Roads

Winter Drive to Snowy Dhanaulti

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Few days ago, one of a reader asked me that why have I stopped writing on Ghumakkar. I had no particular answer. She told that I should again start writing.

So here I am back again to share few of my short travel tales. Starting with one of the trip which I remember was Dhanaulti which I visited in FebтАЩ14.

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Rain Fury in Chakrata, Uttarakhand in June 2013 (Part III)

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By 7:30 in the evening the passage got cleared by JCBs, and as soon as the vehicles started to enter Damta the police authorities started announcing: Aap sabhi yatriyon ka Damta gaon mein swagat hai, apke bhojan ki vyavastha school aur mandir dharamshala mein ki gayee hai, kripya ghabrayein nahi aur bhojan grahan karein We were overwhelmed with this gesture of the authorities of this small village who were offering free food to stranded travellers. The local villagers also offered places for night stay to travellers at very nominal prices, and all the shopkeeper were warned not to overcharge any travellers for any food items. After having dinner at Sharnarthi camp, we also took the shelter in the house built over local Police Station.

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Demystifying Bhangarh

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Part I was about mysteries of Bhangarh Fort тАУ based on prevalent notions (online and otherwise), which have endeared a relatively unknown Bhangarh to…

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A short Day trip from Vadodara to Hathnimata Temple & Waterfall

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From there, the air is very very clean and it’s all Green around !!,You’ll find yourself in typical village area, which lush green paddy fields , huts, etc. but the road is very Narrow at this point, and one must be care full.

Just a word of caution, drive very slow, as it’s village area and lot of children cross the roads every now and then, And try not to use Horns !!! Let’s do our bit not to disturb the locals.

A small Parking area is available, but, recently have seen a small field being cleared for make shift parking area. the Locals charge 5-10 Rs. for that.

Park your vehicles, and move ahead for a short trek over the flowing waters and that will lead you to the Waterfall !!, It’s a good place for Kids and every one. Sply Kids, they would love to see small Fishes in clear waters.

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рд╣рд┐рдВрджреБрд╕реНрддрд╛рди рдХрд╛ рдирд╛рдЬрд╝, рдпрдХрд╝реАрдирди рддрд╛рдЬ….

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рддрдХрд░реАрдмрди рддреАрди рдШрдВрдЯреЗ рдХреА рд╕реНрдореВрде рдбреНрд░рд╛рдЗрд╡ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рдЖрдЧрд░рд╛ рд╢рд╣рд░ рдореЗрдВ рджрд┐рд╢рд╛ рдирд┐рд░реНрджреЗрд╢реЛ рдХрд╛ рдкреАрдЫрд╛ рдХрд░рддреЗ рд╣реБрдП рд╣рдо рд▓реЛрдЧ рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рдордзреБрд╢реНрд░реА рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рдордиреЗ рдЖрдХрд░ рдЦрдбрд╝реЗ рд╣реЛ рдЧрдП. рдпрдореБрдирд╛ рдПрдХреНрд╕рдкреНрд░реЗрд╕рд╡реЗ рд╕реЗ рдмрд╛рд╣рд░ рдирд┐рдХрд▓ рдХрд░ рдЬрдм рдЖрдк рдЖрдЧрд░рд╛ рд╢рд╣рд░ рдореЗрдВ рдкреНрд░рд╡реЗрд╢ рдХрд░рддреЗ рд╣реИ рддреЛ рдирд╛рдХ рдХреА рд╕реАрдз рдореЗрдВ рдЪрд▓рддреЗ рдЪрд▓реЗ рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рд╕реЗ рдПрддреНрдорд╛рджрджреБрд▓реНрд▓рд╛ рдХреЗ рдордХрдмрд░реЗ (рдХрд┐рд▓реЗ) рдХреА рддрд░рдл рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рд░рд╕реНрддреЗ рдкрд░ рдПрдХ рдЯреА рдкреЙрдЗрдВрдЯ рдЖрддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдЬрд┐рд╕рдореЗ рдпрд╣ рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рдмрд┐рд▓рдХреБрд▓ рдХреЛрдиреЗ рдкрд░ рд╣реА рдмрдирд╛ рд╣реБрдЖ рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рдЗрд╕ рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рд╕реЗ рджреЛ рдорд╛рд░реНрдЧ рдЬрд╛рддреЗ рд╣реИ рдкрд╣рд▓рд╛ рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рд░рд╛рдордмрд╛рдЧ, рдордереБрд░рд╛, рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рдХреА рддрд░рдл рд▓реЗ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рджреВрд╕рд░рд╛ рдорд╛рд░реНрдЧ рдПрддреНрдорд╛рджрджреБрд▓рд╛ рдФрд░ рддрд╛рдЬ рдорд╣рд▓ рдХреА рддрд░рдл рд▓реЗ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИред рдЗрд╕ рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рдХреА рдПрдХ рдмрд╛рдд рдореБрдЭреЗ рдФрд░ рдЕрдЪреНрдЫреА рд▓рдЧреА рдХреА рдЖрдЧрд░рд╛ рдХреА рднреАрдбрд╝ рд╕реЗ рдЖрдк рдмрдЪреЗ рднреА рд░рд╣реЗрдВрдЧреЗ рдФрд░ рд╢рд╛рдВрддрд┐ рднреА рдмрдиреА рд░рд╣реЗрдЧреА рдЕрдиреНрдпрдерд╛ рдЬреИрд╕реЗ-реи рдЖрдк рд╢рд╣рд░ рдХреЗ рднреАрддрд░ рдмрдврд╝рддреЗ рдЪрд▓реЗ рдЬрд╛рддреЗ рд╣реИ рдмреЗрддрд╣рд╛рд╢рд╛ рдЯреНрд░реИрдлрд┐рдХ рдФрд░ рдЧрдиреНрджрдЧреА рдХреЗ рдвреЗрд░ рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рдкрд░реЗрд╢рд╛рди рдХрд░рддреЗ рд░рд╣рддреЗ рд╣реИ. рдФрд░ рдПрдХ рдмрд╛рдд рдЬрд┐рд╕рдХреА рд╣рдореЗ рдмрд╣реБрдд рдЖрд╡рд╢реНрдпрдХрддрд╛ рдереА рд╡реЛ рдереА рдХрд╛рд░ рдкрд╛рд░реНрдХрд┐рдВрдЧ рдЬрд┐рд╕рдХрд╛ рдмрдВрдж рдЧрд▓рд┐рдпреЛ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддреЛ рдкрд░ рдорд┐рд▓рдирд╛ рдмрд╣реБрдд рд╣реА рдХрдард┐рди рдХрд╛рд░реНрдп рд▓рдЧ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ рдФрд░ рдПрдХ рдкрд▓ рдХреЛ рддреЛ рд╣рдореЗ рд▓рдЧрд╛ рдХреА рдХрд╣реАрдВ рд╣рдо рдЗрд╕ рднреВрд▓ рднреБрд▓реИрдпрд╛ рдореЗрдВ рд╣реА рдШреВрдорддреЗ рд╣реБрдП рди рд░рд╣ рдЬрд╛рдпреЗред рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рдХреЗ рдкреНрд░рд╛рдВрдЧрдг рдореЗрдВ рдХрд╛рд░ рдкрд╛рд░реНрдХрд┐рдВрдЧ рдХрд╛ рдкрд░реНрдпрд╛рдкреНрдд рд╕реНрдерд╛рди рдорд┐рд▓ рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдХрд╛рд░рди рдПрдХ рдореБрд╕реАрдмрдд рддреЛ рд╣рд▓ рд╣реЛ рдЪреБрдХреА рдереА рдФрд░ рдЕрдм рдмрд╛рд░реА рдереА рдЙрд╕ рдЬреЛрд░ рдХреЗ рдЭрдЯрдХреЗ рдХреА рдЬреЛ рдзреАрд░реЗ рд╕реЗ рд▓рдЧрдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рдерд╛ рдЕрд░реНрдерд╛рдд рдХрдорд░реЗ рдХрд╛ рдХрд┐рд░рд╛рдпрд╛ред рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рдХреЗ рдЕрдВрджрд░ рд╕реНрд╡рд╛рдЧрдд рдХрдХреНрд╖ рдореЗрдВ рдЙрдкрд▓рдмреНрдз рдкреНрд░рдмрдВрдзрдХ рд╕рд╛рд╣рдм рдиреЗ рдмрддрд╛рдпрд╛ рдХреА рдпрд╣ рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рдЕрдзрд┐рдХрддрд░ рдмрд┐рдЬрдиреЗрд╕ рдореАрдЯрд┐рдВрдЧреНрд╕ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рд╣реА рдмреБрдХ рд░рд╣рддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдЬрд┐рд╕рдореЗ рдлреЙрд░реЗрди рдбреЗрд▓реАрдЧреЗрдЯреНрд╕ рдЖрдХрд░ рдард╣рд░рддреЗ рд╣реИ рдЕрддрдГ рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рдПрдХ рдХрдорд░рд╛ рдорд┐рд▓ рддреЛ рдЬрд╛рдпреЗрдЧрд╛ рдХрд┐рдиреНрддреБ рдЪрд╛рд░реНрдЬреЗрдЬ рд▓рдЧреЗрдВрдЧреЗ рдкреВрд░реЗ рдкрдЪреНрдЪреАрд╕ рд╕реМ рд░реВрдкрдПред рдЕрдм рдорд░рддрд╛ рдХреНрдпрд╛ рди рдХрд░рддрд╛, рдЖрдЧрд░рд╛ рдХреЗ рднреАрддрд░ рдШреБрд╕рдХрд░ рдЯреНрд░реИрдлрд┐рдХ рд╕реЗ рдЬреВрдЭрдиреЗ рдФрд░ рдХрдорд░рд╛ рдвреВрдВрдврдиреЗ рдХреА рд╣рд┐рдореНрдордд рддреЛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реЛ рд░рд╣реА рдереА рдЕрддрдГ рдорд╣рд╛рд╢рдп рдХреЛ рдПрдбрд╡рд╛рдВрд╕ рдореЗрдВ рд░реВрдо рдЪрд╛рд░реНрдЬреЗрдЬ рдХрд╛ рднреБрдЧрддрд╛рди рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рдЕрдм рд╣рдо рд▓реЛрдЧ рдирд┐рд╢реНрдЪрд┐рдВрдд рд╣реЛрдХрд░ рддрд╛рдЬ рджреЗрдЦрдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдЕрдкрдиреА рдЖрдЧреЗ рдХреА рдпреЛрдЬрдирд╛ рдмрдирд╛рдиреЗ рд▓рдЧреЗ. рд╡реИрд╕реЗ рдпрд╣рд╛рдБ рдПрдХ рдмрд╛рдд рдФрд░ рдмрддрд╛рдирд╛ рдЪрд╛рд╣реВрдВрдЧрд╛ рдХреА рд╕рд╛рдлрд╝-рд╕рдлрд╛рдИ рдФрд░ рд╕реБрд╡рд┐рдзрд╛ рдХреА рджреГрд╖реНрдЯрд┐ рд╕реЗ рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рдореЗрдВ рдХреЛрдИ рдХрдореА рдирд╣реАрдВ рдереА, рдХрд╛рд░ рдкрд╛рд░реНрдХрд┐рдВрдЧ рдХреЗ рдЕрд▓рд╛рд╡рд╛ рдЕрд▓рдорд╛рд░реА, рд╕реЛрдлрд╝рд╛, рдПрдХреНрд╕реНрдЯреНрд░рд╛ рдкрд▓рдВрдЧ, рдХрд▓рд░ рдЯреАрд╡реА, рдПрдпрд░ рдХрдВрдбреАрд╢рдирд░, рд╕рдВрд▓рдЧреНрдирд┐рдд рдмрд╛рдерд░реВрдо, рдлрд╝реЛрди рд╡реН рдлреНрд░реА рд╡рд╛рдИрдлрд╛рдИ рдЬреИрд╕реЗ рддрдорд╛рдо рд╡рд┐рдХрд▓реНрдк рдореМрдЬреВрдж рдереЗ.

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All about Bhangarh Fort, Rajasthan

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The Mughal connection is attributed to the relationship of Sawai Madho Singh, the ruler of Bhangarh in 16th Century with Raja Mansingh I, who was a general in AkbarтАЩs army. These two chieftains were brother. Their father Bhagwant Singh was the ruler of Amber. This Mughal association is believed to be continued till the death of Aurangjeb. When the Mughal empire weakened, Bhangarh was attacked by Jaishingh II in 1720 AD. Later, a famine broke out in 1783 AD, which forced the inhabitants to abandon the city. However, history apart, the fort premises had the reputation of the haunted place till recent years. And, such reputation became the main reason for the tourist to flow in that sleepy village.

At the first sight, it seemed that the ruins of the fort and residential buildings were scattered all over the place, which makes it difficult to see the important places without any guide. Realising the same, the Archaeological Survey of India had put a reasonably good guide map there. I tried to decipher that map, but could not succeed in the first attempt. I started feeling that such maps could be used only after one visited all over the place and returned to the map only to understand what was what. Anyway, with the help of subsequent attempts at the map, we proceeded towards what was once the jewellery market.

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On the road, from Old Pushkar to Bhangarh, Rajasthan

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Approximately 10 kilometers before the Jaipur City, we had to take a turn towards the NH 11 C through Gopalpura Bypass. The journey from Pushkar to Gopalpura Bypass was so far good and pleasant. But, I was desperate to have a cup of tea. Suddenly, I saw a tea-shop, where tea was being prepared on the log-wood-stove. An old lady owner of the shop was preparing tea. I could not resist myself and stopped the car to have a cup of tea prepared on the flames of log-wood. I felt as if I were in rural Rajasthan. Sipping that tea from a disposable cup was a different experience altogether. Such tea-shops are a rare luxury these days. But, while standing there, I was also surprised to see the attire of that lady-owner of the eta shop. She was wearing the thick silver bangles, silver necklace and the silver nose-ring. Either she must be quite rich in her community or wearing such ornaments by a married lady must be a tradition here.

The tea had the desired effect on me. With the renewed energy, we came to the Toll plaza of the Jaipur-Agra Expressway. One of the Aravalli hills had been cut for makingthe way through a tunnel. Being a Sunday afternoon there was no rush there. My wife, however, pointed out that it was the same tunnel which was depicted as the most-accident prone area in the Amir KhanтАЩs тАЬSatyamevJayteтАЭ programme on the road safety. Anyway, we crossed that tunnel without any difficulty and proceeded ahead and continued to our third leg of the journey.

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