Estimated time for visit – 3-4 hours. This fort is remembered for the immense heroic act of Shivaji’s Subedar Tanaji Malusare. This fight in 1670 AD was between 1200 Mughals and 50 Maratha soldiers headed by Tanaji. This fort also I remember for the treacherous Raja Jai Singh who was slaved by Shahjahan and Aurangzeb […]
Maharashtra
Daultabad Fort- A Gateway to South
It was month of November but this area of Maharashtra was still hot if not very hot. We were looking for water bottles often and the fort inside have very few trees and so fort looks spread in vast area but did not look as elegant as would have been in its peak time. Beauty […]
Shani Shignapur – Since kaliyug
The devotees who visit Shirdi Sai temple also visit Shani Shignapur which is 73 KM from Shirdi. It is believed that swayambhu Shani exists here in form of five and half feet idol. Our Itinerary Our first stop in this itinerary was Shirdi. We took darshan and stayed here for a night to enjoy the evening […]
Ellora Cave Temples – A Gift to World
We land at gate of Ellora in front of sprawling green and beautiful huge gardens in front. I think these gardens are surrounding all Ellora cave. It was entry gate of Ellora. We took entry ticket and entered the cafeteria as we were feeling hungry. MTDC canteen in the premises served us mouth watering paneer […]
Ajanta – An ancient imprint to take away
खुदा भी आसमाँ से जब जमीं पर देखता होगा, मेरे मेहबूब को किसने बनाया होगा सोचता होगा ! फ़रिश्ते भी यहां रातों में आ कर घूमते होंगे, जहाँ रखती हो तुम पाँव जगह वो चूमते होंगे ! This is Ajanta. God also will be jealous of the beauty of this place thinking why He missed […]