As the first light of dawn filtered through the forest canopy in Karnataka, India, the world seemed to pause. The mist hung low, softening the outlines of ancient trees, and the air carried the stillness that only early morning in the wilderness can hold.
It was in that quiet moment that I saw them—a pair of deer, standing gracefully beneath a shelter of branches. Their silhouettes emerged from the haze, framed perfectly by the forest’s natural archway. The golden light brushed their backs, illuminating the fragile calm of the scene.