Jallianwala Bagh – the humbling, overwhelming visit
Jallianwala Bagh. We were familiar with this name since school days. It is located in the heart of Amritsar, which has taken a permanent place in…
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Kerala – A Tourist State
The emphasis is on the ‘paying’ tourist and not on the spot. Well some of us definitely enjoy this ‘tourism’ but some of us want to run away from it. Having access to mineral water on a hill top is good, but more important is access to written material about the place, the history, the geography.
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Morena Magic – The Temples of Bateshwar, Padawali and Mitawali
And then Morena springs the third association – unknown and full of surprises. A friend has just stumbled upon the most incredible circuit of obscure temples, 25 km deep inside Morena; of course by walking in the glorious tradition of baghis of yore. The opportunity to see the temples soon presents itself and you grab it; of course a city slicker like you will need a four wheel ride.
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The holy trail – Chamunda Mata, Sri Baijnath, Brajeshwari Temple and Sri Harmandar Sahib
The name Chamunda is a combination of Chanda and Munda – two demons, who were killed by the goddess. She is also known as Chamundi, Chamundeswari, Charchika etc. and identified with goddess Chandi or Durga. She is one of the 64 Yoginis.
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Seeking Solace at Mashobra (Himachal Pradesh)
I feel complete satisfaction and solace from all the worries and lines from Ruskin Bond’s Rain in the mountains echoed in the background “ I am still on my zigzag way, pursuing the diagonal between reason and heart.”
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Delhi – Goa – Delhi Road Trip : A quick guide
a single lane highway with quite a lot of traffic, progress was very slow & frustating. We regretted the decision but could not back out as we covered a substantial distance.(Shirdi-Dhule-Indore-Dewas-Shajapur)
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Top of the World – the Twin Towers
Well, those who haven’t visited any of these similar towers – the experience of looking at the surroundings from the top will be fascinating. Apart from some videos about the company that built this (PETRONAS – Petroliam Nasional Berhad, a Malaysian oil and gas company) and information on interesting facts about the towers, you are entitled to visit the Skybridge and Observation deck.
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Visiting The Chattarpur Temple – Seat of Shree Adya Katyayani
It is not the grandeur of its architecture which makes the Shaktipeeth different from the other temples, but the moving spirit of its founder, Shree Durga-chranan-anuragi Baba Sant Nagpal, who dedicated his entire life for the service of the down trodden and the needy people.
Baba’s mission to reveal to them the Sanaatan Dharma in its true and undistorted form with a view to spread the message of brotherhood, tolerance and patriotism attracted more and more people, who were willing to provide not only the financial support but also the physical labour required for building of the temple.
My First Encounter with Mr. Tiger
guide took us on the another side of the road and we were shocked. At the first sight we could not understand what to do. Wow! such a beautiful creature of God. We scared as the tiger was just aprox 20 ft away from our Gypsy but he was calm and not in hurry.
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Weekend Trip to Narkanda
Ah! It is always good to be back :-)
It has been a long hiatus – years I guess – since I have shared by travel experience on Ghumakkar. But its better late than never. It was a not so cold December Friday when I along with 3 companions arrived at Delhi ISBT to catch our bus to Narkanda.
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Trip to Bhujiaghat and Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand
We had the permit to enter from Durga Devi gate and our safari timing was from 3PM for 3 hours, while on our way to Corbett National Park we also visited the Corbett water fall which is small water fall situated within the forest area.
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McLeodganj – The mystical hub of Himachal
We then moved to the church of St. John in the Wilderness between Forsyth Ganj and Mcleod Ganj. This neo-gothic stone shrine was made in 1852 following Anglian structure. It was named after John the Baptist. As the structure lies deep inside dense woods, during the olden times, they appropriately named it as St. John In The Wilderness. There is a memorial devoted to Lord Elgin, who was Viceroy of India during British raj.
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