Journey's are ... #atozchallenge letter J @AprilA2Z

My theme for the 2017 AtoZ Challenge is "Daily Thoughts".

Each day I will post a thought that comes to mind. The first word of the thought will correspond with the letter of the day.

So here is my thought for the letter J

taken on board Air New Zealand taking off from Wellington.

Journeys are as exciting as destinations

We are always excited to be going on holidays and look so forward to all the places we are going to visit. Destinations are so exciting.

So I sat back and thought about all the holidays I took and it hit me then that actually while I remembered the destinations, I also remembered the journeys there quite vividly. And the journeys were just as exciting as the destinations themselves. Here are some snippets from some of my travels.

When I was 11 years old we took a cruise to Hong Kong from Singapore.  I remember the cruise liner so well. I also made a friend on board. Her name was Sigrid. I wonder where she might be. I also watched the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's on board.

On a visit to the US, we were flying from Los Angeles to St Louis. It was a really beautiful clear day and we had such a fabulous view of the Rocky Mountains and the Grand Canyon. That's a sight I will never forget.

The White Cliffs of Dover are another amazing sight from the ferry from Dover to Calais, the little towns in Switzerland, Lake Como enroute to Milan and some of the personal interesting experiences we had on our Europe trip - like waving goodbye to Rome, pushing the van to start it up in Heidelberg.

Travels in India when I was young - stopping by the roadside to have a soft drink and watching the poor man trying to open up the bottles with a bottle opener and failing miserably, the first sight of the Himalayas - a breathtaking moment I will never forget, a trek on the Sonmarg glacier where my aunt's horse decided he wasn't going to behave and so many other incidents.

Train journeys in India travelling with extended family have their own story to tell - The Rajdhani Express from Mumbai to Delhi, Karnavati Express from Mumbai to Bharuch,  The Deccan Queen from Mumbai to Pune and many others are etched in memory.

Even short journeys can be interesting. On a clear day in Wellington, it looks spectacular from the air. The picture above was taken on my flight to Auckland.

Sharing a poem I wrote as an Ode To Places

In this life there are places I've seen

Wondrous, beautiful and so serene

The hills and mountains spiritual and grand

Valleys and plains all across the land

Woods and forests quiet and mysterious

But explore with care for they can be nefarious

Rivers and streams and babbling brooks

Crags and cliffs and caves and nooks

Meadows of flowers, shores and the sea

Any place where my spirit is free

These are the places in this world that I love

Breathtaking, amazing, and those I'm in awe of

~x~

Share some of your journey stories in the comments below.

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Teaser for the letter K: Kite flying ...

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My Personal Journey with Dreams

I am taking part in the Write Tribe Festival Of Words 8th - 14th December 2013

Today's personal journey is with Dreams

This is the post I found hardest to write and yet it should be easy as I am such a dreamer.

When I was younger I always thought that when we have a dream we've got to pursue it with all our might. Dreams don't just come true just like that. Or do they?

In the last few years my thoughts on this have changed. Dreams do come true without effort. They just might not come true in the way we expect them to. And we have to allow them to manifest. We have to let go of the need for it to come true, in the way we imagine and at the moment we want them. The Universe unfortunately does not work like that.

When I was young I wanted to write but I was led to believe that writing was not one of my strengths. My essays were never published in any school magazines though I often thought what I wrote was a whole heap better than the ones that did get published. 

So instead I wrote diaries and I wrote letters. I had so many pen friends around the world. It's amazing how much of the world I learned from them. And to date I still keep in touch with 4 of them. I've known them all for over 40 years. I've even met 2 of them, but I digress.

I dreamed I would write someday. I wrote these little books and illustrated them. The only person who read these was my dad of course. And then of course as I grew older, in tidying up my closet, they would go into the bin.

Then somewhere down the track, I let go of this obsessive need to write, though I never let go of the dream. And then many years later, the web opened up the gates for creative writing.

Would I have ever imagined I would write this way? Never in a thousand years. The web simply did not exist in our sphere back then.

And I would never have imagined that I would write poetry. But about 10 or so years ago, suddenly these poems would appear into my mind in dreams or in flashes of inspiration and I was compelled to write them down. One day a friend suggested I should publish my poems and hence my poetry blog was born. Writing poetry fills me with so much joy. 

Dreams do come true, but just not in the way we imagine them to. I know when I'm trying hard to make my dream come true, that I am actually drifting further away from what is meant for me and preventing my dream from coming true.

This poem sums up my point very nicely.

As children bring their broken toys

With tears for us to mend.

I brought my broken dreams to God

Because He was my Friend.

But then instead of leaving Him

In peace to work alone,

I hung around and tried to help

With ways that were my own.

At last I snatched them back and cried,

"How could You be so slow"-

"My child," He said,
"What could I do? You never did let go."

~ Robert Burdette

I never let go of my dreams, but I have stopped trying to make them come true. 

Dreams do come true, easily, if only we let them emerge in their own time, in their own way, and when we remove those blocks in their path that we place ourselves by trying hard to make things happen, or chasing that dream, or writing the script. Might let you ponder on that one and leave you with ...

You gotta have a dream

If you don't have a dream

How you gonna have a dream come true?

~ from the movie South Pacific

Happy talk from the South Pacific

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMORAZCog5A

My Personal Journey so far:

Day 1 = Memories

Day 2 = Food

Day 3 = Books

Day 4 = Music

Day 5 = Travels

Day 6 = People

Check out some Day 7 posts and some day 6 posts that I enjoyed

Roshan's Happiness - such a sweet post. Paths can cross in so many ways

Nischala's Will You Let Her Fly - a beautiful poem.

Wish you a day of dreams come true.

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My Personal Journey with People

I am taking part in the Write Tribe Festival Of Words 8th - 14th December 2013

Today's personal journey is with People

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.

When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person.

~ Author Unknown

Ever wondered why you were born into the family you did?  I wonder about it all the time. I don't know the answer to this question, but I can analyse the important people in my life. So here goes...

My paternal grandmother -
She was an amazing lady. Gentle but with great strength. Great achievements in life, yet so down to earth and humble. Dedicating her life in service to humanity for her was service to God, nothing more, nothing less. There was a divinity about her, she was the epitome of love. Somehow I think she was there to plant the seeds of my life's purpose. More about her here and here.

my grandmother

My dad -
Like my grandmother he was a humble, generous kind and gentle person. Achieved a lot in his life yet never bragged about it. He was also down to earth. His "religion" was compassion. He lived life simply but with great joy. He was so grounded and always at peace. He had a great love for all living things. There was an unexplainable goodness about him. I think he was here to show me how to live life here on Earth. More on my dad here.

my dad (at left) signing autographs during his cricketing days

at right is Hemu Adhikari who was a good friend of my dad

My mom -
Whereas dad was here to ground me, to teach me how to live life day to day, my mom I think brings to me the spiritual aspect of my life. Her faith in God is unshakeable and has seen her through many difficult times. A completely different personality from my dad, but I think a very good complement to him.

my mom in her younger days

My children -
They are my strength and joy. The love I feel for them cannot be explained in words. I feel blessed to have them in my life. No pics of them as I am banned from posting them.

Join me tomorrow on my last personal journey in this series with some Dreams

My Personal Journey so far:

Day 1 = Memories

Day 2 = Food

Day 3 = Books

Day 4 = Music

Day 5 = Travels

Check out some Day 6 posts 

Have a day when wonderful connections take place

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My Personal Journey with Travels

I am taking part in the Write Tribe Festival Of Words 8th - 14th December 2013

So today's personal journey is with "Travels"

“We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls.” 

― Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 7: 1966-1974

Until about 4 years ago, I wanted to travel and see the world, even though I've seen a lot of the world and very grateful that I've had the chance to do that.

But after my dad passed away in 2010, my whole perspective on travel changed. The urge to see these places all over the world died and travel for me took on a new meaning. People rather than places became priority for me. Visiting family and friends that hold a special place in my heart are the places I want to go to.

I also got the urge to travel the length of my homeland of India. Perhaps because my life took on a very spiritual twist and my spiritual quest took me back again and again to India. But I won't go into all the details of the places I want to see there and why as I've already blogged about these and you can read them all in my 7 Journeys Series

I've always said I'm really so lucky to have the opportunity to live in two of the most beautiful countries in the world; India and New Zealand.

I have often wondered why I was born in India and why of all the places in the world I landed up in New Zealand. And after a lot of soul searching I came up with this answer.

 India for me is my spiritual home on Earth and a part of my soul lives there. It's great history and stories of yore in the form of the Ramayana and Mahabharata are somehow connected with my destiny, with my spiritual journey, with my life's purpose. The more I read them the more I learn and the more I delight in them. It would therefore be inevitable that this would be the great country I would be born in. But living in India for many years surrounded by poverty, I became quite apathetic to it. It's not that one doesn't feel for the poor it's just that one takes that condition for granted when it's all around you. I lost the ability to feel that unselfish compassion for people.

I am convinced that in order to fulfil my life's purpose, I needed to reconnect with that compassionate place in my heart and hence the Universe sent me along to New Zealand.

New Zealand is also a very spiritual country. When I landed here 25 years ago I could feel the high energy and vibration of the place. It was exhilarating. I saw compassion everywhere. There is a generosity of spirit and a kindness I have not seen anywhere in all my travels. Hence it was the perfect place for me to reconnect with my compassion and to become more heart centred. I am also convinced that it is here that my life's purpose will begin and take me where I need to be.

And so I give you in pictures, my 2 favourite places in the world that bring me great joy.

Mumbai, my hometown - the palm trees and the sunsets are spectacular. Pics taken on my various visits there.

Wellington, my adopted hometown - spectacular views wherever you go

(last 2 pics taken from my lounge)

Join me tomorrow on my next journey with some People

My Personal Journey so far:

Day 1 = Memories

Day 2 = Food

Day 3 = Books

Day 4 = Music

Check out some Day 5 posts and some Day 4 posts that I really enjoyed:

Jose's Musical Memories of Bandra - brought back some memories

Jyothi's Musical Roar - a different type of music

Cat's Christmas Music - something truly special and my favourite instrument too.

Have a fabulous day

Warm Regards


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My Personal Journey with Music

I am taking part in the Write Tribe Festival Of Words 8th - 14th December 2013

So today's personal journey is with "Music"

My new ipod has "Music, food for the soul" engraved on it and that sums up my love for music and what I think and feel about it. My soul pretty much cannot live without music.

I was 2 years old when I learned my first song and from then on I went to sing at competitions but my love affair with music truly started in 1972 when my brother gave me Donny Osmond's Too Young Album for my birthday. I had this little red portable record player that I carried around everywhere and I think I drove everyone mad as I played it over and over again.

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And Donny Osmond - oh my those Puppy Love years were so much fun. I had this big life size poster of Donny above my bed and I would gaze at it first thing in the morning and before I went to bed. And I always had a skip in my step because of that. Of course back in India in those days, there was no chance of Donny ever visiting to do a concert so magazines, posters, records and the radio were my only link to him.

But when you dream big and wish with all your heart and soul, then wishes and dreams do come true (even if that's 34 years later). And in 2006 I had the pleasure of attending a Donny concert in Wellington. Believe me when I say that I was 13 again that day.

So here's a song that soothes my soul, that brings me joy, that takes me back in time and makes me young again.

Donny sings Puppy Love many many years later

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0A3lIZXe8c

I will love this song forever as Donny held my hand for a fleeting moment in time at that concert while he sang Puppy Love. He wore similar clothes too and looked just like that. Sigh!

Join me tomorrow on my next journey with  some Travels

My Personal Journey so far:

Day 1 = Memories

Day 2 = Food

Day 3 = Books

Check out some Day 4 posts and some Day 3 posts that I really enjoyed:

Ruchira's Love of Books - a nice walk down memory lane for me. Archies here  ...

Shilpa's Call for Help - neither a lender nor a borrower be comes to mind.

Kathy's Haiku - I love a haiku so how could I not feature this one.

Enjoy a song or two and have a joyful day.

Warm Regards

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My Personal Journey with Books

I am taking part in the Write Tribe Festival Of Words 8th - 14th December 2013

So today's personal journey is with "Books"

I am convinced that books find us not the other way round. That when the Universe wants to give us a message, it sends a book our way.

Some years ago I went book shopping at lunchtime to buy one that someone had recommended. I can't remember the name of the book but I do remember that I never got around to buying it.

As I walked into the aisle and started browsing through the titles, this book caught my eye. However as I was on the lookout for another book, I gave it a glance, and walked off in search of the recommended book.

I couldn't find it anywhere. Instead, the other book came into view again and again. Until unexpectedly while reaching for another book, it just dropped out of the bookshelf and onto the floor near my feet. I was so drawn to it, that I finally picked it up, paid for it and walked out of the store. The recommended book long forgotten and never bought.

That book was Dan Millman's Way of the Peaceful Warrior. It's one of my favourite books and since then Dan Millman has become one of my favourite authors.

The way of the Peaceful Warrior was one of the turning points in my spiritual journey and at the time, summed up the meaning of life for me:

Where are you Dan?  Here

What time is it?  Now

What are you?  This moment.

There are some real gems of wisdom in this book. I read this often and each time I discover something new. But the peaceful warriors path is not an easy one at the start.

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Join me tomorrow on my next personal journey with Music

My Personal Journey so far:

Day 1 = Memories

Day 2 = Food

Check out some Day 3 posts and some Day 2 posts that I really enjoyed:

Kalpana's Food - Some interesting rituals of her grandmother.

Soumya's Ambrosia - Where can we find it?

Padmanabha's Food - Food in many ways - a touching story

Have a happy day

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My Personal Journey with Food

I am taking part in the Write Tribe Festival Of Words 8th - 14th December 2013

So here's my personal journey with "Food"

"If you cook with love and care, then the food will give you back love and care".

My son said these words to me a few days ago when I asked him if the noodles I had cooked for him turned out okay. I must've cooked with love and care as he said they were yummy (Looks heavenward and thanks God).

Each morning I wake up early and prepare lunch for my son. When he was little he said to me one day, "Mom, you make the best sandwiches ever". I told him I could teach him to make the sandwiches the way I did then he could have the best sandwiches all the time. To which he promptly answered, "They wouldn't taste the same because they won't have your love and care" (clever boy - he sure knows how to grease).

And both these incidents made me think that it doesn't really matter how simple or fancy your dish is. It is really the love and care that goes into it that makes it special.

When I cook I always sing or hum a tune. "Why do you always sing?" my son asks. Because that makes me happy and it makes me cook with love and care.

So here I share with you my favourite dish that I make with a lot of love and care and one that never fails to please no matter where I dish it up - my chicken salad.

Easy to make and yummy to eat.

Ingredients:
Boiled shredded chicken, boiled peas, boiled potatoes cubed into small pieces, apples, grapes = all in equal proportion (1 cup each)
Shredded raw cabbage = double the proportion of the others  (2 cups)
Salt and Sugar to taste
Creamy Mayonnaise - to individual taste

You can add some walnuts and raisins for more texture and flavour.
Sometimes I add some cherry tomatoes.
If you're vegetarian, leave out the chicken and add some beetroot.
If you don't like chicken, you can substitute it with tuna.
Mix them all up together, chill and serve.

My chicken salad, made with a lot of love and care and singing.

Join me tomorrow on my next personal journey with Books.

My Personal Journey so far:

Day 1 = Memories

Check out some Day 2 posts 

Last festival the thing I enjoyed most was paying it forward by showcasing some posts I enjoyed. 

So here are some day 1 posts I really enjoyed:

Rekha's Memories - The Mahabharata and Ramayana twists are just too cute.

Gayu's Memories - A lovely poem. Each line triggered a memory for me.

Privy's Memories - Another beautiful poem that touches the soul

Have a scrumptious day.

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My Personal Journey with Memories

I am taking part in the Write Tribe Festival Of Words 8th - 14th December 2013

My series on 7 journeys for the last festival was a lot of fun to write and having a theme made it a lot easier too. So learning from that experience, I thought I would have a theme again. This time I'll take you on a personal journey.

So here begins my journey with today's prompt "Memories"

God gave us memories so we can have roses in Winter ~ JM Barrie

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One of my favourite memories is of my childhood with my dad. I was six years old and dad brought home a puzzle book for me. Can't remember now what it was called but I absolutely loved it and it started my love affair with puzzles. Something I shared with my dad - he loved puzzles too.

Each night after Dinner, my dad and I would sit together and solve one puzzle. It was my favourite time of day. This was dad and my time together. He was so patient and he made it all sound easy and so much fun. Then I would trot off to bed, a skip in my step and a smile on my face, my little pillow tucked under my arm. This is a memory that always makes me smile.

Thank God for memories and Thank You God for giving me such a wonderful dad, the best ever. The memories of him will live in my heart forever. Be at peace Dad.

Join me tomorrow on my next personal journey with Food

And check out some Day 1 posts.

Have a fun day.

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Going places - Write Tribe Festival Wrap Up

The Write Tribe Festival of Words has concluded. The theme for this festival was 7 and I chose to write about:

 7 dream journeys that I would like to take

I believe that if we dream long and hard enough, then dreams do come true. And "consecrating" my dreams to "paper" has hopefully sent a message to the Universe that these are dreams I truly long for.

A very special thanks to Corinne who blogs at Everyday Gyaan and who masterminded this festival that I think was a huge success. Her enthusiasm and hard work made this possible.

I enjoyed this festival a lot and I had a great time writing about my 7 journeys. I'm also very thankful to all those who dropped by and took the journey with me. You brought my journeys to life with your wonderful comments. Thank you.

And it was great fun to read so many amazing posts - new words, new places, wisdom, getting to know someone, colours, trivia, stories etc.

The camaraderie was lovely and each blogger gave the other support and encouragement. I think this festival was the best one I have participated in to date.

I tried to feature some posts each day and I was surprised that while I enjoyed the writing and reading, featuring posts gave me the greatest joy of all. I do wish I had featured some more posts using the 7 theme, but as always hindsight is a wonderful thing.  I will endeavour to feature posts regularly on all my future posts as this truly brought me great joy.

So here are some more posts I enjoyed across the 7 days

  Shellymona's  Soaring Over Cloud 7 - Dreamers are believers

  Cat's 7 Childhood things - Took me down a delightful memory lane

  Kathy's 7 Lessons - A great list that had me nodding and agreeing with all of them

  Talya's 7 shades of Yoga - A very enjoyable yoga class

  Penny's 7 ways to Nourish the soul - And it truly nourished and gladdened mine

  Aditi's Power of 7  - A heart-warming post on a random act of kindness

  Anu's 7 Childhood crushes  - A fun post


And some great words of wisdom about blogging from

  Corrine's 7 Reasons why you should stop blogging

  Vidya's 7 Deadly sins of blogging


But the post that I thought was simply brilliant was

  Ruchira's 7 Crisis Strategies  - Taking a soul view (great wisdom in this post too)


And finally here are the places I went to and journeys I took virtually

  Journey 1 = Krishna Yatra

  Journey 2 = Ram Yatra

  Journey 3 = Shiva Yatra

  Journey 4 = Himalayan Adventure

  Journey 5 = Kaziranga

  Journey 6 = Royal Rajasthan
  Journey 7 = Ajanta Ellora

Have a day of dreams come true.  I look forward to the next festival

Warm Regards


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Going Places - Ajanta Ellora

I am taking part in the Write Tribe Festival of Words from September 1 - 7. The theme for this festival is "7" and mine is:

Going Places -  7 journeys I would like to take.

Today is the last day of the festival so this is the 7th and last of the journeys in this series.

My journey 7 is to see the beautiful Ajanta and Ellora caves near Aurangabad in the state of Maharashtra.

Ever since I was a child I have been fascinated by the Ajanta Ellora caves. And this was purely because my brother and friends went on a school camp and just raved about it. But I was never allowed to go. Then the internet came along and I would often look them up and read up on them and each time they seemed to draw me in.

The Ajanta Caves are about 300 Buddhist cave monuments that include paintings and sulptures. The caves are a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Ellora caves houses the Kailash Temple in one of its 34 monasteries and temples. It is designed to emulate Mount Kailash the abode of Lord Shiva.

So here is a glimpse of the Ajanta and Ellora caves - best described in pictures.

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Ajanta

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Ellora 

Kailash Temple

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Kailash Pillar

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My journeys so far:

Journey 1 = Krishna Yatra

Journey 2 = Ram Yatra

Journey 3 = Shiva Yatra

Journey 4 = Himalayan Adventure

Journey 5 = Kaziranga

Journey 6 = Royal Rajasthan

(my 7 journeys series can be viewed here )

Day 6 posts that I enjoyed
Vidya's Guru Devo Bhava - a lovely tribute to her teachers particularly her mom
Jyothi's 7 Steps to Hell - her very insightful view on friendships
Bhagyashree's Missing 7 - a real life story of ... the missing 7
Privy's I Promise - Promises she made to herself


Have an adventurous day and check out the day 7 posts

Warm Regards

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Going Places - Royal Rajasthan

I am taking part in the Write Tribe Festival of Words from September 1 - 7. The theme for this festival is "7" and mine is:

Going Places -  7 journeys I would like to take.

I always think of Rajasthan as the place of kings. So in my mind Rajasthan needs to be roamed royally like in a Palace on Wheels. The perfect tour - Jaipur - Ranthambore - Chittorgarh - Udaipur - Jaisalmer - Jodhpur - Bharatpur - Agra.

The Palace on Wheels starts and finishes in New Delhi so I guess that would be part of the tour too. Of course I have been to New Delhi and Agra several times but the last visit there was about 35 years ago!

But back to the Palace on Wheels which is a train journey doubling up as a mobile hotel fitted to look like a Maharaja's state carriage. The itinerary is a bit rushed but the charm of this holiday is the ability to live like royalty for a few days.

Jaipur is the largest city in and capital of Rajasthan and is known as the pink city. Last year my school classmates had a reunion in Jaipur which unfortunately I couldn't attend but they had the most amazing time there. On another leisurely visit, I would visit my classmate who now lives there. Jaipur has some interesting architecture.

Ranthambore is one of the largest national parks in northern India and is one of the Project Tiger reserves.

Chittorgarh was built in approx 7AD and first invaded by Allaudin Khilji. Won't bore you with historical details, but as I read up on its history, Allaudin Khilji took me zooming back to my school days. I can't remember the facts behind events but it's quite amazing how one remembers names!

Udaipur is known as the city of lakes and palaces. Someday I hope I will have the chance to stay at the Lake Palace in Udaipur - ultimate in luxury and unfortunately very pricey of course but an experience of a lifetime.

Jaisalmer is called the golden city as it stands on a ridge of yellow sandstone

Jodhpur is the second largest city in Rajasthan and is known as the Sun City as it enjoys sunny weather all year round. It is also called the Blue City because of the vivid blue painted houses.

Bharatpur home of the Keoladeo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the duck hunting reserve of the Maharajas. The name Keoladeo is derived from an ancient Shiva temple situated in the sanctuary.

Agra, home of the Taj Mahal. No more words needed here.

I've also always wanted to visit the Dilwara temples at Mt Abu. So my royal Rajasthan roaming would either end or start with the beautiful Jain temples. Incidentally Mt Abu is the only hill station in Rajasthan.

map taken from the palace on wheels website

Hawa Mahal, Jaipur

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Ranthambore National Park

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Chittorgarh Fort

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Lake Palace, Udaipur

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Jaisalmer

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Jodhpur

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Dilwara Temple, Mt Abu

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Mt Abu

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Join me tomorrow on my 7th and final journey

My journeys so far:

Journey 1 = Krishna Yatra

Journey 2 = Ram Yatra

Journey 3 = Shiva Yatra

Journey 4 = Himalayan Adventure

Journey 5 = Kaziranga

(my 7 journeys series can be viewed here )

Day 5 posts that I enjoyed
Usha Menon's 7 Thought Provoking Gems - and gems they truly are.
Snuffles Jay's Significance of 7 in Hinduism - very interesting and enlightening.
Neha's 55 word mini stories - aspects of love beautifully depicted


Have a luxurious day and check out some day 6 posts.

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