Pune Ganesh Visarjan 2015

It was a much awaited trip to be a part of the Ganesh Visarjan procession at Pune and finally I got a chance to experience it.  Ganesh Festival in Pune was started with Bal Gangadhar Tilak  with five mancha ganapati's. This was a platform for community gathering, and  sharing their pains and gains with neighbours. We started from Mumbai at around  06:40 am by Intercity Express and reached Pune at around...

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Flower Trek to Tikona Fort

Tikona also known as Vitandgad,  is a dominant hill fort in Maval, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. To reach the place, head towards  Lonavala and then to Kamshet and then drive towards Gavhande village which is also called Tikona Peth.  Once you reach the village, there is a temple and vehicles can be parked near the temple. After a small introduction session, we started our walk towards the base of the fort. A...

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A few glimpses of Dahi Handi 2015, Mumbai

"Handi" Dahi Handi or Govinda is a popular festival celebrated across India and the best place to see this 'sport'  is in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It celebrates the legend of Lord Krishna stealing butter as a child. The festival activity involves the making of a human pyramid that would be climbed by  participants who would be known as 'Govindas' . The aim of the activity is to climb to the top and break the pot filled...

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