03 Mar

‘Rock’On Mahabalipuram!

‘Rock’On Mahabalipuram!

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The streets of Mahabalipuram are a photographer’s delight. The city is famous for stone sculptures.┬аYou can get your sculpture done within 3 months and get it delivered to your place just by giving your photograph and your measurements. The murals of deities, elephants, bhuddha’s are a very common sight. It is an eye feast to look at the workmen at work, carving intricate designs on the stones. I got to speak to one such person, Surya , who was diligently making a Ganesh idol. It took him 3 months so far to make the below idol and it would fetch him 35,000 INR. These idols are made ┬аusing the machinery as well as traditional hammer and chisel. It gives altogether a different experience to stand among numerous idols which are going to make it temples where we are not allowed to go even 5 steps nearer.┬аAfter a brief visit to the workshops we headed to the Arjuna’s penance.

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Padarn Country Park: Wales

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The slate cutting factory with the old rusty machinery al around. Slates were used for roofing, fencing etc. and was big business then. The factory was eventually closed down in the 1969 and now serves as a National Slate Museum.

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Experiencing the Heart of India

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Hey there. I don’t know where to start. India has opened my eyes to a whole new culture I have never before seen. I’ve been born and brought up in Auckland, New Zealand, and often visit my home city Pune. However, this time, my relatives and I decided to visit the heart of Madhya Pradesh to get a historically and culturally rich experience. After having an initial debate on which places to go to, we came to the official conclusion of touring Khajuraho, Orchha and Gwalior.

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Divine experience in God’s own country-Rishikesh

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We started our journey late night from our office campus. Booked a traveller so that we all gather at office and start our journey from there only. As some of my colleagues have their respective shifts so it was the better option to start the trip from office. So we started it at around 10:30 pm and took some snacks and juices with us as it is going to be a long and tiring journey specially after office hours. We got seated ourselves in the traveller and started our trip.

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Walking tour of the bicycle capital of Europe – Amsterdam

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It was around evening and we were exploring Amsterdam and enjoying its beautiful canal side. Houses around canal started to get lit from inside. The crimson sun was getting overwhelmed by dark clouds on the azure blue canvas with canal houses in foreground. Its rays were scattered all over the canal waters. It was a picture-perfect scene тАУ very soothing and very relaxing. We tried to click what our eyes were seeing, but in vain.

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Pangot тАУ Beyond the Ordinary

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Pangot is one such place. Just a short distance from Nainital тАУ where Delhiites flock to during summer months тАУ it boasts of no mall road or glitzy hotels but is a tiny hamlet within the folds of Kumaon hills with a few hotels now coming up. Drive up 15 km from Naini lake, go past snow-view point, youтАЩll reach this cosy little place without pretentions.

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рдФрд░рдВрдЧрд╛рдмрд╛рдж рдореЗрдВ рджреВрд╕рд░рд╛ рджрд┐рди

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рдФрд░рдВрдЧрд╛рдмрд╛рдж рдореЗрдВ рдмрд┐рддрд╛рдпреЗ рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рджрд┐рди рдХрд╛ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛-рд╕рдВрд╕реНрдорд░рдг рдЖрдк рдЗрд╕ рдХреЬреА рдХреЗ рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рднрд╛рдЧ рдореЗрдВ рдкреЭ рдЪреБрдХреЗ рд╣реИрдВ. рдПрд▓реНрд▓реЛрд░рд╛ рдХреА рд╡рд┐рд╢реНрд╡рдкреНрд░рд╕рд┐рджреНрдз рдЧреБрдлрд╛рдПрдБ рддрдерд╛ рдХрдИ рдЕрдиреНрдп рдкрд░реНрдпрдЯрди рд╕реНрдерд▓ рд╣рдо рджреЗрдЦ рдЪреБрдХреЗ рдереЗ. рдЕрдм рджреВрд╕рд░реЗ рджрд┐рди рдХреА рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ тАЬрдЕрдЬрдВрддрд╛ рдХреА рдЧреБреЮрд╛рдУрдВтАЭ рдХреЛ рд╕рдорд░реНрдкрд┐рдд рдереА. рдФрд░рдВрдЧрд╛рдмрд╛рдж рд╢рд╣рд░ рд╕реЗ рдЕрдЬрдВрддрд╛ рдХреА рдЧреБрдлрд╛рдПрдБ рд▓рдЧрднрдЧ резрежреж рдХрд┐рд▓реЛрдореАрдЯрд░ рджреВрд░ рд╣реИрдВ. рдпрджрд┐ рдЧрд╛реЬреА рд╕рдВрддреБрд▓рд┐рдд рдФрд░ рдЙрд╕рдХрд╛ рдбреНрд░рд╛рдИрд╡рд░ рдХреБрд╢рд▓ рд╣реЛ, рдпрд╣ рджреВрд░реА рд▓рдЧрднрдЧ реи рдШрдВрдЯреЗ рдореЗрдВ рдкреВрд░реА рдХреА рдЬрд╛ рд╕рдХрддреА рд╣реИ. рдЪреВрдБрдХрд┐ рдЧреБрдлрд╛рдПрдБ рдкреНрд░рд╛рддрдГ реп рдмрдЬреЗ рдЦреБрд▓рддреАрдВ рд╣реИрдВ, рдЗрд╕реАрд▓рд┐рдП рдФрд░рдВрдЧрд╛рдмрд╛рдж рд╕реЗ рд╣рдорд▓реЛрдЧ

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рдФрд░рдВрдЧрд╛рдмрд╛рдж рдореЗрдВ рдкреНрд░рдердо рджрд┐рди

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рдФрд░рдВрдЧрд╛рдмрд╛рдж (рдорд╣рд╛рд░рд╛рд╖реНрдЯреНрд░) рдореЗрдВ, рдЕрдЧрд░ рдЖрдкрдХрд╛ рд╕рд┐рд░реНрдл рджреЛ рджрд┐рдиреЛрдВ рдХрд╛ рдкреНрд░рд╡рд╛рд╕ рд╣реЛ, рддреЛ рдЖрдк рд╡реЛ рджреЛ рджрд┐рди рдХреИрд╕реЗ рдмрд┐рддрд╛рдПрдВрдЧреЗ? рдпрджрд┐ рдШреБрдордХреНрдХреЬреА рдкрд╕рдВрдж рд╣реЛ, рддреЛ рдЖрдкрдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдореИрдВ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдЕрдиреБрднрд╡ рдкреНрд░рд╕реНрддреБрдд рдХрд░рддрд╛ рд╣реВрдБ. рдЙрд╕ рд╕рдордп рдорд╛рд░реНрдЪ-рдЕрдкреНрд░реИрд▓ рдХрд╛ рдорд╣реАрдирд╛ рдЪрд▓ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛. рдЧрд░реНрдореА рдХреЗ рдорд╣реАрдиреЗ рдЕрднреА рдкреВрд░реА рддрд░рд╣ рд╢реБрд░реВ рднреА рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реБрдП рд╣реЛрдВрдЧреЗ рдХрд┐ рдФрд░рдВрдЧрд╛рдмрд╛рдж рдореЗрдВ рдЧрд░реНрдореА рдмрдв рдЪрд▓реА рдереА. ┬ардЯреЛрдкреА рдФрд░ рд╕рди-рд╕реНрдХреНрд░реАрди рдлрд╛рдпрджреЗрдордВрдж рдереЗ. рд▓рдЧрддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рдпрд╣рд╛рдБ рдмрд░рд╕рд╛рдд рдХреЗ рдореМрд╕рдо рдореЗрдВ рдЖрдирд╛ рдЪрд╛рд╣рд┐рдП. рд╢рд╛рдпрдж рдмрд░рд╕рд╛рдд рдореЗрдВ рдЧреАрд▓реЗ рдФрд░ рд╣рд░реЗ рд╣реЛ рдЪреБрдХреЗ рд╡рдирд╕реНрдкрддрд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдмреАрдЪ рдпрд╣ рд╢рд╣рд░ рдФрд░ рдпрд╣рд╛рдБ рдХреА рд╡рд╛рджрд┐рдпрд╛рдБ рдФрд░ рднреА рд╕реБрдиреНрджрд░ рд▓рдЧрддреАрдВ. рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛-рдорд╛рд░реНрдЧ рдХреА рджрд┐рд╢рд╛ рд╡ рджреВрд░реА рдФрд░ рдЧрдВрддрд╡реНрдп рдкрд░ рдкрд╣реБрдЪрдиреЗ рдХреА рд╕реБрд╡рд┐рдзрд╛ рдХреЗ рдЦреНрдпрд╛рд▓ рд╕реЗ рдкреНрд░рдердо рджрд┐рд╡рд╕ рдХреЛ рд╣рдорд▓реЛрдЧреЛрдВ рдиреЗ тАЬрдЧреНрд░рд┐рд╢реНрдиреЗрд╢реНрд╡рд░рдордВрджрд┐рд░ тАУ рдПрд▓реНрд▓реЛрд░рд╛ рдЧреБрдлрд╛тАЭ, тАЬрднрджреНрд░ рдорд╛рд░реБрддреА рдордВрджрд┐рд░ – рдФрд░рдВрдЧрдЬреЗрдм рдХрд╛ рдореШрдмрд░рд╛тАЭ рддрдерд╛ тАЬрдкрдирдЪрдХреНрдХреА тАУ рдмреАрдмреА рдХрд╛ рдордХрдмрд░рд╛тАЭ рджреЗрдЦрдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рдирд┐рд╢реНрдЪрдп рдХрд┐рдпрд╛. рдЖрдк рдЪрд╛рд╣реЗрдВ рддреЛ рдЗрд╕реА рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рдорд╛рд░реНрдЧ рдкрд░ тАЬрджреМрд▓рддрд╛рдмрд╛рдж рдХрд╛ рдХрд┐рд▓рд╛тАЭ рднреА рдЬрд╛ рд╕рдХрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ.

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DUBAI.. it continues

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┬аDune bashing as it is popularly known is sure to take onesтАЩ breath away literally as the land cruisers glide through the gold sand dunes in great speeds climbing steep dunes and then suddenly nose diving down from the equally craggy dune top. ┬аFor a second though it would feel as if being the last minute on earth! One can hear all sorts of screams from fellow passengers holding on to their dear lives. A mind blowing 30 min drive comes to an end at the campsite located in the heart of the desert.

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