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हरिद्वार में वैसाखी और मुंडन
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By Arun Singh

सिद्धबली धाम, लैंसडौन और तारकेश्वर धाम की अप्रतिम यात्रा
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Andaman and Nicobar – Around Port Blair
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दिल्ली से दयारा बुघयाल की सैर
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Parasailing in Panchgani

By Cuckoo

It was last weekend of July 2007, rainy season in Maharashtra and we, a group of 11 people (extended family) went to three days…

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अमृतसर – रामतीरथ – श्री गुरुरामदास प्रकाश पर्व – घर वापसी

By Sushant Singhal

सीढ़ियां उतर कर उस सूखे सरोवर को पगडंडी के रास्ते पार करके मैं सामने वाली उस बस्ती में पहुंचा तो लगने लगा कि किसी दूसरी ही दुनिया में पहुंच गया हूं। यह कहना ज्यादा सही लगता है कि वह सरोवर एक टाइम मशीन था, जिसमें प्रवेश किया तो कलयुग था पर जब उस पार जाकर मशीन से बाहर निकला तो त्रेतायुग में आ गया था। सीता मैया की झोंपड़ी जिसमें वह रहती थीं, रसोई जिसमें वह खाना बनाया करती होंगी, वह सरोवर जिसमें स्नान-ध्यान चलता होगा, वह कुआं जो सीता मैया के लिये उनके अनन्य सेवक हनुमान जी ने खोद कर दिया था, सब कुछ ऐसा लग रहा था कि बस! शब्दों में व्यक्त कर पाना मेरे लिये कठिन हो रहा है। पराकाष्ठा यह है कि सीता मैया की रसोई के पास सरोवर की सीढ़ी पर एक झुमका पड़ा दिखाई दिया तो मन में एकदम ख्याल आया कि शायद ये झुमका उस समय से यहीं पड़ा हुआ है जब रावण द्वारा हरण कर लेने के बाद वह आकाश मार्ग से लंका ले जाये जाते समय रास्ते में यह सोच कर अपने आभूषण गिरा रही थीं कि शायद इनको देख कर किसी को उनका अता-पता मिल सके ।

Varanasi

By Arpit

I do not care for the ‘truths’ they have faith in or the ‘lies’ they spread. This is not the first cremation that I am descrying nor shall it be the last, but in this moment, I’ve understood the human endeavor of fighting death with life. The answer to the fears of our faith is in welcoming it with our arms wide open and embracing it like a long lost brother. It’ll be perhaps in this gesture that the faithful shall be granted nirvana.

Around a 1000 strong crowd has gathered to see what is a daily ritual but is as powerful and enchanting as it must have been a 1000 years ago. The spiritual seekers have loaded the boats – some to get a better view, some for better pictures and some for their beliefs – an adventure of a lifetime. The head priest is crying hoarse asking people to sit down calmly – all the skills of a masterful showman.

So much for the lonely moksha… (sigh)

Skydiving Experience

By Shrinidhi Hande

I opted for the tandem jump. On the assigned day, I reached Mysore airport. Staff from Kakini enterprises, organizers of the skydiving arrived later. There were about a dozen participants that day and my turn was at the end. That day’s group had some air force personnel and some adventure seekers like me.

A Fun-filled Weekend at Mandarmani

By travelkoyela

Every year during the Durga puja we plan a short trip to some nearby places. This year it was no different as we planned a two nights stay in Mandarmani. It is a small seaside hamlet situated in the Midnapur district of West Bengal.

Visit to Lothal near Ahmedabad : An introduction to Harappan Civilization

By Shivam Singh

Excavation site is walking distance of half km from there. Sun is at its peak but cool breeze was maintaining the temperature. At most 20-30 people were there including the staff and visitors. We first visited the Archaeological Museum and it’s better to visit museum first because it contains a lot of information about the site and that will help you to understand and visualize the whole architecture at the site. As photography is prohibited in the museum so no snaps are available inside of it.

A weekend trip to digha. The Journey.

By funkybanana

When in Doubt, ask again. Ask someone else if you feel that the shmuck you just asked for directions was an inebriated nincompoop. I believe that even now, in the age of GPS and other bond gadgetry, the ultimate GPS is still the roadside paan wallah. Such is the level of accuracy & dependability, that i think they should be hired to proofread the local Google maps data.

You stop by a tapri/ khokha (as referred to in mumbai), light up a smoke, order a sweet paan, strike up a light conversation about how good or bad the weather is, and that’s it. Camaraderie set. The paan wallah will now easily divulge even the most complex info about the routes to take, routes to avoid, probable shortcuts & other awesome places to see in between. Screw you, GMaps !! I got my own local wiki/GPS/navigator/tour-guide.

Whistling Echoes of the Pine and Oak Trees in the Swiss Village Ram Garh

By Col NN Bhatia

Cloud 9 after initial hiccups has come up well with semi urban setting with villas and cottages with Khabrar Hill on the northern side and Jim Corbett like hunting forest on the southern slopes with thick jungle of oak, cedar, pine and rhododendron trees whose red flowers make excellent rejuvenating syrupy juice, frequented by the leopards and the tigers.

Little Rann of Kutch…the land of the Indian Wild Ass

By Paulami

It was well past 2PM when we finally reached the camp area,our stomachs had started growling by then. The camp is surrounded by vast desert area and tidbits of small villages nearby.We quickly retired to our colourful round shaped huts with straw roofs,got fresh and dashed for lunch.The lunch served by the hotel staff was a bland affair and we couldn’t find too many vegetables included.

गढ़वाल घुमक्कडी: कर्णप्रयाग – विष्णुप्रयाग – बद्रीनाथ

By Vipin

चूँकि आज हमे सिर्फ़ बद्रीनाथ ही पहुँचना था (जो की यहाँ से मात्र 125 किमी ही है), इसलिए हम संगम पर काफ़ी देर बैठे मस्ती करते रहे. संगम का आनंद लेकर और दोनो नदियों के जल से विशुद्धि व उर्जा पाकर हम लोग आगे की यात्रा पर निकलने को तैय्यार थे. ढाबे पर नाश्ता करने के बाद, हम लोग सीधे बद्रीनाथ की बस लेने आ पहुँचे. थोड़ी देर इंतेज़ार के बाद, एकाध बसें आई पर सब खचाखच भारी हुई, पाँव रखने तक की जगह नही थी, यात्रा सीज़न मे ये एक आम नज़ारा है.

अयोध्या नगरी – प्रथम भाग

By Uday Baxi

शायद उस नन्हे से टीले को वे कोई बड़ा पर्वत ही समझ रहीं थीं और बड़ी खुश हुईं. टीले के ऊपर भी एक मंदिर है, जिसमें सीता-राम का नयनाभिराम विग्रह है. मणि पर्वत के बारे में जनश्रुति है कि हिमालय से संजीवनी बूटी ले कर लंका जाते हुए हनुमान जी ने पर्वत-खंड को रख कर यहाँ विश्राम किया था. अन्य लोकोक्ति यह कहती है कि राम विवाह में राजा जनक जी ने इतने आभूषण इत्यादि दिए थे कि अयोध्या लाने पर उनका एक पर्वत बन गया, जिसे मणि पर्वत कहते हैं. मणि पर्वत से नीचे उतर कर मैंने महसूस किया कि माताजी के मन में पर्वत चढ़ने से थोड़ी थकान छाई हुई है. शायद जिसे मैं नन्हा-सा टीला समझ रहा था, वह उनके लिए किसी पर्वत से कम नहीं था.

Dong – Where Hit the First Rays of Sun in India

By Anupam Chakraborty

With every sunrise, we rise. But did it ever come across your mind that while we’re still in the bed embracing the darkness of night, some other places are illuminated by the sun rays. It is witnessed in every country. Yes, in our country too.

So, where does the sun rise first in India?

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हरिद्वार में वैसाखी और मुंडन

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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.

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