01 Jan

рдЬрд╛рджреВ рдорд╛рдирд╕реВрди рдХрд╛ :  рдЬрдм рдЫрддреНрддреАрд╕рдЧрдврд╝ рдиреЗ рдУрдврд╝реА рдзрд╛рдиреА рдЪреБрдирд░рд┐рдпрд╛ !

рдЬрд╛рджреВ рдорд╛рдирд╕реВрди рдХрд╛ : рдЬрдм рдЫрддреНрддреАрд╕рдЧрдврд╝ рдиреЗ рдУрдврд╝реА рдзрд╛рдиреА рдЪреБрдирд░рд┐рдпрд╛ !

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рднрд┐рд▓рд╛рдИ рд╕реЗ рд░рд╛рдпрдкреБрд░ рд╣реЛрддреА рд╣реБрдИ рдЬреИрд╕реЗ рд╣реА рдЯреНрд░реЗрди рдмрд┐рд▓рд╛рд╕рдкреБрд░ рдХреА рдУрд░ рдмрдврд╝реА рдмрд╛рд░рд┐рд╢ рдореЗрдВ рднреАрдЧреЗ рдЫрддреНрддреАрд╕рдЧрдврд╝ рдХреЗ рд╣рд░реЗ рднрд░реЗ рдирдЬрд╝рд╛рд░реЛрдВ рдХреЛ рджреЗрдЦрдХрд░ рд╕рдЪ рдХрд╣реВрдБ рддреЛ рдорди рддреГрдкреНрдд рд╣реЛ рдЧрдпрд╛ред рдорд╛рдирд╕реВрди рдХреЗ рд╕рдордп рдЪрд┐рддреНрд░ рд▓реЗрдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рд╕рдмрд╕реЗ рдЬреНрдпрд╛рджрд╛ рдЖрдирдВрдж рддрдм рдЖрддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдЬрдм рд╣рд░реЗ рднрд░реЗ рдзрд╛рди рдХреЗ рдЦреЗрддреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдКрдкрд░ рдХрд╛рд▓реЗ рдореЗрдШреЛрдВ рдХрд╛ рд╕рд╛рдпрд╛ рдНрд╕рд╛ рд╣реЛ рдХрд┐ рдЙрд╕рдХреЗ рдмреАрдЪ рд╕реЗ рд╕реВрд░рдЬ рдХреА рд░реЛрд╢рдиреА рдЫрди рдЫрди рдХрд░ рд╣рд░реА рднрд░реА рд╡рдирд╕реНрдкрддрд┐ рдкрд░ рдкрдбрд╝ рд░рд╣реА рд╣реЛред рдпрдХрд╝реАрди рдорд╛рдирд┐рдП рдЬрдм рдпреЗ рддреАрдиреЛрдВ рдмрд╛рддреЗрдВ рд╕рд╛рде рд╣реЛрддреА рд╣реИрдВ рддреЛ рдорд╛рдирд╕реВрдиреА рдЪрд┐рддреНрд░ , рдЪрд┐рддреНрд░ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд░рд╣ рдЬрд╛рддреЗ рдмрд▓реНрдХрд┐ рдорд╛рдирд╕реВрдиреА рдореИрдЬрд┐рдХ (Monsoon Magic) рд╣реЛ рдЬрд╛рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВред рддреЛ рдЪрд▓рд┐рдП рдЬрдирд╛рдм рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рд▓реЗ рдЪрд▓рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ рдорд╛рдирд╕реВрди рдХреЗ рдЗрд╕ рдЬрд╛рджреБрдИ рддрд┐рд▓рд┐рд╕реНрдореА рд╕рдВрд╕рд╛рд░ рдореЗрдВ ред рдЬрд╝рд░рд╛ рджреЗрдЦреВрдБ рддреЛ рдЖрдк рдЗрд╕рдХреЗ рдЬрд╛рджреВ рд╕реЗ рд╕рдореНрдореЛрд╣рд┐рдд рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рд╕реЗ рдХреИрд╕реЗ рдмрдЪ рдкрд╛рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ ?

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Dancing Peacock at Nahargarh Fort, Jaipur

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Nahargarh Fort is perched on a hill overlooking the city of Jaipur. Best time to go there is early in the morning. It is a pleasant half hour drive from downtown city. There is a lush forest on both sides of the winding road. Drive slow to take in the greenery and sounds of the forest. People can be seen jogging and cycling. Birds chirp and peacocks give out their shrill cries when they see you approaching.

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A Day trip to Fatehpur Sikri from Delhi

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There are 4 things to see in Fatehpur Sikri fort complex┬а┬аBuland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri Fort, Tomb of Salim Chishti, and the Panch Mahal.All these places are architectural marvels of that time.The paintings on the main fort structure are exceptional.Many movies like Pardes, mere brother ki dulhan etc were shot here.

The Dargah of salim chisti was the best thing after Buland Darwaza which is the highest in the world The magnificent size of the buland darwaza was eye catching ..there are about 100-150 stairs then the gigantic structure called Buland Darwaza. Akbar later built the fort here and Jahangir did the marble art on Salim Chisti Dargah .In salim chisti dargah one can pray and can tie a knot to make a wish.As Akbar also wished for a child here and his wish got fulfilled.Even today people make wishes here.

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Mystical monsoon visit to Nahan, Paonta Sahib and Dakpatthar тАУ Part II

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There was a stretch of over 5 kms with heavy traffic jam for a brief half an hour well into the middle of our journey just before we reached Roorkee. We had no inkling as to what cause the whole furore. But then 1 hour of slow snail-pace driving and we came to the action point. And almost all of a sudden, we realized we were driving into what seemed like a muddy pond. A lot of on-lookers were standing in higher and safer grounds on both sides of the road. And they were hooked on to the passing vehicles enjoying the driversтАЩ and passengersтАЩ consternation in the hope of experiencing the cruel enjoyment of seeing a water-logged stranded car with helpless passengers inside. At least 50 odd two-wheelers were seen tugging along their vehicles wading through waist-deep mud and slosh with little children in festive clothes sloshing and pushing the two wheelers from the back, yelling and cheering each other.

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рдЧрдврд╝рд╡рд╛рд▓ рдШреБрдордХреНрдХрдбреА: рд░реБрджреНрд░рдкреНрд░рдпрд╛рдЧ – рдХрд╛рд░реНрддрд┐рдХ рд╕реНрд╡рд╛рдореА – рдХрд░реНрдгрдкреНрд░рдпрд╛рдЧ

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рдЙрдкрд░ рдХреЗ рдирдЬрд╝рд╛рд░реЛрдВ рдиреЗ рд╢рд░реАрд░ рдХреЛ рддрд░реЛ рддрд╛рдЬрд╝рд╛ рдХрд░ рджрд┐рдпрд╛ рдерд╛, рдЗрд╕рд▓рд┐рдП рдЙрддрд░рддреЗ рд╡рдХреНрдд рдЬрд╝реНрдпрд╛рджрд╛ рд╕рдордп рдирд╣реА рд▓рдЧрд╛ рдФрд░ рдЙрддрд░рддреЗ рд╣реА рдкреИрджрд▓ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рдЖрд░рдВрдн. рдХреБрдЫ рдПрдХ рдХрд┐рд▓реЛрдореАрдЯрд░ рд╣реА рдЪрд▓реЗ рдереЗ рдХрд┐ рджреЛрд╕реНрддреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдердХрд╛рди рд▓рдЧрдиреЗ рд▓рдЧреА, рд╕реЛрдЪрд╛ рдЪрд▓реЛ рдЬреЛ рд╕рд╛рдзрди рдорд┐рд▓ рдЬрд╛рдП рдЖрдЧреЗ рддрдХ рдЙрд╕реА рдореЗ рдЪрд▓ рдкрдбрд╝реЗрдВрдЧреЗ. рдЕрдм рдЪрд▓рддреЗ рдЪрд▓рддреЗ рд╣рд░ рдПрдХ рдЖрдЧреЗ рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реА рдЧрд╛рдбрд╝реА рдХреЛ рд╣рд╛рде рджрд┐рдЦрд╛рдХрд░ рд░реЛрдХрдиреЗ рдХреА рдХреЛрд╢рд┐рд╢ рдХрд░рддреЗ рд░рд╣реЗ, рдкрд░ рд╕рдм рдмреЗрдХрд╛рд░. рдХрд┐рд╕реНрдордд рд╕реЗ рдереЛрдбрд╝реА рджреЗрд░ рдмрд╛рдж рдПрдХ рдЯреНрд░рдХ рдЖрддрд╛ рд╣реБрдЖ рджрд┐рдЦрд╛рдИ рджрд┐рдпрд╛, рдЖрдзреЗ рдорди рд╕реЗ рдЗрд╕реЗ рд╣рд╛рде рджрд┐рдЦрд╛рдпрд╛ рдФрд░ рдпреЗ рдХреНрдпрд╛! рдЯреНрд░рдХ рддреЛ рдереЛрдбрд╝рд╛ рдЖрдЧреЗ рдЬрд╛рдХрд░ рд░реБрдХ рд╣реА рдЧрдпрд╛ рдерд╛.

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Musical trip to Mahakal Nagri via Mecca Madina – 1

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So we entered in General coach. The train was full at 0715 hrs. First section was full of daily goers, some were reading news paper, few were sleeping and few were talking. There were few students also who were studying. The second section was full of ladies. I requested one of the ladies if she can shift and adjust us in one seat. They have shifted. So we got approximately 1.25 seat to accommodate 2.5 of us (me , my husband and my kid). Then I just turn around and was taking a glimpse of a train. It looked like as If I have rewinded my life and I had reached 10 years back when you are actually comfortable travelling in General coach. All beautiful ladies with beautiful bangles , nicely cladded saree or salwar suits , beautiful payal , toe rings etc etc. All were looking so beautiful and I was feeling jealous as my two gold bangles was nothing in front of colorful bangles. Being at Chennai Gold always means a lot here. But at Indore I was attracted towards those beautiful colorful glass bangles. Suddenly, I heard a song.

тАЬDheere Dheere se meri zindagi me aana, Dheere dheere se dil ko churana тАЬ..

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Romancing the Train – Pune to Nasik

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My favourite travel author Paul Theroux says in the opening paragraph of ‘The Great Railway Bazaar’ – the best travel book ever written тАУ тАЬI have seldom heard a train go by and not wished I was on itтАЭ. One simple sentence summarizes the entire romance and mysticism around the trains. It conjures up the sights and sounds of unknown exotic destinations. It is as if you donтАЩt care where the train goes; you only want to be someplace that is far and not seen before. Someplace where people look different, language you canтАЩt understand but sounds musical; and food is an adventure everytime.

Meanwhile, the train chugs along several stations. It is the perfect weather to buy chikki in Lonavala and feast on hot vada paos. The taste brings back memories from the past. It seems as if the chikki and vada tastes have been standardized like McDonalds. You remember the taste from times long gone when you took the Madgaon Express from CST to Goa every month on the Konkan Railway Line.

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The Stupendous Chitradurga Fort

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Most of the forts you visited were predictable. But this fort has a surprise waiting at every gateway corner and beyond every wall. It is like being rewarded for your huffing and puffing at every level of this Wii game. You feel like a child bounding up every which way. There are water storage tanks with elaborate planning for rain harvesting, granaries, oil pits, natural sources of clean cold water and temples.

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Timeless in Sanchi

Timeless in Sanchi

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Before the stupa, let’s dwell a little on the township itself (we are after all travelling, not just visiting a place on the tourist map). It’s a small, small place, and if you are here to stay, practically everyone will know that you have arrived before the day is out. At least that’s how it feels. If you have a white skin, you can be sure of it. And yet, unlike many other Indian places, there is no one to hassle you, with postcards to sell or hotel rooms to show. The place itself is almost Buddhist in its quietness.

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