Krishna said in Bhagavat-Gita: “Amongst rivers I am Ganges” and all over the world you will hardly find a river more worshiped and more sacred than Ganges.
In the Morning we checked out from Hotel Shivalik – Dharali & left for Gangotri at 6.00 AM.
Farmers’ markets are a phenomenon in California. The goods on sale are very similar to the day shifting bazaars (a.k.a Som Bazaar, Mangal Bazaar, Budh bazaar and so on) in India. Freshest of the fresh vegetables, fruits, and even flowers can be bought from these markets. One such market was outside the Ferry Building, near Embarcadero, at San Francisco on a weekend in early May this year.
It was in one such Farmer’s markets where I relished the juiciest strawberries and stood in awe of the biggest orchids that I could ever have imagined. A friend once stated “U.S. mein sab bada hi bada hota hai.” (more…)
Few months ago , it was a holiday. I had no work that day and then I decided that why not go to Gurudwara Bangla Sahib and spend a day in God’s Grace. I decided to go early morning as the freshness to go to a Holy Place in morning is really very good. I started my car at 6 am. I was alone. Gurudwara Bangla Sahib is situated in the heart of New Delhi’s Cannaught Place area. It is loacted on the east side intersection of Ashok Road and Baba Kharag Singh Marg, just near the Gol Dak Khana. It is around 15 Km from my place. After parking the car, moving further firstly there is the Juta Ghar for removing the shoes. After moving further , it is the main premises.
When UNESCO included Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar to its list of World Heritage sites recently, I sat down and counted how many world heritage sites I have seen so far.
There are 28 world heritage sites in India, of which five are in the category of ‘natural’ sites and others are in ‘cultural’ category. Agra (Fatehpur Sikir, Taj Mahal and Agra Fort) and Delhi (Humayun’s Tomb and Red Fort) share the rare honour of hosting three sites in their surroundings. I have seen 12 of the sites in the list. I have been very close to two other monuments – Fatehpur Sikri and Humayun’s Tomb, though I haven’t managed to go in and visit these places. While I did not find enough time to fit in Fatehpur Sikri in my quick dash through Agra, Humayun’s Tomb has remained some sort of a jinx. During each visit to Delhi, I think of paying a visit to the tomb but it has never happened. In two occasions I even walked next the tomb’s compound walls and yet haven’t had the time to go inside. Besides the twelve I have visited, I have also seen Mt. Nanda Devi from a distance. The mountain is a part of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, a world heritage monument. I guess I can taken it as the thirteenth world heritage site I have seen but not visited! There is another site that I visited but did not see! When I went to Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar, it was under restoration and was covered with scaffolding. I decided not to go in. So here is my list of thirteen, in alphabetical order.
