Maharashtra

Alibag

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We booked a resort called “Sanman Beach Resort” in Alibag which is a little away from main town right on Varsoli beach. The resort has a sister restaurant in main town which I had visited 4-5 years back and had liked it very much. The only lunch I had there was still reminiscent in my memory and relishing their seafood delicacies was one more reason for me to tilt towards Alibag. The resort is quite reasonable with AC deluxe rooms at Rs. 2600 per night. They also have cottage accommodation at Rs 2200 per night and we stayed in both over two days.

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Beautiful Beaches of Harihareshwar & Divegar

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Harihreshwar and Divegar are two very beautiful beaches in the south of Raigad district. Instead of Alibaug why not visit them next time which is 41/2 – 5 hours drive from Mumbai.┬аFor the extended weekend in the month of February we wanted to cover a part of western coast. Between Ganpatipule and Harihreshwar we finalized the latter. Our itinerary included 2 nights in Harihreshwar and one night in Divegar. The way the western coast stretches to the south of Alibaug┬а is Divegar, Srivardhan, Harihreshwar and little ahead is Velas. People do the first three as triangle but we included Velas instead of Srivardhan which I will clarify in the latter part.

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рдФрд░рдВрдЧрд╛рдмрд╛рдж: рдЕрддреАрдд рдХреЗ рдЖрдИрдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ

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рд╣рдо┬ард╡рд╣рд╛рдВ┬ардХреЗ┬ардЕрддреНрдпрдВрдд┬ард╢рд╛рдВрддрд┐рдкреВрд░реНрдг┬ардорд╛рд╣реМрд▓┬ардореЗрдВ┬ардкрд╣реБрдВрдЪрдХрд░┬арддрдерд╛ рдФрд░рдВрдЧрдЬреЗрдм рдХреА┬ардХрдмреНрд░┬ардХреЗ┬ард╕рд╛рдордиреЗ┬ардЦреЬреЗ┬ард╣реЛрдХрд░┬ард╕реНрддрдмреНрдз рддрдерд╛┬ардЖрд╢реНрдЪрд░реНрдпрдЪрдХрд┐рдд┬ард╣реЛрдХрд░┬ардЖрдБрдЦреЗ┬ардлрд╛реЬ┬ардлрд╛реЬ┬ардХрд░┬арджреЗрдЦ┬ард░рд╣реЗ┬ардереЗ┬ардФрд░┬ард╕реЛрдЪ┬ард░рд╣реЗ рдереЗ……рдПрдХ рд╕рдордп рд╣рд┐рдиреНрджреБрд╕реНрддрд╛рди рдкрд░ рд░рд╛рдЬрд╝┬а рдХрд░рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ┬ардмрд╛рджрд╢рд╛рд╣ рдХреА рдХрдмреНрд░…….рдЗрддрдиреА┬ард╕рд╛рдзрд╛рд░рдг…….рдЗрддрдиреА┬ард╕рд╛рджрдЧреА рд▓рд┐рдП……….рдКрдкрд░ рдЫрдд рднреА рдирд╣реА……….рд╣рдорд╛рд░реА┬ардЗрд╕┬ардЬрд┐рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рд╕рд╛ рдХреЛ┬ард╢рд╛рдВрдд┬ардХрд┐рдпрд╛┬ард╡рд╣реАрдБ┬ардкрд░ рдЦреЬреЗ рдПрдХ┬ардореМрд▓рд╛рдирд╛┬ард░реВрдкреА┬ардЧрд╛рдЗрдб┬ардиреЗ.

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Maharashtra Jyotirlings – Aundha Nagnath, Baijnath and Grhrineshwar

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рдзрд░реНрдорд╢рд╛рд▓рд╛ рдореЗрдВ рд░реВрдо рдХрд╛ рдкрддрд╛ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рддреЛ рдХреЛрдИ 700 рдХреЛрдИ 500 рдорд╛рдВрдЧ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛, рд╣рд╛рд▓рд╛рдВрдХрд┐ рд╡рд╣рд╛рдВ рдордиреНрджрд┐рд░ рдЯреНрд░рд╕реНрдЯ рдХрд╛ рдзрд░реНрдорд╢рд╛рд▓рд╛ рднреА рд╣реИ рд╡реЛ рдордиреНрджрд┐рд░ рдХреЗ рдкреАрдЫреЗ рдХреА рдФрд░ рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдкрдгреНрдбрд┐рдд рдиреЗ рдмрддрд╛рдпрд╛ рдХреА рд╡рд╣рд╛рдВ рд╕рд┐рд░реНрдл 100 рд░реБрдкрдП рд╣реА рд░реБрдХрдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рдХрд┐рд░рд╛рдпрд╛ рд╣реИ, рдЙрдиреНрд╣реА рдкрдгреНрдбрд┐рдд рдЬреА рд╕реЗ рд╣рдордиреЗ рдЕрднрд┐рд╖реЗрдХ рдХрд░рд╡рд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдмрд╛рдд рдХреА рддреЛ рд╡реЛ рднреА рд╣рдорд╛рд░реЗ рд╕рд╛рде рд╣реЛ рд▓рд┐рдП рдХреА рдЪрд▓рд┐рдП рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рд░реВрдо рдХреА рд╡реНрдпрд╡рд╕реНрдерд╛ рдХрд░рд╡рд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реВрдБ рдлрд┐рд░ рдЖрд░рд╛рдо рд╕реЗ рдЕрднрд┐рд╖реЗрдХ рдФрд░ рдкреВрдЬрд╛ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдЪрд▓рдирд╛ рдХреНрдпреЛрдВрдХрд┐ рд╕реЛрдорд╡рд╛рд░ рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рдХреА рд╡рдЬрд╣ рд╕реЗ рдмрд╛рдмрд╛ рдХрд╛ рдкреВрдЬрд╛ рдЕрднрд┐рд╖реЗрдХ 7 рдмрдЬреЗ рддрдХ рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХреА рдЗрдЬрд╛рдЬрдд рдордиреНрджрд┐рд░ рдкреНрд░рдмрдиреНрдзрди рджреЗрддрд╛ рд╣реИ,

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Beauty of the caves of AJANTA

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The train was on time and I reached Aurangabad around 10 am. I took breakfast near bus stand and then caught a straight bus to Ajanta. Ajanta is around 90 kms from Aurangabad and situated en-route Aurangabad-Jalgaon. Bus services are very frequent on this route.

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Mumbai Siddhivinayak Temple and The Gateway of India (Part 2)

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Earlier, the Siddhivinayak temple was a small construction highlighting the black idol of Shree Siddhivinayak, carved out of stone. It was only two and half feet wide then. The most remarkable feature of this idol of Lord Ganesh is that, His trunk is tilted to the right side. The deity has four hands, which is why it is also called Chaturbhuj.

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Pages from my dairy, traveling in Seventies

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Just for information and to lend credibility to this piece, my wife had (in those days) used the diary published by Tata Oil Mills, (Tomco – A Tata caompany) which was one of my client at OBM.I wonder if todayтАЩs young people know that Tata used to make and market soaps and detergents.They were known for their products like Jai and GoldMist soaps, and 555 washing powder Bar

These annual dairies always had the theme of Indian Historical places. The pages, scanned from these dairies, would give you the glimpse of Life & Times gone by, that we will never see again. We hope you enjoy going back in time and see the wonderful country of ours, of those days, with us.

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Matheran Musings

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There is a barricade at the brink of the тАШsunset pointтАЩ hill, lest people fall in the valley, mad by the red in the sky. There is ample space to enjoy the sunset for all: men, women, children, horses and monkeys. Everyone has more or less a chance of finding a good corner to sit but in solitude. It so happens that monkeys decide to practice acrobatics at the barricade and thus occupy the prime position, sending all the humans back.

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рд╢рд┐рдВрдЧрдгрд╛рдкреБрд░ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ – рдЬрд╣рд╛рдБ рд╢рдирд┐ рджреЗрд╡ рд╡рд┐рд░рд╛рдЬрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ

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рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рдлрд┐рд░ рдмрддрд╛рдирд╛ рдЪрд╛рд╣реВрдВрдЧрд╛ рдХреА рд╕рд╛рдИ рдЖрд╢реНрд░рдо рдореЗрдВ рджрд░реНрд╢рди рдХреА рдмрд╛рдпреЛрдореЗрдЯреНрд░рд┐рдХ рд╕рд┐рд╕реНрдЯрдо рд╣реИ рдЬреЛ рдореЗрдВ рд╕реНрддрд┐рде рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рд░рд┐рд╕реЗрдкреНрд╢рди рд╕реЗ рд╕реБрд╡рд┐рдзрд╛ рдорд┐рд▓ рдЬрд╛рддреА рд╣реИ рддрд╛рдХрд┐ рдЕрдЧрд░ рдЖрдкрдиреЗ рдСрдирд▓рд╛рдЗрди рдкрд░реНрдЪреА рдирд╣реАрдВ рд▓реА рддреЛ рдЖрдк рдЖрд╢реНрд░рдо рдореЗрдВ рд╣реА рдмреЙрдпреЛрдореАрдЯреНрд░рд┐рдХреНрд╕ рдХрд░рд╡рд╛ рдХреЗ рд╢рд╛рдо рдпрд╛ рд╕реБрдмрд╣ рдХреА рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдкреНрд░рд╡реЗрд╢ рдХреА рдкрд░реНрдЪреА рдкреНрд░рд╛рдкреНрдд рдХрд░ рд╕рдХрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ ред рдЗрд╕рд╕реЗ рдпрд╣ рд╕реБрд╡рд┐рдзрд╛ рдорд┐рд▓рддреА рд╣реИ рдХреА рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рдлрд┐рд░ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдХреЗ рдЧреЗрдЯ рез & реи рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рдордиреЗ рд▓рд╛рдЗрди рд╕реЗ рдкрд░реНрдЪреА рд▓реЗрдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рдЬреЛ рд╕рдордп рд▓рдЧреЗрдЧрд╛ рд╡рд╣ рд╕рдордп рдмрдЪ рдЬрд╛рдпреЗрдЧрд╛ рдФрд░ рдПрдХ рдмрд╛рд░ рдкреНрд░рд╕рд╛рджрд╛рд▓рдп рд╕реЗ рдкреНрд░рд╕рд╛рдж рдЬрд╝рд░реВрд░ рдкрд╛рдП, рдпрд╣ рдПрдХ рдбрд┐рд╡рд╛рдЗрди рдЕрдиреБрднрд╡ рд╣реЛрдЧрд╛ ред

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рд╢рд┐рд░рдбреА , рдЬрд╣рд╛рдБ рд╕рд╛рдИ рдмрд╕рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ

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рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рдмрддрд╛ рджреВрдБ рдХреА рдСрдирд▓рд╛рдЗрди рдкрд░реНрдЪреА рд╡рд╛рд▓реЛрдВ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдЧреЗрдЯ рдирдВрдмрд░ рей рдпрд╛ рд╢рдирд┐ рдЧреЗрдЯ рд╕реЗ рдПрдВрдЯреНрд░реА рд╣реЛрддреА рд╣реИ рдЬрд▓рдкрд╛рди рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рд╣рдордиреЗ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рд╕рдВрд╕рдерд╛рди рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рдордиреЗ рдСрдЯреЛ рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рдлреИрд╕рд▓рд╛ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдкрд░ рд╕рд╛рдордиреЗ рддрд╛рдВрдЧреЗрд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рдХреЛ рджреЗрдЦ рдХреЗ рдорди рд▓рд▓рдЪрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рдФрд░ рдмреБрдХ рдХрд░рдХреЗ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдХреА рдФрд░ рдЪрд▓ рдкрдбрд╝реЗ, рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рд╕рдВрд╕рдерд╛рди рд╕реЗ рез рдХрд┐рдореА рджреВрд░ рд╣реИ рдФрд░ резрежрежреж рдореАрдЯрд░ рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рдкреИрджрд▓ рдЪрд▓рдирд╛ рд╣реЛрдЧрд╛ рд░рд╕реНрддреЗ рдореЗрдВ рджреБрдХрд╛рди рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рдЪрд╛рджрд░ рдФрд░ рдкреНрд░рд╕рд╛рджреА рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдмреЛрд▓реЗрдВрдЧреЗ рдкрд░ рдЖрдк рд╕рд┐рд░реНрдл рдЪрд╛рджрд░ рдФрд░ рдЧреБрд▓рд╛рдм рдХрд╛ рдлреВрд▓ рд▓реАрдЬрд┐рдпреЗрдЧрд╛ рдХреНрдпреЛрдВрдХрд┐ рдмрд╛рдмрд╛ рдХреЛ рдкреНрд░рд╕рд╛рдж рдмрд╛рд╣рд░ рдХрд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдЪрдврд╝рддрд╛ рд╕рд┐рд░реНрдл рдлреВрд▓ рдФрд░ рдЪрд╛рджрд░ рдЪрдврд╝рддреА рд╣реИ,

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A Visit to Lavasa, Pune

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There is not much to do at Lavasa except walking along the waterfront promenade, the prime attraction, which is very well maintained and clean. It was about 10mins walk from our hotel, Mercure. It also offers various options for dining at restaurants serving delicacies from different countries like American, Australian, Lebanese, Singaporean, Chinese along with Pizzas, Ice-creams and Indian street foods like Chats & Tikkas. Some of these are overpriced. It is recommended to have meals at the hotel; however, one can try these restaurants for one meal.

We had our dinner at American Diner, which was obviously a costly affair. The place had on offer, a 5 course dinner for a couple (ValentineтАЩs eve) at a discounted price of Rs. 1000/- (we did not opt for it). The restaurant serves imported drinks. We tried a Vodka brand called Pinky (this is the first time, we heard about this brand). It was ok.

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Weekend Trip to Kihim – Alibaug

Weekend Trip to Kihim – Alibaug

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Fort surrounded by sea water at a little distance from the shore. When tide is low one can go there on foot. Otherwise there are speed boats for tourists to go there. These boats also take tourists on short rides on sea, just near the shore

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