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Beautiful bird at Nambor

By Nanda Kirati Dewan |
A bird found in hills sings a melancholy song undisturbed at the Nambor Reserve Forest near Silonijan in Golaghat district at dawn of 16th July 2008. Notably Nambor Reserve forest is full of flora and fauna that can be converted into major tourists spot of Assam. The infamous Garampani hot water pond is also one of important spot in the Nambor forest.

Photo: Nanda Kirati Dewan

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Submitted by abhishek bhatta... on Thu, 17/07/2008 - 00:23
Mind blowing, awesome,.... have u seen nature's beauty?? plz look at this photo.. great snapping man... great picture.. keep it up man..
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Submitted by soumyajit on Sat, 19/07/2008 - 00:10
hey superb stuff.............keep it up man
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Submitted by Sultana M on Sat, 19/07/2008 - 00:54
Beauty..... of nature speaks about the Handsome photographer. Kudos,,,, Good work Highlight the vibrant NE we wait to see u. Monalisha Sultana HS 2nd Yr, Kamrup
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Submitted by Neekita on Sat, 19/07/2008 - 00:58
Absolutely beautiful.....
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Submitted by bhsakar rajbonshi on Mon, 13/07/2009 - 09:17
Your collection is cute enough to impress anybody.

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