12 Dec

Ruins Of Alamparai Fort on East Coast Highway

By Prasad Np

We were not ready for the pathetic state the Alamparai fort was in. As per Archaeological survey of India board it was built some time in 17^th century and was a trading post during the Mughal period and changed hands many times between various powers till India got independence. What appears is that after independence the fort totally lost its significance as a trading outpost as more modern Chennai and other ports in South India gained prominence.

The fort though in a very scenic location, near a natural lagoon and the adjoining village is inhabited by fishermen. But the fort is an example of the pathetic attitude we have towards our historical monuments. Full of sand in a very bad shape the fort is more of ruins and a source of bricks for the locals than anything else. There was not a single guard or tourist beside us, though we saw some bikes parked near the entrance which instead of a magnificent gate like most forts was just a big gaping hole in the wall. The parapet was broken at many places and one portion of the wall was lying on the ground. The whole wall had hundreds of bushes growing on it and at many places bricks were missing. It appeared they were being regularly removed by locals to construct their homes.

कृष्णागिरी उपवन, संजय गाँधी राष्ट्रीय उद्यान- मुंबई पदयात्रा

By Uday Baxi

परन्तु मुझे आकर्षित किया उनके केलों ने. खूब सुन्दर और पुष्ट केले थे. मुझे केले खरीदता देख कर एक स्त्री ने मुझे समझाया कि मैं खीरे ले लूं और केले छोड़ दूँ. पर मैं कहाँ मानने वाला था. बस जैसे ही मैंने केले ख़रीदे, वृक्षों की डालों से तेजी-से उतर कर करीबन २०-२५ बंदरों ने मुझे घेर लिया. घबरा कर मैंने केले वहीँ जमीन पर फेंके, जो क्षण-भर में ही बंदरों द्वारा लूट लिए गए. अब उस डंडे से लैस व्यक्ति ने बंदरों को भगाने के लिए डंडा भाजना शुरू किया. बन्दर भाग गए. अब यह तो नहीं पता कि डंडे से भागे या केले चट कर के भागे. मैंने उन दोनों स्त्रियों को समझाने की कोशिश की कि जब यहाँ बंदरों का उत्पात है तो केले बेचते ही क्यों हो. दोनों स्त्रियाँ मुस्कुरायीं क्योंकि आज उन्हें एक और शहरी आदमी मिला था, जो जंगल में बिना देखे चलता था.

My Delhi-Rishikesh monsoon round-trip, in less than INR 1000

By Sangam Mishra

I know swimming very well in flowing water so thinking to swim inside Ganga without hold any chain in hand, so I walked till last bridge and suddenly jumped inside.

Peoples were surprised and thinking that someone has fallen inside Ganga, but they relaxed when saw that I was swimming. After I came out from Ganga, many people’s told me that to not dare do it but I know my limit so I told them not worry about it.

विश्व विपासना पैगोडा, मुंबई की यात्रा

By Uday Baxi

सुरक्षा-जाँच वाले कमरे की छत से जो रौशनी की बल्ब्स लटक रहे थे, उनकी डिजाईन देखने योग्य थी. जाँच के पश्चात पैगोडा की निचली मंजिल पर पहुंचे, जहाँ देखने के लिए कई स्थल थे. सीढ़ी के दोनों तरफ कलात्मक चबूतरे थे. एक चबूतरे पर बड़ा-सा घंटा लिए हुए मनुष्यों की प्रतिमाएं थीं और दुसरे चबूतरे पर घरियाल लिए हुए मनुष्यों की प्रतिमाएं थीं. इसलिए पहले को Bell-tower और दुसरे को Gong-tower कहा जाता था. यह दोनों स्थल लोगों में बहुत प्रिय थे क्योंकि इन पर चढ़ना मना नहीं था. लोग इन पर चढ़ कर अपनी सेल्फी ले सकते थे और साथ ही इन्हें बजा भी सकते थे.

Golden Triangle – Bharatpur, Jaipur

By Roopesh

Once it came, there was lot of confusion about the number of buses, seats etc. and it ate away lot of precious time. We eventually got seats in the front of the bus. The bus then went around picking up people from RTDC hotels. Anyways, once everyone settled we began the tour. Our guide was an interesting character to be seen apart from the attractions. He wore a listening device in ear, kohl in eyes, safari suit with a hat and broken english. We visited Hawa Mahal but did not stop, then Jantar Mantar, City Palace and then a handicraft store.

पंचवटी की यात्रा – भाग २

By Uday Baxi

पंचवटी का शाब्दिक अर्थ है, “पांच बड़/बरगद के वृक्षों से बना कुञ्ज”. अब हम उस स्थान में प्रवेश कर रहे थे, जहाँ रामायण काल में श्रीराम, लक्ष्मण और सीताजी ने निवास किया था. पर्णकुटी तो इतने दिनों तक अब शेष नहीं रह सकती. पर पांच वृक्षों से घिरा वह कुञ्ज आज भी शेष दिखाया जा रहा है. सभी पांच वृक्षों पर नंबर लगा दिए गए थे, ताकि लोग उन्हें देख कर गिन सकें. वर्तमान में उन पांच वृक्षों के कुंज के बीच से ही पक्का रास्ता भी बना हुआ था, जिस पर एक ऑटो-स्टैंड भी मौजूद था और साधारण यातायात चालू था. बरगद के वे वृक्ष काफी ऊँचे हो गए थे. श्रधालुओं ने उन वृक्षों की पूजन स्वरूप उनपर कच्चे धागे भी लपेटे थे. हमलोगों ने पहली बार पंचवटी से साक्षात्कार किया.

Golden Triangle – Agra, Fatehpur Sikri

By Roopesh

We then decided that we should go around Agra a bit like visiting Red Fort. So, we took a Tonga to go to Red Fort. We enjoyed the ride and Tonga wallah obliged by letting us take pictures with Tonga. Red Fort was another revelation with so many stories about it. We had hired a guide who was telling us all the places where Shahjahan lived or exiled, where his daughters lived, mosque, sheesh mahal, bombshell damage etc. Soon, it was dusk and there were lot of birds circling the fort and its courtyard. We imagined how it would have been for Shahjahan watching his beloved Taj Mahal and the Yamuna while in exile.

Silvassa, safari and then on

By Flashes Pearlies

We had already planned to visit the deer park in the morning and later Dudhni Lake in the evening. We also found out that from Silvassa towards south the deer park comes first and then comes Dudhni Lake. I heard about Dudhni Lake turning romantic in the evening. It just matched my mood since I wanted to do some wildlife photography in the morning & relax in the evening. Our main challenge was to reach these two spots on time and without any expensive transportation.

पंचवटी की यात्रा – भाग १

By Uday Baxi

नारोशंकर मंदिर की छत अपने आप में स्थापत्य-कला के लिए प्रसिद्ध है. काफ़ी विदेशी पर्यटक इस मंदिर की छत का अध्धयन करने आते हैं. चट्टानों के नक्काशीदार टुकड़े सिर्फ उन टुकड़ों पर बने खांच में लग कर अभी तक खड़े है. मंदिर के अन्दर के सभा मंडप में एक नंदी और एक कछुए की मूर्ति है. कछुए की मूर्ति तो जमीन के सतह पर ही अंकित है. कुछ ऐसा-ही त्रैम्बकेश्वर मंदिर में भी देखने को मिलता है. मंदिर के बाहर के प्रांगन में भी कई कलात्मक आकृतियाँ हैं, जैसे की काल-सर्प की प्रतिमा. नारोशंकर मंदिर में कुछ समय बिताने के बाद हमलोग फिर से राम-तीर्थ की तरफ बढ़े.

A Triad in Time – Gharapuri, Ambarnath and Pataleshwar

By Manisha Chitale

The most important sculpture here is the Trimutri, 3 faces of Mahadev which have found its space on Maharashtra tourism logo as well. Nearly full length of wall, the faces are very skilfully carved. Point to note that this is not a sculpture of Trimurti – Brahma , Vishnu and Mahesh but these are faces of Shiva only. There has been tradition to carve faces on Shivling as well. And based on number of faces, the shivling gets the name from Ekmukhi to Panchmukhi.
Although the common man thinks these are 3 faces, the experts have always more to add. Stella Kramrisch is one such expert in Indian iconography. She has proven that these are not 3 but 5 faces. There are distinct names to each of the face and it really represents the attribute of colorful character of Shiva. Five faces of Shiva represent five elements, Ishana (sky), Tatpurusha (wind), Aghora (fire), Vamadeva (water) and Sadjoyata (earth) and together this depiction is called as Sadashiv as per iconography. We see three faces and there is one assumed to be behind and one on top.

To Thimphu, Bhutan by Road from India

By Rachna Tomar

The international Boarder between India and Bhutan is shared by Jaigaon in India and Phuntsholing in Bhutan.

There is free access between these two places, however you are required to get permit to move beyond Phuntsholing. After an hour of journey, the view besides the road began to change and after crossing large fields, tea estates appeared. Total journey was about five hours and before we realized we reached Bhutan. It was a big gate, painted with colorful dragons and guarded by soldiers from Indian BSF and Royal Bhutan Army.

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.

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