Nature

Tranquil Tranquebar

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This is about our visit in July to Tranquebar, a beautiful beach on the Bay of Bengal. Our vacation was primarily to the ancient temple towns of the Cauvery Delta. The short distance from Chidambaram to Tranquebar was too good an opportunity to pass up.

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Around Pune – Bhuleshwar, Narayanpur and Baneshwar

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Legend says that it was done like this so that temple is not destroyed by invaders. However, the carvings inside are stupendous and comparable to one finds in Ajanta and Ellora but alas many of them are broken. There are depictions of scenes from Ramayan and Mahabharata on either side of temple like “Sita-haran”, “Bharat-Milap” etc.

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Matheran Magic

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Matheran is our favorite nearby destination which we have been visiting regularly from July to February each year since 2007. It is a small…

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Satara Surprise

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This is my first post here at Ghumakkar.   It is about our recent visits to Satara.  Satara is a nondescript small town at approx….

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