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 […]
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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 […]
Tales of Orchha
Comparatively today lesser known among Indians, this place was once the capital of Bundela Rajput kingdom from 1531 to 1783 CE. I was just thinking why this place is lesser known – the name itself indicates “Orchha” – means hidden. But the reason might be that Orchha was a small kingdom and had a bit […]
Aguada Fort- Goa – A Portuguese Remnant
Time to spend : 1-2 hours. We landed in Goa by train in Sep,2018. It was hot but heat was quite bearable. We took prepaid taxi which is a better option as OLA or Uber are not operational in Goa. Later we came to know that taxi services in Goa are monopoly and controlled region […]
Yaganti- Future Tirupati Balaji?
Recommended Duration : 2 hours This temple has the high historical importance as it was built by Harihar Bukka Raya who was founder of Vijaynagar Empire. Every year on day of Maha Shivratri large number of devotees visit from all over Andhra Pradesh. Lord Shiva, Parvati and Nandi are main deities in this temple. Location […]
Vijayapura (Bijapur)- The ruins of Adil Shahi
Recommended duration One day if you want to see only popular monuments like Gol Gumbaz, Ibrahim Rauza, Bara Kaman, Malik-e-Maidan cannon, two days if you want to see all other monuments mentioned here. Day 1 : 1 PM to 6 PM Kumatgi (Summer Palace) – Jahan Begum Tomb – Chhota Gumbaz (Ain-ul-Mulk Tomb) – Jumma […]
