Next morning we left the Sai Ashram and reached
bus stand to board Shingnapur bound bus for our next leg of journey. Besides
buses, Shared taxis (Tata Sumo, Tata Ace…etc) are also available from Shirdi for
Shani Shingnapur at regular intervals. It is convenient if you are in a group,
in that case you can book the complete vehicle. Generally, vehicles do not move
until all the seats are full. Shani Shingnapur is about
75 km from Shirdi and it takes close to two hours to reach
Shani Shingnapur from Shirdi.
न किसी से ईर्ष्या , ना किसी से होड़ .... मेरी अपनी मंजिलें, मेरी अपनी दौड़ .
Monday, 25 April 2016
Shani Shingnapur: The Humble Abode of Shani Dev- The Lord of Justice
Friday, 8 April 2016
Shirdi: The humble abode of Sai Baba
To read the series from start please click here
We started
our bus journey from Trimbakeshwar towards Shirdi .As it was direct bus it did
not enter Nasik city and bypassed it. We were on the same Nasik-Pune road from
which we had come in the morning but this time in opposite direction. At Sinner,
the road bisects. Left side road goes towards Shirdi, straight road goes to
Pune. As we were approaching Shirdi, the condition of the road was improving.
Last few kilometers have four lanes. The bus took around three hours to
complete the journey of 114 KM. We reached Shirdi around 5PM.
| Mandir entrance |
Monday, 21 March 2016
Trimbakeshwar Jyotirling- MAHARASTRA YATRA- Part 4
To read the series from start please click here
Next morning we get up at 5:30AM .After
getting ready we check out the hotel and went to bus stand which was just
opposite to the hotel. Nasik bound bus was not available at that time and we
took this opportunity to have tea and some snacks. After some time one bus
arrived and we boarded that bus and started our journey towards Nasik. Distance
between Nasik and Sangamner is around 70 KM. The road beyond Sangamner is also two
lanes but has huge traffic. I was surprised that the highway connecting two
major cities of Maharashtra i.e. Pune and Nasik is just two lanes wide. It should
it at least four lanes keeping in mind the traffic it has.
Monday, 14 March 2016
Bhima Shankar Jyotirling darshan- Maharashtra Yatra- Part 3:
To read the series from start please click here
Next morning we get up at 4 AM. It was raining heavily. As we were already in railway premises, rain
was not a matter of cause for us. If we have stayed somewhere else then it
would have become difficult for us to reach station. After completing daily
routine and bathe we were ready by 4:45 AM. We left the hall and reached ticket
counter and bought 4 tickets for Lonavla. As the train originates from here
itself, it had already come to platform. We went to general compartment and
took seats. Soon the compartment filled with passengers and train departed on
its scheduled time at 5:40 AM.
It was still raining and weather was very pleasant. The
train was passing through Western Ghats and many waterfalls and streams had
come to live due to heavy rain. It’s not just the air and (relative) lack of
pollution that was refreshing – there was a certain acceptance of quirkiness
and eccentricity in the hills that is rarer in the lowlands.
| Bhimashankar Temple |
Friday, 4 March 2016
Siddhivinayak Temple and Gateway of India (Maharashtra Yatra)
Author : Naresh Sehgal
Date of Journey : 20th June 2013
To read the series from start please click here
Date of Journey : 20th June 2013
To read the series from start please click here
Continued from the last post: In the last post we have covered
Juhu beach and ISKCON temple and in this post we will cover, Siddhivinayak
Temple, Hotel Taj and Gate way of India.
Siddhivinayak
Temple:
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| Siddhivinayak Temple-from temple website |
The Siddhivinayak Temple is a very famous temple in Mumbai.
It is also known as Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Temple. This temple is
situated at Prabhadevi in Mumbai. It is a two hundred years old Temple. People
believe that Lord Ganesh of Siddhivinayak Temple fulfills the desire of His
worshipers. Mumbai city is a spectator to many popular places of worship
and of historical interest. Most of these places are of archaeological value
besides being famous religious sites.
Monday, 29 February 2016
Maharashtra Yatra
Part
1: Mumbai sight-seeing –Juhu Beach and ISKCON Temple
In the month of June 2013, I along with three other
friends (Naresh Saroha, Rajeev Dhillon and Satish Kumar) visited Maharashtra
for religious tour of Bhimashankar, Trimbakeshwar and Grishneshwar Jyotirlings along
with Shirdi and Shani Shingnapur.
| Juhu Beach |
Saturday, 20 February 2016
जंतर मंतर / वेधशाला (उज्जैन यात्रा )
इस यात्रा वृतांत को शुरू से पढ़ने के लिए कृपया यहां क्लिक करें
अब
तक .......... महाकाल के दर्शनों के बाद हम लोगों ने नाश्ता किया और नाश्ते के बाद हमने एक ऐसे ऑटो कि तलाश शुरू कि जो हमें जंतर मंतर , जिसे
वेधशाला भी कहते हैं , ले
जाए। हमारी गाड़ी का समय दोपहर का था और उसमें अभी काफी समय था इसलिए हम लोग जंतर मंतर घूमना चाहते थे । आज
रंग पंचमी का दिन था और यहाँ काफी धूम धाम थी। जैसे हमारे उतर भारत में होली मनाई जाती है वैसे ही यहाँ रंग पंचमी। इसलिए ज्यादातर दुकानें बंद थी और जो खुली थी वो भी सिर्फ कुछ घंटों के लिए। आज रंग पंचमी होने के कारण ऑटो भी काफी कम थे। जो थे वो ज्यादा पैसे मांग रहे थे। आखिर कुछ मोल भाव के बाद एक ऑटोवाला हमें जंतर मंतर / वेधशाला
होते हुए रेलवे स्टेशन जाने के लिए 150 रुपये
में मान गया। हम ऑटो में सवार हो अपनी नयी मंजिल जंतर मंतर / वेधशाला
की ओर चल दिए ।
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| वेधशाला (Wikipedia) |
Tuesday, 9 February 2016
महाकालेश्वर दर्शन व पुन: दर्शन ( उज्जैन यात्रा )
अब तक ... पूरा दिन उज्जैन के मंदिरों
में दर्शनों के बाद हम लोग शाम को हरसिधी माता के मंदिर में आरती देखने चले गए।
आरती के बाद हम लोग टहलते हुए महाकाल के मंदिर
की ओर चल दिए। रात हो चुकी थी और मौसम भी काफी सुहावना
हो गया था। दिन की गर्मी की तपिश अब बिलकुल भी नहीं थी। एक छोटी सी दुकान पर चाय पीने के बाद हम सीधा
महाकाल के मंदिर में चले गए। यह भी एक अजब संयोग था की जिस महाकाल के दर्शनों के लिए यह पूरा प्रोग्राम
बना था , उनके दर्शन हमें सबसे बाद में होने जा रहे थे।
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| श्री महाकालेश्वर courtesy Wikipedia |
Thursday, 14 January 2016
श्री सिद्धवट मंदिर , मंगलनाथ मंदिर और सान्दीपनि आश्रम ( उज्जैन यात्रा )
सिद्धवट मंदिर
भैरों मंदिर में दर्शनों के बाद नंदू हमें सीधा सिद्धवट ले गया। सिद्धवट महाकालेश्वर मंदिर से 9 किलोमीटर की दुरी पर है और सबसे दूर पड़ता है। यह स्थान भी शिप्रा जी के तट पट है। यहाँ काफी सुन्दर पक्के घाट बने हुए हैं। मंदिर से दायीं तरफ थोड़ी दूर एक छोटा सा डैम बना हुआ है जहाँ से शिप्रा जी में पानी गिरता हुआ दिखाई दे रहा था यानी की शिप्रा जी में पानी का प्रवाह है। यहाँ भी एक दीपस्तंभ बना हुआ है।
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| सिद्धवट मंदिर |
Wednesday, 6 January 2016
गढ़कालिका मंदिर और श्रीकाल भैरव मन्दिर ( उज्जैन यात्रा )
इस यात्रा वृतांत को शुरू से पढ़ने के लिए कृपया यहां क्लिक करें
| गढ़कालिका मंदिर |
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