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Travelz Unlimited: August 2011
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Travelogues, Photo Features. Friday, August 26, 2011. Gandhar Pale Cave, Mahad : A Photo Feature. They are Hinayana Buddhist caves that were excavated sometime in 150-300 AD.There are in all 31 caves. They are mostly Buddhist viharas located on a hill top. There are stone steps that take you to the top and can be accessed in hardly fifteen minutes. The caves have a few small stupas located in prayer halls called chaityagrihas. Text and photographs : Abhijit Rajadhyaksha. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). 39Gan...
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Travelz Unlimited: March 2012
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Travelogues, Photo Features. Sunday, March 18, 2012. Peshwe (Adventure) Park : Photo Feature. Peshwe park a.k.a Peshwe Udyan is located at Parvati, Pune. It has been named after the Peshwas who were prime ministers to the kings and owners of the Parvati area. The park is located adjacent to the Sarasbaug garden and in the vicinity of the Parvati temple hill. Previously the area was a part of a lake that was subsequently converted into a garden. There are also educational models of Solar energy , Hydel en...
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Travelz Unlimited: March 2011
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Travelogues, Photo Features. Thursday, March 31, 2011. Basilica of Bom Jesus and Se Cathedral, Goa. Basilica of Bom Jesus is one of the finest examples of Baroque architecture in old Goa. A 17th century church (consecrated in 1605 by the Archbishop Dom Father Alexio Menezes, after eleven years of tireless construction), it is today a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The upper floor holds a museum displaying missionary art.and paintings by Dom Martin. The Se Cathedral was built in 1619 (and consecrated in 1640...
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Travelogue Unlimited: February 2012
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This blog contains travelogues and photo features of various travel destinations. Monday, February 13, 2012. Some of the statues have a almost perfect likeness to their original counterparts and are difficult to distinguish apart. Pic source (above pic) : ekpravas.blogspot.com. Also refer http:/ www.celebritywaxmuseum.com/index.php. Photographs: Abhijit Rajadhyaksha (except the ones credited). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). For my further articles, refer the link below. Sinhagad valley : A Photologue.
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Travelogue Unlimited: August 2011
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This blog contains travelogues and photo features of various travel destinations. Friday, August 26, 2011. Tamhini ghat : Photos. Monsoons is the time when the heavens descend upon the Sahyadris. The clouds move down from their lofty abodes for a rendezvous with these mountains. The Sahyadris too dress up for this festivity, draping themselves with green robes, adorning a turban of ethereal mist. The water streams, the lakes and the ponds also ornament the entire region. The Tamhini ghat further joins th...
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Travelz Unlimited: July 2011
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Travelogues, Photo Features. Saturday, July 23, 2011. Pandavleni cave monastery, Nasik : A Photo Feature. Is actually a misnomer because these caves arent even remotely connected to the Pandavas. Heroes of the epic Mahabharata ). These caves are infact Buddhist monasteries that were excavated first in the last century BC. These excavations were carried forth right upto 12th cen AD. Branch of Buddhism. But with time they came to be influenced by its Mahayana. With the gradual decline of Buddhism, the Jain...
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Travelz Unlimited: January 2011
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Travelogues, Photo Features. Saturday, January 8, 2011. Mangueshi Temple Goa Revisited : A Photo Travelogue. Location: Priol village in Ponda Taluka,Goa. Date: 23rd Dec 2010. We finally made it to Mangueshi. It was almost Christmas time and the place was swelling with tourists , including some admiring firangis. There was a time when firangs (foreign travellers) werent allowed inside the temple premises. But this was a testimony to the changing times. Mangueshi is essentially a temple that hosts the kula...
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Travelogue Unlimited: December 2011
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This blog contains travelogues and photo features of various travel destinations. Saturday, December 31, 2011. Changavateshwar and Sangameshwar temples, Saswad : A Photo Feature. Venue: Saswad, 40km from Pune. History: This temples Shivlinga was said to have been originally installed by Sage Changadeva(12th/13th cen AD). Jeernoddhar of temple by Sardar Ambuji Purandare in 1700 AD. Pic:sthambha shilpa depicting Sharabha. Pic: Nandi placed in the antarala. Pic: a woman churning curds. Sinhagad valley : A P...
