Ravi Bandhavgarh Bheem Magdhi Zone 07 Jan 2019 Photo Asish Panday  *This image is copyright of its original author Saee Bhurke " RULER OF THE WILD HEARTS " Umarpani Male, Kanha Tiger Reserve. 20 Dec 2018 Just about 45 minutes to get the evening ride over, and another gypsy came rushing from opposite direction. The Lady driver said " Bagh bola!!... Aap log rukna ,hum dekh ke aate hai..." and she put her gypsy in reverse gear, accelerated backwards a few hundred meters and took a halt. Our guide suggested we also should go and check even further beyond, near Sringarpura Talab. It was just near the sunset time. The water body by the grassland was enveloped in the Saal jungle shadows, away from the acute angled light gold light rays. Some vague ambient light was hanging around the talab area highlighting yellows of the thick and taller grass blades. In that kind of low light conditions, we reached near the talab, our guide immediately spotted a huge tiger sitting just by the edge of the water. Umarpani!... I knew it was him the moment I saw his face.... Indeed it was him! We just parked right to get good visual of him and he Started growling, REAL loud... As more vehicles arrived at the spot, he got up and started walking towards the grassland, giving us nice view of his back... still growling so loud that even though he was facing away from us we could hear the echos reflecting in the woods around! They say Umarpani is not really a "show off" tiger, who would give much attention to such paparazzi! He wouldn't even walk on the road for long unlike other few wild tigers' habits Continuing in the direction of the Saal jungle, he walked by the edge of the water, marking his territory multiple times and taking cover of yellow thick grass which ere matching up with his stripes.... Still growling... He vanished in to the jungle behind but we could still hear his loud and enchanting growls from distance as we took our way back to end our safari! Nikon D500 + Nikkor 200-500mm (photograph taken in very low light)  *This image is copyright of its original author Shaurya Vardhan Singh There are tigers...... And then there are Kings. One of the most handsome tigers that I have seen, fearless in his gait with an aura that precedes his entrance!! And that momentary eye contact doesn't scare you.....makes you feel insignificant!! Umarpani Male, T-30, Kanha Dec '18  *This image is copyright of its original author
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