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Shrikant Ingalhalikar looks at his image of a leafbird, created with growing rice plants, on his farm in western India. Photo: Shrikant Ingalhalikar
Shrikant Ingalhalikar looks at his image of a leafbird, created with growing rice plants, on his farm in western India. Photo: Shrikant Ingalhalikar
Panther in the paddy: Indian farmer adopts Japanese art form in his rice fields
Shrikant Ingalhalikar, an engineer with a green thumb, has created an image each year since 2016 after discovering Tambo Ato