Trimbakeshwar Temple,Nashik

Travelling has been a essential part of my life. Its through that I find the divine peace of life where you are totally disconnected with professional and personal tasks. Even though I have been part of Mumbai long back, I find the place as good as new when I shifted here second time. Everything has changed but the energy and vibe of the place still remains the same. I could see myself as a part of it. I have changed over the years , so as Mumbai....

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Kaas Plateau-Maharashtra's Valley of flowers

Kaas is a plateau of flowers, locally known as Kaas pathar in Marathi, is located 26 kms away from Satara city in Maharashtra, India. Kass -Maharashtra's own Valley of Flowers has recently gained the title of Biodiversity World Heritage Site by UNESCO. A total 850 or more types species of flowers, 39 found only in Kaas. Apart from numerous varieties of wild flowers this biodiversity site also shelters many insects and beautiful birds. The orchids...

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Cycle ride to Karla Caves, Lonavala, Maharashtra

This was my first cycling tour since I  had shifted to Mumbai. The ride was  12 km from Lonavala town to Karla Caves. At 8.30 AM Sunday morning, as planned, I reached Lonavala railway station and collected my cycle from Cymour-provider of cycle for rent. There was a large group of cyclists ready to leave.  As all the members collected their cycles,  we left from the station for breakfast after...

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Ganesh festival, visarjan day in Vashi, Navi Mumbai 2014

  Vinayaka Chaturthi or Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations end with the Visarjan (immersion ) of clay Ganapati idol in sea. In Mumbai, it’s a day of long processions filled with pomp and splendour when the Ganesh idols are immersed in the sea there. I walk through the streets of Vashi in Navi Mumbai watching Ganpati immersion procession. Chants of  Ganpati Bappa Morya......... Mangal Murthy Morya .... reverberated through the air. ...

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Ratangad Trek

Being away from home and staying in a hotel in Mumbai, I had limited choice for Onam celebration, which fell on a Sunday !  The  only option we had in Mumbai was to reserve for 'Onam Sadya' arranged by  the hotels. I was planning to do something different which relaxed my mind and made my day memorable. I came to know of the  monsoon trek to Ratangad arranged by one of the groups and they named it as Flower trek because during...

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