Langur Monkey at Bandhavgarh

The picture was taken last year in February at Bandhavgarh National Park which covers an area of approximately 446 sqkm. It was the very first day of our Jungle Safari and the picture was shot during the late evening hours when we were on our way back to the Tiger Den Resort after an exhausting adventure inside the forest area. 

Bandhavgarh National Park is a home to more than 22 species of mammals and 250 species of birds. Common Langurs and Rhesus Macaque represent the primate group. 

There are two main ways of getting about in the park- in a motor vehicle or on elephant back. Jeep safaris are best undertaken from dawn until about 10am and from about 4pm until dusk, as the animals are most active during these periods. 

Cats

Felt lucky to find a family of cats at Kankali Devi Temple during my last visit an year before. Photographing them was easier than I anticipated as they posed for the camera without much trouble. 

Kankali Devi Temple is best to visit during the monsoon season, as well as during the Hindu festival of Navratri and is located approximately 20 kilometers from the city of Bhopal. 

[Also view - 

SADHU -  http://banjarathewanderer.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/sadhu_8.html and 
CAT EYES -  http://banjarathewanderer.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/cat-eyes.html ]

Cat Eyes

"Where words are restrained, the eyes often talk a great deal."

                                                                                        - Samuel Richardson

Real beauty is not what the eyes can behold but what the heart can hold. What we see through our eyes will disappear someday, but things that we store in our heart, are there to stay forever. 

Photographed at Kankali Devi Temple, near Bhopal, this cat seems to have the most beautiful and mesmerizing eyes I ever looked into. 

Still sometimes wonder what she was thinking ... :P