Arvind Katoch Photography

  Here is a picture of a bee hive created by wild bees at my village home in Baijnath, Himachal. In my village, once it was common to rare bees for their honey and we have inbuilt bee hives in our old wooden houses. However, now people are discontinuing this process because wooden houses are discontinued now. 

 Here is a picture of a small girl carrying a small portion of grass on her head. She was imitating her mother who was cutting the grass. It looked like she was also readying herself for the future with this gesture. For small children in India, childhood is still not as good as for others. 

  You all are aware of my love for Roses because I click a lot of rose pictures. Above you can see a new picture of a red rose flower wet in the rain. A wet rose flower becomes more beautiful and we can enjoy this beauty through this picture, for more pictures of Rose Flowers Click Here . 

  I have added many pictures of the Parashar Lake situated in the Mandi district of Himachal in past. I got a chance to visit this Lake again last month and I saw some changes in the temple premises. There is a new construction around the temple which was not there eight years back. I got a chance to visit the Parashar Rishi temple in the rain and rain added more to its beauty. 

  Recently, during my visit to Mandi town, I got a chance to visit Panchvaktra (PanchBakhtar) temple. It is one of the ancient temples made from stones by Shikra-style architects. This temple is situated on the confluence of the rivers Beas and the local river Suketi. This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva like Bhoothnath Temple in Mandi. Mandi is also known as Choti Kashi because of 80 plus temples in the city.  Other Shiv Temple pictures taken by me are Shiv Bari Bachhretu , Shiv Temple Baijnath and Old Shiva Temple Rewalsar

  Himachali women carrying load on back Here is a picture of hardworking Himachali women carrying load on their back. They travel kilometers in the search of wood. This picture shows the hard work of Himachali women. 

  Here is a picture of a butterfly sitting on tiny blue flowers. In the past too, I have taken pictures of butterflies  and all these pictures offer a great look. Today, humans are destroying nature at a fast pace and therefore, we are also seeing a decrease in the population of butterflies. To check more pictures of Butterfly Click Here