My Weekend Odysseys

Jawhar - A small erstwhile princely state and stunningly beautiful hill station, lies just 170 kms from Mumbai or 80 kms from Nasik. On Mumbai - Ahmedabad highway, take a right turn from Mastan naka to go towards Jawhar. As you drive deeper and closer to the destination, the road becomes serpentine passing through dense forest, climbing the Sahyadri hills, passing through deep valleys and once you reach the top, its like a plateau. Just marvellous !!!!!!! Road to Jawhar The best time to visit is during rainy season when its lush green and water gushing into the deep valleys from plateau creating some extra ordinary waterfalls. But winter is also best time to visit with chilly cold nights and beautiful sunset which can be seen from the sunset point in Jawhar. Jawhar Plateau The attractions in Jawhar are  Hanuman point : This spot gives breathtaking view of deep valley beneath. Legend stories goes that Lord Hanuman relaxed here while on his way to meet Lord Rama. But one place not to be

Hola Amigos, After a gap of couple of weeks, I am back with another adventure trip which takes you to nature's gift to Mumbai. Its beaches ..... Mumbai being an island city close to Arabian sea  is flooded with some amazing beaches, some very popular and some not so popular. Only complaint is the cleanliness part which is lacking on most of the beaches due to lacklustre behaviour of the administration of BMC and also lacking of cleanliness among the general public. But nevertheless, walking on the beach in early morning or sitting on the sandy beach watching the sunset or just hearing the waves making rhythmic sound when it reaches the shores or just walking on the beach as waves hit the shores is feeling in itself. List of popular beaches in Mumbai are Gorai, Aksa, Madh, Marve, Versova, Juhu, Band stand, Dadar Chowpatty, Girgaum Chowpatty and number of other beaches which are outside town limits in Vasai, Alibaug and Navi Mumbai. Aksa Beach : Located in Malad suburb of Mumbai is p

Shree Ashapura Mataji is goddess worshipped mainly in Gujarat and Rajasthan, Its also a family deity for many in Gujarat and Rajasthan. One of the temple of the goddess is located in Nadol - Pali district and Modran in Rajasthan. There are other famous temples of the goddess at Matanamadh near Bhuj - Kutch, Jasdan - Rajkot, Morbi, Gondal, Jamnagar, Ghumli all in Gujarat. Shree Ashapura mata is kuldevi of some of the gotras in Brahmin swarnakar samaj clans like Kala, Bhajud, Bhucha, Kathdiya, Kumbhalmera, Paldiwal, Solanki, Duhada, Kulmand, Lakhpal, Gugsa, Parkhavat, Ratanpal. She is also personal deity of Jadejas rulers of Kutch (Gujarat) and many other castes. Shree Ashapura temple - Nadol Reconstruction in progress Gate of temple complex on Highway Kuldevi : Every Hindu family has its own family deity which can be god or goddess and the families make a visit to obtain blessings of the deity especially on auspicious occasions like wedding, or new born in family. This tradition of havi