Sanctuary Asia - April 2018

Sanctuary | Wild Destination

SAURABH SAWAN

T/ENTRY-

SWPA 2017

TOP, LEFT The Lonar Lake is essentially a soda lake i.e. it is simultaneously alkaline and saline. It harbours a unique ecosystem comprising a mix of rare

microbial life.

TOP, RIGHT A Google Map screen grab clearly shows the prominent geography of the impact crater against the rest of the landscape.

ABOVE Ruins of what is possibly an ancient sun temple, one of several such temples found within the crater.

GAURAV SHIRODKAR

PURVA VARIYAR