Mapusa·Date unknown
The Demon Goa Builds Every Year
Preserved by Sagar Apte
Every year, just before Diwali, something unusual begins to happen in the lanes of Goa. Bamboo is tied together. Paper is pasted. Faces are painted. Slowly, enormous dem...
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Postcard from Dharmashala Himachal
Himachal Pradesh·2021
Preserved by Sayali Shinde
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Mig La·Around 14 May 2026
Higher than Everest base camp with my Motorcycle
Preserved by Sagar Apte
Mig-La — Where the Air Felt Different May 2026. Some journeys stay in your camera roll. Some stay in your mind. And then there are a few that become a part of who you a...
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