The lesser known attractions of Dausa (Part-2) --- Chand Baori – Oldest , deepest & largest step wells (Baori / Baoli)

After visiting Harshat Mata temple , we left to Chand Baori/ Step well which is adjacent to the 
temple. 

I have seen many Baoris/ Step wells but Chand Baori/ Step well is one of the most beautiful , well maintained  Baori/ Step well. It is the oldest, deepest & largest Baori/ Step well of India.

The lesser known attractions of Dausa (Part-1) --- Harshat Mata - Goddess of joy

Everyone looks forward to play Holi as they find this colourful festival quite exciting but I generally try to avoid the festival as it does not excite me and I am allergic to colours also. This time there was a long break during this “Holi”so my passion of ghummakri (Traveling ) was aroused in me. 

So my great Ghumakkar (Traveller) friend Amit and I planned to visit some of the less explored places of Rajasthan. After a lot of brainstorming we decided to visit beautiful & well maintained Chand Baori – Abhaneri, ruined Dausa fort, Lohagarh fort – Bahartpur & deeg fort & deeg Palace.

When Adventure met Faith Part - V (Rudarnath/ Panchganga to Ansuiya / Mandal )

Today we had to start as soon as possible as we had to cover almost 18 kms till Mandal via Ansuya temple. Today’s punch line was “Utha kamandal pahunch Mandal” .

We got up at 5.30 AM and planned to have our breakfast at Hansa  bugyal which is around 06 kms from Panchganga. We started our journey around 07.00 AM. First one km is steep high till Naula Pass  which is situated at a height of 3760 mtrs above the sea level. There is a small temple with small  bells and colourful flags . From here one can see the beautiful peaks of Himalayas and this is the best place  to click pictures .

When Adventure met Faith Part - IV (Panaar - Rudarnath - Panchganga)

It was around 5.30 AM when we were awake and still it was very cold and we were not in mood to come out from our Beds. Finally around 6.00 AM we came downstairs. The landscapes were mind blowing which we could not see day before as it was dark by the time we reached Pannar.

When Adventure met Faith Part -III (Dumak - Toli Tal - Panaar Bugyal)

We had a sound sleep as we were damn tired so next day we got up little late around 6.00 AM . As I came out of my room I was awestruck by the beauty of village which we could not see it in the darkness last night. I stood there only for a while to soothe my eyes with the beauty of nature unfortunately which we have ruined in plains in the name of urbanization.

Village Dumak

When Adventure met Faith Part -II ( Helang - Kalpeshwar - Dumak)

Next Day morning we got up around 5.00 AM and got ready by 6.00 AM. We all wanted to start as soon as possible as we were behind the schedule we planned. We had to cover the distance which we were supposed to cover the previous day along with that day’s plan.  Today was going to be a tough day as we have to trek 20 kms in which 12-13 kms will be steep. Today’s final destination was Dumak & our inspirational punch line was “ Thumak Thumak ke chale Dumak”. 

When Adventure met Faith - Part - I ( On the way to Helang)

When I got to know that some of my Ghumakkar friends are planning to trek Kapeshwar – Rudarnath & the route they have chosen was not the common route but it was actually a  difficult trek so I thought of not letting this opportunity go. 

When Adventure met Faith

Binsar Farms – Dreams to Reality

India used to be mainly called agriculture oriented country but in this modern era everyone is moving away from their roots and adopting urbanization. But there are a few who believe that technology can be blended with our traditional practices to increase the productivity .

Mehrauli Archaeological Park – Where Stones Speak

Heritage walks always give you an opportunity to explore more about your own city. You get to know about those less explored and less visited places. And if the walk is under the guidance of some famous historian then it becomes really exciting as experts have all those minute details and an eye which I believe a guide cannot provide.  
 
 

Heritage Walk – Chandni Chowk.

It was my first heritage walk organised by Travel correspondents / Bloggers Group (TCBG) under the guidance of experts “ Madhulika Liddle” and “Swapna Liddle”.

 

Madhulika Liddle :-A writer by profession, has written a series on “Muzaffar Jung’s mystery” other than that she has written a  variety of short stories , travel articles , humours articles and novels. 

Swapna Liddle :- She is an eminent historian and has been conducting Heritage walk in Delhi for more than a decade now. She has written a book  “Delhi 14 Heritage walks”.

Basai Wetland - Less travelled Bird watching site

Dear Readers wish you all a very happy, prosperous, glorious and travelful 2016 !

Trip Organised by	Travel correspondents / bloggers (TCBG)
Bird watcher expert	Mr. K.B. Singh
Photographer	Abhinav Singh
Writer	Mahesh Semwal

Our Group with expert

Jim corbett - Day-2

 Jim Corbett 

                     * Jim Corbett - Day 1 
                     * Jim Corbett - Day 2 
We got up at 5.00 AM and got ready for our safari ,two jeep reached before 6.00 AM. By the time we  all came down ,clicked some pics before leaving for Safari. Around 6.15 AM we left our hotel for Safari.

Jim Corbett - Day 1

Jim Corbett 

                     * Jim Corbett - Day 1 
                     * Jim Corbett - Day 2 

Ghumakkars always look for long weekends. Every year we  try to make the ideal use of Dushera  holidays as Schools  are also closed during this  time so we plan for family trip. This time we planned to visit Amritsar but due to some disturbance in the city we changed our plan.To change the program & decide a place in the last moment is always challenging  with a big family and so we finally decided to visit “Jim Corbett”.

Family Pic

Tungnath - Third and highest temple of Lord Shiva.

Contants - Deoria Tal / Tungnath 

                         On the way to Deoria tal

                         Deoria  Tal

                         Tungnath

In continuation to my last post on Deoria tal ……..

Next day morning we woke up at 5.30 AM in the hope of watching the reflection of Chaukhamba Range in the Devaria Taal but got disappointed to see that it was cloudy and we could manage to see only the orange tip of the peaks of Chaukhamba Range in the lake. We waited there till 7.00 AM in this hope that weather would be clearer and at least we would get to watch the reflection of the entire range in the lake but I think we were not destined to see it this time. 

 

Deoria Tal

 Contants - Deoria Tal / Tungnath 

                         On the way to Deoria tal

                         Deoria  Tal

                         Tungnath

We started our trekking from Village Sari around 3.30 PM .Deoria Tal is at an altitude of 2,438 Mtrs and famous for its mesmerizing reflections of Chaukhamba Range in the crystal clear water of Tal.

The distance between Village Sari and Deoria Tal is around 2.30 Kms but the entire trek is steep and trekking  would be actually too tough for the non-regular trekker. 

On the way to Deoria tal

Contants - Deoria Tal / Tungnath 

                         On the way to Deoria tal

                         Deoria  Tal

                         Tungnath

Since long time I was planning to visit Valley of flower and Hemkund Sahib and this time I blocked the dates for last week of Aug  but  the news of cloud burst in that area in which 2-3 bridges washed away  had forced me to cancel my program.

In September during a long week end  as Eid was falling on Friday (Sep. 25^th), I  hurriedly made a plan to visit Deoria tal & Tungnath by Bus.When somehow this plan was disclosed to few  of my colleagues  and they also showed a keen  interest for the trip and finally we decided to go by our own car so that we could save our time.

Khatauli

Pratapgarh Farm- Unlimited Fun and food

One day my sister in law and her family had a visit at my place. We all were exploring the idea of having a day out get together as we had weekend ahead and children were really after us to take them out,so we thought of visiting any nearby place. We didn’t want to visit a far off place and  should not be too far also from NCR  where we along with our children can enjoy in group.  When I suggested “Pratapgarh Farm” everybody accepted and date was finalised for the trip.

Tanah lot temple - Bali

Bali

Bali - Intro
Uluwatu temple - Bali 
Mt. Batur - Bali
Batuan Temple - Bali
Goa Gajah - Bali
Taman Ayun Temple - Bali




Our next and final destination was Tanah lot temple, Bali visit is incomplete without visiting this temple. It is located about 20 kms from Denpasar.

Tanah lot temple

Taman Ayun temple - Bali

Bali

Bali - Intro
Uluwatu temple - Bali 
Mt. Batur - Bali
Batuan Temple - Bali
Goa Gajah - Bali
Tanah lot Temple - Bali
 

After exploring the Goa Gajah temple we left for our next desination “Taman   Ayun temple”. 

Taman  Ayun temple

Goa Gajah - Bali

Bali

Bali - Intro
Uluwatu temple - Bali 
Mt. Batur - Bali
Batuan Temple - Bali
Taman Ayun Temple - Bali
Tanah lot Temple - Bali
 


Our next destination was Goa Gajah  which is located at village Bedulu . It is an ancient temple .Goa Gajah means “elephant cave” and the name is derived from lord Ganesha. This temple is dedicated to lord Shiva.

Goa Gajah