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Single Day Trip Near Bangalore: Jayamangali Blackbuck Reserve and Madhugiri Fort

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Well, hope is a wonderful thing and is a must grab tool too, be it come from any source, come on any moment, come from anywhere. There He walked down where we sat down with a fickle mind whether to proceed or not. He looked like an ordinary man, carrying a backpack with a 1 litre bottle, head shining like a aura in sun, spects crowning like a jewel on Him, and a determination to climb any fort in vision. And as expected He rides on a THUNDERBIRD. We asked Him how far is it going up from here, and He replied in simple words, “2 hours of continuous walk up and 1 hour of a smiling walk down”. We just kept listening to His stories, He kept on sharing his experiences, and within few minutes of interaction He was a hero. Trekking alone just to make sure He climbs every fort He knows exist. He motivated us to the brim of our taking and we were all set to see what’s there on the top. We were short on water and with every level up we tasted water pretty slowly. There we saw the mighty walls of the fort, standing tall through times and weather, without APEX ULTIMA :p.

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A Rainy Day in Raichak

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The balcony leads you to the lounge or resting area. This lounge will amaze you. Four-poster bed, easy chair, gramophone, tables, chairs, sofa тАУ decades old decorates this lounge. One can also notice the typical Bengali red cemented floors here. The only touch of modernization in this room perhaps is the air conditioning. The best part was the view through the large glass window panes which got frosted because of the rain outside. It rather added to the rustic beauty.

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Red Fort

A day in the historic Red Fort – Shahjahanabad, the Seventh city of Delhi

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Recently, I went to visit Red Fort and come back home with so many thoughtful memories. It was not my first visit but this trip was an amazing experience.
The Red Fort of Delhi has witnessed so many rulers and an important link between the past and the present. It had witnessed the downfall of Mughal dynasty, as well as pains and sufferings throughout our freedom struggle. It has also witnessed the day when Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, unfurled the national flag from the ramparts of the Red Fort on 15th of August, 1947.

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Mehrauli тАУ The Second City of Delhi

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Mehrauli quickly became a hotspot for construction which continued for centuries and today perhaps boasts of more monuments than any other part of Delhi. The building of Mehrauli started just a kilometre away from Fateh Burj where Ghori and Aibak entered Qila Rai Pithora after defeating Prithviraj.

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Photography : Practical Tips and Tricks

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This is true of every ghumakkar. If Vishal Rathore, DL, Amitava, Ritesh, Manu, Abhee, Jat Devta, SS, Praveen Wadhwa, Nirdesh, Vipin, Mala, Devasmitha and Sushant (or any of the rest of authors here) were wandering together in a city or village with our cameras on our shoulders, each of us would aim at different objects and would shoot from different angles and for different reasons. It hardly matters whether we own a DSLR or a mobile phone as far as selection of our subjects is concerned. Well, here are a few things which I have learnt in photography in all these years. May be you would find them interesting and useful.

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рд░рд╣рд╕реНрдпрдордпреА рдирдЧрд░реА – рдорд╛рдВрдбреВ

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рдЕрд▓реНрдЯреАрдореЗрдЯрд▓реА рд╣рдо рдЙрд╕ рднреАрдордХрд╛рдп рднрд╡рди рдХреЗ рдирд┐рдХрдЯ рдЬрд╛ рдкрд╣реБрдВрдЪреЗ рдЬреЛ рджреВрд░ рд╕реЗ рдПрдХ рдЫреЛрдЯрд╛ рд╕рд╛ рдмреБрд░реНрдЬ рдорд╣рд╕реВрд╕ рд╣реЛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ред рд╡рд╣рд╛рдВ рд▓рд┐рдЦрд╛ рдерд╛ – рд░рд╛рдиреА рд░реВрдкрдорддреА рдХрд╛ рдорд╣рд▓ ! рд╡рд╣рд╛рдВ рд╣рдордиреЗ рдереЛреЬреА рджреЗрд░ рддрдХ рдЗрдорд▓реА рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рдареЗрд▓реЗ рдкрд░ рдЗрдорд▓реА рдХреЗ рд░реЗрдЯ рдХреЛ рд▓реЗрдХрд░ рдмрд╣рд╕ рдХреАред рдпреЗ рдорд╛рдВрдбреВ рдХреА рд╡рд┐рд╢реЗрд╖ рдЗрдорд▓реА рдереА рдЬрд┐рд╕рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рд░реЗ рдореЗрдВ рдореБрдХреЗрд╢ рдиреЗ рдмрддрд╛рдпрд╛ рдХрд┐ рдпреЗ рд╕рд┐рд░реНрдл рдпрд╣рд╛рдВ рдорд╛рдВрдбреВ рдХреА рдЬрд▓рд╡рд╛рдпреБ рдХрд╛ рд╣реА рдкреНрд░рддрд╛рдк рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рдпрд╣рд╛рдВ рдпреЗ рдЗрдорд▓реА рдЙрдЧрддреА рд╣реИред рдореИрдВ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдЬрдиреНрдо рд╕реЗ рд▓реЗрдХрд░ рдЖрдЬ рддрдХ рдЗрдорд▓реА рдХреЗ рдирд╛рдо рдкрд░ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдкрд░рдЪреВрди рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рдХреА рджреБрдХрд╛рди рдкрд░ рдЬреЛ рдЗрдорд▓реА рджреЗрдЦрддрд╛ рдЖрдпрд╛ рд╣реВрдВ, рд╡рд╣ рддреЛ рдЫреЛрдЯреЗ – рдЫреЛрдЯреЗ рдмреАрдЬ рд╣реЛрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ рдЬрд┐рдирдХреЗ рдКрдкрд░ рдХреЛрдХрд╛рдХреЛрд▓рд╛ рд░рдВрдЧ рдХреА рдЦрдЯрд╛рд╕ рдЪрд┐рдкрдХреА рд╣реБрдИ рд╣реЛрддреА рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рдмреАрдЬ рдЖрдкрд╕ рдореЗрдВ рдПрдХ рджреВрд╕рд░реЗ рд╕реЗ рдкреЗрдкреНрд╕реА рдХрд▓рд░ рдХреЗ рдзрд╛рдЧреЛрдВ рд╕реЗ рдЬреБреЬреЗ рд░рд╣рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВред рд╡рд╣ рдпреЗ рддреЛ рдЗрдорд▓реА рдХреЗ рдлрд▓ рдереЗ рдЬрд┐рдирдХреЗ рднреАрддрд░ рдмреАрдЬ рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рдЕрдкреЗрдХреНрд╖рд┐рдд рдереЗред рдмрд╛рд╣рд░ рд╕реЗ рдЗрд╕ рдлрд▓ рдкрд░ рдЗрддрдиреЗ рд╕реБрдиреНрджрд░ рд░реЛрдпреЗрдВ рдереЗ рдХрд┐ рдмрд╕, рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдмрддрд╛рдКрдВ = рдПрдХрджрдо рд╕реЙрдлреНрдЯ рдПрдВрдб рд╕рд┐рд▓реНрдХреА ! рджреВрд░ рд╕реЗ рджреЗрдЦреЛ рддреЛ рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рд▓рдЧреЗрдЧрд╛ рдХрд┐ рд╢рд╛рдпрдж рдмреЗрд▓ рдмрд┐рдХ рд░рд╣реА рд╣реИ, рдкрд░ рдкрд╛рд╕ рдЬрд╛рдХрд░ рджреЗрдЦреЗрдВ рддреЛ рдкрддрд╛ рдЪрд▓рддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рдЗрдорд▓реА рдХреЗ рдлрд▓ рдХреА рд╢рдХреНрд▓-рд╕реВрд░рдд рдмреЗрд▓ рдХреЗ рдлрд▓ рд╕реЗ рдХреБрдЫ рднрд┐рдиреНрди рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рд╕рд╛рде рдореЗрдВ рд░реЛрдпреЗрдВ рднреА рд╣реИрдВ! рдЬрдм рд░реЗрдЯ рдХреЛ рд▓реЗрдХрд░ рд╕реМрджрд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдкрдЯрд╛ рддреЛ рд╣рдо рдЯрд┐рдХрдЯ рд▓реЗрдХрд░ рд░рд╛рдиреА рд░реВрдкрдорддреА рдХреЗ рдорд╣рд▓ рдпрд╛ рдордВрдбрдк рдХреА рдУрд░ рдмреЭ рдЪрд▓реЗ рдЬреЛ рдирд░реНрдорджрд╛ рдирджреА рд╕реЗ 305 рдореАрдЯрд░ рдХреА рдКрдВрдЪрд╛рдИ рдкрд░ рдПрдХ рдкрд╣рд╛реЬреА рдкрд░ рд╕реНрдерд┐рдд рд╣реИред рдпрд╣ рдореБрдЭреЗ рдХрд┐рд╕реА рднреА рдПрдВрдЧрд┐рд▓ рд╕реЗ рдорд╣рд▓ рдпрд╛ рдордВрдбрдк рдЕрдиреБрднрд╡ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реБрдЖред рдЕрдм рдЬреИрд╕рд╛ рдХрд┐ рдкреЭрдиреЗ рдХреЛ рдорд┐рд▓рд╛ рд╣реИ, рдпреЗ рдореВрд▓рддрдГ рд╕реЗрдирд╛ рдХреЗ рдЙрдкрдпреЛрдЧ рдореЗрдВ рдЖрдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реА рдПрдХ рдордЪрд╛рди рд╣реБрдЖ рдХрд░рддреА рдереА рдЬрд┐рд╕рдореЗрдВ рдордзреНрдп рдореЗрдВ рдПрдХ рдмреЬрд╛ рдкрд░рдиреНрддреБ рдиреАрдЪреА рдЫрдд рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рд╣реЙрд▓ рд╡ рдЙрд╕рдХреЗ рджреЛрдиреЛрдВ рдУрд░ рджреЛ рдХрдорд░реЗ рдереЗред рдкрд░ рдмрд╛рдж рдореЗрдВ рдЙрд╕рдореЗрдВ рд╡рд┐рд╕реНрддрд╛рд░ рдХрд░рдХреЗ рдКрдкрд░ рдмреБрд░реНрдЬ рд╡ рджреЛ рдЧреБрдВрдмрдж рдмрдирд╛рдпреЗ рдЧрдпреЗред рдпреЗ рдмреБрд░реНрдЬ рд╡рд╛рд╕реНрддрд╡ рдореЗрдВ рдЖрдХрд░реНрд╖рдХ рдкреНрд░рддреАрдд рд╣реЛрддреА рд╣реИред рдпреЗ рд╕рдм рдХрд╛рдо рд╕рд┐рд░реНрдл рдЗрд╕рд▓рд┐рдпреЗ рдХрд░рд╛рдиреЗ рдкреЬреЗ рдереЗ рдЪреВрдВрдХрд┐ рд░рд╛рдиреА рд░реВрдкрдорддреА рдХреЛ рдирд░реНрдорджрд╛ рдирджреА рдХреЗ рджрд░реНрд╢рди рдХрд┐рдпреЗ рдмрд┐рдирд╛ рдЦрд╛рдирд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдЦрд╛рдирд╛ рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рдерд╛, рдЕрддрдГ рд╡рд╣ рдпрд╣рд╛рдВ рд╕реЗ рейрежрел рдореАрдЯрд░ рдиреАрдЪреЗ рдШрд╛рдЯреА рдореЗрдВ рдПрдХ рдЪрд╛рдВрджреА рдХреА рд▓рдХреАрд░ рд╕реА рдиреЫрд░ рдЖрдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реА рдирд░реНрдорджрд╛ рдХреА рдзрд╛рд░рд╛ рдХреЛ рджреЗрдЦ рдХрд░ рд╕рдВрддреЛрд╖ рдХрд░ рд▓рд┐рдпрд╛ рдХрд░рддреА рдереАрдВ рдФрд░ рдПрддрджрд░реНрде рдирд┐рддреНрдп рдкреНрд░рддрд┐ рдпрд╣рд╛рдВ рдЖрдпрд╛ рдХрд░рддреА рдереАрдВред рдЗрд╕реА рдХрд╛рд░рдг рдмрд╛реЫ рдмрд╣рд╛рджреБрд░ рдиреЗ рдЗрд╕рдореЗрдВ рдХреБрдЫ рдкрд░рд┐рд╡рд░реНрддрди рдХрд░рд╛рдХрд░ рдЗрд╕реЗ рдЗрд╕ рдпреЛрдЧреНрдп рдХрд░ рджрд┐рдпрд╛ рдХрд┐ рдЬрдм рд░реВрдкрдорддреА рдпрд╣рд╛рдВ рдЖрдпреЗрдВ рддреЛ рд╡рд╣ рд░рд╛рдиреА рд╕реЗ рдХреБрдЫ рдЕрдЪреНрдЫреЗ – рдЕрдЪреНрдЫреЗ рдЧрд╛рдиреЛрдВ рдХреА рдлрд░рдорд╛рдЗрд╢ рдХрд░ рд╕рдХреЗрдВ рдФрд░ рдЪреИрди рд╕реЗ рд╕реБрди рд╕рдХреЗрдВред рдЬреИрд╕рд╛ рдХрд┐ рдЖрдЬ рдХрд▓ рдХреЗ рд▓реЬрдХреЗ – рд▓реЬрдХрд┐рдпрд╛рдВ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдореЗрдВ рдЬрд╛рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ рддреЛ рднрдЧрд╡рд╛рди рдХреЗ рджрд░реНрд╢рдиреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдЕрд▓рд╛рд╡рд╛ рдПрдХ рджреВрд╕рд░реЗ рдХреЗ рднреА рджрд░реНрд╢рди рдХреА рдЕрднрд┐рд▓рд╛рд╖рд╛ рд▓реЗрдХрд░ рдЬрд╛рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ, рдРрд╕реЗ рд╣реА рд░рд╛рдиреА рд░реВрдкрдорддреА рдФрд░ рдмрд╛рдЬ рдмрд╣рд╛рджреБрд░ рднреА рдпрд╣рд╛рдВ рдЖрдХрд░ рдкреНрд░рдгрдп – рдкреНрд░рд╕рдВрдЧреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдкрд░рд╡рд╛рди рдЪреЭрд╛рддреЗ рдереЗред рдЦреИрд░ рдЬреА, рд╣рдореЗрдВ рдХреНрдпрд╛!

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рдЗрдиреНрджреМрд░ рдкрд╣реБрдВрдЪ рдЧрдпреЗ рд╣рдо!

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рдЦрд╛рдирд╛ рдЦрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рдореИрдиреЗ рддреЛ рд▓рдВрдмреА рддрд╛рди рд▓реА рдФрд░ рдпреЗ рддреАрдиреЛрдВ рдорд╣рд┐рд▓рд╛рдПрдВ рди рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреНрдпрд╛ тАУ рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдЧрдкрд╢рдк рдХрд░рддреА рд░рд╣реАрдВред рд░рд╛рдЬрд╛ рдХреА рдордВрдбреА (рдЖрдЧрд░рд╛) рд╕реНрдЯреЗрд╢рди рдЖрдпрд╛ рддреЛ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдШреБрдордХреНрдХреЬ рднрд╛рдИ рд░рд┐рддреЗрд╢ рдЧреБрдкреНрддрд╛ рдХреА рдпрд╛рдж рдЖрдИред рдЙрдирд╕реЗ рд╕рдЪреНрдЪреА-рдореБрдЪреНрдЪреА рд╡рд╛рд▓реА рдореБрд▓рд╛рдХрд╛рдд рддреЛ рдЖрдЬ рддрдХ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реЛ рдкрд╛рдИ рдкрд░ рдлреЗрд╕рдмреБрдХ рдкрд░ рдЧрдк-рд╢рдк рдЕрдХреНрд╕рд░ рд╣реА рд╣реЛрддреА рд░рд╣рддреА рд╣реИред рдореИрдиреЗ рдЙрдирдХреЛ рдЗрд╕ рдЯреНрд░реЗрди рд╕реЗ рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рд░реЗ рдореЗрдВ рд╕реВрдЪрдирд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рджреА рд╣реБрдИ рдереА рдкрд░ рдлрд┐рд░ рднреА рди рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рдХрд┐рд╕ рдЖрд╢рд╛ рдореЗрдВ, рдкреНрд▓реЗрдЯрдлрд╛рд░реНрдо рдкрд░ рдЙрддрд░рд╛, рдХреБрдЫ рдкрд▓ рдЪрд╣рд▓-рдХрджрдореА рдХреА рдФрд░ рдлрд┐рд░ рд╡рд╛рдкрд┐рд╕ рдЯреНрд░реЗрди рдореЗрдВ рдЖ рдмреИрдард╛ред рдмрд╛рд╣рд░ рдЕрдВрдзреЗрд░рд╛ рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рд▓рдЧрд╛ рдерд╛ рдФрд░ рдЦрд┐реЬрдХреА рд╕реЗ рдХреБрдЫ рджрд┐рдЦрд╛рдИ рдирд╣реАрдВ рджреЗ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛, рдЕрддрдГ рд╕рд╛рдордиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЛрдВ рдкрд░ рд╣реА рдзреНрдпрд╛рди рдХреЗрдиреНрджреНрд░рд┐рдд рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ред рд╕реЛрдЪрд╛, рдмрдЪреНрдЪреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдХреБрдЫ рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рди рдХреА рдмрд╛рддреЗрдВ рдмрддрд╛рдИ рдЬрд╛рдпреЗрдВред рдШреБрдордХреНрдХреЬ рдХрд╛ реЫрд┐рдХреНрд░ рд╢реБрд░реБ рдХрд░ рджрд┐рдпрд╛ рдФрд░ рдмрддрд╛рдпрд╛ рдХрд┐ рдЕрдЧрд░ рдЙрдиреНрд╣реЛрдВрдиреЗ рд╡рд╣ рд╡реЗрдмрд╕рд╛рдЗрдЯ рдирд╣реАрдВ рджреЗрдЦреА рддреЛ рд╕рдордЭреЛ реЫрд┐рдиреНрджрдЧреА рдореЗрдВ рдХреБрдЫ рдирд╣реАрдВ рджреЗрдЦрд╛ред рд╡рд╣реАрдВ рдмреИрдареЗ тАУ рдмреИрдареЗ рд░рд┐рддреЗрд╢, рдордиреБ, рдЬрд╛рдЯ рджреЗрд╡рддрд╛, рдбреА.рдПрд▓. рдЕрдорд┐рддрд╡, рдирдиреНрджрди, рдореБрдХреЗрд╢-рдХрд╡рд┐рддрд╛ рднрд╛рд▓рд╕реЗ, рдкреНрд░рд╡реАрдг рд╡рд╛рдзрд╡рд╛ рдЖрджрд┐-рдЖрджрд┐ рд╕рдм рдХрд╛ рдкрд░рд┐рдЪрдп рджреЗ рдбрд╛рд▓рд╛ред рд░реЗрд▓рд╡реЗ рдХреЛ рднреА рдХреЛрд╕рд╛ рдХрд┐ рд▓реИрдкрдЯреЙрдк рдирд╣реАрдВ рдЪрд▓ рдкрд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рд╣реИ, рд╡рд░рдирд╛ рдЙрдирдХреЛ рдШреБрдордХреНрдХреЬ рд╕рд╛рдЗрдЯ рднреА рджрд┐рдЦрд╛ рдбрд╛рд▓рддрд╛ред

рд░рд╛рдд рд╣реБрдИ, рдЦрд╛рдирд╛ рдЦрд╛рдпрд╛, рдХреБрдЫ рджреЗрд░ рдХрд┐рддрд╛рдм рдкреЭреА, рдлрд┐рд░ рд╕рд╛рдорд╛рди рдХреЛ рдареАрдХ рд╕реЗ рд▓реЙрдХ рдХрд░рдХреЗ рдФрд░ рдХреИрдорд░реЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рдмреИрдЧ рдХреЛ рдЕрдкрдиреА рдЫрд╛рддреА рд╕реЗ рд▓рдЧрд╛ рдХрд░ рд╕реЛ рдЧрдпрд╛ред рдЧреНрд╡рд╛рд▓рд┐рдпрд░ рдореЗрдВ рдЙрддрд░ рдХрд░ рдЕрдВрдзреЗрд░реЗ рдореЗрдВ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдореЛрдмрд╛рдЗрд▓ рд╕реЗ рдПрдХ-рджреЛ рдлреЛрдЯреЛ рдЦреАрдВрдЪрдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рднреА рдкреНрд░рдпрддреНрди рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдкрд░ рдХреБрдЫ рдмрд╛рдд рдХреБрдЫ рдмрдиреА рдирд╣реАрдВред рд╕реБрдмрд╣ рдкрд╛рдВрдЪ рдмрдЬреЗ рдЖрдВрдЦ рдЦреБрд▓реА рдФрд░ рдЯреНрд░реЗрди рд▓рдЧрднрдЧ 7 рдмрдЬреЗ рдЗрдиреНрджреМрд░ рд╕реНрдЯреЗрд╢рди рдкрд░ рдЖ рдкрд╣реБрдВрдЪреАред

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Shergarh тАУ Sixth City of Delhi

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Before entering the main gate, get off at Mathura Road and enter the lake area. You can take the kids out boating. But you have more serious things to do. You walk towards the looming Talaaqi Gate. This gate like the others is also capped with chattris and protected with bastions. Walk along the ramparts on the right with the rim of the lake on your right. Once the moat probably ran around the fort but now is limited to the western flank. Just make some noise walking so that you do not startle love birds cooing in the bushes.
Shergarh is a sprawling compound bound by walls on all sides. There are three gates: The Western Gate for entering is called Bada Darwaza flanked with mighty bastions, Northern Gate is called the Talaaqi Darwaza or the Forbidden Gate and the Southern Gate is called Humayun Gate. Humayun Gate is the signature symbol of Purana Qila with the two ubiquitous pavilions on top. At the foot is an amphitheatre where the Light and Sound show about Seven Cities of Delhi is played out in the evenings.

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Cochin тАУ Sightseeing by cruise and Cherai Beach

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As weather was hot, this ride was giving us good relief from heat. For first 15-20 minutes it was just like a normal cruise experience similar to Mumbai Gateway of India cruise ride or cruise ride at Rameswaram. But we were happy as kids were enjoying this ride with lots of space to sit as well as to run inside the boat and to see sparkling water.On our way we got to see many boats like country type, Russian yacht etc.

Although, it was a pleasant journey but I didnтАЩt find it worth or itтАЩs not value for money. Boat sailor but surely took us at the midst of sea and we saw numbers of Dolphin fish. Watching Kochi Harbour, Bolgatty island resort and Dolphin were good experience. Chinese Fishing net is an icon for Kochi but I didnтАЩt find anything interesting watching that. The total time we spent here was 02 hours and we found it tiring. We came back to Marine Drive. Marine drive is a nice hangout place with many eatery joints.We had some light lunch and icecreams and came back to our friends place at 1730 hrs.

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Firozabad тАУ Fifth City of Delhi

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Nothing beats the romance and magic of visiting a monument in Delhi on a wintry Sunday afternoon. The light December breeze has cleared the smog. The air seems almost crisp. Kotla Firoz Shah is an oasis in the middle of the city. It is hard to imagine that exactly 614 years ago on an equally beautiful December day this fortress was being plundered. Soak in the atmosphere sprawled on the green grass under the flitting sun. You can see DelhiтАЩs first skyscraper Vikas Minar in the south, the IG Stadium in the east, floodlights of Firoz Shah Kotla Stadium just yards away, and for company you have crows, mynahs, eagles, dogs and even cats. Chat up the security guard for nuggets of information.

Apparently, this is the only place in Delhi supposed to be the abode of Djinns or spirits. Believers come and light up diyas and incense sticks. Some people even leave written requests. The steady stream of believers assures that wishes are being granted by the Djinns. Thursday is the day when most people come with their petitions and leave offerings. It is believed that the Djinns love Delhi so much that they cannot bear to see it deserted. The day beliefs die, city dies and you die.

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A trip to Mewar – Kumbhalgarh and Ranakpur

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The drive looked like very good till I encountered a steep slope drrive as in hills. Though I had driven the car a few times in hilly area but God knows what happened I just lost the confidence here when I saw that it was down and down and down. Oh God what to do now. I was trembling with fear and had put my car on to first gear . My wife and Bhakti just motivated me to carry on slowwly and remember our sojourn in the hills. I saw ┬аMahindra scorpio coming uphill. I just stopped him and asked him about how long it would continue like this. It was about 5 kms like this, according to him. and the situation became hilarious when he also asked how it would be like this uphill .

hahahahhaha……….. Any way the ordeal became less and plain road was there . ┬аWe were passing through ┬аthe forest area now and after a few minutes we entered the temple complex. So serene was the atmosphere there and about 30-35 vehicles parked inside the complex. Main reason that I found for heavy rush was that people from Jaina community revered the place and comee there just as they have Dilwara temples at Mount Abu. So a mixed crowd of foreigners and Indians there. And there stood the vast sprawling temple structure in white marble, so clean and so serene and so pious.

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Walking The Royal Mile

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Each floor had a different theme of illusions. I liked the floor with 3D illusions the best. There were a lot of interactive illusions as well. And the best part? They encouraged you to touch everything! The Mirror Maze was also fun. My mom kept walking into the mirrors, and I finally had to go in and help her get out.

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