Hornbill Festival –The Liveliest Festival of India, Day Two
There we saw nothing like individual performances and all the tribes were dancing in a group. In every performance group of artists in colourful costumes began dancing slowly, made circles or some...
View ArticleHoly Muktinath And Beautiful Mustang
HOLY MUKTINATH YATRA is a journey to undertake once in the lifetime! It is believed so! I took the holy...
View ArticleHoly Muktinath And Beautiful Mustang- Part 2
I came back to hotel and joined my friends for our journey to Muktinath. Today we would pass through the village Kagbeni to reach Muktinath. Jomsom and Kagbeni is the main gateway of Muktinath. We...
View ArticleDong – Where Hit the First Rays of Sun in India
With every sunrise, we rise. But did it ever come across your mind that while we’re still in the bed embracing the darkness of night, some other places are illuminated by the sun rays. It is witnessed...
View ArticleRuins Of Alamparai Fort on East Coast Highway
We were not ready for the pathetic state the Alamparai fort was in. As per Archaeological survey of India board it was built some time in 17th century and was a trading post during the Mughal period...
View ArticleRAMNAGAR FORT
Architecture of the Ramnagar Fort This Great Structure was built by Kashi Naresh ( king of Varanasi ) Raja balwant Singh in 1650. He used yellowish cream coloured chunnar sandstone. The Fort is made in...
View ArticleHornbill Festival – The Liveliest Festival of India
Oof! The show was breath taking. While local tribes gave a good show, the visitors also enjoyed the hotness of the Raja Mircha. The Israeli girl put a brave face though her chicks grew red in every...
View ArticleZanzibar: How to explore Stone Town on foot
Also known as Zanzibar mix, it’s an Indian inspired Zanzibari Tanzanian bowl of curry soup with lots of toppings. It’s packed with diverse flavors and textures. The 'Mix' is a bowl of smooth and tangy...
View Articleहोल्कर साम्राज्य के भग्नावशेष –राजवाड़ा और छतरियां
इन्दौर राज्य में तीन-तीन तुकोजीराव हुए हैं, इनमें से किसके नाम पर तुकोजीगंज नामकरण हुआ है, यह तो मुझे नहीं मालूम पर हां, रंगीनमिजाज़ तुकोजीराव तृतीय के रंगीन किस्से इन्दौर वासियों की जुबान पर अब भी रहते...
View ArticleDoha: Bridging the Gulf
Nevertheless, Doha’s a well-planned city for sure. The roads are wide and traffic is quite organised. The best thing about Doha’s roads is that pedestrians are always given right of way. Since I was...
View ArticleJeddah: Discovering a mega-city
Jeddah has cityscapes on a large scale. Not for this city the narrow crowded bylanes of Mumbai; here, every street is built on a grand scale. Most streets (barring streets in old Jeddah and inside...
View ArticleCHITRAKOOT DHAM : Janaki Kund, Sati Anusuya Asharm and Gupt Godavari
This is a lovely stretch of water where it is believed that Sita Maa used to take her bath during her exile at Chitrakoot. Janaki kund poses extreme serenity and tranquility to the pilgrims coming here...
View ArticleDong – Where Hit the First Rays of Sun in India
With every sunrise, we rise. But did it ever come across your mind that while we’re still in the bed embracing the darkness of night, some other places are illuminated by the sun rays. It is witnessed...
View ArticleZanzibar: How to explore Stone Town on foot
Also known as Zanzibar mix, it’s an Indian inspired Zanzibari Tanzanian bowl of curry soup with lots of toppings. It’s packed with diverse flavors and textures. The 'Mix' is a bowl of smooth and tangy...
View Articleहोल्कर साम्राज्य के भग्नावशेष –राजवाड़ा और छतरियां
इन्दौर राज्य में तीन-तीन तुकोजीराव हुए हैं, इनमें से किसके नाम पर तुकोजीगंज नामकरण हुआ है, यह तो मुझे नहीं मालूम पर हां, रंगीनमिजाज़ तुकोजीराव तृतीय के रंगीन किस्से इन्दौर वासियों की जुबान पर अब भी रहते...
View ArticleLet’s go Puerto Rico- 2
By Devasmita Chakraverty Once the conference was over, we had a few days to explore Puerto Rico. The first day, we decided to explore...
View Articleहरसिद्धि शक्तिपीठ दर्शन (भाग 4)
शिव पुराण के मान्यता के अनुसार जब सती बिन बुलाए अपने पिता के घर गई और वहां पर राजा दक्ष के द्वारा अपने पति का अपमान सह न सकने पर उन्होंने अपनी काया को अपने ही तेज से भस्म कर दिया। भगवान शंकर यह शोक सह...
View Articleराजा भर्तृहरि गुफा (भाग 5)
तभी उन्होने झोले में से एक फल निकाल कर राजा को दिया और कहा यह अमरफल है। जो इसे खा लेगा, वह कभी बूढ़ा नही होगा, कभी रोगी नही होगा, हमेशा जवान व सुन्दर रहेगा। इसके बाद गुरु गोरखनाथ तो अलख निरंजन कहते...
View Articleमहाकालेश्वर दर्शन व पुन: दर्शन (भाग 9)
महाकालेश्वर मंदिर एक परकोटे के भीतर स्थित है। गर्भगृह तक पहुँचने के लिए एक सीढ़ीदार रास्ता है। इसके ठीक उपर एक दूसरा कक्ष है जिसमें ओंकारेश्वर शिवलिंग स्थापित है। महाशिवरात्रि एवं श्रावण मास में हर...
View ArticleKareri Lake ~ a poetic trail
Gaddis are basically a nomadic tribe who mainly lead a pastoral life depending on their cattle for their livelihood and wander in the high altitude alpine meadows for green and protein rich grass for...
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