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Shri Amarnath Yatra – travel to the holy cave
He was a teenager boy, who lost his father recently. He with his elder brother helped their mother to run the family consisting of other brothers and sisters. In the absence of industrial activity or...
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Sonmarg to Srinagar – All that one can do
We reached straight at Mughal Garden Shalimar, Srinagar at 2.20 pm. As we were touring during Id festival, plenty of local people were there. All the fountains were in operation. The garden was flooded...
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Parasnath Hill – the revered pilgrimage of Shikharji in Giridih
A tonk is a small civil structure made of white marble. Inside a tonk there was impression of feet on stone of the Tirthankar after whom the tonk was made. We visited some of the tonks. Each tonk was...
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Parasnath Hill – completing the revered pilgrimage with Jal Mandir, Madhuban...
There was a long array of steps towards the entrance of the temple. Since it was rainy season, heavy cloud was intermittently covering the temple top. Even in cloudy atmosphere the white marbled temple...
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Digha Beach – An old boys’ weekend trip to the Brighton of the East
There were no local photographer, no hawker, nobody else. Only some fishermen were pulling their boat from the sea into the beach, after completing their fishing trip. Once they departed, we became...
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Getaway to Phuentsholing, Bhutan and Jaldapara National Park (WB)
During last week of Octoeber 2015, my work took me to Phuentsholing, Bhutan. Being a Ghumakkar, I worked out the possibility of making a fine balance between profession and passion.
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Dalhousie – how we made the most before the onward journey
The church just stood behind, surrounded by tall and dense trees. It was an old Catholic church built in 1894 exhibiting elegance of Victorian architecture. This church is a look alike of a church of...
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McLeodganj – The mystical hub of Himachal
We then moved to the church of St. John in the Wilderness between Forsyth Ganj and Mcleod Ganj. This neo-gothic stone shrine was made in 1852 following Anglian structure. It was named after John the...
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The holy trail – Chamunda Mata, Sri Baijnath, Brajeshwari Temple and Sri...
The name Chamunda is a combination of Chanda and Munda – two demons, who were killed by the goddess. She is also known as Chamundi, Chamundeswari, Charchika etc. and identified with goddess Chandi or...
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Jallianwala Bagh – the humbling, overwhelming visit
Jallianwala Bagh. We were familiar with this name since school days. It is located in the heart of Amritsar, which has taken a permanent place in...
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Being one of the 12 Lac++ pilgrims to Gangasagar Mela
Sagar mela is held every year at the same place drawing huge turnout irrespective of caste, colour, creed and age. Last year the turnout was 12 Lakh and this year the Govt. of WB made all the...
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The legend of Ganga Sagar – How the holy river meets the vast sea
Mythological Significance Let us have a snapshot view of Hindu mythology to understand the significance of Sagar. Kapil muni, an incarnation of lord Vishnu,...
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The mysterious Naga Sadhus and humbling return journey
Very soon the faint evening glow, which was prevalent in the sky, vanished. The vessel did not have any light in the upper deck area. All the lights we had, was only the cosmic glow in the sky. I could...
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Vaishnodevi Shrine – A Ghumakkar’s journey for quick darshan
Man proposes, God disposes – that’s what the famous proverb says. That again proved true for me during my trip to Vaishnodevi and Himachal Pradesh during the end of September 2015. Looking at the...
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A memorable visit to Druk Yul, Bhutan
In the journey of life, we do get many friends in different phases of time. Amongst all, friendship with old school mates stands tall....
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Offbeat Tourism at Mangdechhu Hydro Electric Project in Bhutan
The Mangdechhu hydroelectric project is a 720MW run-of-river power plant (4 units each of 180 MW capacity) being built in Trongsa district of central Bhutan on the Mangdechhu river (which is a...
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Know Bhutan: Trongsa, the city of heritage and the Dzong
Built in 1644 in its present form, it is the largest Dzong of Bhutan, which can be seen from many points of the town. It was huge, robust, elaborate and respectful looking. A series of inter-connected...
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There is more to Trongsa in Bhutan: Extended journey to Bumthang, Kurjey...
This heritage building is a massive circular five storey tower (called as Utse) with two lower towers. The south and north towers are connected to the main tower by multi storied wings. It has four...
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Have you heard of The Burning Lake in Bhutan?
As per belief, in the year 1475, religious icon Terton Pema Lingpa had jumped into the lake with a burning butter lamp in his hand. When he came back from under the water, the butter lamp was still...
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Langthel, more Dzongs – the perfect conclusion to the trip to Bhutan
The medium sized Dzong, named as Yuduchuney Dzong, was not as big as the one at Trongsa or at Bumthang. It was situated on the lap of a hill, surrounded by very tall mountains with serene view. I met...
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