Kolhapur’s kings had moved residence here after its completion and it is, therefore, known as the ‘New Palace’. The old palace, from where they moved, is closer to the older parts of town.
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A list of travel related articles on India. Includes detailed descriptions of the various sites, pictures, hotel & restaurant reviews.
Valentine’s Day at Kolhapur
Kolhapur’s kings had moved residence here after its completion and it is, therefore, known as the ‘New Palace’. The old palace, from where they moved, is closer to the older parts of town.
Harihareshwar’s Pradakshina path
Behind the Kal Bhairava mandapa, a sign read ‘Pradakshina Marg’ and pointed to a flight of stone steps that climbed into the adjoining hill. Pradakshina is the term used to describe the circular path that the devotees take around the deity, always keeping their right shoulder towards it.
Harihareshwar's Pradakshina path
Behind the Kal Bhairava mandapa, a sign read ‘Pradakshina Marg’ and pointed to a flight of stone steps that climbed into the adjoining hill. Pradakshina is the term used to describe the circular path that the devotees take around the deity, always keeping their right shoulder towards it.
Day trip to Diveagar
North of Harihareshwar are 2 small beach towns – Shrivardhan and Diveagar – that are also quite prominent on the Konkan coast. So today morning we headed out to explore them. As expected there was no other way to get to either of them other than our favorite Duggis; not that we were complaining! At […]
Harihareshwar, Dakshin’s Kashi
We could have got a boat from Rajpuri port (same place from where we took a boat to Janjira Fort) as well, especially since it’s closer at 5kms.
A taste of the Konkan Coast
We walked along the shore and loved the cool sea-breeze under the warm sun! Later we sipped chai at one of the shacks and enjoyed the lovely view.
Gujarat – summary
We started at the eastern end with Baroda and Ahmedabad, worked our way southwest through Saurashtra, then north through Kutchch and finally back west, ending with the wonderful monuments in Modhera and Patan.
Last day in Gujarat!
We were at the gate of Modhera’s Sun temple by 11:30am and were pleasantly surprised to see a nice lawn stretching out beyond the main entrance.
