Kesariya Balam #TravelOnAClock

Tripoto
10th Feb 2018
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Who not like to travel and cancel multiple places from bucket list. My list is so long and that's a usual thing as we all have so,as everyone love excursion.I am a Solo Traveller in most of my trips ,so I planned to visit the place which was since long in my bucket list. I want to cover the maximum places in the state in short span of time of a lot of planning and prior booking has to be done so that every thing should went smoothly.

This time I planned to visit "Keasria Balam

Ayo ji Padharo Mahre Dess"

DAY1-

I started my trip from my home station Ferozpur Punjab to Jaipur by train and reached at Jaipur next day in morning by 0900hrs on 11/02/18

Day 2

11/02/18

#Checked in at hotel,after having Dal Kachori in breakfast I took rest for sometime

I love to explore mostly on bike bcz what I feel is One should feel the weather of city too when u have gone there and that can't be done in 4wheller

#Hired a rental bike and started exploring The Pink City

#I first visited Hawa Mahal-Made with the red and pink stones called as "The Palace of Winds" or "The Palace of Breeze"

Hawa Mahal

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Interior view of Hawa Mahal

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#Jal Mahal - Situated in middle of Man Sagar lake was closed bcz of repair so was not able to go inside but spent gud time viewing the lake with cool breeze blowing around

#After these two places visit I went for Local Market shopping there in front Hawa Mahal

Day 3

12/02/18

#FORT DAY#

Today I planned to visit forts in Jaipur so started my journey on bike again and visited

#Amer Fort-The town of Amer was originally built by Meenas,and later it was ruled by Raja Man Singh I ,fort is known for its artistic style elements.

#Nahargarh Fort-The popular belief is that Nahar here stands for Nahar Singh Bhomia,whose spirit haunted the place and obstructed construction of the fort.

# Jaigarh Fort-situated on the promontory called the Cheel ka Teela (Hill of Eagles) of the Aravalli range; it overlooks the Amer Fort and the Maota Lake.

Nahargarh Fort

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Oldest Top at Jaigarh fort

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Day 4

13/02/18

As I have explored most of major places by 2 wheller today I hired a taxi and explored rest of places by that.

#Hare Krishna Hare Rama#

# Birla Mandir -The temple has three domes and has beautiful drawings and carvings all around. The walls are covered with quotes and sayings from well-known preachers and holy men.

# Govind Dev Ji Temple-This temple is among the 7 temples of Thakur of Vrindavan including Sri Radhavallabh ji, Shri Bankey Bihari Ji, Shri Govind Dev Ji and four others. The image of the deity (murti) was brought from Vrindavan here by Raja Sawai Jai Singh II, the founder of Jaipur.

#Khloe Kai Hanuman Temple-Situated on Delhi bypass road this temple has idol of Lord Hanuman in sleeping position

#Moti Dungri- The Moti Dungri temple is situated at bottom of the Moti Dungri hill and the fort of Moti Dungri ,the trunk of the sindoor-coloured Ganesha icon is rightwards.

Moti Dungri

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Giving Dev ji

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Birla Temple

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Hanuman in sleeping position

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# Albert Museum -The building was designed by Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob, assisted by Mir Tujumool Hoosein, and was opened as public museum in 1887.

#Jantar Mantar-The Jantar Mantar is a collection of nineteen architectural astronomical instruments built by the Kachwaha Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh II,completed in 1734.

#City Palace-It was established at the same time as the city of Jaipur, by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II,who moved his court to Jaipur from Amber, in 1727.[

Archeological spot

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CITY PALACE

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Albert Museum

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Day 5

14/02/18

Today I planned my trip to KHATU SHYAM TEMPLE-The place is located approx 80 km from Jaipur and easily accessible by road. After the Mahābhārata battle, Barbarika's last wish was to see the war "Mahabharat" so Lord krishna himself placed his head on the top of a mountain for Barbarika to see the war. After many years when Kalyug started the head was found buried in the village of Khatu (District- Sikar) in present-day Rajasthan. The location was obscured until well after the Kaliyuga period began. Then, on one occasion, milk started flowing spontaneously out of a cow's udder when she neared the burial spot. Amazed at this incident, the local villagers dug the place up and the buried head was revealed.

Day 6

15/02/18

From Jaipur now I planned to go Khwaja Garib Nawaz and Lord Brahma Shrine which is 170km from Jaipur and is easily accessible by Express rail route.

# I reached Ajmer by train in morning and get blessings in sufi shrine (dargah) of the revered sufi saint, Moinuddin Christi.The shrine has Chisti's grave (Maqbara).

#Adhai Din ka Jhonpra-The relics in the modern building show both Hindu and Jain features. According to KDL Khan, the building materials were taken from Hindu and Jain temples.According to Caterina Mercone Maxwell and Marijke Rijsberman, the Sanskrit college was a Jain institution, and the building materials were taken from Hindu temples

#Soniji ki Nasiyan-Known as the Swarna Nagari "City of Gold", has several gold-plated wooden figures, depicting several figures in the Jain religion. This golden chamber of the temple uses 1000 kg of gold to carve out depiction of Ayodhya.

Adhai din ka make makbara

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Ajmer Sharif

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Ayodhya view

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#Pushkar Ji-The place is about 10 km (6.2 mi) from Ajmer, connected via Pushkar road (Highway 58) which goes over the Aravalli Range mountains.It is mentioned in the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and the Puranas suggesting its significance in historical and religious tradition of Hinduism.The town is mentioned in many texts dated to the 1st millennium.Jagatpita Brahma Mandir) – The most important temple in Pushkar is the temple of Lord Brahma, one of the holy trinity of Hinduism. The temple enshrines a life-size idol of Lord Brahma,and it has 52 Ghats.

Pushkar Ji

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Then I come back to Ajmer and boarded express train from there and reached Jaipur around 1800hrs

Day 7

16/02/18

From Jaipur my next destination was Mount Abu .I traveled the distance of 494km by bus in approx 9 hrs and reached there at 1400hrs.I then took rest in my prebooked oyo room

# First I went out then for sunset at Sunset pt.After magnificent sunset i visited Toad Rock near sunset pt , Nakki lake and Mt Abu market nearby lake.

Sunset point

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# Arbuda Devi Temple-The shrine is 1.8 km from Nakki Lake and 3 km from Mount Abu Bus ,located inside a rocky cleave and can be reached through a flight of 365 stairs, which has been carved in the hill. The inner shrine is reached by crawling a narrow cave and it is one of 51 Shakti peeth were Lips of Goddess Sati had fallen .

Lips of Maa sati

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Day 10

19/02/18

Here comes my next day itinerary where I was able to get company of one of my friends.we hired a cab

# Ranakpur Jain Temple- Situated at a distance of 94 km approx is Chaturmukha Dharana Vihara ,a Jain temple dedicated to Tirthankara Rishabha .The temple is located in a village of Ranakpur near Sadri town in the Pali district of Rajasthan.Built in the form of Nalini-Gulma Vimana(a heavenly vehicle Dharna Shah saw in his dreams) iwas totally by sculptural work,intricate carvings and its unique architecture.[13][14][

Jain Temple

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Interiors

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Day 8

17/02/18

This day I visited

# Dilwara Jain Temple-The complex consists of five temples built at different times in history by followers of the Jainism faith. The five temples are- Shri Mahaveer Swami Temple, Shri Adi Nath Temple, Shri Parshav Nath Temple, Shri Rishabdaoji Temple, and Shri Nemi Nath Ji Temple. These temples are dedicated to the five Jain saints or Tirthamkars and present to visitors the epitome of marble architecture in the area. The temple has amazingly marble carved architecture.Unfortunately photography inside is not allowed .

From here I started my journey in bus to City Of Lakes and reached here by afternoon 1400hrs after travelling 164km and took rest in Oyo booked room and hired a bike .

# Here in evng I went to Lake Pichola-It is an artificial fresh water lake, created in the year 1362 AD, named after the nearby Picholi village.

#Then at night I had an awesome coffee nd snacks at lake side with view to the Ramleela Movie shooting area

Coffee at Lake side

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Lake Pichola

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Day 9

18/02/18

With fresh mood and Rajasthani Kachori in breakfast I then stared exploring The city of Lakes on hired bike.

# Jagdish Temple - Situated in the middle of Udaipur in Rajasthan, just outside the royal palace. It has been in continuous worship since 1651.

#City palace-was built over a period of nearly 400 years, with contributions from several rulers of the Mewar dynasty. Its construction began in 1553, started by Maharana Udai Singh II of the Sisodia Rajput family as he shifted his capital from the erstwhile Chittor to the new found city of Udaipur.

#Saheliyon ki Badi-Saheliyon Ki Bari was laid for a group of forty-eight maidens. This garden is located on the banks of the Fateh Sagar Lake, presenting a green retreat in the dry lands of Rajasthan. It was built from 1710 to 1734 by Maharana Sangram Singh for the royal ladies.

#Mansoon Palace-also known as the Sajjan Garh Palace , is a hilltop palatial residence,named Sajjangarh after Maharana Sajjan Singh (1874–1884) of the Mewar Dynasty, who it was built for in 1884.Being situated at hill top it gives a magnificent view to Udaipur City

#Bagore Ki Haveli-Beside Lake Pichola is a gem, the palace is accessed from the Gangori Ghat in Lake Pichola.Wnjoyed the authenticity of the place with cultural show being conducted every evng.

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City Palace

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Mansoon palace

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Jagdish Temple

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Saheliyo ki Badi

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Day 10

#Kubalgarh- At a distance of 33 km from Ranakpur we then visited the secomd largest fort in Rajasthan surrounded by 36km second world longest wall" The Great Wall Of India"

It is a Mewar fortress on the westerly range of Aravalli Hills, in the Rajsamand district of Rajasthan.It is a World Heritage Site included in Hill Forts of Rajasthan. Built during the course of the 15th century by Rana Kumbha.

Kumbalgarh

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Day 9

And here comes the day to the day.

Day 10

#Chittor- Famous movie mentioning all about the former capital of Mewar "Padmavat" .The place of Rani Padmavati having largest fort in India and Asia. It was the site of three major sieges.Originally called Chitrakuta, the Chittor Fort is said to have been built by Chitranga, a king of the maurya ( mori ) clan.

Vijay stambh

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Meera Temple

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Within Chittor Fort

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Day 9

My tummy was already full after viewing the colours of Rajasthan and was waiting for my next day planned trip

Day 10

After such amazing experience of these forts and temples we came back to udaipur were we took heavy dinner and sound sleep

Day 11

20/02/19

Next day on my itinerary was Gateway to God that is Nathdwara which is 50km from udaipur nd I went by bus.The shrine at Nathdwara was built in the 17th century at the spot as exactly ordained by Shrinathji himself.The incarnation of Lord Krishna is in in form of 14th-century, 7 year old infant and idol was being transferred from Vrindawan to protect it from the Mughal ruler Aurangzeb.

Hare Krishna

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After Darshana I traveled back to Udaipur and visited near by lakes and spend time feeling the cool breeze while riding bike.

Day 12

21/02/19

I bored train from Udaipur at night and travelled to The Sun City which is at 250km.

I reached around 0900 hrs and took rest in hotel and in evng went just for shopping to nearby market.

Day 13

22/02/18

After sound sleep I was ready to visit places in The Sun City

I here hired a auto and visited

# Jaswant Thada- It is Rajasthan’s very own marble marvel which is more commonly known as the Taj Mahal of Mewar. Hidden amidst lush green trees and perched tenderly on lakeside.It was built by Maharaja Sardar Singh of Jodhpur State in 1899 in memory of his father, Maharaja Jaswant Singh II.

#Mehran Fort-Built in around 1459 by Rao Jodha, the fort is situated 410 feet (125 m) above the city and is enclosed by imposing thick walls. Inside its boundaries there are several palaces known for their intricate carvings and expansive courtyards.

#Umaid Bhavan-one of the world's largest private residences. A part of the palace is managed by Taj Hotels. Named after Maharaja Umaid Singh , grandfather of the present owner Gaj Singh. The palace has 347 rooms and is the principal residence of the former Jodhpur royal family. A part of the palace is a museum.

Umaid bahvan

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MEHRAN FORT

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Jaswant Thada

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While visiting these places it was already 1700hrs so i then went for Local outing by walk and finally had a Rajasthani dinner and went to sleep

Day 14

23/02/18

Today I planned to visit rest of places and hired bike on rent

#Kaylana Lake- It is 8km from Jodhpur .This is a manmade lake built by Pratap Singh in 1872. It is a huge lake which is spread over a vast range of 84 square kilometres and has a range of depth between 35-50 feet depending upon the level of water. Birdwatching enthusiasts are in for a treat as sedge of Siberian Cranes.

#Mandore gardens -Mandore is an ancient town, and was the seat of the Pratiharas of Mandavyapura, who ruled the region in the 6th century CE.The historic town boasts several monuments. The now ruined Mandore fort, with its thick walls and substantial size, was built in several stages and was once a fine piece of architecture.

#Balsamand Lake- Mesmerizing spot built way back in the 13th century by the royalty of Rajasthan.

Mandore Gardens

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Kaylana Lake

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I had done lot of shopping here as it was my last destination to visit

Day 15

Though,I don't want this trip to get over by any means but as I have planned I have completed most of places in Rajasthan and then finally I borded train on 24/02/18 afternoon

and reached Ferozpur,Punjab by early morning 25/02/18

I know you must be thinking how I can miss the places like Jaisalmer,Bharatpur, Mandawa and so many other worth visited places but yeah I left these places and u know why bcz

"A journey to place is never completed unless it s u again" and definitely I want to visit this historical,full of rich Indian culture and customs place again.