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हरिद्वार में वैसाखी और मुंडन
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सिद्धबली धाम, लैंसडौन और तारकेश्वर धाम की अप्रतिम यात्रा
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पंचवटी की यात्रा – भाग १

By Uday Baxi

नारोशंकर मंदिर की छत अपने आप में स्थापत्य-कला के लिए प्रसिद्ध है. काफ़ी विदेशी पर्यटक इस मंदिर की छत का अध्धयन करने आते हैं. चट्टानों के नक्काशीदार टुकड़े सिर्फ उन टुकड़ों पर बने खांच में लग कर अभी तक खड़े है. मंदिर के अन्दर के सभा मंडप में एक नंदी और एक कछुए की मूर्ति है. कछुए की मूर्ति तो जमीन के सतह पर ही अंकित है. कुछ ऐसा-ही त्रैम्बकेश्वर मंदिर में भी देखने को मिलता है. मंदिर के बाहर के प्रांगन में भी कई कलात्मक आकृतियाँ हैं, जैसे की काल-सर्प की प्रतिमा. नारोशंकर मंदिर में कुछ समय बिताने के बाद हमलोग फिर से राम-तीर्थ की तरफ बढ़े.

A Triad in Time – Gharapuri, Ambarnath and Pataleshwar

By Manisha Chitale

The most important sculpture here is the Trimutri, 3 faces of Mahadev which have found its space on Maharashtra tourism logo as well. Nearly full length of wall, the faces are very skilfully carved. Point to note that this is not a sculpture of Trimurti – Brahma , Vishnu and Mahesh but these are faces of Shiva only. There has been tradition to carve faces on Shivling as well. And based on number of faces, the shivling gets the name from Ekmukhi to Panchmukhi.
Although the common man thinks these are 3 faces, the experts have always more to add. Stella Kramrisch is one such expert in Indian iconography. She has proven that these are not 3 but 5 faces. There are distinct names to each of the face and it really represents the attribute of colorful character of Shiva. Five faces of Shiva represent five elements, Ishana (sky), Tatpurusha (wind), Aghora (fire), Vamadeva (water) and Sadjoyata (earth) and together this depiction is called as Sadashiv as per iconography. We see three faces and there is one assumed to be behind and one on top.

To Thimphu, Bhutan by Road from India

By Rachna Tomar

The international Boarder between India and Bhutan is shared by Jaigaon in India and Phuntsholing in Bhutan.

There is free access between these two places, however you are required to get permit to move beyond Phuntsholing. After an hour of journey, the view besides the road began to change and after crossing large fields, tea estates appeared. Total journey was about five hours and before we realized we reached Bhutan. It was a big gate, painted with colorful dragons and guarded by soldiers from Indian BSF and Royal Bhutan Army.

Paradise on Earth- Part 4

By Sishir Mohammed

Pahalgam turned out to be very beautiful too, with the roaring Lidder and the rocky snow clad mountains complimenting each other. After finishing our breakfast, we headed for our first destination, Betaab Valley. It is so called as it was once the location for the filming of the film, “Betaab”. It was also the background in many scenes from the Ranbir Kapoor starrer, Rockstar. To reach the valley, a detour has to be taken from the road leading to Chandenwadi. It is located beside a much calmer portion of the Lidder, and with its artificially planted forest, does give the feel of being in the UK. Although Betaab valley is slightly commercialized, it has a very calming effect on the nerves.

Hyderabad- An epitome of cultural diversity and love…

By Mala Raman

My skepticism of the media flared “Telangana issue” had been forcing me to procrastinate a long pending visit to the beautiful city of “Hyderabad”,…

पुराने इंदौर की एक शाम – गलियों में खाने का ख़जाना

By Uday Baxi

और ऐसे ही एक शाम ढल चुकी थी. खजराना स्थित गणेश मंदिर में पूजन के पश्चात मेरे बड़े भाई के परिवार के सभी सदस्यों का मन पुराने इंदौर की इन्ही गलियों का लुत्फ़ उठाने का हुआ. मेरी तो जैसे की मौज हो गयी. संध्या के धुंधुलके से लिपटे हुए इंदौर के ऐतिहासिक राजवाड़े के बगल से होकर हमलोग सराफा की उन गलियों में पहुंचे. वहां की दुकानें बंद तो हो चुकी थीं, पर गलियाँ बड़े-बड़े बिजली के बल्बों की रोशनी से जगमगा रही थीं. खाने की दुकानें सज चुकी थीं और मानों सम्पूर्ण इंदौर के लोग उन गलियों में लगे बेहतरीन खाने का मजा लेने उमड़ पड़े थे.

Himachal – Spiti Valley – Kaza, Kibber

By Roopesh

At Kibber we stayed at Tashi Zom guest house which was just before the village separate from the rest of the village. It was really sunny, windy and chilly outside so most of the time we stayed indoor. I went out a little to take a walk around the guest house and inside the village. This is a proper village with a school and a game of volleyball was going on. There are other guest houses and this village witness some tourists. Here I met Mr. Anurag Jately and his assistant. He is ex-NGC, ex-Fox Traveller head of programming for them and he was shooting night sky in timelapse, phew!! I was just awestruck listening to his anecdotes and watching some of his work on his laptop.

शान्तमय सुरमय निर्मल नीरव चम्बा, उत्तराखंड

By Shivam Singh

पूछने पर पता चला की वहां किसी और का कमरा बुक नहीं है और अगली तीन रातों के लिए हम लोग अकेले ही वहां रूकने वाले हैं | हम लोग रूम में पहुंचे और ‘मेरे द्वारा सरकारी होटल के चयन’ विषय पर पत्नी जी का भाषण सुना | एक बार फिर मामले को सँभालते हुए मैंने शीघ्र सोने का प्रस्ताव रखा जो कुछ संक्षिप्त टिपण्णीयों के बाद मंजूर हो गया |

Pachmarhi in Madhya Pradesh- Central India’s only hill Station

By madhurchandel

It was raining heavinly so we moved quickly and covered the place from different angles. To avoid rains I devised a trick and used my cowboy and raincoat hats as one person would hold the cap while second will hold the device right under it and click photos. The trick worked really nice and we managed to get good shots even in heavy downpour without any damage to our cameras.

Monsoon trip to Kasauli – I

By AUROJIT

Nestled in the Shivalik ranges of Lesser Himalayas, Kasauli is a popular destination among weekenders ex-Delhi (and of course, Chandigarh). At a relatively short distance, it offers bounties of a Himalayan destination – the curvedly drives, unpolluted environs, hill views and co-habitation with Pahari folks.

ब्रह्मगिरी की पदयात्रा , त्रैम्बकेश्वर

By Uday Baxi

सीढ़ियों ने अब बहुत ऊँचाई ले ली थी. विशाल चट्टान-नुमा ब्रह्मगिरी पर्वत अपने सम्पूर्ण विशालता को ले कर हमारे सामने था. उस ऊँचाई से त्रैम्बकेश्वर शहर कितना बौना और मनोहर लग रहा था. सीढियां पर्वत की सपाट सतहों से लग गयी थीं. इन सीढ़ियों में घाटी की तरफ लोहे की रेलिंग्स भी लगे हुए थे ताकि कोई फिसल कर घाटियों में न गिर जाये. उस पर अब बन्दर सामने आ गए. पहाड़ की ऊँची खड़ी सपाट सतह पर भी ये बन्दर चीखते-चिल्लाते ऐसे दौड़ते थे की मानो समतल धरती पर दौड़ रहे हों. कूद कर अचानक किसी पदयात्री के सामने आ जाना और उनके हाथ से खाना छीन लेने में इन बंदरों को महारत हासिल थी. पर अनुभवी यात्री अपने साथ इनके लिए भी कुछ खाद्य सामग्री ले कर चलते है. श्री दानी ने भी ऐसा ही किया था. उसने अपने थैले से बिस्कुट निकाला और बंदरों को निश्चिंतता से खिलाया. और इधर हम तीनों अनुभव-हीन यात्री अपनी छड़ियाँ पकड़े बंदरों से बच कर आगे चलते रहे.

Himachal – Kalpa, Nako, Tabo, Dhankar

By Roopesh

We next stopped near Khab where Sutlej river coming from Shikpila pass towards the east meets Spiti river from north. Spiti has much cleaner water and it can be seen distinctly at the confluence. Shipkila which is a pass to Tibet/China is only around 40 km from here. One of the high peaks of Kinnaur district Reo Purgyil (6800+ mts) is also situated here.

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हरिद्वार में वैसाखी और मुंडन

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बहुत दिन हुए किन्तु कहीं घूमना फिरना नहीं हो पा रहा था, आखिर होता भी कैसे क्यूंकि हमारी पांच माह की बेटी ने हमे…

In memories : Jaipur, the Pink City (Part 1)

By Pamela

Jaipur is renowned for its colorful markets, gorgeous handlooms and wonderfully laid out gardens. The people are very cheerful and friendly. Don’t forget to try the famous Rajasthan delicacies including the thali. Rajasthani arts and handicrafts are things that you can’t afford to miss.

Wanderings in South Goa.

By Vijay Shivdasani

You are really spoilt for choice when it comes to restaurants in Goa. Besides the beach shacks, where you can sit on the sands and gaze out at the sea, sipping on a drink, while waiting an hour or two for your meal to arrive, there are many restaurants inland which also serve excellent food at very reasonable rates. There is a fusion of East and West, Portugese and Indian, meat and vegetables, which makes Goan cuisine unique. Coconut is used liberally, along with other Indian spices in the cooking. ‘Fish curry rice’ is the most common food and available virtually in every restaurant. The different types of seafood on offer in Goa includes pomfret, kingfish, ladyfish, mackerel, tuna, shark, crab, prawn, lobster, squid and mussels. Chicken, pork, mutton and beef dishes are also on offer at all the restaurants, cooked in the popular Goan flavours such as vindaloo, balchao, recheado, xhacuti and caldin.
We had already planned that we would include at least one meal out at a shack or restaurant in our daily sight-seeing itinerary. One precaution we always took was to carry our own drinking water if we did not want to order a drink, or pay for a bottle of branded mineral water.

Invoking Divine Spirits.

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Bhuta Kola, a ritual folk dance that depicts the tryst between Devas and Daivas.

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