Unbelievable praveen....I can see in this image why you feel the true beauty of these cats is in the night. You have done really well to catch it peeping from behind the trunk with all the vegetation around, shows the enigmatic beauty of this rare cat. Look at those eyes.... a defining image

For the last 7 years I have been going regularly to mudumalai which has a reputation for black panther sightings. one of the best trackers there usually accompanies me and we had on many occasions gone out into some specific areas with this in mind. The closest I got is missing one by a whisker last july ( a friend with us saw it jump down from a tree and we saw the pugs later). Forget me, that tracker hasn't got a glimpse till now and he goes into this area every second day for a good 30 years. you are truly blessed to see this and am very happy for you...

TFS
Roopak