Murugeshpalya Lord Shiva Temple

This temple is situated in Murugeshpalya locality of Bangalore hence named after it.The temple is having a huge Lord Shiva's idol (approx 65ft tall) seeing which you will forget everything and start admiring him for a long long time.The idol is so adorable and is made up of cement and concrete.The temple premises is also having a huge Lord Ganesha statue and Navgraha temple and shrines,which you will see via some artificially made tunnel and crazy lights along the way.

The Lord Shiva is seating in Padmasan position on a lotus with the backdrop view of Kailash parvat

and river Ganga from his 'jata'.This statue is considered as one of the largest statue in India.

Here shivaratri celebration is very much grand and be ready to face huge crowd as well.The light decoration is so amazing and appealing that for once you may forget to even blink.

However on other times the darshan here is hassle free but this temple is much commercial.

Somehow you may feel at one or other point they are trying to grap money from your pocket.They will charge for keeping shoes ,for putting 108 coins,for capturing pics through camera  and for 12-linga's darshan as well.

Har Har Mahadev......Jai Shiv Shambhu

GANESHOTSAVA 'The mangal shubharambh of festive season'

Ganeshotsava or Vinayaka Festival or Ganesh chaturthi are the names given to the this Spectacular festival by the people of different states.Ganeshotsava is however celebrated in whole country with great enthusiasm but is mainly celebrated  with huge pomp and show in MaharashtraThe way of celebrating this utsav may differ state to state but everywhere feelings and the emotions related is the same.In most of places the celebration lasts for 10 days from ganesh chaturthi to ganesh chaturdashi.

Lord Ganesha is the vighnaharta(Obstacle remover),problem solver,lord of wisdom and judgement and is worshiped before starting any new work or any 'mangal karya'.

Ganesh Chaturthi is the first day of celebration.On this day lord ganesha statue is placed in Pandals/Mandapas and worshiped with huge pomp and show.The pandals are beautifully decorated by flowers,banana leaves,lights,lamps,garlands,mango leaves and even some pandals are designed and decorated based on some themes.

Many people also bought clay statues of Lord Ganesha at their homes and do worship at home too.
Few days before the celebration starts one can easily find so many shops for all the pooja stuffs and Lord Ganesha statue in every size .People used to prepare lord's favorite sweet dish 'Modak' and 'Motichoor ladoo' as prasadam.

There is also competitions for the best Pandals/Jhaki/Madapas of the year.Even its also the time for
cultural activities singing,dancing,tambola,orchestra and so on.Some people also do arrange the medical health checkups camps,blood donation camp and charity during this time taking care of the society.

The dhol,gulal-kumkum and dancing like anything at the time of welcoming the Lord ganesha to Pandals as well on the day of visarjan(immersion of the idol in water bodies) is the most awesome thing.
On the (Anant Chaturdashi)day of visarjan huge crowd is there taking the lord ganesha statue towards the water bodies and celebrating on the whole way with dhols and nagade.

All hindu festivals are lined up after the Ganesha Chaturthi say it durga pooja,diwali.
"Lal-Bagh cha Raja" is the famous Pandal in Mumbai here there huge crowd for darshan.From celebrities to common man everyone comes up to catch one glimpse of  Lord Ganesha in this Pandal.

All the Ganesha temples have lots of devotees for Darshan.In one of temple in Madhya Pradesh "Khajrana Ganesh Temple" people used to offers quintal of ladoos,gold ladoo and large number of coconut as prasadam. Its believed that wishes of people praying at this temple get fulfilled by Lord Ganesha's blessings.
Khajrana temple,Ashtavinayak temple,Siddhi vinayaka temple are some of the many famous temples of India having huge crowd of devotees on every Wednesday and on some special days like til chauth,Ganesha chaturthi.

Om GanGan Pate Namha!!!

Nandi Hills-Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace

"Nandi Hills" a wonderful place for one day outing/picnic about 65km away from Bangalore.Its is around 40km from BIAL(Bengluru Airport).Here you can enjoy the cycle riding and bike riding as well to reach the hill top.However some people also chose to reach there in nights and spent the night in cottage on the top of hill and enjoy the amazing sunrise amidst  wonderful cloudy weather.To enjoy the beauty of sunrise be there before 5:30am.This tourist spot is also having a very ancient shiva-parvati and nandi temple,Nandi Durg,Tipu's Drop(suicide point ;) ),garden and a few hotel-motel on the top of hill.

The scenic view and landscape around is so beautiful to enjoy from the height about 1450 mtr above sea level.The Bamboo tree house are also a point of attraction.

There is one parking area before the entrance gate to Tipu sultan's estate where all two wheeler,tempo traveler,buses are parked however the four wheelers are allowed to reach till the top of hill.One need to take ticket before entering the main entrance gate.

There are so many monkeys over there on top so beware of them because they are always ready snatch anything specially the food items from your hand.The scenic beauty can't stop you taking lots of photographs so be ready with full battery in cameras and space in storage card.The beautiful  clouds will increase your excitement level.

Horticulture department is maintaining one garden there.Eucalyptus tree along both side of roads seems they are welcoming you wide open.One small coffee shop is there right after parking which immediately fulfill the urge to have some hot drink in the chill weather .But conditions applied to enjoy the morning glory one needs to be there as early as possible.

On the way to Nandi Hills you may come to see locals with bunch of grapes in their hands
selling along both side of roads. This will definitely gonna raise your temptation.You can also visit some of the vineyards in Devanahalli(a small town on the way to Nandi Hills).Being there at the vineyard itself will be a good experience for anyone whether you take wine or not.

Bye and  get ready to plan next outing to Nandi Hills

Shopping in Bangalore

Bangalore being an IT hub ,educational hub ,every now and then people come to this city for
fulfilling their dreams and in midst of all this shopping is most needy.
Being new to a place you will always look for somebody who know about the city known areas
for budget shopping,window shopping,roaming,hangouts,brunch-out.

Many of us feel what to wear every morning before you get ready for  office,college or your workplace

and wanna shop so many thing if a ginne ask your wish.......  :)

So here I am with the best places where you can get what you need.

• Phoenix city Mall
• Brigade Road
• Commercial Street
• Jayanagar Market
• Sunday Bazaar

For shopping best brand items you will get every single brand under one roof of Phoenix Mall

and for enjoying weekend one can also go there for hangouts.

Window shopping and enjoying concerts,rock show,movie shows,variety of cuisine,hangout with chuddy-buddy ,these all you can do in phoenix city mall.

it one of the biggest mall in Asia and most lovable thing about this place is its decoration as per

season say based upon some festival theme.

Although your pocket feel lighter at the end of the day you spent here.

Next comes commercial street,jayanagar market and brigade road market both are best option for budget shopping 

for roadside or street shopping also,one can get very fancy and cheap items here.

one can get enough vendors for chat ,Chinese,fast food here.

there are number of Pubs-Disc are here on the MG road so is the opportunity for Masti.

Sunday Bazaar is as the name suggest will make your sunday busy over there.

here you can find second hand items some old painting some old furniture,books,show-piece

and some old art-craft items.

 Enjoy shopping then.....

Stay shopaholic Stay happy..........

Holi "festival of colours in Shaan-e-Malwa"

'Holi' the festival of colors ,it also signify the the victory of good over bad.

people celebrate holi and play with colors and flower petals.
in this most fun filled festival 'bhaang' adds twist.

nowadays gulaal,abeer,herbal colors,flower petals are used to play 'sukhi holi' and 'tilak holi' for saving water.

this festival starts with holika-dahan a very interesting story of holika and prahlad is related with this ritual.women do worship and new crops are presented to god.

next day to holika dahan is holi when people enjoy , play ,tease others and end up at the note ' bura na mano holi hai ' 

holi is not a one day festival in indore it is played till rangpanchmi after 5 days of holi.

in indore a very special kind  of celebration is done on the day of rangpanchmi ,people in crowd enjoy this festival like tomatino festival .the tankers on roads shower water and gulaal on crowd it is known as GAIR .

rajwada (palace of holkar's) the heart of city is the main attraction point in celebration.

sweets like gujiya are specially made on holi ,bhaang ke pakode and lassi add to fun.
After a funfilled and exciting day, the evenings the spent in sobriety when people meet friends and relatives and exchange sweets and festive greetings.

iscon temple holi is ultimate where celebration is incredible with color,flower petals and bhajan.that celebration connects you directly to spritual world and the happiness which you can't express.

It is said the spirit of Holi encourages the feeling of brotherhood in society and even the enemies turn friend on this day. People of all communities and even religions participate in this joyous and colouful festival and strenthen the secular fabric of the nation. 

LONAVALA

The very famous hill-station of Maharashtra and is very popular among tourist because of pleasant climatic conditions.
specially in rainy season the waterfall,lush greenery,hide and seek  of clouds on the hills are appealing  for natural beauty lovers.
 every scene is such an eye-catching that one can't resist photography.

lonavala is the wonderful place bestowed with  plenty of ancient caves and forts as well as natural beauty of lakes full of water ,waterfall and hills for trekking .
monsoon is the best season to visit lonavala . however throughout the year except in summer(very hot ) one can enjoy sightseeing in lonavala.

In midst of drizzling,away from hustle and bustle of metro-life you can enjoy the real happiness and peace of mind here in lonavala .

'Chikki' a sweet made up of 'ground-nut and jaggery ' is popular item of lonavala.most of the tourist buy this for their near-dear ones as gift.you can find many stores who has soul business of selling varieties
 of chikki.




Tourist Attraction of LONAVALA

• Karla Caves
• Bhaja Caves
• Tungarli Dam and Lake
• Sausage Hills
• Lonavala Lake
• Shreevardhan Fort
• Rajmachi Point

you can enjoy many adventurous activities like trekking,paragliding,fishing and bird-watching .
even if you are not history lover you must visit the historical and ancient caves of lonavala specially Bhaja caves,i bet uniqueness of these points is worth-watching and you will not be disappointed.

it will be much delightful in monsoon when you taste masala chai(tea) with pakode(bhajiye) and corn from street-vendors.
pre-booking of rooms in hotel will add to your comfortable trip because in season-time(monsoon) it may be difficult to get room at desirable rates.

BHAJA CAVES

bhaja caves

BUSHI DAM

lonavala trip is incomplete if you will not visit the incredible places Lion's peak,Aamby valley,Shivling's peak

this scenic points are in near by villages of lonavala.

Chat-Chatkare in Indore

rajwada 

 Indore is the very much  famous for its food and hospitality in central India and indoreans are too famous for their foody nature.
one who visit indore must taste these delights.
there are some destination below for "khane-peena ke shaukino keliye"
these street food delights are also the ultimate destination for hostlers and PGs for changing the taste from monotonous mess food.

SARAFA

its situated near the heart of indore Rajwada and street food delights are incredible.there of crowd of foodies at night and some shops opened only from evening.from sweet to chat everything is for everyone.gulab-jamun,kesar milk,rasmalai are awesome here.

gulab-jamun at sarafa

tasty usal-pohe  and shahi-pohe(pohe with anardana and dry-fruits)  one can't resist eating.

vijay chaat center serves paneer patis,samose,aalu tikki,indian hot-dog.

for people who has fast(upwaas) there is a shop called sawariya khichdi centre serve tasty khichdi and fariyal items.

pani and dhai puri of R.K.chaat house

pipli bazaar kachori and bajaj-khana chowk matar-kachori is delicious.they serve varieties of kachori depending upon season like bhutte ki kachori,matar ki kachori,aalu kachori and so on.

chola chaat

joshi ke dhai-bade is a shop serving delicious dahi-wade to indoreans and all foodies like me

CHAAT-GALI

it is situated near district court of indore opposite gurudwara on MG Road.very famous for Lalaji and R.K.'s  chole-chaat ,pani puri,dhai puri,papri-chaat.


56 DUKAN(shop)
this shops are signifying 56 bhog and here one can find dishes from south-indian cuisine to punjabi chaat.

Namkeen and  Sev are famous and exported to other states as well as abroad.

pohe

a confectionary shop in bada sarafa

sev

joshiji ke dhai-wade

sawariya seth khichdi

Bengaluru :Lalbagh Botanical Garden

glass house

This is one of largest and beautiful garden of India and is worth to spend ample of time here.
the garden constitutes 1000's of rare species of flora across the Asian countries.
the amazing natural beauty because of no. of tree,plants,flowers,lush greenery,lotus pond and the lake.

Garden remains open for all between 6am to 7pm.the entry fee10 rs per person  is from 9am(joggers and exercise doers are there in morning time ) onward.
however the entry is free for children and disabled people all the time.
it has four entrance one for each direction.

it is spread over an area of 240 acre and to visit every place of garden,authority of garden provides battery vehicle and the driver acts as a tour guide .they charges 100 rs per person for this vehicle.but i'll suggest to take complete round up of lalbagh by walking and enjoying photography.by hiring vehicle you can't enjoy insights of garden and especially the photography.

the lalbagh garden has promoted the concept of horticulture.and considered as best garden because of scenic beauty , maintenance and layout.

the garden organised a Flower show every year on 26th Jan and 15th Aug thus many tourist and visitors come to know about 1000's of rarest and beautiful flowers.

They  also organised  Mango-Mela for helping farmers to get best price as well as serving mango lovers with a variety of 'mango- the king of fruits' .this mela generally ends upto last week of june.
along with mango there is Jackfruit exhibition too for promoting the fruit as well as helping farmers.

flower show

flower show

flower show

 there are many attractive points in lalbagh botanical garden

lake view

- Glass House
- Bonsai garden
- Rose garden
- Cactus Garden
- Lotus pond
- Floral Clock
- Huge Rock
- Lake



one can enjoy climbing over the rock.playing games in garden.

lotus pond

                             

 the lalbagh has something for every category of people whether they are nature-lovers,children who wants play,walkers-joggers,spot of picnic,hangout.
one must enjoy clicking as many photographs you can, to catch every beautiful nature scene,flowers,butterfly,birds,lake view from different angles.

Dilwalo ki "DELHI" dekho dil se.....

 Delhi the vibrant and gracious city ,capital of India, where one can find deep insights in india's culture,heritage,cuisuin,art.The moment you enter Delhi boundary the immediate impact of amalgamation of variety of culture strikes.

you will find forts,tomb and monuments of different era across the roadside.Incredible combination of culture,infrastructure,people,grand monuments,fine roads,streets,bazaar of new Delhi and purani dilli(old Delhi)

The metro lifestyle,sensitive because of central government HQ ,parliament and fascinating historical monuments all are lovable to see and feel.

                                                                                                                                                        

Tourist Attractions in DELHI 

                     1.India Gate
                     2.Rashtrapati-Bhawan
                     3.Rajghat
                     4.Parliament House
                     5.Indira Gandhi House


                     6.Qutab Minar

                     7.Lotus Temple

                                                                                               


                     8.Akshardham Temple
                     9.Jama Masjid
                     10.Red Fort
                     11.Jantar-Mantar
                     12.Humaiyu Tomb
                     13.Mughal Garden
                     14.Dilli Haat


Akshardham temple -where you can see beautiful  musical fountain, theater displaying Hindu's tradition,mythological stories and spirituality.







Red-Fort the ultimate monument built by Shah Jahan.Every year on the occasion of independence day & republic day flag hoisting is done here.This largest fort is situated opposite to the famous chandni-chowk,(specially for foody)paranthe-wali gali and chatwalas.there is market area inside red-fort specially of traditional jwellary,bags,statues and so on.




Tourist are not allowed ti visit Parliament House and Rashtrapati Bhawan ,just watching it from a place alloted some distance away.


Mughal Garden of Rashtrapati Bhawan is opened for visitors only for a month in whole year,when all tulips,roses and large variety of flowers  are at perfect bloom.


Lotus temple also known as Bahai temple is a very peaceful place.the temple is built in lotus structure and surrounded by water pools from all sides and also lush green gardens add into its beauty.


There are many ways to Delhi tour(darshan)
bus service,metro service,personal cab they provides complete facility to visit Delhi tourist spots.
a tour is planned by them and in one day they cover main points of Delhi.
for  exploring deep insights of delhi
try tips given below.

The trip to Delhi will be worth only when you explore the hidden delights of city.visit place besides the tour guide .


*  spots like nizzamuddin tomb for enjoying 
   Qwalllis
*  shopping from streets and famous chor     bazaar
*  enjoy street photography
*  try Punjabi & Sindhi  cuisuin ,one can't resist to eat  delicious parantha of parathawali gali.
*  Also take tam-tam(cycle-rickshaw) ride.
*  spend one evening at India gate lawns.




eventually one feels the pace ,bustle and karizma of dilli-life.


best luck....and welcome to Delhi soon :)