Cruise is one of the most popular form of luxury tour in the world. In India it is a new thing and still catching up. In a first, Mumbai will have a cruise ship Mumbai Maiden taking joyriders for around 90 minutes from Bandra jetty to Bandra – Worli sealink and back for Rs 1600….
Celebration of Shri Saibaba Samadhi Centenary Year Sai International Marathon In the year 1918 Shri Saibaba left his earthly abode and attained Samadhi. In this centenary year Sai Baba trust, Shirdi are organizing various programs to celebrate this centenary. Sai Baba trust, Shirdi hope to spread the message of Shraddha and Saburi given by Baba…
I have heard about Ajanta and Ellora like folklore throughout my childhood. And last December it was time to visit them. I was very excited. Ajanta is located around 105 km from Aurangabad and about 55 km from Jalgaon. It takes a minimum of a day’s time to see Ajanta caves. We had hired a…
Raja Dinkar Kelkar museum was developed through collections of late Padmashree (one of the highest awards from the government of India) Dr. Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar (1896 – 1990). He dedicated it to his only son Raja. Hence, the name Raja Dinkar Kelkar museum. Address: 1377-78, Off. Bajirao Road, Natu Baug, Shukrawar Peth, Pune, Maharashtra 411002…
Cave # 1 is probably the best ornamented cave of the Ajanta caves. Also, here you can see some of the best antique and diverse paintings from as old as 2nd century BC. Lets check the paintings which I shot during my visit there last year.
Daulatabad which once was the capital of Delhi sultanate, is just another small town today. During my year end trip of 2015 to Maharashtra, drove past Daulatabad fort. It is one of the most impregnable forts in India and today daulatabad is famous for this. The fort is located on a conical hill and it…
Ellora caves are a series of caves based on Hindu, Buddhist and Jain religion. This archaeological site is located around 29 km from the city of Aurangabad in Maharashtra. In total there are 34 caves. Cave 1 to 12 are Buddhist, cave 13 to 29 are Hindu and cave 30 to 34 are Jain. The…
Bibi ka Maqbara (tomb of the lady) is a mausoleum built by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb for his first wife and head consort Dilras Banu Begum. She died on 8th October, 1657 at the age of 35 at Aurangabad. You can read about the historical details at the ASI website. I will talk about my visit…
The Bhadra Maruti temple is located at Khuldabad around 4 kms from Ellora caves. It is very near to the Daulatabad fort. We travelled there on 24th December 2015, which was a festival day of the Muslims called ID-E-Milad. We saw a large procession of people on bikes, vans, jeeps and all sorts of vehicles…
