рднрдЧрд╡рд╛рди рдПрдХрд▓рд┐рдВрдЧ рдЬреА рджрд░реНрд╢рди

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рд▓рд╛рд▓рдмрд╛рдЧ, рд╢реНрд░реАрдирд╛рде рдЬреА рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдЯреНрд░рд╕реНрдЯ рдХреЗ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдмрдирд╡рд╛рдпрд╛ рдПрдХ рд╕реБрдиреНрджрд░ рдЙрджреНрдпрд╛рди рд╣реИ рдЬрд╣рд╛рдВ рдХрдИ рддрд░рд╣ рдХреЗ рдлрд╝реБрд▓реЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдкреМрдзреЗ, рдмрдЪреНрдЪреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдпреЗ рдЭреБрд▓реЗ рддрдерд╛ рдордиреЛрд░рдВрдЬрди рдХреЗ рдЕрдиреНрдп рд╕рд╛рдзрди рд╣реИрдВ, рдпрд╛рдиреА рд╕реБрдХреБрди рдХреЗ рдХреБрдЫ рдкрд▓ рдмрд┐рддрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдпреЗ рдЗрд╕ рдЙрджреНрдпрд╛рди рдореЗрдВ рд╕рдм рдХреБрдЫ рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рдЫрд╛рдпрд╛рдЪрд┐рддреНрд░рдХрд╛рд░реА рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдпреЗ рддреЛ рдпрд╣ рдЙрджреНрдпрд╛рди рдЕрддрд┐ рдЙрддреНрддрдо рд╣реИред рдЬрдм рд╣рдо рдпрд╣рд╛рдВ рдкрд╣реБрдВрдЪреЗ рддреЛ рдЙрд╕ рд╕рдордп рдпрд╣рд╛рдВ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реЗ рдЕрд▓рд╛рд╡рд╛ рдФрд░ рдХреЛрдЗ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдерд╛, рдХреНрдпреЛрдВрдХрд┐ рдпрд╣ рдмрд╛рдЧ рджреЛрдкрд╣рд░ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рд╣реА рдЦреБрд▓рддрд╛ рд╣реИред рдЗрд╕ рдЙрджреНрдпрд╛рди рдореЗрдВ рдЬреА рднрд░ рдХрд░ рдлреЛрдЯреЛрдЧреНрд░рд╛рдлреА рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рд╣рдо рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдСрдЯреЛ рдореЗрдВ рд╕рд╡рд╛рд░ рд╣реЛрдХрд░ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдЕрдЧрд▓реЗ рдкрдбрд╝рд╛рд╡ рдпрд╛рдиреА рдЧреМрд╢рд╛рд▓рд╛ рдХреА рдУрд░ рдмрдвреЗред

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The Spell of Bundi – Exploring Heritage

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It has a big entrance and you land up into a courtyard flanked on all sides by large, tall halls with stairs going up to the next level. You catch a breath to take a good view of overall topology and head towards the stairs. The initial bat-poo-smell is familiar but gradually the stench begins to get the better of you. The palace has seen good times and that is apparent from those murals (and more when we would visit Chitrashala), persian glass-ware and all things which are signature of forts. The jharokhas (Bay windows?) give an impressive view of the town and the Baoli. In December, the haze was thic but I would guess that in a better weather the view would take you few ages behind. The old, stunted-appearing, town almost feels like a scene from the film ‘Rudaali’. We walked around, with the help of a local guide/care-taker who patiently opened the locked doors so that we could appreciate the once-royal palace. The overgrowing stench, bad upkeep was now winning so I got into a conversation with the caretaker. He told me that the place is undergoing a litigation. There is a very thin layer of support staff to take care of the place but all they try to do is to keep the hooligans off and wait for well-meaning travellers. I didn’t want to make it more difficult for the caretaker and wished him luck and we proceed to 2nd floor/3rd level. Large rooms, supported with crafted pillars and brackets. The usual Torans (welcoming motif at the entrance) with elephants proudly protruding their long trunks.

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Summer Road Trip тАУ Devariyatal (Deoriatal), Uttarakhand

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Dusk is a beautiful time… especially in the mountains. The mandatory snaps are taken and Oooh and Ahhh over! We wonder what to do with ourselves without any light since candles are out of the question in tents when our guide comes with an LED lamp. It is really bright and good enough to play cards by. An engrossing evening indeed! In a while he gets dinner for us near the tent. We are very touched by this gesture. We see everyone else has had to go to the shop nearby for food but the ambience just outside our tents, near the water with an almost full moon shining is magical. He has even got the prickly nettle vegetable made which I had asked him about. This unpretentious yet delicious dinner and the exquisite atmosphere of this place will rank right up there as one of the most cherished moments of my life.

We are up before dawn in the hope that some of the misty shrouds have lifted enough to allow us at least a faint glimpse of the famed Chaukhamba. No such luck. To make up for it though, we hear numerous bird calls. Following them we head off towards the forest rest house. An enormous tree on the eastern bank of the lake with some of its branches hanging low over the water seems to be attracting a variety of birds. Many of them are taking turns in splashing around and having a quick bath right at the edge of the lake under the tree. We stand there mesmerised at the sight!

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Gateway of South East Asia – IMPHAL

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The old Fort is damaged but a lot of new construction has come up in the Fort. ‘Kangla’ was the ancient capital of Manipur from the ancient times down to the year 1891 AD.

Inside the fort there is an old Govindji temple, temple was closed & it seems that now no body offers prayer there.

After that we went to visit new Govindji temple which is not very far from the fort.The famous temple of Shree Govindaji is one of the prime attractions of Imphal. This Hindu temple has the deities of Hindu gods, Radha and Krishna Govinda.

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Summer in Kashmir

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Doodhpathri is a beautiful place with carpet like meadows. You will find cattle grazing and shepherd boys. It is called the valley of milk because it produces rich milk in large quantity. I truly loved this place and also managed to click some pictures with the shepherd boy and his sheep. Check out the mud huts where the Gujjar live. Lazing around the meadows is a must.

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рд╢реНрд░реАрдирд╛рде рдЬреА рдХреА рд╣рд╡реЗрд▓реА ………….рдирд╛рдерджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛.

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рджреЛрд╕реНрддреЛрдВ, рдПрдХ рд▓рдореНрдмреЗ рдЕрдВрддрд░рд╛рд▓ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рдЖрдЬ рдлрд┐рд░ рдЙрдкрд╕реНрдерд┐рдд рд╣реБрдВ рдЖрдк рд▓реЛрдЧреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рдордиреЗред рдЖрдк рд╕рднреА рдЬрд╛рдирддреЗ рд╣реА рд╣реИрдВ рдХреА рдореЗрд░реА рдШреБрдордХреНрдХрдбрд╝реА рдХрд╛ рдХреЗрдиреНрджреНрд░…

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рд▓реИрдВрд╕рдбрд╛рдЙрди : рдорд┐рдЯреНрдЯреА рдХреА рд╕реМрдВрдзреА рдЦреБрд╢рдмреВ рд╕рдореЗрдЯреЗ рдЧрд╛рдБрд╡ рдХрд╛ рддреАрд░реНрдерд╛рдЯрди

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рдореЗрд░реЗ рдкрд┐рддрд╛рдЬреА рдиреЗ рдЕрдкрдиреА CPWD рдХреА рдиреМрдХрд░реА рдХреЗ рджреМрд░рд╛рди рдХреБрдЫ рд╕рдордп рдЬреЛрд╢реАрдорда рд╕реЗ рдЖрдЧреЗ рдУрд▓реА рдореЗрдВ рдЧреБрдЬрд╛рд░рд╛ рдерд╛ рдФрд░ рд╡реЛ рд╡рд╣рд╛рдБ ITBP рдХреЗ рдХреИрдореНрдк рдореЗрдВ рд░реБрдХрддреЗ рдереЗ, рджрд░рдЕрд╕рд▓ рдЙрдиреНрд╣реЗрдВ рд╡рд╣рд╛рдБ рдХреБрдЫ рд╕рд░рдХрд╛рд░реА рднрд╡рдиреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдирд┐рд░реНрдорд╛рдг рд╕реЗ рд╕рдореНрдмрдиреНрдзрд┐рдд рдХрд╛рд░реНрдп рдХрд░рд╡рд╛рдиреЗ рд╣реЛрддреЗ рдереЗ рдФрд░ рдЙрдирдХреА рдорджрдж рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдпреЗ рд╕реНрдерд╛рдиреАрдп рдордЬрджреВрд░, рдЦрд▓рд╛рд╕реА рдФрд░ рдмреЗрд▓рджрд╛рд░ рдХрд╛ рдХрд╛рдо рдХрд░рддреЗ рдереЗ рдЬреЛ рдЙрдирдХрд╛ рд╕рд╛рдорд╛рди рдЗрддреНрдпрд╛рджрд┐ рд▓реЗрдХрд░ рдЪрд▓рддреЗ рдереЗ рддрдерд╛ рдЕрдиреНрдп рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпреЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рднреА рдорджрдж рдХрд░рддреЗ рдереЗ, рдЙрдирд╕реЗ рдЕрдкрдиреА рдмрд╛рддрдЪреАрдд рдХреЛ рд╡реЛ рдЕрдХреНрд╕рд░ рд╣рдорд╕реЗ рд╕рд╛рдЭрд╛ рдХрд░рддреЗ рдереЗ, рдХреБрдЫреЗрдХ рдЬреБрдорд▓реЗ рдЬреЛ рд╕реНрдерд╛рдиреАрдп рд▓реЛрдЧ рд╕реБрдирд╛рддреЗ рдереЗ, рдФрд░ рдЖрдЬ рднреА рдореБрдЭреЗ рдпрд╛рдж рд╣реИрдВ, рд╡реЛ рдХреБрдЫ рдЗрд╕ рдкреНрд░рдХрд╛рд░ рд╕реЗ рдереЗ рдХрд┐ тАЬрдкрд╣рд╛рдбрд╝ рдХрд╛ рд╡рд╛рд╕рд╛, рдХреБрд▓ рдХрд╛ рдирд╛рд╕рд╛тАЭ, рдФрд░, тАЬрдЬреЛ рдирджреА рдХреЗ рдХрд┐рдирд╛рд░реЗ рдмрд╕рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ, рдирджреА рдЙрдиреНрд╣реЗрдВ рдмрд╕рдиреЗ рдирд╣реА рджреЗрддреАтАЭ рдФрд░ рдпрджрд┐ рдЙрди рдмрд╛рддреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдлрд┐рд▓рд╣рд╛рд▓ рдореЗрдВ рдХреЗрджрд╛рд░рдирд╛рде рдореЗрдВ рд╣реБрдИ рднрдпрдВрдХрд░ рдЖрдкрджрд╛ рдХреЗ рдкрд░рд┐рдкреЗрдХреНрд╖реНрдп рдореЗрдВ рджреЗрдЦреЗрдВ рддреЛ рдпреЗ рдорд╛рдирдирд╛ рд╣реА рдкрдбрд╝реЗрдЧрд╛ рдХрд┐ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдХреНрд╖реЗрддреНрд░реЛрдВ рдХреА рдЬрдЯрд┐рд▓ рдкрд░рд┐рд╕реНрдерддрд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рд╡реЛ рд╣реА рдмреЗрд╣рддрд░ рдврдВрдЧ рд╕реЗ рдЬрд╛рдирддреЗ-рд╕рдордЭрддреЗ рд╣реИ |

рдореИрдВ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдЗрд╕ рдЖрд▓реЗрдЦ рдореЗрдВ рдРрд╕рд╛ рдХреЛрдИ рджрд╛рд╡рд╛ рдирд╣реА рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдХрд┐ рдореБрдЭреЗ рдЗрди рдЧрд╛рдБрд╡реЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рд░реЗ рдореЗрдВ рдХреЛрдИ рдЬрд╛рдирдХрд╛рд░реА рд╣реИ рдпрд╛ рдореИ рдЙрдирдХреА рд░реЛрдЬрдорд░реНрд░рд╛ рдХреА рджреБрд╢реНрд╡рд╛рд░рд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рджреВрд╕рд░реЛрдВ рдХреА рдЕрдкреЗрдХреНрд╖рд╛ рдЕрдЪреНрдЫреА рддрд░рд╣ рд╕рдордЭрддрд╛ рд╣реВрдБ | рдЕрдкрд┐рддреБ рдореЗрд░рд╛ рддреЛ рдпреЗ рдЖрд▓реЗрдЦ рд╣реА рд╕реНрд╡рдпрдо рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдЖрдк рдкрд░ рд╣реА рддрдВрдЬрд╝ (рд╡реНрдпрдВрдЧреНрдп,рдХрдЯрд╛рдХреНрд╖) рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рдПрдХ рдмрд╛рд░ рдХреА рдЪрдврд╝рд╛рдИ-рдЙрддрд░рд╛рдИ рдиреЗ рд╣реА рд╣рдорд╛рд░реА рдпреЗ рд╣рд╛рд▓рдд рдХрд░ рджреА рдХрд┐ рдЙрд╕рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рдХрд╛рдлрд╝реА рд╕рдордп рддрдХ рд░реБрдХ рдХрд░ рдЖрд░рд╛рдо рдХрд░рдирд╛ рдкрдбрд╝рд╛ | рд╡рд╕реНрддреБрддрдГ рдореИ рдЗрд╕ рдЖрд▓реЗрдЦ рдХреЗ рдорд╛рдзреНрдпрдо рд╕реЗ рдЙрди рдХреНрд╖реЗрддреНрд░реЛрдВ рдХреЗ рд╡рд╛рд╕рд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдФрд░ рдЦрд╛рд╕ рддреМрд░ рдкрд░ рдорд╣рд┐рд▓рд╛рдпреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдЬрдЬреНрдмреЗ рдФрд░ рдЙрдирдХреА рд╣рд┐рдореНрдордд рдХреЛ рдЕрдкрдирд╛ рдирдорди рдХрд░рддрд╛ рд╣реВрдБ рдЬреЛ рдХрд┐ рдЕрдкрдиреА рдШрд░-рдЧреНрд░рд╣рд╕реНрдереА рдХреЗ рдЕрд▓рд╛рд╡рд╛ рдмрд╛рдЬрд╝рд╛рд░ рдХреЗ рдХрд╛рдореЛрдВ рдФрд░ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдЬрд╛рдирд╡рд░реЛрдВ рдХреЛ рднреА рд╕рдореНрднрд╛рд▓рддреА рд╣реИрдВ, рдЬрд┐рди рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддреЛрдВ рдкрд░ рдЪрд▓рддреЗ рд╣реА рд╣рдорд╛рд░реА рд╕рд╛рдВрд╕ рдлреВрд▓ рдЬрд╛рддреА рд╣реИ, рд╡рд╣рд╛рдБ рд╡реЛ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рд╕рд░ рдкрд░ рдШрд╛рд╕ рдХреЗ рдЧрдЯрдард░ рдпрд╛ рдЬрд▓рд╛рд╡рди рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рд▓рдХрдбрд╝рд┐рдпрд╛рдБ рдЙрдард╛рдпреЗ, рдмрд┐рдирд╛ рдХрд┐рд╕реА рд╢рд┐рдХрд╛рдпрдд рдХреЗ рдЪрд▓рддреА рд░рд╣рддреА рд╣реИрдВ, рд╡реЛ рдмрдЪреНрдЪреЗ рднреА рджрд╛рдж рдХреЗ рд╣рдХрджрд╛рд░ рд╣реИрдВ рдЬреЛ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рд╕реНрдХреВрд▓ рддрдХ рдкрд╣реБрдВрдЪрдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдХрдИ-рдХрдИ рдХрд┐рд▓реЛрдореАрдЯрд░ рдЗрди рдХрдЪреНрдЪреЗ-рдкрдХреНрдХреЗ рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддреЛрдВ рд╕реЗ рдЧреБрдЬрд░рддреЗ рд╣реИ, рдЬрд┐рдирдореЗ рдХрдИ рдкрд╣рд╛рдбрд╝реА рдирджрд┐рдпрд╛рдБ рднреА рдЖрддреА рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рдЬрдВрдЧрд▓реА рдЬрд╛рдирд╡рд░реЛрдВ рдХрд╛ рдЦрддрд░рд╛ рднреА рд╣рд░рджрдо рдмрдирд╛ рд░рд╣рддрд╛ рд╣реИ, рдкрд░ рд╡реЛ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдЕрджрдореНрдп рд╕рд╛рд╣рд╕ рдФрд░ рдордЬрдмреВрдд рдЬрд┐рдЬреАрд╡рд┐рд╖рд╛ рдХреЗ рдмрд▓рдмреВрддреЗ рд╕рд╛рд░реА рд╡рд┐рдкрд░реАрдд рдкрд░рд┐рд╕реНрдерддрд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рд╡рдЬреВрдж рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рд╣реМрд╕рд▓реЗ рдХреЛ рдмрдирд╛рдпреЗ рд░рдЦрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ |

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Single Day Trip Near Bangalore: Jayamangali Blackbuck Reserve and Madhugiri Fort

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Well, hope is a wonderful thing and is a must grab tool too, be it come from any source, come on any moment, come from anywhere. There He walked down where we sat down with a fickle mind whether to proceed or not. He looked like an ordinary man, carrying a backpack with a 1 litre bottle, head shining like a aura in sun, spects crowning like a jewel on Him, and a determination to climb any fort in vision. And as expected He rides on a THUNDERBIRD. We asked Him how far is it going up from here, and He replied in simple words, “2 hours of continuous walk up and 1 hour of a smiling walk down”. We just kept listening to His stories, He kept on sharing his experiences, and within few minutes of interaction He was a hero. Trekking alone just to make sure He climbs every fort He knows exist. He motivated us to the brim of our taking and we were all set to see what’s there on the top. We were short on water and with every level up we tasted water pretty slowly. There we saw the mighty walls of the fort, standing tall through times and weather, without APEX ULTIMA :p.

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Ghumakkar Editorial Monthly Digest – August 2013

Ghumakkar Editorial Monthly Digest – August 2013

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I looked at HIM again proudly and told HIM that he wasnтАЩt the only bright star! We do have many shiny bright ones in our community! He sniffed and then grew a bit jealous. His rays began to get warmer and more penetrating. I giggled and told him that there was more to come. More names that I would list down now. Names of those people who have been with Ghumakkar for long, like HIM in the sky, shining everyday and never losing their glamour and vigor. His jaw dropped and with awe, he said …

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Lansdowne : Way to Achieve Salvation (Nothing Religious About it!)

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After breakfast, now it is the time for some real fun as now this resort is equipped with some really adventurous sports, as promised by Mr. Dinesh of the resort on our last visit. Thrilling and adventures Zip line was amazing, so were the Brahma Bridge, Monkey Crawl, Spider Web, Walk balance and many other activities. The most commendable fact attracts your attention that the management put all the activities keeping the important aspect of harmony with nature. Not a single activity looks an encroachment on the environment or damaging it. For the not so physically fit people like me there are soft sports materials like badminton, chess, playing cards or ludo etc. are available. It looks good when the management of a resort taking care of people for different tastes and providing them enough choices. Nevertheless my wife and son take full enjoy of all such wonderful activities, you can see the joy on their faces while trying various activities. Rain stops their expedition after some time and they are forced to halt these activities but instead of entering the comfort of four walls we prefer to sit and enjoy in a tent, meant for the staff and keeping resortтАЩs additional goods.

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Some Days in Gujarat – Sabarmati Ashram (The modern pilgrimage)

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Gujarat prem of Gandhi Ji is in full flow and is displayed through various facets clearly. We might have heard about the love and attachment of Gandhi ji to Gujarati language but the real extent of it one understands when one sees almost all the documents pertaining to Ashram and his personal correspondence to the men of Gujarat written in Gujarati.

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