03 Mar

Parasnath Hill – the revered pilgrimage of Shikharji in Giridih

By SANTANU

A tonk is a small civil structure made of white marble. Inside a tonk there was impression of feet on stone of the Tirthankar after whom the tonk was made. We visited some of the tonks. Each tonk was placed far away from each other situated on different hills.

रंगीला पंजाब – परिवार सहित अमृतसर यात्रा

By Pravesh

तभी ट्रैन चलने की घोषणा हुई और जल्दी ही ट्रैन रेंगने लगी। वाइफ और बेटा खिड़की से बाहर देखते रहे और मैं आँखें बंद कर दिन भर की प्लानिंग करने लगा। कुछ देर में शताब्दी की सेवाएं शुरू हुई. पानी की बोतल, अखबार और फिर चाय, इन सबके सोचा की थोड़ा सो लेंगे। पर तभी टीटी जी आ पहुंचे। उनको टिकट देखा कर निबटे तो देखा कि बेटा सो गया था। हमने भी आधा घंटा नींद ली की तभी ब्रेकफास्ट आ गया। पंजाब की यात्रा हो तो छोले कुल्चे से बेहतर कुछ नहीं इसलिए हमने भी वही खाया। हिलती हुई ट्रैन में चाय का कप भी हिल रहा था और बेटा इसे देख देख हंस रहा था। ब्रेकफास्ट कर के सोचा कि कुछ और सोया जाये पर ऐसा हुआ नहीं. ट्रैन अम्बाला पहुंची और छोटे साहब के प्रश्न फिर शुरू हुए। यहाँ से ट्रैन चलने के बाद मेरी कमेंटरी भी शुरू हुई. क्यूंकि बाकी दोनों का पहला ट्रिप था, इसलिए मैंने अपना ज्ञान भर भर के बंट. राजपुरा से पंजाब शुरू होने के बाद तो ये ज्ञान और बढ़ा. NH 1 साथ दौड़ती ट्रैन, दोनों और गेंहूँ से भरे हुई खेत और बादलों की लुकाछिपी, सचमुच बहुत ही अच्छा सफर था. कुछ देर में ट्रैन लुधिअना पहुंची। यहाँ भूख लगने लगी थी तो हमने अपने साथ लए हुई स्नैक्स की तरफ ध्यान दिया. लुधिअना से चलने के बाद सतलुज नदी का चौड़ा पाट आया. वाइफ हैरान थीं की इस नदी का पानी इतना सफ़ेद कैसे है जबकि यमुना तो बिलकुल अलग है। इसके बाद फगवाड़ा और फिर जलांधर आया. जालंधर पर ट्रैन काफी खाली हो गए थी। क्यूंकि अब बेटा फिर ऊँघने लगा था तो उसे एक ३ वाली खाली सीट पर लिटा दिया और वह जल्दी सो भी गया। हम दोनों भी १ झपकी लेने लगे. ब्यास पहुँचने से पहले ब्यास नदी के दर्शन हुए. खेतों में हरियाली बढ़ चुकी थी. अपने तय समय से २० मिनट लेट, ट्रैन अमृतसर पहुंची. स्टेशन पर टूरिस्ट्स और ख़ास तौर पर स्कूल ग्रुप्स की बहुत भीड़ थी। हमने टैक्सी बुक की हुई थी जो हमें वाघा बॉर्डर घुमा कर वापस होटल छोड़ने वाली थी।

The most beautiful Holi of Barpeta Satra, Assam

By Anjan

Koilababa is then brought to Jagmohan Ghar (a special house) after Meji Puoa and on a sacred moment in the night Koilababa is brought to Doul Ghar in a special walk of seven steps (Sapta Thak)

Wild and Historical Bundelkhand – Raneh Fall & Khajuraho

By AJAY SHARMA

The Khajuraho Group of Temples are reportedly constructed during 10th& 11th century by the Chandelas and dedicated to the Hindus & Jains. Most of the temples are constructed by hard sedimentary rocks and erected in an advanced geometrical technology avoiding cementing mortars. A few are constructed by granites too. This was perhaps to enhance the longevity and religious faiths. The architecture is “Nagara-Style” and rock cut sculptures are similar to wooden carvings during the earlier ages. The intricately expressive figures and designs are profusely available in all the structures. It is believed that there was originally 85 temples constructed around 25 km out of which only 25 survived within 6 km now. They are divided in three zones viz. Western Group, Eastern Group & Southern Group. A brief of these exquisite temples are compiled herewith for reader’s delight.

Wild and Historical Bundelkhand – Ajaigarh Fort, The forbidden Kingdom

By AJAY SHARMA

The landscape around the lake is astounding but heartening simultaneously. Hundreds of very well sculpted rocks, some of which still in better shapes were lying scattered at the lake side and around. A huge round sculpted “Amalaka” (the stone disk/rim fitted atop a temple) is an eye catcher, depicting pathetic demise of its glorious past. The invaluable chiselled rocks and the sculpted remains of a temple were once an integral part of an exotic masterpiece, perhaps as good as the marvels in Khajuraho. Can it be restored now! Sadly, no or not to its original shape.
Descending through the broken stepsand balancing cautiously we reached at an open balcony. An alley of beautiful rock carvings and finely chiselled rock figures of different deities and symbolic, made the sweating effort worth.

Our next hunt was the hidden gems in the jungle at Ajaigarh. Our prime reason to visit the fort was to see those exclusive Khajuraho style Jain Temples in the forest. After some rest&normalising the respiration, we again started our stroll & soon reached a fenced arena. Our guide gestured to say, here is the Jain Temples. Where! In the woods we could havea glimpse of the structures only on reaching close enough.

Wild and Historical Bundelkhand – Panna Tiger Reserve & Khajuraho at Night

By AJAY SHARMA

Waiting was a waste so we reached at the other site where a tigress with her cubs was reportedly roaming on the other bank of Ken. The river snakes inside the entire forest adding mystical beauty on one side and the Vindhya Range of hills on the other side, enhancing the charm naturally. A team of National Geographic was camping with sophisticated equipment of photography. Waiting patiently in silence & clicking at times mysteriously, I understand they were filming the tigress and the cubs. I tried to aim my 50x imitating their style on the same direction but could find nothing but rocks and bushes till infinity. In 10 mins I was restless and gave-up. Those guys were still on job and may remain there for months, as informed. Not our cup of tea. We may enjoy watching, if anything they will produce in their channel some day at the leisure of our cosy living rooms or bedrooms.
Down thereafter, we stopped at the banks of Ken River where one can enjoy boating in the wild with occasional sighting of Gharials. Boating in the serene landscape was experimental but the weather didn’t support & soon it was dark & started raining heavily.

Holy Muktinath And Beautiful Mustang- Part 2

By Anupam Chakraborty

I came back to hotel and joined my friends for our journey to Muktinath. Today we would pass through the village Kagbeni to reach Muktinath. Jomsom and Kagbeni is the main gateway of Muktinath. We drove only a few minutes and reached the riverbed of Kali Gandaki. Around that place Mr. Bachchan’s film “Khuda Ghawa’ was shot and our driver was more interested in showing us the shooting spots. But we were more excited to the adventurous drive over the riverbed. I peeped outside the window and saw wheels of our vehicle were rolling inside the river water. We crossed the river Kali Gandaki and started ascending through the rocky mountain road.

The climate and landscape all around looked like a rain shadow region of Himalaya, very similar to those of Ladakh region. It’s Mustang! A lost kingdom in Himalayas! We stopped and looked around. Far on the foothills of Mt. Dhaulagiri the view of tiny town Jomsom was awesome.

The Sunderbans : A long cherished dream : Part 3

By SANTANU

The first question I asked, whether any tiger tried to embark into our launch. Our crew members confirmed that no untoward incident happened in the night. So the tension, which was running in the background of my mind, had gone. We moved to the gate of Bonnie Camp, which was near to the place where we anchored our vessel last night.

Holy Muktinath And Beautiful Mustang

By Anupam Chakraborty

It is not a star category hotel but undoubtedly the best of the lot. Hotel owner endeavoured to preserve the past glory by hanging photographs of Mr Bachchan with him and some film shots of ‘Khuda Gawah’ on the walls. Staying in this hotel was comfortable; it had 24 hours hot water facility and free wifi. The foods were nice but they cost too high.

The Sunderbans : A Long Cherished Dream : Part 2

By SANTANU

While coming to Sunderbans I thought that we would see only water everywhere and the trip would be boring. But scenery and surrounding were ever changing. Nobody felt monotonous. While crossing the confluence we did not feel any turbulence. During rainy season, these areas become dangerous. For safety purpose, it is better to avoid Sunderbans during rainy season.

Gangtok-Namchi-Pelling-Darjeeling tour : Part 3

By Rachna Tomar

By the time, we found a momo corner nearby and grabbed few of them to fill the stomach before our two hours ride, the toy train arrived at the station. DHR was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO as it was the first, and still the most outstanding example of a hill passenger Railway. There are various types of rides available on this track, so you can book ride based on your preferences and time availability.

The Sundarbans : A long cherished dream

By SANTANU

This travelogue is about my tour to the Sunderbans. Myself with some of my friends visited the Sunderban National Park in January 2015. Since…

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