Coconut palms and flowering gulmohars draw a line between the human world and the Borivili National Park
Hundreds of species of dainty, delicate mushrooms shoot out with the rains
A bamboo pit viper waits to strike in the lush monsoonal herbage
The Bassein creek, the park--s one contact with the sea
A pair of mating painted handmaiden moths
A rare sighting of a praying mantis showing off its hidden colours
The beautifully patterned Oleander hawk moth, one of several hundred moth species found in the park
A crab spider resting on the petals of a spiral ginger (costus) flower.
The park--s most well-known resident, the leopard, which is increasingly coming into conflict with human interests
Silhouette of a chital stag. The chital (spotted deer) is the park--s commonest herbivore and herds of as many as 40-50 animals can sometimes be sighted in the terrain around Vihar Lake
Paper wasps make incredible nests, here they can be seen fanning their eggs