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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.

Motorcycle Diaries. Road to Ladakh…Leh – the land of monasteries…

By Rishi Raj Gupta

First thing first – True’s care! Our RE Team Leader Aakash had announced last evening that the bikes should get serviced, if needed, early on this day. True was cruising all fine and needed no service. However, eight days of grime, dirt and dips in water forced True to take a bath! So, I initiated the hunt for a bike/car wash center nearby. However, it being Sunday, Leh was largely shut and I had to drive 8kms on Manali Highway, all the way to the hamlet of Chogalmasar Jamba, where across the bridge exists an old acquaintance’s garage; a person whom was meeting after good six years! But, just like all other people from the hills, he was extremely warm and forthcoming. So, True was given special preference in queue.

Jovial Jaipur…

By Ankit Saxena

As we came out of the hotel, It started raining but we were prepared for this. We took out our Rain-coats and started our exploration. In the market we bargained with an Auto wala and for Rs 600 he agreed to took us to various places including Hawa Mahal, City Palace, Amer Fort and Chokhi Dhani. First of all we went to check out the famous Hawa Mahal of Jaipur. Hawa Mahal is a palace built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh, so named because it was essentially a high screen wall built so the women of the royal household could observe street festivals while unseen from the outside.

सप्त्श्रींगी देवी, नाशिक-त्रैम्बकेश्वर , की यात्रा

By Uday Baxi

जैसे ही मैं अंतिम सीढ़ी से उतरा, मेरे ध्यान स्थानीय लोगों की एक टोली पर गया, जो निचली सीढ़ी पर अजीबो-गरीब हरकतें कर रहे थे. मेरी पत्नी तो आगे बढ़ गयीं, पर मैं अपनी जिज्ञासा शांत करने हेतु उस टोली की ताराग चला गया. वहां एक स्त्री, जिसके बाल बिखरे हुए थे, बड़े जोरों से चिल्ला रही थी. वह हांफ भी रही थी और बड़ी बेचैन लग रही थी. वहीँ खड़े लोगों ने मुझे बताया कि उस स्त्री पर देवी आ गयीं हैं और वह तब-तक ठीक नहीं होगी, जब तक इस मंदिर के सामने उसकी पूजा न की जाये. उसके घरवाले भी वहीँ मौजूद थे. कोई ओझा उसकी तथाकथित पूजा कर रहा था. इस पूजा की पूजन सामग्री कोई भिन्न नहीं थी. वही अगरबत्ती, नारियल, फूल, मिठाई इत्यादि. पर एक बकरा भी वहीँ खड़ा था,

Himachal – Shimla, Sarahan, Sangla Valley

By Roopesh

Sangla is also famous for Kamru Fort. This fort is like a tower dedicated to Kamakshi Temple. The Goddess idol was brought from Guwahati (Assam). We braced ourselves and took to steep climb of stairs. The climb took us through houses of Kamru village and get a peek into their life. First there is a temple which has couple of shrines in the small courtyard in hill architecture. Their sloping roofs are lined with flat chipped stones tiles and the distinctive cone as the top. The main Kamru fort was still some climb away. Thankfully, it was quite sunny and pleasant for the climb. After some time, the Kamru fort came into view perched right at the top of the village. One has to tie a cloth around waist and wear a cap which is available in the fort to enter the precincts and go around.

हाजी अली दरगाह का बाज़ार , मुम्बई

By Uday Baxi

“बालू-शाही”, “गुड़पारा” तथा “बूंदी के लड्डू” भी दिखे. इनमें गुड़पारा ही विशेष था. बालूशाही और बूंदी के लड्डू तो अब तक जाने कितनी बार और कितने जगहों पर खा चुका था कि अब वहां चखने में तो कोई दिलचस्पी थी नहीं. दिमाग तो तब भी शकरपारा में ही दौड़ रहा था. आखिर इतना शक्कर और गुड़ इस प्रदेश में आता कहाँ से है? याद करने की कोशिश की तो याद आया शिर्डी से शनि सिग्नापुर का वो रास्ता, जिसके दोनों तरफ ईख के बड़े बड़े खेत देखे थे. गाँव वालों ने सडकों के दोनों तरफ ईख-के-रस की दुकानें लगायीं थीं. हर दुकान का नाम चाहे कुछ भी हो, पर टाइटल एक ही था..”रसवंती”.

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हरिद्वार में वैसाखी और मुंडन

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

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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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