Trip to Bharatpur bird Sanctuary
We had a three day long weekend coming up in September,2009 and wanted to drive down to someplace close to Delhi in a radius…
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We had a three day long weekend coming up in September,2009 and wanted to drive down to someplace close to Delhi in a radius…
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My favorite, never take the route back which you take to reach a destination, thus maximizing the opportunity to explore and know more. There are so many places in AP to Visit, so it was a week long plan to make a trip. I had 3 days in spare and almost 700-800km or budget based on my car’s milage. We were longing for Suryalanka beach from long, its the nearest beach from Hyderabad, not much advised in summer but still a beach is my attraction. We listed down, bora caves, bellum caves, warrangal, vijaywada, srisailam, nagarjun sagar, suryalanka, vishakhapatnam and many more. Finally, friday afternoon I decided for Srisailam, a piligrimage with just 200 odd km away from my home in Hyderabad. So, I texted my wife and my brother in law (he was on a short visit to our place) that pack your bags we are going to “Suryalanka”… that was an inadvertent mistake. Which I did not realize until I reached home from office. I was surprised to know that my family was apparently happy to know that we are going ot Suryalanka. I spoiled their excitement admitting the mistake.
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рд╢реНрд░реАрдирдЧрд░ рдХреБрдЫ рджреЗрд░ рдореЗ рдЖрдиреЗ рд╣реА рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рдерд╛ рдЕрдм рдЬрд╛рдХрд░ рдХреБрдЫ рдЯреНрд░реИрдлрд┐рдХ рдирдЬрд╝рд░ рдЖрдиреЗ рд▓рдЧрд╛ рдерд╛ред рдорд╣рд┐рдВрджреНрд░рд╛ рдмреЛрд▓реЗрд░реЛ, рдЯрд╛рдЯрд╛ рд╕реВрдореЛ, рд▓реЛрдЧреЛрдВ рдХреА рдкрд░реНрд╕рдирд▓ рдЧрд╛рдбрд╝рд┐рдпрд╛рдБ рд╕рдЯрд╛рд╕рдЯ рджреМрдбрд╝ рд░рд╣реА рдереАред рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдкрд░ рдмреАрдЬреЗрдкреА рддреЛ рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдЧрд╛рдбреА рдкрд░ рдЖрдк(рдЖрдо рдЖрджрдореА рдкрд╛рд░реНрдЯреА) рдХреЗред рддрднреА рдПрдХ рдкреБрд▓рд┐рд╕ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рдиреЗ рд╣рд╛рде рджрд┐рдпрд╛, рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рд╕реЛрдЪрд╛ рд╣реЛ рд╕рдХрддрд╛ рд╣реИ рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рдХрд┐ рдЧрд╛рдбреА рдФрд░ рдЕрдХреЗрд▓рд╛ рд╕рд╡рд╛рд░ рд╣реИ рдХрд╣реАрдВ рдпреЗ рд╕реЛрдЪрдХрд░ рд░реЛрдХ рд░рд╣рд╛ рд╣реЛред рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рдЧрд╛рдбрд╝реА рд░реЛрдХреА, рдПрдХ рдкреБрд▓рд┐рд╕ рдХрд░реНрдореА рдореЗрд░реА рддрд░рдлрд╝ рдЖрдпрд╛ рдФрд░ рджреВрд╕рд░рд╛ рдЧрд╛рдбрд╝реА рдХреЗ рдЖрдЧреЗ рдЦрдбрд╝рд╛ рд╣реЛ рдЧрдпрд╛ред рдореБрдЭреЗ рдбрд░рдиреЗ рдХреА рдХреЛрдИ рд▓реЛрдб рдирд╣реАрдВ рдереА рдЧрд╛рдбрд╝реА рдХреЗ рдХрд╛рдЧрдЬрд╝ рдкреВрд░реЗ рдереЗред
рдкреБрд▓рд┐рд╕ рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ – рдХрд╣рд╛рдБ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣реЗ рд╣реЛ ?
рдореИрдВ – рдХреЗрджрд╛рд░рдирд╛рдеред
рдкреБрд▓рд┐рд╕ рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ – рдЕрдХреЗрд▓реЗ ?
рдореИрдВ – рд╣рд╛рдБред
рдкреБрд▓рд┐рд╕ рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ – рдмрдбрд╝реА рд╣рд┐рдореНрдордд рд╣реИред
рдореИрдВ – рдмрд╕ рдЬрд┐ рдореВрдбрд╝ рдХрд░ рдЧрдпрд╛ред
рджреВрд╕рд░рд╛ рдкреБрд▓рд┐рд╕ рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ – рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдЖрдк рдореБрдЭреЗ рд╢реНрд░реАрдирдЧрд░ рддрдХ рдЫреЛрдбрд╝ рджреЛрдЧреЗ ?
рдореИрдВ – рдореЛрд╕реНрдЯ рд╡реЗрд▓рдХрдоред рдЖрдЬрд╛рдУред
I have seen elephants so many times, fed them bananas, saw Mahout riding them and heard their trumpeting, but that sound was not like trumpeting. It was more like roaring of tigers or lions that I heard in zoo. So I was not at all convinced with the judgement of Jainul Abedin. I thought itтАЩs better to keep my eyes open and brain in action for own safety, especially because we were accompanying by a forest guard with a very little on field experience. But he was at the helm and we needed to follow him. A single man with a 3not3 rifle, GOD knows, if loaded or not, the ratio was 5 of us to him. He suggested Kamal and Prakash to move ahead of him and me, Chandra & KKD to follow. We were moving cautiously and quietly. It was a serious situation, no animal was visible yet, only the heart shaking rumbling sounds. We all were trying to escape somehow and were following each otherтАЩs steps. Jainul was looking confident to handle the situation, he pointed towards the bush to spot some wild elephants hiding there. I immediately made up my mind of running zig zag in case of an attack. They were growling loudly and we all were maintaining absolute silence yet moving forward. . How could I not click a snap of them? I looked through the lens, not sure of how much could I zoom in. But before I could click Jainul pulled me and virtually taken away from there. He cautioned, тАЬAre you carzy? Elephants will not spare, if caught.тАЭ He forced me to go fast to catch my friends who were far ahead by now. I did in the end catch up with them and we did escape safely. It was perhaps JainulтАЩs quality training that enabled him to be alert on time, identify the noise correctly and handle the situation brilliantly.
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рдЖрдк рдХрд╛ рддреЛ рдирд┐рд╢реНрдЪрд┐рдд рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рд╕реБрдмрд╣ рд╡рд╛рд▓реА рдЧрд▓рддреА рдирд╣реА рджреЛрд╣рд░рд╛рдПрдВрдЧреЗ, рдордЧрд░ рдмрдЪреНрдЪреЗ рддреЛ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдорди рдХреА рдорд░реНрдЬреА рдХреЗ рдорд╛рд▓рд┐рдХ рдард╣рд░реЗ, рдЕрдд: рдЙрдиреНрд╣реЛрдВрдиреЗ рдЙрд╕ рдореЗрдиреНрдпреБ рдХреЛ рдЪреБрдирд╛ рдЬреЛ рдЙрддреНрддрд░ рднрд╛рд░рддреАрдп рд╢рд╛рджрд┐рдпреЛ рдореЗрдВ рдмрд╣реБ-рдкреНрд░рдЪрд▓рд┐рдд рднреА рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рд╣рд┐рдЯ рднреА | рдЪрд╛рдКрдорд┐рди рдХреЗ рднрд╛рд░рддреАрдп рд╕рдВрд╕реНрдХрд░рдг рд╕реЗ рд▓реЗрдХрд░ рджрд╛рд▓ рдордХреНрдЦрдиреА рдФрд░ рд╢рд╛рд╣реА рдкрдиреАрд░ рддрдХ, рдордЧрд░ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рд░рд╛рдо рдиреЗ рддреЛ рдирд┐рд╢реНрдЪрд┐рдд рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рд╣реИ, рд╣рдо рддреЛ рдЖрдЬ рдЬреАрдореЗрдВрдЧреЗ рдЙрд╕ рдЦрд╛рдиреЗ рдкрд░, рдЬрд┐рд╕рдХрд╛ рд╕реНрд╡рд╛рдж рд╣рдо рд╢рд╣рд░реА рдЬрд┐рдиреНрджрдЧреА рдХреА рдЗрд╕ рдЕрдВрдзреА рднрд╛рдЧрджреМрдбрд╝ рдореЗрдВ рдХрд╣реАрдВ рдкреАрдЫреЗ рдЫреЛрдбрд╝ рдЪреБрдХреЗ рд╣реИрдВ, рдФрд░ рдпрджрд┐ рдЪрд╛рд╣реЗрдВ рднреА рддреЛ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реА рдЖрдЬ рдХреА рдбрд┐рдЬрд╝рд╛рдЗрдирд░ рд░рд╕реЛрдЗрдпрд╛рдБ рдореЗрдВ рди рддреЛ рджреЗрд╕реА рдЪреВрд▓реНрд╣реЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдпреЗ рдХрд╣реАрдВ рдХреЛрдИ рдкреНрд░рд╛рд╡рдзрд╛рди рд╣реЛ
рд╕рдХрддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рди рд╣реА рд╣рдорд╛рд░реА рдЖрдЬ рдХреА рд╢рд░реАрдХреЗ-рд╣рдпрд╛рдд рдЙрдиреНрд╣реЗрдВ рдмрдирд╛ рд╕рдХрддреА рд╣реИрдВ| рд╕реЛ, рдЪреВрд▓реНрд╣реЗ рдХреА рд╣рд▓реНрдХреА рдЖрдБрдЪ рдкрд░ рд╕рд┐рдХреА рдордХрдИ рдФрд░ рдмрд╛рдЬрд░реЗ рдХреА рджреЗрд╕реА рдШреА рдореЗрдВ рддрд░рдмрддрд░ рд░реЛрдЯреА, рд╕рд╛рде рдореЗрдВ рд▓рд╣рд╕реБрди рдХреА рдЪрдЯрдиреА рдФрд░ рдмрдирд╛рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реА рд╣рдорд╛рд░реЗ рдЧрд╛рдБрд╡ рджреЗрд╣рд╛рдд рдХреА рд╣реА рдХреЛрдИ рдЧреНрд░рд╣рдгреА, рди рдХрд┐ рдХреЛрдИ рд╡реНрдпрд╡рд╕рд╛рдпрд┐рдХ рдХрд╛рд░реАрдЧрд░, рдЬреИрд╕рд╛ рдХрд┐ рдЖрдк рдЖрдЬрдХрд▓ рдХреА рд╢рд╛рджрд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рдпрд╛ рдлрд╝реВрдб рдлреЗрд╕реНрдЯрд┐рд╡рд▓ рдореЗрдВ рдкрд╛рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ | рд╡рд╣рд╛рдБ рдЖрдк рдРрд╕рд╛ рдЦрд╛рдирд╛ рдкрд╛ рддреЛ рд╕рдХрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ рдкрд░ рд╡реЛ рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рд░рд╕ рд╡рд┐рд╣реАрди рд╣реА рд╣реИ, рдпреЗ рд╣рдорд╛рд░рд╛ рд╡реНрдпрдХреНрддрд┐рдЧрдд рдЕрдиреБрднрд╡ рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рдЬрдм рддрдХ рдЦрд╛рдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рдЕрдиреНрдирдкреВрд░реНрдгрд╛ рдХреЗ рд╣рд╛рде рди рд▓рдЧреЗрдВ рд╣реЛрдВ рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рддреГрдкреНрддрд┐ рдирд╣реА рд╣реЛ рд╕рдХрддреА | рдЬреА рднрд░ рдЗрд╕рдХреЗ рд░рд╕рд╛рд╡рд╛рджрди рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рдореАрдареЗ рдХреЗ рд╢реМрдХреАрдиреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдпреЗ рдмрд╛рдЬрд░реЗ рдХреА рдЦрд┐рдЪрдбрд╝реА рдмреВрд░рд╛ рдЙрдХреЗрд░ рдХрд░ рдФрд░ рд╕рд╛рде рдореЗрдВ рдЧрд░реНрдо рдЧрд░реНрдо рдвреВрдз рдЬрд▓реЗрдмреА | рдРрд╕рд╛ рдЦрд╛рдирд╛ рд╡рд╛рд╕реНрддрд╡ рдореЗрдВ рдЖрдкрдХреЗ рдХреЗрд╡рд▓ рдкреЗрдЯ рдХреЛ рдирд╣реА рд╡рд░рди рдЖрддреНрдорд╛ рддрдХ рдХреЛ рднреА рддреГрдкреНрдд рдХрд░ рджреЗрддрд╛ рд╣реИ | рднрд▓реЗ рд╣реА рдЗрд╕ рдЬрдЧрд╣ рдХреЗ рдЖрд╕-рдкрд╛рд╕ рдХреА рдорд╣рд┐рд▓рд╛рдпреЗрдВ рдЪрд╛рд░ рдкреИрд╕реЗ рдХрдорд╛рдиреЗ рдФрд░ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдкрд░рд┐рд╡рд╛рд░ рдХреЛ рдХреБрдЫ рдЖрд░реНрдерд┐рдХ рд╕рд╣рдпреЛрдЧ рдкреНрд░рджрд╛рди рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдпреЗ рдЗрд╕ рдлрд╛рд░реНрдо рдореЗрдВ рд░реЛрдЬрд╝рдЧрд╛рд░ рдкрд╛ рд▓реЗрддреА рд╣реИрдВ рдордЧрд░ рдЗрд╕рдХрд╛ рд╕рдмрд╕реЗ рдмрдбрд╝рд╛ рд╕рдХрд╛рд░рд╛рддреНрдордХ рдкрдХреНрд╖ рдпреЗ рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рдпреВрдБ рд▓рдЧрддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдХреЛрдИ рдЖрдкрдХреА рдкрд░рд┐рдЪрд┐рдд рд╣реА рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рдкреНрд░реЗрдо рд╕реЗ рдмреИрдард╛ рдХрд░ рдЦрд┐рд▓рд╛ рд░рд╣реА рд╣реИ, рдЖрдкрдХреЗ рдХрд┐рд╕реА рднреА рдЧреБрдг рдХрд╛ рдЙрдкрдпреЛрдЧ рдХрд╣реАрдВ рднреА рд╣реЛ рдЖрдЦрд┐рд░ рдХрд╛рдо рддреЛ рдХрд╛рдо рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реЗ рдЬреИрд╕реЗ рдФрд░ рднреА рдЬреЛ рдЗрд╕ рджреЗрд╢реА рдЦрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд╢реМрдХрд╝реАрди рд╣реИрдВ, рдкреВрд░реА рдореЛрд╣рдмреНрдмрдд рдФрд░ рдЦрд▓реВрд╕ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рдЦрд╛ рд░рд╣реЗ рд╣реИрдВ | рдЖрдк рдХреЛ рд╕рдмрд╕реЗ рдЕрдЪреНрдЫрд╛ рдпрд╣ рджреЗрдЦ рдХрд░ рд▓рдЧрддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рдиреМрдЬрд╡рд╛рди рдкреАрдврд╝реА рдХреЗ рдЬреЛ рд▓рдбрдХреЗ-рд▓рдбрдХрд┐рдпрд╛рдБ рднреА рдпрд╣рд╛рдБ рдЖрдпреЗ рд╡реЛ рдЗрди рдорд╣рд┐рд▓рд╛рдпреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдкреВрд░реЗ рд╕рдореНрдорд╛рди рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рдЖрдБрдЯреА-рдЖрдБрдЯреА рдХрд╣ рдХрд░ рдмреБрд▓рд╛рддреЗ рд░рд╣реЗ рдФрд░ рдереИрдиреНрдХреВ рдереИрдиреНрдХреВ рдХрд░ рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рд╕реЗ рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рдлреЛрдЯреЛ рдЦрд┐рдВрдЪрд╡рд╛рдирд╛ рди рднреВрд▓рддреЗ…. рдЖрдЦрд┐рд░рдХрд╛рд░ рдкрд░рдореНрдкрд░рд╛рдПрдБ рднреА рдХреЛрдИ рдЪреАрдЬрд╝ рд╣реИрдВ…. That is why I love my India!!!
South of Sikkim is also known for its world famous tea garden тАЬTemi TeaтАЭ. It is the only tea garden in Sikkim and considered…
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There is also a small pound near Ganesh temple. After visiting Ganesh temple, we visited Jain Temple. Since we all were hungry, we had “рдХрдЪреМреЬреА with рдХреЭреА” from a street shop.
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тАЬMoromiтАЭ, in Assamese means тАЬa loved oneтАЭ. She was looking at me with her pretty eyes. I could not move further. I felt like I was caught by her looks. First time ever, I felt for a deer like that. It was a love at first sight, if that exist at all. I came close to her, spread my hands for a hug and it was gracefully accepted by her.
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The Kalo Dungar is also famous for a 400 year old Dattatreya temple. Legend says that when Dattatreya walked on the earth, he stopped at the Black Hills and found a band of starving jackals. Being a god, he offered them his body to eat and as they ate, his body continually regenerated itself.
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Indeed a lot of people like to call Alleppey (official name Alappuzha) as the Venice of India. I was in Alleppey last month and was fortunate enough to experience the unique life that people in the area lead. ┬аAs there is water ways everywhere of all sizes, people have adapted to the same just like fish to water. We took a few houseboats as well as small boat rides in the backwater and the experience was an eye-opener. Nowhere in India are people so much adapted to a life of using canals and boats in their day to day life as in backwaters of Kerala, which is also the home of famous snake boat race.
Just like you and I will have a bike or a car, almost every house hold in the area will have a small canoe or boat that is used for all day to day activities. Our day started on a small boat and we went to some villages situated on both side of the internal canals. It was a very interesting experience to watch the day to day life in the backwaters of Kerala. Most of the internal canals are not very wide and only small boats can go into them, leaving the bigger houseboats only on the main water ways. As it is difficult to reach these small villages quickly by road transport, people use boats to carry their produce to the main canals, from where trucks come and carry the rice to the wholesaler. This is not only cost effective but also quicker.
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People gathered here in huge number and many had already occupied the chairs kept under sheds circling the field. Others, like us, who reached here late, were trying hard to get a convenient place to watch the jubilant youthful passionate Bihu dance. I found my place in the middle of crowds. But some tall youths, who were blessed by the GOD with such a sterling heights, suddenly came and stood in front of me. They were standing like a monument and my visibility to the field came to an end.
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Finally we reached at a point with a gate with board of No-Entry. The forest office on the left with a guard welcomed us. Mr. ThakkarтАЩs references again worked and we were greeted with a cup of tea and snacks. The Delhi Plate car was a surprise to all and was more astonished to know that we were driving all the way from Delhi. He informed that the marine park is a restricted area and only allowed with a guide. Surprised! Please donтАЩt, because there wasnтАЩt any official guide, locals in company with the forest guards, engage in guiding the seldom visitors for Rs. 100/- only. They are generally students and natives of nearby villages. The forest guard asked us to pay Rs. 100/- each as entry fee the vehicle can be parked only just after entering the No Entry gate. We paid the same with official receipt, the guide may be paid in cash.
The entire area is a protected place and well guarded by CISF, posted on watch towers with sophisticated weapons because of its proximity to the international borders and the port. We were asked to wear shorts and slippers because of the mangrove and swamp ahead. After abiding by, we started our very exciting journey towards the sea. After traversing the bushes we reached the infinitive vastness of the shores with mangroves spotting here and there. During low tide the sea water recedes to as far as five km and gradually creeps back inundating the entire vast emptiness and the mangroves by noon.
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