This journey was planned for a family of seven persons from Bengaluru. There was tight schedule of responsibilities together with age related ailments. So we thought to spend two leisure days in Tiruvannamalai together with flying visit to Vellore Golden temple and Vellore fort on return to Bengaluru.Though Tiruvannamalai is called as town of temples […]
Author: Rakesh Rai
Sadguru Sannidhi, Chikballapur – A Throbbing Space
“Sannidhi means presence. A Sannidhi establishes an energy presence that naturally takes you to the realm of devotion, where something far bigger than you becomes an experiential reality for you.” ― Sadhguru With this spirit we should visit this special and spatial place and not like we see other places. This is creation by human for human and […]
Udaipur, City of Lakes – Things to do in 3 Days
Location Udaipur is a city in Rajasthan, India. It is about 380 KM from Jaipur. There is a domestic airport in Udaipur which is 20 KM from city. It is also well connected by road and rail from all cities of India. Ola operates but do not rely on Ola in Udaipur if you are […]
City Palace Udaipur – Kingdom of Mewar
This particular City Palace belongs to kingdom of Mewar (Rana Pratap land). I think among all states of India, Rajasthan is unique with maximum heritages in form of forts, temples, havelis, lakes and royal cenotaphs. The people of Rajasthan still acknowledge, adore and remember their kings and titular kings as I noticed in visitors in forts and museums.
Kumbhalgarh Fort – A UNESCO World Heritage
Thanks to ASI department that we can NOT identify about 80% of buildings in this fort. The information is poorly shared. The fort was like a puzzle presented to visitor by ASI. Disappointingly there is no description for Kumbha Mahal, Suraj Devri, Tedda bari, Bandh etc. Even visitors can not easily identify Maharana Pratap birthplace building for which they have come from so far. No proper idea is there how far is Prithviraj ki Chhatri, Bavan Devri, Langan Devri.
Ranakpur, Rajasthan – A Masterpiece In Jain Temples
Built 500 years ago during period of Rana Kumbha, king of Mewar, this is a top masterpiece Jain temple dedicated to Lord Adinath.