Is it by its assault on the senses? The fresh cool breeze, the incessant rain,
the blinding greens, the ominous browns of the muddy river and the gray of the
sky, its
earthly smell? Or by its simple, smiling people? Or the bone-rattling potholes
in its roads? Or the great time I have had when I visited Kabini with friends?
Or, even by the smell of mouth-watering food being cooked in the Jungle
Resort lodge in Kabini, where I stayed?
Or perhaps, it may be the long drive through the Nagarhole forest, or the boat ride on
the river ... it may even be the hours spent lazing on the huge hammock by the
river ...
Whatever it is, I know that photographs can only capture a small part of what
is felt. You have to, literally, soak in Kabini to understand it fully. I am only
greatful that such places exist.