ANOTHER SIDE OF INDIA | Beyond The Tourist Zone

An interesting day of exploring in the countryside near Khajuraho, India. You can see more of the temples in Khajuraho in this video: • The Temples of KHAJURA...
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Thanks a lot for watching and safe journeys!

[@aryasamaji6023]

Gabe is one of the most underrated, original KZbinr. I started watching his vlogs 4-5 years ago and since then appreciate his work. He doesn't use any sensational thumbnail or other gimmicks to market his videos.i would love to meet him someday.

[@PauloGaetathe_original]

True, he's more of a cinematographer than a You tuber. Like he does "on the road" movies around the planet.

[@arbhowmik]

He is a true traveller and i am really a fan of him.

[@mr.sts.p]

I started under The Pandemic 2020 but i know he has traveled around The world for 30+ years now.

[@Dbridges415]

I also like that he doesn’t waist time during his videos asking viewers to subscribe to his channel or hit the like Button.

[@fromthethrone]

Yes, I would like to meet him one day as well.

[@AkshGandharv]

I likes the smile on the face of Ashok's brother, the warmth he has on his face on meeting the guy from a country. Where his brother use to works. He feels the connect very well.

[@VitalityMassage]

The nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) (/ˈnilˌɡaɪ/, literally meaning "blue cow") is the largest Asian antelope and is ubiquitous across the northern Indian subcontinent. It is the sole member of the genus Boselaphus and was described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1766. The nilgai stands 1-1.5 m (3.3-4.9 ft) at the shoulder; males weigh 109-288 kg (240-635 lb), and the lighter females 100-213 kg (220-470 lb). A sturdy thin-legged antelope, the nilgai is characterised by a sloping back, a deep neck with a white patch on the throat, a short crest of hair along the neck terminating in a tuft, and white facial spots. A column of pendant coarse hair hangs from the dewlap ridge below the white patch. Sexual dimorphism is prominent - while females and juveniles are orange to tawny, adult males have a bluish-grey coat. Only males possess horns, 15-24 cm (5.9-9.4 in) long. Also, these animals have been introduced to Texas and there are some hunting videos on KZbin.

[@kenneyg100]

Thanks. That was interesting

[@captainsuraj8705]

Spot on!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yes, definitely nilgai.

[@mbangroo]

yea we have some here in jammu and kashmir, india . hehe

[@SinghRoadwayS]

I was about to write that they are Nilgai but I saw your comment. Thanks

[@rk27000]

The India videos are fantastic. Great mix of camera work, music and history. Big fan of your work for a couple of years now🙏👍

[@oprofessorquevirousardinha5891]

Man, you really love this country.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I know you can barely see them, but what could those large animals have been?? Never seen anything like them, it's like they were a cross between a horse, a donkey, a deer and an antelope. UPDATE: It looks like it was a Nilgai antelope: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilgai And if you'd like to see much more of the beautiful temples of Khajuraho, here's my previous video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIXCmGN8p7trbZI

[@smileawhile3788]

A Nilgai Antelope?

[@haimmm14dl]

Serow maybe?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

@@smileawhile3788 Yes, I think it was the Nilgai. It might be a good thing I didn't get too close, those things look pretty intense, especially the males with antlers: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilgai

[@smileawhile3788]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos I don't think i'd want to corner one! Loving your trip to India!

[@hsraj-ue5lp]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos A male nilgai has horns, not antlers, and almost looks like cattle. Nilgais are fairly common in the wilds of central iIndia. What you saw was most likely them.

[@asynchronicity]

People: Gabriel is a real gem and a true original and does his thing in a uniquely great, relaxed, and immersive way. Enough with the style suggestions, please. Sheesh

[@SisterSherryDoingStuff]

Right?

[@zippyzipster6863]

Hello Gabriel, I’m your new subscriber, watching from Sydney Australia.I absolutely love all your travel videos especially the videos of your Asian travels and your travel throughout India featuring non tourist rural village lives that most people never get to see.Thanks for sharing your amazing travel experience and for the rare footages of rural India.Great work, thank you 👍🙏🏽.

[@GonzoJamie]

Rural India is the best! If you go in January time - it’s flying kite season. Best experience ever - flying kites on the rooftops with the kids trying to cut the lines of the other kids kites in the sky over the village 🇮🇳

[@Pahadi_Paradise]

It's my fav festival. It's sakranti on 14th January...

[@galaxray8700]

When I was a kid.i used to fly kites all day🤣.....but I think,nowadays..less kids are fond of kites,maybe coz busy playing video games.

[@robertdouglass235]

I have a good one for you Gabe. Coming from Agra via air having food poisoning, I was held up in my hotel room in Khajuaho. I peeked out the sliding doors to see a mongoose snatch a cobra off a stone wall. Really exciting. Perfect timing. I don't think you've got over to the Jain temples but do, they're worth it. Happy travels!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Very cool.

[@deepaks8430]

10:00 Maybe you saw a Nilgai, it is a large Antelope size of a cow, they are often spotted in such regions all over India. That's the beauty of offroading, you wouldn't have known such animal exists if you didn't hiked that mountain.

[@galaxray8700]

I believe,It's not a cow tho....I think it's like a species of deer or stag.

[@deepaks8430]

@@galaxray8700 I will give you one more chance to read my comment.

[@meow14115]

while you were in MP, why didn't you visited Bhimbetkaa , it has paleolithic Rock paintings dating 60000 years old. and kindly refrain travelling forests alone, who knows you might encounter tigers etc.

[@susanmulholland5715]

Wow Gabe you really are the landrover of youtube you go off road were lesser travelers never ever think to thread, showing us the real rural indian countryside and the peoples historc history and art ,really impressed with your indian travels so far, plus you are not even in the mountains or eastern india yet

[@shirleebusch1459]

What an astounding journey you are on! Your travels take you deeper still into the mysteries of Life.

[@IndjanTraveler]

This place reminds me of Udaigiri Caves near Sanchi. Love the pace of life in India's countryside. Happy Easter!

[@BonBonShrimp]

A few months ago when I came across Gabriel's videos for the first time on KZbin, I wasn't impressed. Looked quite unpolished and amateurish. I had watched maybe less than five of his videos before I came across this series on India. This series has completely changed my views about his channel and I love it now. The man is a real traveler, where most other travel KZbinrs are merely tourists making videos for views and the money that it comes with. Gabriel seems to be quite different with a unique perspective towards life and it seems like traveling is a way of life for him. What else would explain the fact that he has been doing this for 25 years (or maybe more), and in the process, probably forgo a lot of things in life that most normal people would value. Suddenly, I have a lot of respect for this man.

[@italogiardina8183]

It was back in the mid-'90s when I was in that area to observe the full eclipse of the sun in a small village that one of those creatures darted alongside the jeep making it all the more trippy after the 22-hour drive from Pune.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Very cool.

[@fromthethrone]

Great, this is just what I wanted to see. The country side of India. What you can not see just like that.

[@Sanjay9442]

I was born close to Nepal border in a village near Sitamarhi - there was Bagmati river and floods every summer. Snakes used to hang from roof of my child hood home. Recall people catching cobra on their fishing hooks. This was in 60s. Not sure if the area still has snakes in same numbers

[@riturajanand1055]

I'm also from Sitamarhi.

[@pharmakiddurgesh4844]

Absolutely not

[@aryasamaji6023]

Gabe on fire, new video almost every day.

[@TravelingEddie]

Trail Blazing 🔥 GABE 😎.

[@NomadicFlavors]

*These are the types of love to see when it comes to travel. Mingling with vocals is what I thrive on when I travel*

[@suddole]

Nilgai most likely. More interesting was that fire ritual setup. Those metal spear like things looked like something the tantriks (a peripheral branch of hindu ascetics) would use in their rituals. Those guys could be dangerous if disturbed during their rituals which are done mostly at night and sometimes in godforsaken places like crematorium grounds. But during the daylight they are fine just like any other Sadhus and easily pleased with simple gifts like fruit or a few rupees. You could have hollered near that shack and somebody if there even if disturbed could have been easily pacified with a cold guava juice, just saying!😁 That ride back perfectly captured a time of the evening (dusk) poetically described in Indian literature associated with Krisna as Go-dhuli (that time of the evening when the rays of the setting sun are scattered by the dust in the atmosphere raked up by the hooves of the cattle returning home from a day of grazing) Love your vids

[@pearlhowe3870]

I am a recent subscriber to your channel and just wanted to say hello, and to say that I love your style of travel. You really aren't afraid to explore and get off the tourist track. Keep making this magical content.

[@nancyneithercut9202]

the animals are nilgai nilgai indian saw a lot of these near Pushkar, the metal things are what Sadhu's use to cook chapati on the fire. great video thank you, we love you

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Thanks for the info.

[@teaorcoffee5225]

The metal thing is used to call God or sometimes demon not for cooking chapati these Metals are weapons of Devtas lower than God in terms of power probably they used it for some ritual to perform in the jungle at night.

[@mr.sts.p]

Great Indian country side video Gabriel 👍 😀 🤝 🇸🇪

[@arshjordan5455]

The best way to experience India is to take a bike ride all along the high way from north to south east to west & experience the change all along.

[@Swampzoid]

I love how remote and peaceful this one feels

[@chanakya_nan]

Except for the odd ominous music, this was a fun video. This is what most of India looks like. It does not all look like those developed cities that some tout here, it does not look like the slums of Mumbai everywhere else either. It is mostly villages and people going about their daily lives.

[@ChrisJohnsonChannel]

The nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) (/ˈnilˌɡaɪ/, literally meaning "blue cow") is the largest Asian antelope and is ubiquitous across the northern Indian subcontinent.

[@markclayton626]

Magnificent video Gabriel, really took me there ❤️🇮🇳

[@jenojuhasz2184]

That one was an awesome footage of something very different. Another face of India. Nature of that place is incredible. Kudos to your work.👐🏼👐🏼👐🏼👐🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@nathanaelbennett8286]

Honestly the coolest part was just the footage while you biked around, would love more of that

[@shukracharya_]

there are alot of indian bikers youtubers who post videos like that all the time you can watch them if you want to see more

[@shukracharya_]

this channel posts some

[@indermanwani8167]

Glad that you are exploring Madhya Pradesh which is heart of India with so much of natural beauty from national parks, Architecture Marvel's river etc

[@poojachandram3404]

nice. thanks sir, god bless you always. your hearty welcome in India.

[@AbishekNADAR]

I am from Tamilnadu state, one of the south indian state. But seeing this country side of india, it reminds & gives me a nostalgic feeling of my childhood days & my country sides in my state on the early 20s.

[@tom1238022]

Yeah I’ve been all over India. Seen those Nilgai everywhere. Especially from trains. Seen a cobra swimming in Kerala in Periyar NP and one in Nepal. That one was huge. Just slithered across a trail I was hiking.

[@radioactive739]

Other tourists are roaming in Indian bazaars and exploring foods .. and you far from city buzz .. very very nice 👌

[@smileawhile3788]

I couldn't see the animal you were describing but maybe either a Nilgai Antelope or Sambar? The Nilgai also known as the blue bull is the largest Indian antelope and one of the most commonly seen wild animals of central and northern India. Nilgai antelope are found throughout most of India,living in grasslands and woodlands and can be seen with blackbuck in the open plains of national parks. The Sambar is one of the large deer native to the Indian subcontinent, found in habitats ranging from tropical seasonal forests. Sambar prefer the dense cover of deciduous shrubs and grasses in protected areas such as national parks and reserves in India.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Looks like it was the Nilgai antelope, definitely not the sambar deer. Thanks. ✌

[@sakshirawat887]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos also dont go closer to them for a better shot as they are easily frightened and may harm you. Also langurs appear to me more calm but are much more dangerous than local monkeys.

[@TheAbhimanyuSP]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos In khujaraho region Nilgai is a very common in this dry terrain coming from Indian antelope family.

[@SisterSherryDoingStuff]

So glad you mentioned something about snakes. Before you did I was cringing at the thought of one. Did you ever enjoy the sunset? The people always seem so welcoming and kind.

[@bodhiganguly]

As someone who does a lot of birding in bushes of western india, please wear shoes when hiking , take a hiking stick if possible, snakes are ubiquituius also are scorpions, centupedes and large spiders , any most won't be able to spot one before steping on

[@jarjarbinks3193]

Yes! Unlike the American rattlesnakes, Indian snakes do not make any discernable sound that we urbanites are attuned to. At least, not some that we can use as a warning. If you hear a "hiss" or something, you are already too close. A long stick to gently tap on the ground ahead of you is a better option.

[@bodhiganguly]

@@jarjarbinks3193 yes, of the 3 most deadly indian snakes the spectacled Cobra and common Krait will not bite unless you step on them , well the viper is a different nature it is much more aggressive , specially if has laid eggs

[@rajazk1456]

you have explored India like no other foreign KZbinr. thank you🤗.

[@patsym8420]

Thank You Again for showing us remote parts of the 🌎! You are Awesome 😎!

[@rextro4799]

It's dry in some parts of India. In the tropical parts of India, it's always green.

[@vijaysharma8382]

On top of the mountain it's must be a Tantrik ritual site.

[@praveenyadav5514]

7:00 penance area ( tapa sthala ) of aghora's ( holy hindu saint )

[@hermanirascible3310]

The metal spikes could be cymbals for singing hymns !

[@gvinodnair]

Great Job Gabriel. We can see places from a different point of view through your vlog. Love it! Keep going.

[@nirjadeshmukh3963]

the dry arid terrain + heat will be challenging for mountain biking !

[@Blitz-krieg39]

so much glad to see you driving like a local . I love your videos so much.

[@mikechudzinski6629]

Maybe that was a weather station. On the hill.

[@Captain._Phil]

Great video , very interesting to see some of the countryside and old temples.

[@joyfulfrequencies5391]

It feels like you're more happier and chilled in India than Iceland for example. 18:44 Three Gods in one just like the triunity concept in Christianity.. Very nice music by the way!

[@ocs748]

21.10 This is a place for the Nath sect of monks, for whom sacred fire, fire tongs, trident are important part of their rituals.

[@reelhappytravellers2691]

This upload is better than better Oh! very beautiful I’m falling in love with your video...thanks for sharing!!!!

[@merlynjavier3947]

your video is very fantastic and relaxing also the history of country that you visit soo beautiful take care and safe

[@merlynjavier3947]

thank you for always liking my message to you stress reliever you travel vlog my body and my mind is always regenerated after finish watched your travel vlog please continue your good job

[@harsh1201]

Legend Gabriel , just saw your comment on Karl Rock video , love you man , last advice put India's flag on the thumbnail , it will help you trust me 😂😂😂

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Good tip, I'll keep it in mind. ✌

[@MOON-ht7xk]

where is that comment?

[@BonBonShrimp]

You find beauty where no one else sees it. You are a true traveler.

[@dgurunathreddy]

14:26 it may be some samadhi of sanyasi or sadhu, the spikes are ritual weapons of sadhus

[@pramodbais1486]

I really impressed by your vision, your vlog is excellent, and music is also sweet.

[@PauloGaetathe_original]

Amazing India, as the tourism brochures always say...!

[@gauravjha5491]

Oh absolutely loved this video

[@Bhaishabgaming007]

Love from Hindustan❤ 🇮🇳🙏

[@tigrotom7312]

This is why I like your vids. You show places that tourists do not venture to - back roads, poor underdeveloped villages and areas one would never see on tourists destination charts. I actually find such places more fascinating than regular Tourist zone attractions.

[@hanselxyb5825]

10:54 You looked very tempted to get inside there.😄

[@hikerstl]

That was adventurous of you, but very revealing of the country life. I wonder what all those cows are fed.

[@peterhadley1654]

The Russel’s viper blends into stony gravel and will not warn you if you step on it!!!

[@pharmakiddurgesh4844]

Instrumental is so calming

[@jithendranambiar7699]

I have not seen any other vlogger going so deep inside India, not even desi ones

[@invinciblegamerig4788]

Nice video Gabriel your all videos are amazing God bless brother.

[@jacksondrake-lost]

Goddamn you are on fire Gabe keep crawling.. excellent work!

[@manindersinghbisht1058]

Its very soothing and intresting to watch your videos gabby

[@yorgglauser182]

Awesome journey thru this "neverseenbefore" landscape, thanks & bon voyage!

[@meow14115]

Go to Patalkot in Madhya Pradesh. it's mysterious. rest you can find on internet

[@abhyuday_bose]

Good that you are also documenting the less visited locations of India. 🧡🇮🇳🕉️🇮🇳🧡

[@smitprmr]

Its Nilgai (Rose) you must have seen. It looks like horse + deer. Its huge and if by accident it comes across a car, it cause a big dent on car. Its a best food source for Gir Lion.

[@narendranaramala]

Hey man.. good to see you back in India

[@YolandaKomoll]

You take us to places in India, we would only ever dream about 🙏🤗❤️

[@SS-cj6dd]

Those are neelgai, one of the largest antelopes. I think the shack was for a forest ranger and they also had solar panels for emergency stuff. Peacocks and neelgai etc are protected wildlife in India. In Catskill here in NY, forest/ fire rangers often construct teppeees and fire towers that are open to trekkers for expansive views. Just like cobras in India, one need to be cautious here for timber rattle snakes

[@obeycorruptgovernment-else2628]

LOL 🤭😍😍🤪 Perhaps that herd of mysterious animals were the Alaskan Moose looking for love at the Khajuraho temple of 'sensuality', Gabe?

[@shubhamuikey1972]

Pure Original 🔥🔥

[@deanandconner5194]

Amazing, how you end up in the middle of nowhere don't think many ppl have been there

[@zuluru8020]

Gabe, people all around india love the tourist and specially from america, see the enthusiam and real pride in the farmers talk when he was trying to tell you his brother who is an engineer is in america! i think you are missing out on interacting with real locals. Ask around ( the hotel manager or the host or some owner of good restaurant ) about the local attractions which are off the beaten path. India has 2000 yrs of amazing history of great achitechture and innovation(zero was invented here !) , you will find some real gems hidden in some village which is now lost in time .... or ask the local politician ..he will be more then willing to help you with your exploration ( he gets his political capital ofcourse ) !! but again travel is but adventure .. and if you dont interact with people and be curious about there life, culture and food.. travel is not travel but just some dude with a camera filming and moving on!! .. just my 2 cents.. great videos and keep them coming ... i do understand its easier to advice sitting on sidelines, but interaction in india should be easy as they like and appreciate americans.

[@petenchelleuk]

Another interesting and fantastic video , well done Gabriel

[@Hari-vg3gy]

only gab will visit places like this..awesome man.

[@obeycorruptgovernment-else2628]

another one would be Mr. Harald Baldr

[@Hari-vg3gy]

@@obeycorruptgovernment-else2628 true, but i think bald and bankrupt is better..

[@obeycorruptgovernment-else2628]

@@Hari-vg3gy Really? I've never seen Bald trek up remote hills and mountain ranges like Gabe and Harald frequently do.

[@vinodchhiller724]

Bro, i suggest you not to go near such things (which you saw at top of hill). It seems to be a place of saint or may be a place of austerity/penance. Its true that nobody is there now but better u dont touch anything or step on anything to be on safer side.

[@thermrally99]

Very true👍

[@JBwhattodo]

It looked like a mandir that was possibly destroyed and about to be rebuilt. People give offerings when they go to pray, hence the rupees.

[@bodhiganguly]

1027 its a rural weather station , there are numerous across india , used to track weather and precipitation

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

That makes sense, thanks.

[@edgelord007]

the best India.. just pure nature

[@herewegowithtim1984]

Always love your videos. Laid back but you stand your ground.

[@ispodistine7032]

Be Carefully Mr. Morris because there are Cobras living in that Terrain very much, as I know. Thanks for to take US with you on Journey. Greetings from Vienna/Austria/Europe.

[@adityajoies]

I've been living in India since I born, you don't really come across snakes that easily. I've never come across a cobra till now, they fear humans way more than we fear them. They can easily sense your footsteps and probably run away before you even see them if at all there is a cobra in your way.

[@beautiful_sky111]

@@adityajoies you're right in a way but here in northern Indian planes cobras are very commonly seen sometimes even in croplands or just grasslands. you never know where you can find them accidentally. It's better to be careful than sorry later.

[@jarjarbinks3193]

@9:58 Based on how you described it, it was probably an antelope called the Nilgai (blue bull).

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yes, that's it.

[@srikant91]

Those were Neelgai. Largest Antelope of India. Welcome to real India ❤️

[@rextro4799]

I like such tourists, who go off the beaten path. True, language can be a barrier in more remote parts of India, but if you speak slowly in English and use Google Translate, you can get through. Real beauty of India is in the villages. After all, 75% of the country is still rural or semi urban.

[@mbangroo]

i agree 100% , real india rural india hai. urban to pura disconnected hai, i am saying as an urban citizen. rural india is peace

[@pleasantjourneys]

Langur monkeys are great - check out the ruins in Bhubaneswar

[@Hungrymalaya]

You are the great traveler 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@ajaykumar-or4ow]

You should have come Mahoba after Khajuraho , this town is also have some old temples .

[@MrTraveller.]

Great India 🇮🇳 video series. Thanks

[@rickroberts1344]

Hi Gabriel. Were the animals you saw called nilgai? Are these like an okapi? They have stripes above their rear legs. I saw a few of them on a night safari 6 years ago in Northern India. Amazing!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yes, they were nilgai.

[@ajayprajapati-fs5is]

True traveller, showing real face of solo travel

[@stephenworthington-white8294]

17 months in India and I only saw one wild snake, a juvenile King Cobra, only maybe 3 feet long. It was during a hike to a natural hot spring in Parvati Valley. I thought I would see more. The snake handlers make me sad. I would ask them if the snakes had fangs and of course they say no, then I tel them know I have no interest because of that. Anyways Happy Travels!! Love the India episodes

[@sniffitsniffit-kdbproducti3413]

fang will cause deadly snake bite, difficult to handle