Kondana Caves Trek

Kondana Caves is around 15 KM from Karjat in the Indian state of Maharashtra and it offers the ancient lifestyle of Buddhist followers. We started our journey from Mumbai  in the early morning to explore the Buddhist caves.  We all gathered at Karjat Station at around 7.40 am and took a Rickshaw to the base village.  Around 8.30 am, we reached the base village - Kondivadi village.  After having breakfast,...

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Anjaneri Fort (Birth Place Of Lord Hanuman)

Anjaneri Fort is located about 20 km from Nashik Trimbakeshwar Range, Maharashtra, India. As decided, all of us met at Kasara station at 7.40 AM. After having breakfast we started towards Anjaneri in a private jeep. Enroute we had a pit stop near Vaitarna Lake. Vaitarna Lake After 2 hrs of  journey,  we reached the base village called Anjaneri Village.  We travelled by jeep till the base of a mountain from...

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Karnala Fort Monsoon Trek

My first trek of this monsoon season.  Karnala is about 13 kilometers from Panvel city, Navi Mumbai, in the Indian Sate of Maharashtra and the fort is located within Karnala bird sanctuary. How to reach Karnala: Reach Panvel by train/Bus and take an auto in Mumbai-Goa Highway route to Karnala bird sanctuary. Once the site of Buddhist rock-cut caves that were used for meditation, Karnala Fort later played an active role in guarding the coast...

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Madh Island- Weekend getaway from Mumbai

It was a bright  sunny Sunday. As planned, a group of enthusiastic photographers travelled to Madh Island to explore its surroundings. For most of them it was a change from the hustle and bustle of Mumbai life.  We took BEST bus from Malad Railway station. The bus ride took about 45 minutes. All along the way to Madh, one can see enormous development everywhere and high rise buildings. Madh is spread over a large area and...

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