It was summer peak when we visited Rajgir but we thoroughly enjoyed the tonga trip, Ajatshatru palace, Bimbisar jail, Brahm kund and Viswa Shanti Stupa. It was good to go to hill top by chair lift. One night and two days will be ideal to relax this place. Only one day is not enough.
Lothal- Our History Starts Here Part – 2
As per planned trip I came back from Dholavira at 7 PM to Ahmadabad at my brother’s house and next day we planned to visit Lothal with family by car. Lothal is just 75 KM from Ahmadabad. Road is good and wide. Just in 2 hours we reached Lothal. On way did not see any boards […]
Dholavira- Our History Starts Here Part-1
I am so much thrilled that I am standing at the place where History of India starts as before this it was anthropology, an unknown world, unknown people. It is important to note that our Archaeologist R.S. Bisht who was in charge of the excavation of Dholavira site has divided Indus valley civilization stages in […]
Rani Ki Vav -A World Heritage
It was quite sunny day of April. I got down from Gujarat state bus and caught an auto to reach museum of Patan in just one hour. The museum is very small and I think started recently. There were a few sculptures and paintings in the museum. The caretaker was courteous enough to start audio […]
Sun Temple, Modhera
This 1000 year old heritage temple is at a small town Modhera which is 25 KM from distt. Mahesana, Gujarat, India. River Pushpavati flows nearby which incidentally I did not notice while coming by three wheeler auto from Patan. This temple was built by Solanki king Bheemdev-I in 1022 AD. My Itinerary Gujarat is such […]
Khajuraho Temples – A World Heritage
It is my second visit after 44 years to Khajuraho. last time I visited this place was when I was 16 years old and probably I alone traveled from my uncles house in Chhatarpur to Khajuraho (60 KM). The only faded memory was of the Nandi statue in all these 45 years. During these years […]
