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Ladigarh, as it is.

Photographs of the estate and its birds, sorted by what's in them. Nothing here is staged for the website.

Cottagesby day and after dark

White cottage at Ladigarh with cane chairs on the veranda and a stepping-stone path across the lawn
Fig. 1Cottages
White cottage veranda in morning sun
Fig. 2Cottages
White cottage veranda with two cane chairs facing the lawn
Fig. 3Cottages
Colonnaded white cottage lit at night
Fig. 4Cottages
Cottage corridor with wooden floor and framed Palamu engravings
Fig. 5Cottages
A lamp and side table in a quiet cottage room
Fig. 6Cottages
Bed with saffron linen beneath framed Palamu engravings
Fig. 7Cottages
Daybed with yellow cushions under three framed engravings
Fig. 8Cottages
Four-poster bed with muslin and saffron linen
Fig. 9Cottages
Cottage bathroom with yellow tiles and a patterned floor
Fig. 10Cottages

The poolamong the date palms

The lagoon-like pool among date palms with a white pergola, afternoon
Fig. 11The pool
The pool and its round shallow pool among date palms by day
Fig. 12The pool
The pool at dusk under date palms, lights coming on
Fig. 13The pool
Wet stone pool deck at dusk among palms
Fig. 14The pool
The pool among palms on a clear day
Fig. 15The pool
The pool lit at blue hour under palms
Fig. 16The pool
The pool at dusk with the pergola reflected
Fig. 17The pool
Pool lounger under lit date palms at dusk
Fig. 18The pool
Lit palms reflected in the pool at night
Fig. 19The pool
The pool at night with the cottages beyond
Fig. 20The pool
The pool at sunset with palms in silhouette
Fig. 21The pool
The pool glowing blue among palms at night
Fig. 22The pool
The pool, pergola and lit palms after dark
Fig. 23The pool
Palms lit around the pool at night
Fig. 24The pool

After darkpalms lit gold

The pool at night framed by lit palm fronds
Fig. 25After dark
The pool at night under date palms lit gold
Fig. 26After dark
Curving pool lit at night under palms
Fig. 27After dark
Pool at night under lit date palms
Fig. 28After dark
Lit palm and planting beds at night
Fig. 29After dark
Date palms lit from below at night
Fig. 30After dark
Bamboo screen and palm lit at night
Fig. 31After dark
The lawn under a dark sky with a garden lamp
Fig. 32After dark

Paths & kans grasslamps through the grass

White kans grass plumes beside a lit cottage at night
Fig. 33Paths & kans grass
Lamp-lit path through kans grass to a cottage at night
Fig. 34Paths & kans grass
Garden lamps along a path through grass at night
Fig. 35Paths & kans grass
Lit path through tall grass at blue hour
Fig. 36Paths & kans grass
Storm clouds over the pergola at dusk
Fig. 37Paths & kans grass

Gatheringsset up for their own day

Wedding marquee on the lawn at Ladigarh, kans grass in the foreground
Fig. 38Gatherings
Canopied walkway of yellow and white drapes lit for a wedding
Fig. 39Gatherings
Yellow canopy walkway across the lawn in daylight
Fig. 40Gatherings
White pergola by the pool, morning
Fig. 41Gatherings
Pergola and stone seating by the pool at night
Fig. 42Gatherings
The lit Ladigarh Estate sign at night
Fig. 43Gatherings

Birdsphotographed on the estate by Saurav Singh

White-throated kingfisher perched on a stone at Ladigarh
Fig. 44White-throated kingfisher · Saurav Singh
Pied kingfisher in flight at Ladigarh
Fig. 45Pied kingfisher · Saurav Singh
Greater coucal with chestnut wings spread in the undergrowth
Fig. 46Greater coucal · Saurav Singh
Red-naped ibis standing in grass at Ladigarh
Fig. 47Red-naped ibis · Saurav Singh
Red-naped ibis flying low over the fields
Fig. 48Red-naped ibis in flight · Saurav Singh
Green leafbird perched on a car mirror at Ladigarh
Fig. 49Leafbird · Saurav Singh
Oriental magpie-robin with its tail raised
Fig. 50Magpie-robin · Saurav Singh
Red-vented bulbul feeding on a mossy stone
Fig. 51Red-vented bulbul · Saurav Singh
Jungle babbler landing on a branch
Fig. 52Jungle babbler · Saurav Singh
Jungle babbler with wings open on a branch
Fig. 53Jungle babbler · Saurav Singh
The lit Ladigarh Estate sign at night

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Ladigarh EstateRamanuj Ganj Road, Post: Raj Chainpur, Palamu, Jharkhand
EnquiriesVikas Singh
+91 98994 62994
vsingh100@gmail.com
PlatesEngravings from the Palamu series
SourcesPalamau District Gazetteer, 1961 · Photo credits