04 Apr

COORG DELIGHTS-DUBARE, MADIKERI AND MYSORE

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We reached Dubare Forest Camp at 4.30 PM. All our tiredness from the ride vanished at the sight of the serenely flowing Cauvery and the joyous screams of the people frolicking in it. Even before our car halted at the parking area, my first impulse was to rush out and throw myself into the river. But my wife calmed me down and reminded that we had a lot of time in our hands. As soon as we got out of our car, we were swarmed by the locals advertising their boating and rafting rides.

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Yeh Dekh Ke Dil Jhooma… Meri Kashmir Yatra (Part 5)

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This exactly is not a tourist area but one gets to see the actual life of the people away from the gritty nitty of tourism. Common people full of common aspirations wearing tired and sullen faces (a result of not so good economic condition) dominates the scene. Shikara wallah then brings you to Meena market, a group of 4-5 showrooms selling Shawls and other woolen stuffs, carpets, Sarees and all. One argues with them that we do not want to buy anything but the common refrain is EK BAAR DEKH TO LIJIYE…

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Another view of the tree at the complex

Taarif Karoon Kya Uss Kee… Meri Kashmir Yatra (Part 4)

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After about one and a half hour we were in front of the temple. We had been questioned 2-3 times on the way┬аby paramilitary forces as they thought that we were proceeding towards Sri Amarnath Yatra unofficially as the Yatra had not started till then. As we had no plan as such, it was duly told to them.

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рдЬрд┐рдо рдХреЙрд░реНрдмреЗрдЯ рдХрд╛ рдЬрдВрдЧрд▓ , рдмрд╛рдШ рдФрд░ рд╣рдо

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рдорд╣рд╛рд╡рдд рдмреЛрд▓, рд╕рд╛рд╣рдм рд╡реЛ рд╢реЗрд░ рд╣реИ, рд╡реЛ рдбрд░рддрд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реИ, рдпрд╣реА рдХрд╣реА рдЭрд╛рдбрд╝рд┐рдпреЛ рдореЗ рд╣реЛрдЧрд╛, рдХрд┐рд╕реНрдордд рд╣реБрдИ рддреЛ рдлрд┐рд░ рджрд┐рдЦ рдЬрд╛рдПрдЧрд╛ рдЖрдк рдХреИрдорд░реЗ рд╣рд╛рде рдореЗ рд░рдЦрд┐рдпреЗ, рддрдм рд╣рдореЗрдВ рд╣реЛрд╢ рдЖрдпрд╛ рдХреА рдлреЛрдЯреЛ рд▓рд┐рдП рдпрд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ, рдЙрд╕ рд╡рдХреНрдд рдХреИрдорд░рд╛ рдордиреЛрдЬ рдХреЗ рдкрд╛рд╕ рдерд╛ рд╣рдо рд╕рднреА рдЙрд╕рдХреЗ рдкреАрдЫреЗ рдкрдбрд╝ рдЧрдП рдХреА рдЙрд╕рдиреЗ рдлреЛрдЯреЛ рдХреНрдпреЛрдВ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд▓рд┐рдП, рд╡реЛ рдмреЛрд▓рд╛, рд╢реБрдХреНрд░ рдордирд╛рдУ рдХрд┐ рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рдХреИрдорд░рд╛ рдиреАрдЪреЗ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдлреЗрдХ рджрд┐рдпрд╛, рд╡рд╣рд╛рдВ рдЕрдкрдирд╛ рд╣реЛрд╢ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдерд╛ рдФрд░ рдЖрдк рд▓реЛрдЧреЛ рдХреЛ рдлреЛрдЯреЛ рдХреА рдкрдбрд╝реА рд╣реИред

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рдЕрдиреНрдиреВ рднрд╛рдИ рдЪрд▓рд╛ рдЪрдХрд░рд╛рддрд╛ тАжрдкрдореНрдотАжрдкрдореНрдотАжрдкрдореНрдо (рднрд╛рдЧ- 3 ) рдЯрд╛рдЗрдЧрд░ рдлрд╛рд▓ (TIGER FALL)

рдЕрдиреНрдиреВ рднрд╛рдИ рдЪрд▓рд╛ рдЪрдХрд░рд╛рддрд╛ тАжрдкрдореНрдотАжрдкрдореНрдотАжрдкрдореНрдо (рднрд╛рдЧ- 3 ) рдЯрд╛рдЗрдЧрд░ рдлрд╛рд▓ (TIGER FALL)

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рдмрд┐рд▓рдХреБрд▓ рдереЛрдбрд╛ рд╕рд╛ рдЖрдЧреЗ рдЬрд╛рддреЗ рд╣реА рдорди рдПрдХ рджрдо рдЦреБрд╢ рд╣реЛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рднреА рдХреНрдпреВрдБ рдирд╣реАрдВ …рд╣рдо рдПрдХ рдмреЗрд╣рдж рд╣реА рдЦреБрдмрд╕реВрд░рдд рд╕рдлрд╝реЗрдж рдЭрд░рдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рдХреБрдЫ ┬ард╣рд┐рд╕реНрд╕рд╛ рдЬреЛ рджреЗрдЦ рд░рд╣реЗ рдереЗред рдорди рдПрдХ рджрдо рд▓рд╛рд▓рдпрд┐рдд рд╣реЛ рдЙрдард╛ рдЪрд▓реЛ рдЬрд▓реНрджреА …рдЕрд░реЗ рдкрд░ рдЬрд▓реНрджреА рддреЛ рдЪрд▓реЗ рд▓реЗрдХрд┐рди рдЪрд▓реЗ рдХрд╣рд╛рдБ рд╕реЗ рд╕рд╛рдордиреЗ рддреЛ рджреЛрдиреЛрдВ рдкрд╣рд╛рдВрдбрд╝реА рдирджрд┐рдпрд╛ рдорд┐рд▓ рд░рд╣реА рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддрд╛ рдХреБрдЫ рджрд┐рдЦ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ред рдПрдХ рдмрд╛рд░ рд▓рдЧрддрд╛ рдХреЗ рдЗрдиреНрд╣реА рдирджреА рдореЗрдВ рдкрдбрд╝реЗ рдкрддреНрдерд░реЛрдВ рд╕реЗ рд╣реЛрдХрд░ рдЬрд╛рдирд╛ рд╣реЛрдЧрд╛ред рд▓реЗрдХрд┐рди реи рджрд┐рди рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рд╕реЗ рдмрдВрдж рд╣реБрдпреА рдмрд╛рд░рд┐рд╢ рдЕрдм рддрдХ рд╣рдореЗрдВ рдЗрд╕реА рдФрд░ рдЦрдбрд╝реЗ рд░рд╣рдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рдЗрд╢рд╛рд░рд╛ рдХрд░ рд░рд╣реА рдереАред

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Ladakh Calling… (Part 3) Sarchu to Leh

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read it somewhere on a board тАЬDarling I want you but not so fastтАЭ so we gripped our nerves & maintained a decent pace. As we started early & wanted to enjoy this particular stretch (Sarchu тАУ Leh) of our ride to the maximum, we took frequent small breaks, enjoyed that heavenly feeling, and experienced the scent in the whistling air. We literally lived those moments, discussing about our bikes, tough terrains & beautiful valleys around.

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Boomro Boomro, Shyam Rang Boomro… (Meri Kashmir Yatra – Part 3)

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The scene was just marvelous and my thought was …. YE KAHAN AA GAYE HUM….. We see pictures of the lake in the news papers or sometimes in television but can not gauge the extent of this lake from those visuals, this is what I think as the mighty DAL which was in front of me had rows and rows of houseboats parked in it . THE HOUSEBOATS WITH EXOTIC NAMES APPEARED TO BE LIFELINE OF THIS LAKE. (Char Chinar, Dreamland, Kashmiri beauty, Gulistan, Gul Gulshan Gulfam and numerous other names ….).

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Chennai’s Art,Culture,food and Shopping

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This time on the first day of Remembering Rukmini Devi festival we watched drama based on Devi Meenakshi. The dance drama name was тАЬMeenakshi VijayamтАЭ. I was very well aware that photography was not allowed inside the auditorium, but I couldnтАЩt resist myself and just for sharing picture of such a wonderful place I clicked one picture only for the sake of sharing at Ghumakkar.

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COORGI DELIGHTS-GOLDEN TEMPLE AND NISARGADHAMA

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The place has a guest house and treetop cottages run by the Forest Dept. I heard from the regular visitors to the place that tourists were allowed to enter into the river at certain safe and shallow points to enjoy themselves under the watch of the guards. But I found all those entry points locked and out-of-bounds for tourists. The guards at the place said that this was a precautionary step to avoid any mishaps because of flash floods which were possible sometimes in January. He also added that in March and April, there was no restrictions for tourists to enter the river. I wondered how much water will be there in the river then !

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рд╣рд░рд┐рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░ тАУ рдЕрдореНрдмрд╛рд▓рд╛ – рдЕрдорд░рдирд╛рде рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ (рднрд╛рдЧ 8)

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рдЗрдзрд░ рдкрд┐рдЫреНрд▓реЗ рдХрдИ рд╕рд╛рд▓реЛрдВ рд╕реЗ рдореЗрд░реА рдкрддреНрдиреА рдореЗрд░реЗ рд╕рд╛рде рдЕрдорд░рдирд╛рде рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рдкрд░ рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдпреЗ рдХрд╣ рд░рд╣реА рдереА рд▓реЗрдХрд┐рди рдмрдЪреНрдЪреЗ рдЫреЛрдЯреЗ рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдХрд╛рд░рдг рдХрднреА рдЬрд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдкрд╛рдИ рдереАред рдмрдЪреНрдЪреЗ рддреЛ рдЕрднреА рднреА рдЫреЛрдЯреЗ рд╣реА рдереЗ рдФрд░ рдореЗрд░реА рдЫреЛрдЯреА рдмрд┐рдЯрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЙрд╕ рд╕рдордп рд╕рд┐рд░реНрдлрд╝ рдЪрд╛рд░ рд╕рд╛рд▓ рдХреА рд╣реА рдереАред рдореЗрд░реА рдкрддреНрдиреА рдореБрдЭреЗ рдЗрд╕ рд╡рд░реНрд╖ рдЕрдХреЗрд▓рд╛ рдЬрд╛рддреЗ рджреЗрдЦ рдореЗрд░реЗ рд╕рд╛рде рдЪрд▓рдиреЗ рдХреА рдЬрд┐рджреНрдж рдХрд░рдиреЗ рд▓рдЧреА, рд▓реЗрдХрд┐рди рдореЗрд░реА рдкрддреНрдиреА рдХреЗ рдореЗрд░реЗ рд╕рд╛рде рдЕрдорд░рдирд╛рде рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рдкрд░ рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рдХреБрдЫ рджрд┐рдХреНрдХрддреЗрдВ рдереАред рдкрд╣рд▓реА, рдЖрдЬ рддрдХ рдмрдЪреНрдЪреЗ рдХрднреА рднреА,рдХрд╣реАрдВ рднреА рдореЗрд░реА рдкрддреНрдиреА рд╕реЗ рдЕрд▓рдЧ, рдЕрдХреЗрд▓реЗ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд░реБрдХреЗ рдереЗ рдФрд░ рджреБрд╕рд░реА, рд╣рдорд╛рд░рд╛ рдЙрдирдХреЗ рд╕реНрдХреВрд▓ рдЦреБрд▓рдиреЗ рд╕реЗ рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рд▓реМрдЯрдирд╛ рднреА рдЬрд░реБрд░реА рдерд╛ред рдЗрд╕рдХреЗ рдЕрд▓рд╛рд╡рд╛ рдПрдХ рджрд┐рдХрд╝реНрдХрд╝рдд рдореБрдЭреЗ рдереАреНред

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Mahabalipuram – Chennai Weekend Gateway

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This temple is considered in a UNESCO World Heritage site. It was built in 7th century. It is one of the oldest South Indian temples built in Dravidian style. The complex spreads out over a square platform, and comprises three temples, of which two are east and west facing Shiva temples, and the third a Vishnu shrine in the center. The temple has vast open are at the western side. Rows of Nandi form the perimeter wall for this temple. The Shore temple is the lone survivor out of seven such temples , the rest having fallen to the ravages of sea.

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Chennai Temples Part 2

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This temple is a very old temple of 8th century. It is famous for its Pallavan Architecture. According to legend, the temple is located on the spot where Brahma, one of the Hindu trinities, installed a Shiva lingam. It is said that the creator or the Hindu Trinity Brahma , originally had five heads, one of which Lord Shiva cut off to arrest his pride. Following which Lord Brahma installed a Shiva lingam to do penance and that is where the temple stands today. This Shiva lingam is known as Kapaleeshwar and is the main nucleus of the temple.

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