Traveling is good
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is just past a short boat ride from The Gateway of India itself. If you don’t already know, the Elephanta Caves were designed between the 5th and 8th centuries. The 7 caves (5 Hindu + 2 Buddhist) have survived centuries of turmoil. The 6-7 metre-tall Trimurthi sculpture is a remnant of unfading architecture. The resemblance to the Elora caves in terms of carvings is striking.
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Tiger Hill is a place where you can see amazing sunrise of early morning. Thepeaks of Kanchenjunga brighten when sun is going to rise. As the sun rises, the peaks rapidly changes color. It is an amazing experience when you see the dawn light break over the Himalayan horizon including Everest.
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To start with number one in my list is Bade Miyan , situated in the by lanes of Colaba and is behind the famous Taj Hotel. Actually it is not located behind the Taj Hotel but is in front of it , because the main entrance of the Old Taj is located in the back side of the hotel . Bade Miyan is mainly famous for the Non- Veg food , it serves Mughalai cousin , though they have got a section of Veg food also .It is a highly popular food joint in south mumbai but there is no availability of good seating area , one has to wait for around Twenty minutes standing beside a occupied table , kept on the footpath , sometimes it becomes irritating but after having the delicious food every shortcomings are forgotten.
Now the point where to start the feast and I will recommend Seekh Kawab, the softest Seekh Kawab I ever had in my life. They are grilled on the Charcoal fire and served hot, the shine on the surface due the juices flowing from it reflects the quality served. I bet you cannot stop with one plate of the Seekh Kawab and end up having couple of them.
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While cricket is a big sport throughout India and the aforementioned Indian Derby and other races draw significant crowds for horse racing, football remains immensely popular. This is true in most of the world, and India and Mumbai specifically are not exceptions.
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धर्मशाला में रूम का पता किया तो कोई 700 कोई 500 मांग रहा था, हालांकि वहां मन्दिर ट्रस्ट का धर्मशाला भी है वो मन्दिर के पीछे की और है और किसी पण्डित ने बताया की वहां सिर्फ 100 रुपए ही रुकने का किराया है, उन्ही पण्डित जी से हमने अभिषेक करवाने के लिए बात की तो वो भी हमारे साथ हो लिए की चलिए पहले आपको रूम की व्यवस्था करवाता हूँ फिर आराम से अभिषेक और पूजा के लिए चलना क्योंकि सोमवार होने की वजह से बाबा का पूजा अभिषेक 7 बजे तक करने की इजाजत मन्दिर प्रबन्धन देता है,
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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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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 today’s 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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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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After the mandatory getting-lost-and-going-round-in-circles-before-finding-the-destination that we seem to do in most new cities, we reach our destination after 2 solid hours of wandering the drowning streets of Ghatkopar in a downpour worthy of …. Mumbai! The thing to note is that more time was spent in negotiating the traffic (read: stuck in traffic) than driving!
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• Girls should consider wearing something very appropriate as the crowd consist of good as well as cheap public.
• As a couple you should consider not carrying much luggage as there is no one to look after it.
• Please be careful of the broken bottle glasses all over the place.
• Please be prepared with the right type of footwear since the place is slippery.
• The water currents are very mild and the fall is amongst the safest fall in the state.
While leaving for top we again got a share cab for us with the same fare. We trekked from Dasturi to our hotel this time. Yeah! Now I am planning to add trekker in my resume..lol. The rest of the day we spent inside our cozy hotel.
किले के उत्तरी द्वार पर किले का मुख्य दरवाज़ा जो, समुद्र की तरफ़ खुलता था. किसी जमाने में उस समुद्री तट पर पुर्तगाली और ब्रिटिश नौसेना तैनात रही होगी. उस दिशा में समुद्र दूर-दूर तक फैला दिखाई देता था और यह साफ़ दिख रहा था कि सामरिक दृष्टि से अर्नाले के किले का महत्त्व कितना था. इसी दरवाज़े के ऊपर मराठों की पुर्तगालियों पर विजय के बारे में एक शिलालेख भी अंकित था. साथ ही किले की दीवारों पर शेर और हाथी जैसे प्रतीक चिन्ह भी उकृत थे.
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एक-दूसरे पर जल के छीटें फेंकना, हंसी-मज़ाक करना, पानी के बीच अपनी फोटो खिंचवाना इत्यादि जल-क्रियाओं से लोग खुशियाँ मना रहे थे. तैरना जानने वाले लोग तो उस नदी के बीचो-बीच तैर रहे थे. कुछ स्त्रीयां नदी के तट पर बैठ कर अपनी-अपनी अंजुलियों में किनारे पर आई हुईं छोटी-छोटी मछलियों को पकड़ने की चेष्टा कर रहीं थीं.
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