One day Trip Pune To Tamhinighat

 ONE DAY VISIT

#PUNE TO #TAMHINIGHAT

#Kundalika Valley#Tamhini Ghat Waterfall #Mulshi Lak # Andharban Ghat to #Lonavala

#Best #Journey in #Monsoon .

One day before, we planned to visit Tamhini Ghat. But we wear unknown about the way of it. It was monsoon. We thought in monsoon the journey to a Ghat might be so scary. Next day morning around 6 am we started our journey from Pune to Tamhini Ghat. The weather was really awesome. It took around 2 hours to reach the Tamhini Ghat . Due to non-commercialization, the road was very good.

As near as we reached there by seeing the nature around we couldn’t stop from getting down from our Scross car. The beauty of nature around us was really speechless. Everywhere the land area from table land to mountains looked like green velvety carpets. It seemed all the valleys and mountains touched the sky through a flock of dark clouds. On the mid of the road when we had seen around us found endless road spread throughout the valleys and table lands covered with the green beds. Another side we found to see Mulshi dam of backwater appears inside nature. This road leads to the waterfall at pulse which is getting crowded in monsoon. The scenic beauty we had seen really can’t be expressed in words. It is one of the best places of attraction during monsoons for nature lovers. Again we started our journey ahead. Every minute we found one more alluring of nature. On the way we enjoyed heavy rain falls, sometimes we came through the clouds. So many waterfalls and streams we had experienced which could only be discovered in monsoon. On a little far away Mulshi River started running with us throughout the road side which was overflowing with water and could be enjoyed as a window view from our Scross. Some more amazing points are there for visitors like some attractive waterfalls, a complete view of pleasant scenic beauty with Ghat, awesome valleys, and the most amazing drive on the road throughout the nature. It was really excellent feelings for us. I must suggest everyone should visit Tamhini Ghat once in monsoon.

Main Spots cover on the way : 

--Kundalika Valley

--Tamhini Ghat Waterfall

-- Mulshi Lake

--Andharban Ghat to Lonavala.

Best Time: Pre Monsoon(July-August)/Post Monsoon

Pune, Khadakwasla village

Unexplored places near Pune for one day trip

Do you want to explore unknown places around Pune within 50 KMs. One of the best places I found in my quest for new places to visit in Pune is Khadakwasla Village on the bank of the Mutha River.

Many of you have already visited Khadakwasla Dam, Khadakwasla lake, or Sinhagad fort which is nearby Khadakwasla dam. But I am sure, a few of you might have seen the romantic places of the Khadakwasla village on the bank of the Mutha river.

How I found the place:

It was just after the Covid Lockdown opened during the last part of the year 2020. I was planning for a day trip inside Pune which may be within 50 KMs from my place – Hadapsar. We (My Family) planned to visit Sinhagad fort, the lake, and then Khadakwasla dam.

We started early morning for that thinking it will cover the full day. However, the fort was closed during that time and I had a lot of time to spend.

While returning from Khadakwasla dam – just after around 1 KM – there are two ways near the dead end. If you move right from there you will reach Pune city. Since I had time, I thought to move left and explore what is there.

What is the place?

After around 2 KMs inside that, I was amazed looking at the beauty of the place. It is simply heaven on earth. The road goes toward Lavasa from Pune which was at the back side of the Khadakwasla dam and is the Khadakwasla village.

I was driving my S-Cross car with my family all alone. My left side – Mutha River flowing its way from Lavas to the Khadakwasla Dam– at the right side the mighty mountain protecting me.

However, I was afraid. Once you are there, you can only hear the sounds of birds chirping, the flow of wind, and the river. Long greenery over the mountain. Vary rarely you will find people moving or any house. I spend the whole day there with my family. Off course, I found few families there came from Lavasa.

Enjoy My Pics :

It was really an amazing place to visit mostly unexplored by Pune people even. I am sharing few pictures that I have taken there. Apart from this there are many Pune weekend unexplored places. I will share them in separate posts. I also write about best places near Pune to visit, keep visiting my blog and YouTube channel to know more

KANYAKUMARI : Best Places to visit in One Day trip

 

KANYAKUMARI : Places to visit in One Day trip

  Must Visit Places :

• Vivekananda Rock Memorial   Another popular place to see in Kanyakumari is the Vivekananda Rock Memorial. This rock is situated 500 meters away from the mainland and can be reached via ferry that operates at regularly intervals. Vivekananda Rock Memorial was built in 1970, in the honor of great Indian saint Swami Vivekananda, who has visited Kanyakumari in 1892. Swami Vivekananda had meditated on this rock for two days; this was a few days before his trip to Chicago for World Religious Conference. Also known as Vivekananda Mandapam, this rock memorial presents architectural beauty, with its structure resembling to the Sri Ramakrishna Temple of Belur.

• Thiruvalluvar Statue   -No Kanyakumari tour is complete without visiting the majestic statue of Saint Thiruvalluvar. Built by Indian sculptor Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati, this 133 feet long statue of great saint, poet and philosopher Thiruvalluvar, amid the vast spread of ocean presents a captivating view. This sky touching statue weighs around 7000 tonnes. It can be reached from mainland (400 meters) via ferry boats. Thiruvalluvar Statue has been built 133 feet long so as to represent the 133 chapters of masterpiece Thirukkural. It has 38 feet long pedestal, which is symbolic of 38 chapters of virtues in Thirukkural.

• Kanyakumari Temple

• BharatMata Temple (Vivekananda Kendra )

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• Watch it in my Youtube channel :

• Bharat Mata Temple | Vivekanand Kendra Exhibition Kanyakumari #Tamilnadu #India - YouTube

PACHMARHI .... A Popular Hill Station in Central India

 

PACHMARHI ....  A Popular Hill Station in Central India

Pachmarhi is a small but beautiful hill station in Madhya Pradesh, state of central India. This hill station is also known as Satpura ki Rani  or Queen of Satpura. The place is well connected by road and rail. The nearest railway station is Pipariya. The distance between Pipariya railway station to Pachmarhi hill station is around 45 kms. Pachmarhi hill station can easily reach from Pipariya railway station. There are many vehicles going to and fro to pachmarhi hill station. One can hire separate vehicle as well as share vehicle to go to the hill station. Living Cost is very nominal there. Many economical hotels are available at the spot. Two days are good enough to stay there to enjoy the beauty of the nature. 

The place is a major attraction for mountain trackers and nature lovers. Sun set and Sun rise points are most beautiful spot to watch. Horse riding, boating, bathing under beautiful spring like water fall are few exciting activities. All kind of people from kids to baby boomer (Old age) can enjoy the beauty of the nature at Pachmarhi hill station.

While visiting there one can also plan to visit Bhedaghat which is a tourist spot close to pachmarhi hill station and in one tour one can cover both the place. The nearest railway station to Bhedaghat is Jabalpur. The distance between Jabalpur to Bhedaghat is 21 kms. takes around 40 minutes. From Pipariya to Jabapur stations is 250 kms. If one start from early morning from Pachmarhi to pipariya and catch the train  at 7 a.m, it will just take  approximately 4 hours to reach Jabalpur and from there it takes 30 mins to Bhedaghat. Enjoy the day at Bhedaghat and back to station in the evening to return to your further destination. See few of my hot shots on this tour and enjoy your own tour.

Birds Eye View of Pandav Cave

JATA SHANKAR

RIDGE CAVE

Silver Water Fall

Enjoy Bath at Silver Fall

SUN SET VIEW

 

Sri Nrusinghanath, One of the great temples in Bargarh District of Orissa

Sri Nrusinghanath, One of the great temples of Orissa in India. Orissa is always been known as the place of Lord Jagannath and Sun Temple Konark. However, there are few exciting places remains hidden to the popularity for different reason. One of such place is Sri Nrusinghanath (Odisha). It is situated at the foot of Gandhamardhan Hill in Bargarh district of Orissa.The nearest bus stop to Nrusinghanath (Odisha) is  Paikmal around 40 Kms. from Nuapada and around 190 kms from Raipur.  From Paikmal take right turn to Sri Nrusinghanath (Odisha). The Sri Nrusinghanath (Odisha) temple is one of the ancient temple of Orissa. It always excite forest lovers. On the way to the temple from Nuapada, one will enjoy the exciting dense forest both side of the road. The Nrusinghanath temple it self is covered by forest and a small water fall. Apart from the temple one can also visit Patora dam near by. The Patora dam is around 20 kms. from Nuapada. The temple is well connected by road from each side. However, a direct rail connection is yet to be there. People coming by rail have to get down at Khariar Road and take a taxi to Nuapada. From there, take left to Paikmal and then right turn to Nrusinghanath (Odisha) temple. From Nuapada, one can take right turn to Patora Dam. Here are few exciting moments of my tour to the place.

7 days trip to South India - Madurai to Kerala - Temples, Beaches, and hill station an amazing combination for a family - my experience with locals and the beauties of the places

We planned for a 7 days trip to South India, particularly to visit Madurai, Rameswaram, Kerala, and Kodaikanal. The plan was started two months back when my mother, who is around 75 years old, wanted to visit Rameswaram - one of the Four Dhams in India. The four Dhams are Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri, and Rameswaram. Every Hindu wants to visit the Char Dhams during one's lifetime. She has already visited two dhams like Puri and Dwarka. Now we plan to visit Rameswaram.

It was August when I found there are a couple of holidays like Raksha Bandhan, Janmasthami, and Independence Day. I planned to bundle these holidays along with Saturday and Sunday for a 7 days trip. The plan was to start the journey by train from Pune. Since we are visiting temple darshan, Madurai is the direct and first stop for us. I searched a lot to understand the places to visit in Madurai but did not find the right answer that satisfies my queries. I will discuss the places I visited in Madurai and other places. It will help the upcoming tourist to take a decision to visit those places well prepared before even starting planning for the trip.

We planned our tour from Madurai. For Madurai, we planned to stay only one day, since I did not find much to visit there from a web search. One day was planned for Rameswaram and One day for Kanyakumari. Since Kerala was near Kanyakumari, I planned to visit Padmanav Temple at Trivandrum. So kept one day for Kerala visit.

Now, I thought if I am traveling to the end of India, let me try some hill stations there. But I was in a dilemma between Kodaikanal and Munnar. Both are beautiful hill stations and have their respective unique features. However, I decided to visit Kodaikanal due to its proximity to Madurai, from where I started my return journey.

Finally, it was a nice trip of 7 days. I enjoyed it thoroughly. The best part of the tour was the timing. August month considered off-season in South India and hence traffic was less. Subsequently, fewer queues in temples for Darshan and lower prices for hotels and vehicles. It was really easy for me to enjoy except for the hot climate of the region. However, I am not advising you to visit in the off-season, but that saves a lot of time and money. If one can afford the hot climate of the South Indian region just after the rainy season, it is good to visit. Hill stations are really beautiful after the rainy season and sometimes you can find the top of the hill station without even bothering about the fog around.

I will discuss the details of my trip to each place individually, the challenges I faced there and the spots that I witnessed or visited. This is exciting to share one’s own experience to help visitors. Let us continue.

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Bhubaneswar of Odisha- the land of temples & ancient caves

Bhubaneswar ...The heart of Odisha. It is the capital of the Indian state  Odisha. obviously, it's the largest city in this state. This place represents its name " the land of temples ". It is connected with every metro city of India through railway route and by air route also.

It is famous for many more beautiful Hindu temples Like Lingaraj Temple, Mausima temple, Kedar Gouri Temple, Parsuramesvara temple, Ananta Vasudev mandir, Ishkan temple.

Botanical garden and National animal park-like NandanKanan is the most important attractive part of Bhubaneswar.

Some ancient famous caves :

Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves are partly natural and partly artificial caves of archaeological, historical and religious importance near the city of Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India. The caves are situated on two adjacent hills, Udayagiri and Khandagiri, mentioned as Kumari Parvat in the Hathigumpha inscription. They have a number of finely and ornately carved caves. It is believed that most of these caves were carved out as residential blocks for Jain monks during the reign of King Kharavela. Udayagiri means "Sunrise Hill" and has 18 caves while Khandagiri has 15 caves.

The number of existing caves at Udayagiri is 18, while Khandagiri has 15. The local names of the existing caves are listed below, numbered according to the enumeration of the Archaeological Survey of India.

The famous caves of Bhubaneswar

In Udayagiri, Hathigumpha (cave 14) and Ganeshagumpha (cave 10) are especially well known due to art treasures of their sculptures and reliefs as well as due to their historical importance. Rani ka Naur (Queen's Palace cave, cave 1) is also an extensively carved cave and elaborately embellished with sculptural friezes. Khandagiri offers a fine view back over Bhubaneswar from its summit. The Ananta cave (cave 3) depicts carved figures of women, elephants, athletes, and geese carrying flowers.

The Dhauli Stupa of Buddha is on Dhauli Hills across the Daya river,is 8 km south of the Bhubaneswar, Dhauli has major edicts of Ashoka engraved on a mass of rock. It is presumed to be the area of the bloody battle of Kalinga, won by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka in 265 BC.

 

Distance between Bhubaneshwar to Puri  is 59 km by Road and 63 km by Rails. Aerial distance is 53 km. No flights are available between Puri to Bhubaneshwar but there is/are 28 direct train(s) from Puri to Bhubaneshwar. These train(s) is/are Srijagannath Ex (18410), Puri Durg Exp (18425), Puri Kdjr Exp (18416), Puri Prdp Expre (18414), Dhauli Exp (12822) etc. The minimum time a train takes to reach Bhubaneshwar from Puri is 1h 18m.The fastest way to reach Bhubaneshwar from Puri takes you 1h 14m, which is to take Tata Indica from Puri to Bhubaneshwar.The cheapest way to reach Bhubaneshwar from Puri takes you 1h 20m, which is to take Puri Durg Exp from Puri to Bhubaneshwar.