Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra is one of 47 Project Tiger reserves across the country. Arguably, it is one of the best national parks to sight a Bengal Tiger in the wild. But there’s plenty of other wildlife to see apart from the keystone species.

Here's a selection of photographs I have shot in Tadoba, over the span of a decade.

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Along with two other cubs, these two siblings formed Tadoba's famous Telia girl gang. It is rare for all cubs from a litter to belong to the same gender.
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Two of the four Telia sisters, engaged in a mock fight. These female tiger cubs were completely unaffected by the number of jeeps around them and were always a big hit with tourists.
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Ookhan (left) and Circuit (right) were part of the famous Circuit gang, a family of tigers that put Tadoba on the map for tourists and photographers in 2009. Until then, the largest and oldest national park in Maharashtra was relatively unknown.
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Back in 2012, tiger sightings in the tourist zone were at their peak. It was not uncommon to see 16 or more tigers on one safari. Here, a pair of tiger siblings from a relatively unknown family, sighted in the Katezeri area of Tadoba.
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A bold four-month-old tiger cub from the Kolsa range. He posed like an adult, although it was likely that he still suckled his mother, and was a few months away from taking part in his first hunting expedition.
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Curiosity is a hallmark trait of all cats. Here, a tiger cub stalks an unsuspecting kingfisher through the undergrowth.
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This herd of Spotted Deer in the famous Pandherpaoni meadows of Tadoba Range remained alert, but it was clear to them that this sub-adult tiger was not out to hunt.
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A tigress cooling off at Tadoba Lake. During the hottest parts of the day, tigers often submerge themselves in lakes and streams and soak for up to an hour.


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In winter, the typically dry deciduous forest transforms into a verdant landscape that’s almost painterly. Herbivorous gaurs are one among several beneficiaries of the season.
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This male leopard of Mohurli was a particularly impressive sight. Indian male leopards usually weigh around 50-77kg; this one, when glimpsed from afar, has even been confused for a tiger because of its size.
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Jungle Cats are typically diurnal, that is, they are active during the day. They subsist on small mammals such as rodents, and birds, and prefer to hunt alone.
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The White-eyed Buzzard is a small-sized raptor with a distinct white eye. It is commonly seen in Tadoba.
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Raptors like this Crested Hawk-Eagle are formidable hunters, equally adept at making a kill in woody areas and open meadows. They are also opportunistic and, at times, feed on carrion.
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The Brown Fish-Owl is a large nocturnal bird that’s usually found in well-wooded areas, close to water bodies. They have a distinctive, deep moaning call.
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The silhouette of a Sambar Deer at Tadoba lake. Along with gaurs, they form the main prey base for tigers, and as wildlife biologist Dr AJT Johnsingh once said, “sambar conservation is tiger conservation.”