My Weekend Odysseys

Nathdwara - literally means door to Shrinathji . Located approx 50 kms from Udaipur (Rajasthan). Its a small town on banks of Banas river in Aravali mountains which is home to 14th century idol of 7year infant incarnation of Krishna called "SHRINATHJI".  Shrinathji symbolizes form of Krishna when he lifted Govardhan hills with left hand raised and right hand made into a fist resting on the waist with large diamond beneath the lips. Appearance of Shrinathji : As the story goes. A cow called "Ghumar" would daily climb the sacred "Govardhan" hill 14 miles from Mathura and perform "Dudh Abhishek" to hand coming out of the mountain. The owner once followed the cow to understand the reason why the cow would not provide enough milk to him. This was the first appearance of Shree Krishna in his new form. This idol was worshipped in Vrindavan for 3 centuries. The idol of Shreenathji was moved from Vrindavan in Mathura to protect from anti- Hindu barb...

In this post I plan to present some unique, hidden temple gems in Mumbai, These places are not very architectural delight but holds its own significance and has been part of interesting history of Mumbai, which has got noticed by few but largely play a silent but important role in adding flavor to cultural diversity of city of Mumbai. I plan to cover few unique and hidden temples of Mumbai which I have recently visited, places which have been silently playing spectacular role in enhancing and preserving cultural diversity of the city. Nipponzan Mydhoji Temple :  The name doesnt sound Indian at all but the place has been very much a part of Mumbai. Tucked on the road to worli sea face from worli naka, lies a quaint Japanese Buddhist temple. Built somewhere in 50's on the land donated by the Birlas and looked after by the followers of Nichiren sect of Japanese Buddhism. This small but spacious temple walls are lined with paintings of life of Buddha. The atmosphere here is rather...

Travelling is great stress buster and reenergiser for me. It's like polishing myself with "Colin" to remove the dust of boredom and stress of daily routine. I have written about my trips to different location and hopefully will continue to write till the time my passion for travelling, exploring new places or same old places doesn't fade. Here in this post, I plan to describe Mumbai and some places in Mumbai which I love to visit, which have always been my stress buster places on weekends when I am at home getting bored and have no plans what so ever.   Marine drive : The Queens necklace as it is called and the 3KM long promenade is one place which I have frequented since my days in college and I still visit when in town. Walk all the way from chowpatty to NCPA building is amazing especially during the evening. Cool breeze blowing from the sea with noise from the waves hitting the shore creates a kind of rhythmic sound which gives quite a amazing feeling when sitting ...