The main reason to go back to Erivakulam National Park again was to see the flowering of Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes Kunthiana, in the featured photo), which happens once in 12 years. But this time I remembered to take my macro lens so that I could take a few more photos. I managed to take passable pictures of some of the flowers in the rain. Balancing camera and lens while holding an umbrella and making sure that the optics remains dry was a major challenge though.
I’m able to identify very few flowers down to species level. Some of them I can identify up to genus. Many, especially the small ones, whose flowers lie at the edge of visibility, I could not identify even in my many field guides. Please help out if you are an expert.
Don't hold your breath 
Nice photographs. Even I had been lucky enough to witness the neelkurinji bloom this year at eraviculum national park
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Thanks. That must have been thrilling for you too.
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Indeed.
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Great shots, unfortunately identifying flowers is out of my forte š
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Thanks.
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