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Glimpses from the Mahakumbh
"बर्तन पे राख़ लगा दो तो वो चमक उठेंगे .. फिर तुम राख़ लगा कर पवित्र कैसे नहीं हो सकते हो ? टूटे बर्तन की तरह हम अपने शरीर को समेटने लगे ... अनमने ढंग से जीवन की खुरचे हटाने ...और धीर धीरे सारे कपडे जो समाज ने दिए थे, लगे फेकने ...और वो गरम राख़ हर जगह लगा ...बढ़ते...
Salabat Khan’s Tomb, Ahmednagar
It was a day trip to Ahmednagar as we were going to attend Omkar's marriage. Before leaving for this place, I asked a friend if there were places worth visiting there, and he replied "Chaand Biwi's Mahal". Well, he turned out to be both true and false; the place is...
Hampi Diaries – Hemakuta Hill
Hemakuta Hill happened by chance. On our last afternoon in Hampi, we had packed our bags and stopped by at a restaurant to grabs some refreshments. While sitting there waiting for my lemonade, we were leafing through a Coffe book table about Hampi. It was then that we...
Hampi Diaries – Vitthala Temple
I am bored of writing and by this time, you might have been bored reading all my monologues on Hampi. So this post will be less words and more photographs. Vitthala Temple is the most splendid among the temples of Hampi and is famous for its rich and ornate design and...
Hampi Diaries – The Coracle Ride Across Tungabhadra
Day 3 started early again. By 7:30 AM we were ready to start our day. Targets of today: Vitthala Temple and Queen’s bath, both of which won't be covered in this post. Lets just talk about our coracle ride. There are two ways of reaching Vitthala Temple without a...
Hampi Diaries – The Royal Center
Our visit to the Royal Center started after we left the Underground Shiva Temple. We passed through a narrow and dusty path and a building with a lone window which looked so out of places, for a accessorized with a Palm Tree, it looked more a part of an Arabian...