For a few fleeting weeks each winter, the famously elusive cats emerge from solitude, calling across the mountains in search of a mate.

For a few fleeting weeks each winter, the famously elusive cats emerge from solitude, calling across the mountains in search of a mate.

For Gujarat, this has helped reclaim its status as a tiger-bearing state after 33 years. It also makes it the country's only state to have three big cats -- tigers, leopards and lions.