Kumbhalgarh fort - Great Indian Wall - Rajasthan

Most of us know about Great wall of China which was built across china and one among the wonders of the world. But there is similar such kind of wall in India as well which was built by the king Rana kumbha in 15th century near Udaipur of Rajasthan. It is about 90 kms from Udaipur.

 Kumbhal fort is one of the world heritage place. The walls are thick enough. It is second largest wall in the world after Great wall of China. We could see a gigantic doors and a temple. It was occupied until late 19th century and later it was opened to public.  The length of the wall is 36 kms and width is 25 feet. It will take 8 hours to reach from one end to another. It was constructed above 1914 meters from the sea level. This beautiful fort has 7 massive doors and 7 ramparts.It was built in the Aravalli ranges. It is the birth place of Mewar Legendary king Rana Kumbh. You could see the light show in the evening which would be glorious. The best way to reach this place is via car and best time is October to February. 

Melbourne City Circle Tram

Melbourne - A city with a hub of style, sport, culture and dining. There are many places to discover for a traveler like Federation Square, Great Ocean Road ( An wonderful way where you have mountains one side and sea on the other), Botanic Gardens, Philip Island and so many. Few spots are in the outskirts of Melbourne city and few within city . The Victoria Government has provided a public transport especially for tourism which revolves round the city. It is called "Melbourne City Circle Tram". The special features of this Tram compared to other local Trams are:

1. No charges are imposed for taking a ride in this Tram.
2. Running Commentary on the places of interest along its way.
3. 2 routes (one clockwise and another anti-clockwise)
4. Touches many city attractions

The frequency of this Tram is every 12 minutes between 10 am to 6 pm Sunday to Wednesday and 10 am to 9 pm Thursday to Saturday.

Clockwise service: Flinders Street > Harbour Esplanade > Docklands Drive > La Trobe Street > Victoria Street > Nicholson Street > Spring Street > Flinders Street.

Anti-clockwise service: Flinders Street > Spring Street > Nicholson Street > Victoria Parade > La Trobe Street > Docklands Drive > Harbour Esplanade > Flinders Street.

It also have wheel chair accessibility in it.

This city Tram touches the following attractions:

1.City Museum
2.Melbourne Aquarium
3.Parliament House
4.Docklands 
5.Federation Square
6.Princess Theatre

Do get into this Tram when you visit Melbourne, It would be wonderful experience.

Karaneshwar Natarajar Temple - Pyramid Temple - Pondicherry - India

Indian style of temples usually have a tower (called Gopuram) and then an Encircling corridor (called Pragaram) and the Temple's Sanctum Sanctorum (Sannadhi) and the idol. But this Shiv temple at Pondicherry India looks completely different than the Indian style. Yes it represents pyramidical architecture.Sri Karaneshwar Natarajar temple located at Pudhukuppam near Pondicherry India was built like a pyramid like structure. It was built in 2000 near the sands of bengal shore at Pondicherry. The temple was inaugurated by Chairman of Auroville foundation Dr. Karan Singh (The last king of Kashmir). It was largely hit by Tsunami in 2004 and it was rebuilt again on the same place. The temple's architectural concept was derived from Egypt's pyramid. The dimensions of this temple was based on the numbers given by The Mother (Pondicherry Mother). The temple has 7 steps and the idol inside is Lord Natarajar.When you visit Pondicherry please do visit this temple.

Tadoba Tiger Reserve - Maharastra-India

Lets see some adventurous spot this time. Tadoba Tiger reserve. One of the finest and largest National park in Maharastra. 

Tadoba - Name of the god worshipped by the tribal people who lives in that dense forest.

The total area of the Tadoba Andhari Reserve is 1727 sq km. This includes National park which was built in 1955.

There are 88 Tigers in the Reserve as of August 2016 and 50+ outside the reserve and in forest.

This Reserve remains open on all 7 days a week. Best time to visit is during Oct - Jun

Teak is the prominent tree species in the forest and there are a few lakes, which makes sure the park has rich water resources.

Major part of this forest is thrived in hilly area; it covers the Chimur Hills, and Andhari sanctuary covers Moharali & Kolsa ranges, so many hillocks, terrains provide shelter to wild animals.

There are many resorts in Tadoba and Maharashtra government has provided open top Gypsy services for passengers to spot Tigers. Taxi services are also available. 

There are some safaris like elephant safari, jeep safari etc.


Nearest Airport is Nagpur and nearest railway is Chandrapur

use the below link to book tickets for this Reserve.

http://www.tadobanationalpark.in/

Themed Navrathri Golu - Whats new in your Golu

Modernization or Out of Box thinking has placed its footprints in festival celebrations even. Yes, Navrathri Golu is now become theme based.

Golu - A figurine display festival celebrated in southern part of India every year between September - October. Most of the dolls displayed in the golu depicts certain events from Puranas, court life, royal procession, ratha yatra, weddings, everyday scenes, miniature kitchen utensils and so on. "Marapachi Bhommai" (Wooden Doll) plays vital role in Navrathri Golu. The primordial way of arranging dolls has now refashioned with the modern trend. Theme based Golus are now in fashion. 

Temple Based Theme:

TamilNadu is a land of temples. There are many prominent temples available in Tamil Nadu and dolls of those can be displayed in Golu. Temple Based golu which I have seen includes temples like

1. Malaikottai
2. Kerala Bhagavathi Temple
3. Marundeeswarar Temple
4.  Tanjore Big Temple
5. Puri Jeganath Temple
6. Palani Temple

and so on.

Marriage Based Theme:

India has a tagline "Unity in Diversity".  It is one of the most oldest and diverse culture. Marriage traditions would differ communally and regionally. I experienced a theme with few events like

1. Traditional Hindu South Indian Marriage
2. Traditional Hindu North Indian Marriage
3. Traditional South Indian Tribal Marriage
4. Traditional North East Tribal Marriage

Mythological Theme:

The Hinduism based mythological stories are numerous. One of the theme had

1. Gita Upadesam
2. Krishna Story
3. Pittukku Man Sumandhu (Lord Shiva carried sand bags for Puttu (Kerala Dish))
4. Ramayana Story
5. Ganesha Niyana Pazhalam Story (Story about Lord Ganesh activity on getting mango)

There are many other themes like,

1. Green House Theme
2. Village Theme
3. Water Based Theme and so on

Tell us what theme or whats new in your Display this year by commenting.