User:Tagooty

Windermere, Ethiraj Road, Ooty. Mar '21. By Kartiki Gonsalves

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enThis user is a native speaker of the English language.

 25 This user has created 25 active articles on the English language Wikipedia.

 1 This user has created 1 active category on the English language Wikipedia.

 1 This user has created 1 active disambiguation page on the English language Wikipedia.

 3,650+ This user has made 3,650+ edits to the English language Wikipedia.

 3,900+ This user has uploaded 3,900+ media files to Wikimedia Commons.

This user was born and lives in India.

This user is interested in
Science.

Timothy A. Gonsalves (Tagooty), Avalon, 198 Bandishola Road, Ooty, The Nilgiris, India.

About Me

I was born and grew up in Ooty in the Nilgiri Mountains. From 2010-2020, I was at IIT Mandi in Himachal Pradesh. Now, I live in Ooty and frequently travel to Mysore.

Wikimedia Contributions

My contributions are largely editing in Wikipedia and sharing images in Commons. These are mostly related to my interests in travel, nature, photography and technology. Pages with only minor edits without content change are not listed below.

To encourage more people to contribute, I've written a quick guide for aspiring Wikipedia editors.

Articles created

Wikipedia articles created

• India: Enabling Women of Kamand • Kamand, Mandi district • Kahra • Khanahr/Salgi • Losar Khas • Mane villages, Spiti • Mud village, Spiti • Chah, Zanskar • Testa, Zanskar • Kargyak • Stongdey • Sasatgre • Chandigre • Daribokgre • Mawphanlur • Sirudavoor lake • Hullathy • Keoti Fort • St. Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church, Prayagraj • Sacred Heart Cathedral, Ooty • Marlimund Lake
• World: Yacoub el Mansour Dam • Sidi R'bat • Daya Chiker • Sony FE 50–150 mm F2 GM
• Category:Gram panchayats in Himachal Pradesh • Losar (disambiguation) • List of villages in Kargil district

Articles with significant changes

Wikipedia articles significantly edited

• India: Ramco Institute of Technology • Spiti • Kaza • Kunzum Pass • Chandra Taal • National Highway 505 (India) • Nimmu-Padum-Darcha road • Darcha • Gemur Monastery • Nuptse • Nargu Wildlife Sanctuary • Mudumalai National Park • Siju Wildlife Sanctuary
  
• World: Inchnadamph, Scotland • Westray, Orkney, Scotland • Rivotorto, Italy • Bab Boudir, Morocco
  
• Flora: Crinum moorei
  
• Birds: Crested honey buzzard • Streak-throated swallow • Blue-throated barbet
  
• Culture: Religion in Kollam District -- mostly Sections Muslim worship and Christian worship
  
• General: OM System OM-5

Photos added to Commons

My rated images from some countries (on 23 July 2026)

Country	Category	Images	Rank
India	FP	80	1
	VI	224	1
	QI	2,242	1
Morocco	FP	12	1
	VI	33	1
	QI	164	1
Zambia	FP	6	1
	VI	14	1
	QI	137	1
Total	FP	107	38
	VI	322	19
	QI	2,800	27

I contribute my images to Commons in the hope that someone somewhere will find them useful. Commons community ratings of my images are summarised in the table. This indicates countries in which I am a major contributor in the categories Featured pictures (FP), Valued images (VI), and Quality images (QI).

If you use any of my images, I would appreciate an email with the link or a copy/description of the use. Email: tagooty@yahoo.com

Featured picture (FP) Picture of the day (POTD) Picture of the year (POTY) Finalists

Featured pictures are images from highly skilled creators that the Wikimedia Commons community has chosen as some of the highest quality on the site. Only about 1 out of 5,000 Commons images are selected as Featured Pictures.

Every year, 50+ finalists are chosen from all the FPs of the year. One of these is voted as Picture of the year (POTY).

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  Commons POTY 2024 Finalist voted 12 out of 88 finalists, from 1,600 FPs
  Indian coral tree, Mallalli falls, Coorg. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Places/Natural/India
  Commons POTD, 29 Nov 2024
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  Commons POTY 2022 Finalist voted 30 out of 56 finalists, from 1,102 FPs
  Mangrove tree, Ashtamudi Lake, Kerala. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Places/Natural/India
  Commons POTD, 13 Oct 2022
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  Sunset in Daya Chiker, Taza Province, Morocco Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Places/Settlements/Morocco
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  Bab Louta reservoir, Tazekka National Park, Morocco. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Places/Other#Morocco
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  Broad riverbed of Spiti river above Kaza, Kaza-Kibber road on right
  My first FP on Wikimedia Commons, 1 Oct 2020. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Places/Natural/India
  My first Commons POTD, 4 Jun 2021
  Bengali Wikipedia POTD, 8 Jun 2021
  My first FP on English Wikipedia, 23 Jun 2021. Gallery: Wikipedia: Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
  My first POTD on English Wikipedia, 13 April 2023
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  Spiti River gorge above Kaza; NH505 Kaza - Losar across top; Spiti, Himachal Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Places/Natural/India
  Commons POTD, 7 Jul 2021
  Bengali Wikipedia POTD, 23 Sep 2021
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  Geology of the Himalayas, seen in Mud village, Spiti
  FP on English Wikipedia, 18 Dec 2022. Gallery: Wikipedia: Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
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  Road up to Shingo La, Lahaul, Himachal. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Places/Other/India • POTD on Commons, 6 Oct 2023
  FP on English Wikipedia, 28 Dec 2022 Gallery: Wikipedia: Featured pictures/Places/Others POTD on English Wikipedia, 4 May 2023
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  View of Lungnak valley from Shingo La, Zanskar, Ladakh. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Places/Natural/India
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  Phuktal Gompa, Zanskar, Ladakh. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Religious_buildings#India
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  Tsarap River and Phuktal Gompa, Zanskar, Ladakh. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Places/Settlements#India
  FP on English Wikipedia, 2023 Gallery: Wikipedia: Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
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  Rain clouds over the Tsarap River above Phuktal Gompa, Zanskar. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Places/Natural#India
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  Tsarap River below Phuktal Gompa, Zanskar, Ladakh. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Places/Natural#India
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  Road to Padum, Zanskar range, Ladakh. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Places/Other#India
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  View of Padum valley from Karsha Gompa, Zanskar, Ladakh. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Places/Settlements/India
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  Reflections in Sani lake, Zanskar, Ladakh. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Places/Settlements/India
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  Shila village on the Tsarap, Zanskar, Ladakh. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Settlements/India • Commons POTD, 14 Oct 2023
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  Bridge over Chandra at Tandi, Lahaul, Himachal. POTD on Vietnamese Wiki, 6 Oct 2023
  Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Bridges#India
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  Villages in the Bhaga River valley, Lahaul, Himachal. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Places/Settlements/India
  FP on English Wikipedia, 8 May 2023 Gallery: Wikipedia: Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
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  Kardang village, Lahaul. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Places/Settlements/India
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  Aerial view of Shivaliks and Lesser Himalayas, Himachal. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Places/Natural/India
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  Crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus), Mudumalai. Gallery: Birds/Accipitriformes#Genus_:_Pernis_(Honey-buzzards)
  FP on English Wikipedia, 22/Feb/22 POTD on English Wikipedia, 24/Apr/2023 Gallery: Wikipedia: Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
  Commons POTD, 10 Jun 2022 Bengali Wikipedia POTD, 10 Jun 2022 Ukrainian Wikipedia POTD, 10 Jun 2022
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  Lionesses and cubs scratching tree, Zambia. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals/Carnivora#Felids
  My first Featured Picture in Zambia, 18 Aug 2023
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  Spotted hyena, Zambia. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals/Carnivora#Hyenas
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  Male African bush elephant, Zambia. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals/Carnivora#Elephants
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  Taza, Morocco. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Settlements#Morocco
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  Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre, Italy. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Settlements#Italy
  My first Featured Picture in Italy, 6 Nov 2023
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  Manarola, Cinque Terre, Italy. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Settlements#Italy
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  NW coast of Cinque Terre, Italy. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Other#Italy
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  Olive groves near Assisi, Italy. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Other#Italy
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  Rear of Basilica San Francesco, Assisi. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Architecture/Religious buildings#Italy
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  Ripening coffee seeds on Robusta bush, Coorg. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Plants#Family_:_Rubiaceae
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  Adenium 1-cm seed with pappus (Adenium obesum). Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Plants#Family_Apocynaceae
  Commons POTD, 27 Sep 2022
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  Adenium cultivar, double-petal (Adenium obesum). Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Plants#Family_Apocynaceae
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  Chinese fishing net, Kollam. Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Places/Industry#India
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  Fishermen setting out to sea, Mahabalipuram. Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Objects/Vehicles/Water transport#Boats
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  Krishna's Butterball, Mahabalipuram. Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Objects#Other_objects_in_landscapes
  FP on English Wikipedia, 25 Dec 2022. Gallery: Wikipedia: Featured pictures/Places/Others
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  Mt Rainier west face, Washington, USA. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Places/Natural/United_States#Washington
  My first Featured Picture outside India, 4 Jul 2023 Commons POTD, 27 Sep 2023
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  Indian pond heron (Ardea grayii), Tirunelveli. Gallery: Birds/Pelecaniformes#Genus_:_Ardeola
  Bengali Wikipedia POTD, 20 Apr 2022
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  Brahminy kite (Haliastur indus) eating prey, Kabini. Gallery: Birds/Accipitriformes#Genus_:_Accipiter
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  Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) eating fish, Nagarhole. Gallery: Birds/Accipitriformes#Genus_:_Pandion
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  Intermediate egret (Ardea intermedia) descending, Kabini. Gallery: Birds/Pelecaniformes#Genus_:_Ardea
  French Wikipedia POTD, 24 May 2022
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  Skull of an African buffalo, Zambia. Gallery: Commons: Featured pictures/Animals/Bones and fossils#Bovidae, 22 Aug 2023
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  Black Kite (Milvus migrans), IIT Mandi • My first POTD • Bengali Wikipedia POTD, 16 Oct 2020
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  Female Rhesus macaque, IIT Mandi. • Bengali Wikipedia POTD, 19 Oct 2020
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  Black-necked stork, Corbett. • Bengali Wikipedia POTD, 21 Oct 2020
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  Thenu, Lahaul. Elev. 3,200m (10,500') • Bengali Wikipedia POTD, 28 Oct 2020
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  Ruddy shelduck, Chandra Taal, Himachal. Elev 4250m (13,940') • Bengali Wikipedia POTD, 25 Jan 2022
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  Indian jungle crow, Mudumalai • Bengali Wikipedia POTD, 22 Feb 2022
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  Black-necked stork, Corbett. • Bengali Wikipedia POTD, 2 Mar 2022
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  Crested hawk eagle, Mudumalai • Bengali Wikipedia POTD, 14 Mar 2022
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  Indian pond heron, Tirunelveli • Bengali Wikipedia POTD, 21 Mar 2022
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  Little egret, Muttukadu. • Bengali Wikipedia POTD, 5 Jan 2024

Valued Images (VI)

A Valued image is considered to be the most valued illustration of its kind by the Commons community. About 1 in 2,000 images in Commons is rated as Valued. My Valued Images are organised below by country. Click on an image to see all my Valued Images in that category.

VI of India (organised by state)

VI of countries outside India

Commons Quality images

Over 2,400 of my images are rated as Commons Quality Images (QI). QI are selected for high technical quality by the Commons community. About 1 in 275 images on Commons are rated as QI.
My Quality Images are organised below by state and country. Click on an image to see all my Quality Images in that region.

India	Tiger, Mudumalai, Tamilnadu	Kandi, Mandi Distt, Himachal	Cormorants, Kabini, Karnataka	Calvary Mount Church, Kerala	Grey goral, Ladakh
	Hoolock gibbon (f), Meghalaya	Dwarka, Cola Bay, Goa	Deur Kothar, Madhya Pradesh	Mumbai Airport, Maharashtra	Mehrangarh Fort, Rajasthan
	GNITS, Hyderabad, Telangana	Amar Mahal, Jammu, J & K	St. Joseph's Cathedral, Uttar Pradesh	Corbett Reserve, Uttarakand	IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat
	IIT Guwahati, Assam	AICTE Head Office, Delhi
World	Debre Libanos Monastery, Ethiopia	Roquebrune Cap Martin, France	Sachsenross, Hannover, Germany	Farmhouse, Allihies, Ireland	Rocca Maggiore, Assisi, Italy
	University of Nairobi, Kenya	Central Monaco	Bab Louta Reservoir, Morocco	Annapurna at sunrise, Pokhara, Nepal	Westray, Orkneys, Scotland
	Rain tree, Singapore	Jaddaf skyline, Dubai, UAE	Lighthouse, Whidbey Island, USA	St. Peter's Square, Vatican City	Female leopard, South Luangwa, Zambia
Earth	Campark Trail T70, Global products

Wikidata and Commons created (incomplete)

Wikidata items created (incomplete)

1. (i) Wikidata: Villages in Kangra District, Himachal Pradesh, (ii) Villages in Kinnaur District, Himachal Pradesh, (iii) Villages in Lahaul and Spiti District, Himachal Pradesh, (iv) Villages in Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh, (v) Villages in Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, (vi) Villages in Mandi District, Himachal Pradesh
2. Wikidata: Salgi • Batheri • Doohaki • Kathachi • Bekhli • Mud • Mane Kogma & Mane Yogma • Mane Kogma • Mane Yogma • Kahra • Baragram • Barshaini
3. (i) Wikidata: Construction of Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, (ii) Wikidata: Flora of IIT Mandi, (iii) Wikidata: Animals of IIT Mandi, (iv) Wikidata: Birds of IIT Mandi
4. Wikidata: Univ Centre Ahd Uni
5. Wikidata: Cola bay
6. Wikidata: Kabini reservoir
7. Wikidata: Calvary Mount Church • Wikidata: Dutch Church • St. Casimir's Church • St. Anthony's Church • Clarinda Church
8. Thevally Bridge • Ayyappancoil Hanging Bridge
9. (i) Wikidata: Irish Setter by country, (ii) Wikidata: Irish Setter of India, (iii) Wikidata: Irish Setter of Spain, (iv) Wikidata: Irish Setter of Ireland, (v) Wikidata: Irish Setter of USA
10. Wikidata: Sirudavoor lake • Wikidata: Birds of Sirudavoor lake • Wikidata: Flora of Sirudavoor lake • Muttukadu backwaters • Veinthaan Kulam • MGR Bus Stand
11. (i) Wikidata:Villages in Tamilnadu, (ii) Villages in Kanchipuram district, (iii) Villages in Nilgiris dist (iv) Villages in Tirunelveli dist
12. (i) Wikidata:Mariamman Temple, Bokkapuram
13. Wikidata:Uthandi • Uthandi beach • Buckingham Canal, Sholinganallur • Wikidata:IITM RP • St Thomas Mount Church
14. Wikidata:Coastal plants in India
15. Wikidata:Traditional cableways in Himachal Pradesh
16. Wikidata:Mysore rly stn clock tower • Wikidata:Arun Yogiraj • Wikidata:Arun Yogiraj sculptures • Wikidata:Kaveri at Srirangapatna
17. Wikidata:Quoygrew, Westray, Orkneys
18. Wikidata:Adenium obesum (seeds) • Adenium obesum flowers
19. Wikidata:Campark Trail Cameras • Wikidata:Campark Trail Camera T70
20. Wikidata:LX-N90459 AWACS • Wikidata:VT-IJB (aircraft) • Wikidata:VT-IMS (aircraft) • Wikidata:VT-IYG (aircraft) • Wikidata:VT-MLE (aircraft) • Wikidata:VT-ISY (aircraft) • Wikidata:AirAsia aircraft at Chennai • Wikidata:IndiGo aircraft at Chennai
21. Wikidata:Villages in Ethiopia

Wikimedia Commons Main Categories created (incomplete)

1. Villages in Himachal Pradesh • Villages in Himachal Pradesh by district • Uncategorized villages in Himachal Pradesh • Villages in Kangra District, Himachal Pradesh • Villages in Kinnaur District, Himachal Pradesh • Villages in Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh • Villages in Spiti, Himachal Pradesh • Villages in Lahaul and Spiti District, Himachal Pradesh • Villages in Mandi District, Himachal Pradesh • VI of villages in India
2. Valued images of churches in India • QI of churches in India
3. Commons Category: Salgi • Batheri • Doohaki • Kathachi • CAT:Bekhli village and temple • Mudh • Mane • Kahra • Baragram • Barshaini
4. Commons Category: Construction of Indian Institute of Technology Mandi • Flora of IIT Mandi • CAT:Birds of IIT Mandi • CAT:Animals of IIT Mandi • Commons Category:Quality images of IIT Mandi • CAT:Valued images of IIT Mandi • Ahmedabad University
5. Commons CAT: Traditional cableways in Himachal Pradesh • CAT: Nargu Wildlife Sanctuary • Nargu Wildlife Sanctuary, remote views
6. Commons Category:Quality images of university buildings in India • CAT:Quality images of birds in India • CAT:Quality images of rivers in India • CAT:Quality images of Tamil Nadu by user • CAT:Quality images of Kerala by user • CAT:Quality images of Karnataka by user • CAT:Quality images of Gujarat by user • CAT:Quality images of Maharashtra by user • CAT:QI of Chennai
7. Commons Category:Featured pictures of Himachal Pradesh
8. COMCAT:Featured pictures on Wikipedia, French by user
9. Commons Category:Sturnia malabarica of India (Grey-headed starling)
10. Commons Category:Birds of Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
11. Commons Category:Quality images of Jim Corbett National Park
12. Commons Category:Quality images of nature in Corbett
13. Commons Quality images of Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus‎ (black-necked stork)
14. CAT: Cola bay
15. CAT: Kabini reservoir
16. CAT:Arun Yogiraj sculptures
17. CAT: Calvary Mount Church • CAT: Dutch Church, Munroe Island • CAT: St. Casimir's Church, Kollam • CAT: St. Anthony's Church • CAT: Clarinda Church
18. CAT: Thevally Bridge • CAT: Ayyappancoil Hanging Bridge
19. Commons Category:Irish Setter by country, CAT:Irish Setter of India, CAT:Irish Setter of Spain, CAT:Irish Setter of Ireland, CAT:Irish Setter of USA
20. (i) Villages in Tamilnadu, (ii) Villages in Tamilnadu by district, (iii) Villages in Kanchipuram district, (iv) Villages in Nilgiris district, (v) Villages in Tirunelveli district
21. Commons Category:Sirudavoor • CAT:Sirudavoor lake • CAT:Birds of Sirudavoor lake • CAT:Flora of Sirudavoor lake • Muttukadu backwaters • Veinthaan Kulam • CAT:MGR Bus Stand, Tirunelveli
22. Commons Category:Gram panchayats in India, CAT:Gram panchayats in India by state or territory, CAT:Gram panchayats in Tamil Nadu, CAT:Gram panchayats in Kerala, CAT:Gram panchayats in Maharashtra, CAT:Gram panchayats in West Bengal
23. COM CAT:QI of the Mudumalai National Park • COM CAT:QI of the Nagarhole National Park • COM CAT:QI of Srirangapatna • COM CAT:QI of the Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary
24. CAT:Mariamman Temple, Bokkapuram
25. Commons Category:Uthandi • CAT:Uthandi beach • CAT:Buckingham Canal in Sholinganallur • CAT:IIT Madras Research Park
26. CAT:Ahmedabad University • CAT:University Centre, Ahmedabad University • CAT:Ahmedabad University AMSOM
27. CAT:Coastal plants in India‎
28. CAT:Adenium obesum (seeds)
29. CAT:Quoygrew
30. CAT:Stained-glass windows in Debre Libanos Monastery, Ethiopia • CAT:Villages in Ethiopia
31. CAT: Campark Trail Cameras • CAT: Campark Trail Camera T70
32. CAT: VT-IJB (aircraft) • CAT: VT-IMS (aircraft) • CAT: VT-ISY (aircraft) • CAT: VT-MLE (aircraft) • IndiGo at Chennai • IndiGo ATR at Chennai • AirAsia aircraft at Chennai

Links

• Timothy A. Gonsalves, IIT Mandi webpage
• Timothy A. Gonsalves, Semi-professional webpage
• Timothy A. Gonsalves, Wikipedia page
• Priscilla & Timothy Gonsalves, Personal website
• My daughter Kartiki Gonsalves on Commons, her photo/videography website