Location: Munnar, Kerala, India Year: 2018 The Bloom: Strobilanthes kunthiana (Neelakurinji)
It was also a technical marvel for photographers. Capturing Kurinji is hard. The blue color tends to get washed out in DSLR sensors. The best photos came from the analog film shooters and those with patience, waiting for the golden hour when the low sun painted the blue hills in hues of amber. If you are reading this and missed 2018, mark your calendar for 2030 . munnar neelakurinji 2018
For three weeks, the tourist buses stopped. The hills were empty. The Kurinji bloomed for no one but the clouds and the Tahrs. It was a somber reminder that nature giveth and nature taketh away. Location: Munnar, Kerala, India Year: 2018 The Bloom: