Tag: Maharashtra

An escape to Bhandardara

As our life was coming back to normalcy post coronavirus pandemic, it was nice to take a break before the routine life starts. A refreshing short trip far…

Ganesh Festival 2021

This year, the Ganesh Festival was celebrated on a very low-key note due to the coronvirus pandemic restrictions across the country. Sarvajanik mandals were allowed to bring Ganesh…

Sarvoday Pooja celebrates Holi Festival 2020

The fear of coronavirus has impacted the Holi celebrations across the country.This year some housing societies stayed away from the Holi celebration. However, there were some housing societies…

Shri Siddhivinayak Temple – Jaysingpur

During my last visit to Kolhapur along with my family, we had visited Shri Kshetra Narsinhwadi which is also known Narsobachiwadi. While coming back from Narsobachiwadi on the…

Killa (Fort) building during Diwali

It’s a decades old tradition of making Killa (Fort) by using mud during Diwali in memory of the Great Maratha warrior Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Children across various…

Ganesh Festival – 2019

As every year, this year also Ganesh Festival was celebrated with full of joy and enthusiasm by all devotees/bhakts of Ganpati Bappa across India. There were heavy rains…

World Photography Day 2019 – Inspiring Quotes

On this World Photography Day, I’m sharing some photos of beautiful mountains near Leynadri Caves at Junnar in Pune district of Maharashtra. And some inspiring quotes of photographers….

Lalpari turns 71 today

Lalpari previously known as ST (State Transport) turns 71 years old today. It’s a state run bus service of Maharashtra which serves routes to towns and cities within…

Sarvoday Pooja celebrates Holi Festival 2019

It was yet another day of colourful Holi celebration in our housing society, Sarvoday Pooja. This year, very few society members turned up for the celebration. However, the…

A memorable journey to Saptashrungi Devi Temple

A journey to any famous, historic or unseen temple is always a fascinating one. You always get to know more about the deity, history of the temple, people…

Konkanatil Jatra

The Konkan region of Maharashtra is well known for its beautiful beaches, temples, malvani food and mangoes. It is also well known for Jatras (Funfair) which are organised in various villages…

Navrati Festival – 2016

Navrati is a festival of Hindus dedicated to worship Goddess Durga. It commences on the first day (pratipada) of the bright forthnight of the lunar month of Ashwin. The festival…

Kondeshwar Temple and Waterfalls

Kondeshwar is situated near hills of Badlapur in Thane district of Maharashtra, India.  It is very well known one-day picnic spot during monsoon season. The area is covered…

Ganesh Festival – 2016

The Ganesh Festival is celebrated by Hindus to honour the birth of Lord Ganesha. The festival starts on Ganesh Chaturthi and ends on Ananth Chaturdashi.  According to the…