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Powai · Lake & wetland · Photo collection

Powai Lake in photographs.

4 views from our Mumbai field note. Open any photograph to see it at full size.

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Apartment towers reflected in the still water of Powai Lake
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Powai Lake under monsoon clouds, framed by trees and water plants
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A purple heron standing in the grass beside Powai Lake
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Two blue-tailed bee-eaters on a branch at Powai Lake, one holding a dragonfly
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Photo credits
  1. Shishirdasika · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
  2. Aalokmjoshi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
  3. Ikshan Ganpathi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
  4. Ikshan Ganpathi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
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