In pics: Decoding Challenging Star Darshan's true love - nature and wildlife

Darshan takes personal interest in upkeep of his animals

The actor has a soft corner for horses, and often takes on grooming duties when he is at his farm in Mysuru.

Bulls and cows galore at his farm in Mysuru

The Challenging Star not only has quite a few bulls, cows and goats at his farm that he tends to himself. He also religiously conducts Kichchu Haisodu for the livestock at his farm.

With his 'Prince'

Prince, we hear, is one of Darshan's absolute favourites and is believed to be the horse he rode in Krantiveera Sangoli Rayanna.

Darshan gets Chikkanna to share his love for animals

Friends of the actor who visit his farm also end up with the same level of passion for wildlife.

Darshan's son Vinish is just as passionate about animals as his father

Seen here is a file image of the youngster, who is also quite the horse riding expert.

Darshan loves wildlife photography

His farm animals apart, Darshan also loves spending time in the wild and capturing it on his lens.

Darshan the wildlife photographer

The actor has been quoted as saying that he spends a lot on the best cameras and equipment for his passion. He is known to travel to wildlife sanctuaries across the world.

Darshan in Masai Mara

While most of Darshan's wildlife images are from sanctuaries in India, particularly Karnataka, he's also taken pictures during a safari in Masai Mara, Africa.

Darshan's clicks that he shared on World Wildlife Day

Urging people to shoot animals only with cameras, the actor posted a host of his own clicks.

Of course, there are takers for Darshan's photography

The actor's friends, like Chikkanna and Dharma Keerthiraj have been known to buy his photographs.