Tag: india
-
The Mehrangarh Fort of Jodhpur
Mehrangarh fort is a magnificent and humongous fort built in the 15th century by Rao Jodha. Ostensibly standing 400 feet above the Jodhpur city, the fort has stood firm resisting fearsome battles to become the seat of power of the erstwhile Marwar kingdom.
-
Chokhi Dhani: The cultural extravaganza of Rajasthan in a nutshell
Men with vibrant turbans, women wearing Rajasthani print ghagras, fancy jewelleries, folk dance, scrumptious Rajasthani dishes, camel rides and infinite sand dunes. When you think of Rajasthan you envisage these images.Except for sand dunes, at Chokhi Dhani you get to see all these and much more. Away from the hustle of Jaipur city, Chokhi Dhani…
-
Bullet Baba temple: Legend of Om Banna and the bike deity
Located on NH 65 between Jodhpur and Pali, there is small temple dedicated to a 350 cc Royal Enfield Bullet. As weird as it sounds, in this temple, visitors offer flowers and worship a bike. The locals believe that anyone passing through this highway must halt and offer their obeisances to the bike deity for…
-
Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti at Ajmer
Dargah Sharif situated in Ajmer,Rajasthan is the mausoleum of Sufi saint Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti (RA), perhaps the most prominent Sufi saint who resided here in the 12th century. Moinuddin Chisti is more popularly known as Garib Nawaz and people from all religions flock to this shrine throughout the year to pay homage and seek…
-
Ramoji Film City: World’s largest film studio complex
When you visit Hyderabad, one thing which you can ill afford to miss is the superb experience of visiting the Ramoji Film City. Spread over 1666 acres of land, Ramoji film city is the largest of its kind. It features in the Guinness book of world records as the largest film studio complex. It was built under…
-
11th century Lingaraj temple in the city of Temples
Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar is one of the oldest known Shiva temples in India. The word Lingaraj translates to King of Lingas. Here Lord Shiva is worshiped as Harihara and Tribhuvaneshwara.
-
Mysore Trip: Watching the illuminated Amba Vilas Palace
It was my third visit to Mysore, the city of Palaces. Mysore is one of the most visited tourist destinations in the country and boasts of the sobriquet “The cultural capital of Karnataka“. Unlike most other dynasties and monuments of South India, the monuments of Mysore have escaped the atrocities of Muslim invaders and later the…
-
Madurai trip & visit to the Meenakshi Amman Temple
Madurai situated on the banks of river Vaigai is one of the oldest cities of India. Hindu mythology has legends mentioning this place in events that happened millions of years ago. Madurai is believed to be the site of the celestial wedding of Lord Shiva and Tadaatagai (an incarnation of Goddess Parvati). An annual 10 day Meenakshi Tirukalyanam…
-
Hampi: The forgotten capital of Vijayanagara
Hampi, located on the banks of River Tungabhadra was the capital of the Vijayanagara empire from 1343 to 1565. With river Tungabhadra on one side and hills on the other sides, Hampi proved to be an excellent strategic location to serve as the capital. During its prime, Hampi was the second largest and one of the…
-
Gomateshwara Bahubali: The largest monolithic statue
Bahubali- The Telugu blockbuster of 2015. Bahubali became a household name in India after the massive success that the movie achieved smashing the record books with a collection in an excess of 300 Crore. Everyone loved the story and plot of the movie but few were aware of the allusion it had to the life…
Jolly Miles 