The Finale to Visakhapatnam Trip

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Our next stop was Kailashgiri Park, a tourist spot developed at a height of 130 m overlooking the city of Vizag and facing the Bay of Bengal. There are various view points offering a panoramic view of the city and ocean. We had a ride in the toy train which goes around the hill.

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मल्ल्क्का – संग्रहालयों का संग्रह

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पिछली बार हमने शुरुआत की थी मल्ल्क्का से, अब आगे थोड़ा और जानते हैं इस शहर के बारे में | हालाँकि कुआला लम्पुर से…

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मल्लिका नहीं मल्ल्क्का !

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पहले छुट्टियों का मतलब होता था नाना-नानी या दादा-दादी के घर की तरफ रुख़ करना लेकिन समय के साथ धीरे धीरे यह परिभाषा बदलने…

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Corbett and I (Pt.2)

Corbett and I (Pt.2)

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…By now it was already the 27th of October and getting cold and then word came from the headman of Thak that a man from their village was missing…

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Chitrakoot – Hill of Many wonders

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This is part 2 of my visit to Chitrakoot and contains a brief of my visit to the many shrines that dot the district. Part 1 of my visit or the Road Review can be found here. Karwi Railway station is named Chitrakoot Dham. However the actual Chitrakoot is about 5-6 km before Karwi when approaching from Banda. The religious shrines are spread over the town on both sides of the UP – MP border. Since I am not an expert on the Hindu religion I am going to be quoting a lot from Wikipedia, so do bear with me. The photographs though are all mine.The important shrines include the Ramghat, Kamadgiri, Bharat Milap, Janaki Kund, Sati Anusuya ashram, Sphatic Shila, Gupt-Godavari, Hanuman Dhara and the Bharat Koop.

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