West & Central India

Pachmarhi-a quaint romantic hill station

Have you read this Hindi poem “Satpura ke ghane jungle neend mein doobe hue se (the dense forests of Satpura are in deep sleep)” ? This used to be a part of our Hindi text book in high school. For us then, Satpura used to be a proxy for anything  which is profound or can’t...

Shatrunjaya Hill – The Jain temples of Palitana

Shatrunjaya Hill is one of the holiest of places for the 'Swetambara' Jains. The others being Girnar, Mt. Abu and Chandragiri. This hill is located at Palitana town in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat. It is a hill where most of the tirthankaras also called jina's attained nirvana. Atop Shatrunjaya Hill, one gets a great view...

Pushkar – The spiritual land and world’s largest camel fair

Rajasthan is known for its forts, palaces sand dunes, colourful art and folk music. This is a short introduction to the spiritual side of Rajasthan. Welcome to Pushkar, the scared pilgrimage site for Hindus and Sikhs.  When you enter this town, you will find yourself surrounded by the humming tune of chants, devotional songs, temple...

Mahakali caves, Mumbai- a getaway from the crowded city

Mahakali caves, Buddhist caves right in the middle of the city Sounds like a name inspired by the Hindu goddess Kali, but all these caves are dedicated to Buddha and Buddhism. Mahakali caves were originally known as Kondivite caves, because of its   proximity to a village by the same name. If the pace of Mumbai has...

Gir National Park- the only natural habitat of Asiatic lions

We were travelling from Somnath to Gir National park. It was quite a contrasting landscape, a temple by the ocean and a dense forest. Our resort was inside a mango orchard, and though it was not a mango season, the sheer greenery compounded with the music of chirping birds was a different kind of an...

Kanha national park – the inspiration behind “The Jungle Book”

Kanha National Park, the inspiration behind “The Jungle Book” is vast. So vast that the Safari looks like an inter district travel... loaded with lots of adventure. Like everyone else, I was keen to spot the tigers. In fact, I was even thinking of it as a tiger trail. But the diversity of Kanha, made...

Bhangarh Fort in Rajasthan, India – Haunted and Hauntingly beautiful

Bhangarh Fort – history, royalty, wars, a one-sided love story, black magic and GHOSTS Bhangarh fort! Let me tell you a story about it - a fairy-tale with a twist. This is a story of a beautiful princess. She lived in a majestic fort on a hill in Rajasthan. A poor magician nearby fell in love...

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