This is the first time I spotted a tiger err… tigress in the wild, and it was no common tigress. Machhli is the name she has been given thanks to the dark fish like pattern on her face by the stripes. She is also known as T-16 or Lady of the Lakes or Park Ki Naani
You can read more about my encounter with her HERE.
I will leave you with one fact about the contribution this tigress has made to Indian Tourism, apart from being the most filmed and documented tigress,
The popular tigeress was given a ‘lifetime achievement award’ last year by pressure group Travel Operators for Tigers after it was estimated she had earned $10 million a year for the last ten years by attracting tourists to India.
BTW Pic was taken by ME ! 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
LET THE COMPLIMENTS POUR ! 😀
Folks if you love tigers tune into Animal Planet at 9 this whole month of April they are showing episodes on Tigers. Would you also believe that in the first 12 days of April they showed 6 episodes shot in Ranthambore and every episode did feature either Machhli or one of her offspring 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
foto freaks 
Pour no 1 I guess 🙂 The name is very intriguing 🙂 You are very blessed to see something so magnificent in person, and clicking it is another blessing altogether….Reminds me of William Blake
“TIGER, tiger, burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry? ”
Thanks for the chills and the memories 🙂
I have always loved that poem by Willian Blake ! 😀
Life time moment for me that 😀
1. Awesome click.
2. That is because she is so majestic. 😉
3……….just wow! that you could meet her.
Tigers looks so majestic
Thank you for sharing this picture and the awesome story of Machhli – I hadn’t heard of her. She sure is a beauty!
Just google her and see… how Phamous she is ! 😀
WOWing once again at the picture of awesome Machli… and errr… Supremo Dhiren, who captured her! WTG.
She looks absolutely majestic and royal …but I am feeling all scared …How did you do it ? 😉
Gosh ! The ferocious look. I love it 😉
Magnificent !
The awesomest photo you have taken…I can say that without evaluating the rest, because I absolutely revere tigers!! What a stunner she is!!
What a majestic tiger she is. Beautiful. Tigers are my favourite animal.
Lifetime Achievement award………………sigh………………my existence has just been questioned by a feline is called a FISH……………..*breaks into a dramatic pose*
But what a stunner she is. Good one!
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I am still trying to spot the fish symbol on her face. Where is it? 😦
check it above her eyes… or you can see a bigger pic of its close up in my other post on hitchwriter
She is just so gorgeous… Awesome pic 🙂
Bhavya
Just Another Blog
“m-for-machhli” – I was hinkin git will be a post on fish 😛
Your pictures are so beautiful. and that was certainly a googly from you, just when most of us expected fish pictures. BTW, did Machhli collect the lifetime achievement award? I am guessing yes. Maybe that is why the givers of the award, Travel Operators, are feeling pressured.
What a Majestic look! Simply a beautiful click!
Oh I am so jealous of you right now! Gotta do that myself, I generally find myself tattling around with a 50mm f1.8, need to get a 600mm (or something higher!) and march into the jungle 🙂
Akhil.
such a majestic animal and such a beautiful shot 🙂
Only because you asked for it – beautiful shot, bravo *claps claps* 😉
Seriously, wonderful picture. I love that thoughtful look on her face.
I thought I would see some photograph of fish in this post!!! But she is stunning…and lovely shot 🙂 But I cannot place that fish sign on her face :O
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