Ujjain

         Ujjain is the city of central Indian state Madhya Pradesh, it is situated on the bank of Kshipra River in the Malwa plateau. The city has one of the Jyotirlngm called Mahakaleshwar out of 12 Jyotirlngms of Lord Shiva.

The city also famous for Hindu gathering on KUMBH MELA. Up coning KUMBH MELA is in 2016, in Ujjain and at the same time ARDHA KUMBH is in Haridwar, so this may opportunity to be a part of KUMBH MELA again in 2016 at Ujjain. The first written evidence of the Kumbh Mela can be found in the accounts of Chinese monk Xuanzang, who visited India in 629–645 CE, during the reign of King Harshavardhana. My this visit to Ujjain is for meet my sick friend Kshitij, after meeting I plan to visit some place in Ujjain. Kshitij's father take me to Mahakaleshwer and some other places of Ujjain on his scooter.

Radha Krishna Temple

First place that we visited in ujjain that is Radha Krishna Temple, after that we went to RAM GHAT.  Ram Ghat is the GHAT on Kshipra River and this ghat is the legendary for Kumbhmela. The nearest place from RAM GHAT is Harsiddhi Temple to visit.

Ram Ghat:

Shadhu at ghat

Ram Ghat

The next thing that you can see that is  Harsiddhi Temple, at Harsiddhi Temple. Aarty Begins at 7:00 to 8:00 AM and 6:00 to 7:00 PM, after Aarty people can do there own Pooja in the Temple.

Harsiddhi Temple:

Harsiddhi Temple

Devi Harsiddhi

Yantra on the Temple Roof

At the end of the day I went to the destination, that is Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple, in the given Picture you see there was a Muslim guy sealing Lord Shiva's  Photos.

Mahakaleshwar:

"Really it happens only in India" 

Muslim guy with Lord Shiva's stuff

!!!!Har Har Mahadev!!!!

DEWAS

             Dewas is the most beautiful and ancient town situated near Indore, it is around 40 km in Northeast from Indore and on the level plains of the Malwa Plateau, to the South. The beauty of Dewas, it is surround by hills, and on the hills as every where in India there is also a Hindu Temple on it. In Dewas there is not only temples on the hills but with the latest technology there are winds farm also situated, so if  view Dewas from the top of the hills you will enjoy both the technology and the India culture.

Dewas is a small town but it is also have administrative center of Dewas District, and was formerly the seat of two "15 Gun Salute" princely states during the British Raj, Dewas Junior State and Dewas Senior State, ruled by the royal Maratha "Puar" or Pawar. And one more most interesting thing about Dewas is that it has Houses Government's Bank Note Press.

Main Gate Tulja Bhawani Mandir 

        The main hill in the Dewas known as Tekri  these days but the actual name of this hill is the Devi Vaishini hill. This hill has number of temples of Deity Devi Tulja Bhawani, Chamunda Mata and Kalika Mata.The word Dewas is also believed to be a sandhi of Dev deity and Vas Msrathi for abode. thus Dewas means abode of the Deity or God.

Tulja Bhawani Mandir

Bhavani was the tutelary Deity of the Maratha leader Shivaji, in whose veneration, he dedicated his sword, Bhavani Talwar. A temple to Bhavani at Tuljapur in Maharashtra, dates back to the 12th century. 

          The Swami Shivom Tirtha wrote the History of the hill (Tekri) of Dewas in his book - "Sadhan Shikhar". And E. M. Forster wrote a Travelogue named-"The Hill of Devi" in 1953.

Mihir Sharma with his bike

          Mihir Sharma My friend also working in Shakti Pumps, he Invited me to Dewas.

Maa Chamunda Deep Sthamb

Chamunda mandir

Time to fishing

Sun Set at mitha talab lake

The Hill from lake

Agra 570 km

Mahakaleshwar Mandir

Time to go back to Indore

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Regional Park Indore

Bonjour Tout le Monde !!!

    These day a very famous News in India, The honorable Ex Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Late Madan Mohan Malaviya has got Bharat Ratna, in India Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award. Instituted on 2 January 1954. Ok what ever Actually the last Sunday I went to Atal Bihari Vajpayee Regional Park with Kshitij Jwell one of my friend in Indore. The park is also known as Pipliyapala regional Park Indore. The Regional Park is about 6 km from the Indore Junction raiway station.   The Entery fee for park is 25 Rupees per person and 10 rupees for kid, the heart of the park is the Pipliyapala Lake it is inside the park and you can also enjoy boat riding and you have also your chose like speed boats, water scooters, slow boats.

Main Building of Park

Lake

Before visit the park we have seen some other places of the Indore, one of theme was Rajwada, it is one of the historical palace of Indore, the history of Rajwada is related to Maratha Empire, around two centuries ago there was Holkars. The Holkar dynasty ruled as Maratha Rajas and and after it become Maharajas of Indore. The Holkar Maharaja was a Independent member of the Maratha Empire until 1818, and after that it become a princely state under the protectorate of British India.

Rajwada buit by The Holkars

     In Indore one of the most famous place known as Kanch Ka Mandir (The Temple of Glass), this  is a Jain Temple built by Shri Seth Hukumchand Jain. The construction was began around 1903. There are some other Temples in India also known as Kanch ka Mandir, all of them are Jain Temple, there is the list of Kanch ka Mandir.
     Kanch ka Mandir Kanpur, Vrindavan, Shivpuri, Champanery etc.

In Indore Kanch ka mandir is in Itwaria Bazar, this temple also known as The Shish Mahal the temple is built by using white stone, in this architecture they built as a medieval mansion complete with a canopied balcony and shikhara, and the interior of the Kanch ka Mandir is entirely covered by glass panels and mozaics including columns, floor, all walls and the ceilings. The ornamentation follow the old and medieval Jain style, the major innovation being used of multicolored glass and mirrrors. To make a infinite image effect in the main Garbhagriha, the idols of the Tirthankaras are flanked with the mirrors on both side, more then 50 panels created by using multicolored mirror pieces illustrate. There are also Jain festivals celebrated with great enthusiasm on Sugandh Dashmi at the Kanch Ka Mandir, special mandalas are constructed by using multicolored Rice-Powder.

Kanch Ka Mandir

Kshitij with his bike

Some movements - 

Indore

 Hi Friends this is about to 2 and half month to go, I am in Indore.

      Indore is the largest city of Madhya Pradesh (India), now it has been described as the commercial capital of the state, Indore is also known as the mini Mumbai. The maximum Industry of Indore situated in Pithampur about 50 km in west. And in Pithampur there is a place called Indorama where my company Shakti Pumps is situated, in this company I am in R&D Department, my work is quite interesting and hopefully I am enjoying it.

Solar Water Pump

With work, I am also enjoying Indore and this Sunday I went to khajrana mandir Indore it is situated in the middle of Indore, this temple is dedicated to the Hindu God "Shi Ganesh ji" and the histy of the temple is about 300 years old, It is believed that in order to safe guard the idol from Aurangzeb, the idol was hidden in a well and in 1735, it was taken out from the well and thereafter, the temple was established by Ahilyabai Holkar of the Holkar dynasty of the Maratha Empire. 

Picture of the temple 

This Temple is equally famous in India as well as in abroad also. And the most interesting thing about the temple is that  this temple is regularly receives money, gold, diamonds and other precious jewels as well in the form of donation. The gate of the temple and the outer wall and the upper wall of the Garbhagriha are made of Silver and different moods and festivals are depicted on it. The eyes of the deity are made of Diamonds which were donated by one of the business man of Indore.

!!Main gate of the Temple!!

Jai mata dee!!!

MaTa Temple

Art on the wall of the Temple

Shri Bhaihrav Mandir

Shadu playing music

Temple from the street

And yes after seeing IIT Indore, I was missing IIT Delhi and my Friends too, it made me crying.

IIT Indore

After come back from the temple I went to the market with my friend Piyush Patidar and we enjoyed a delicious dish of Indore known as Dhahi Puri. I like to eat it.

Dhahi Puri

looking nice isn't it ???

Girls are enjoying there food

   

JAI JWALA MAA !!!                JAI JWALA MAA!!!                 JAI JWALA MAA!!!   

         Hi Friends this time my journey to Dev Bhumi Himachal Prdesh, today 24/8/2014, 5:30 pm I have started my journey for Himachal Prdesh. Actually I have an exam for Ph.D. at NIT Hamirpur (H.P.), so I have to reach at NIT before 9:00 am , I was a little nervous because I had no time to spend some where else, And when I reach to kashmere gate isbt there was no bus to Hamirpur, but wait I asked at the HRTC counter and I got a hope there, the man on the counter he was saying that don't you worry there will be bus at 7:45 pm to Hamirpur and it will drop you there around 6:00 am in the morning. Now I am totally relaxed and waiting for bus.

 Now I am in the bus on my seat, and there is also a guy from Indian Army (NSG Commando) next to my seat so it was wonderful time because this guy from Himachal Prdesh and NIT Hamirpur is in his way, so now he is going to guide me up to NIT. And he is also very nice guy we discussed a lot during the journey on different topics. And when we reach to Hamirpur he take me to the NIT in another bus and he also told me that if you have any problem you can call me any time, and then with the handshake we sad bye-bye to each other. Now I am at the main gate of NIT Hamirpur.

And I am moving to fined my friend in NIT, and after walking few minutes I find him, he is Nitesh Sharma doing Ph.D. in Chemistry from NIT Hamirpur.

Now this time to go for exam, and after completing my exam  I meet my other friend Ashish, he is also doming Ph.D.  and he take me to his hostel for lunch and in the evening I also meet to my friend Dineshwar and we together see the beautiful campus of NITH.

Now this time for result, I have qualified for the second round and second round is in the next morning, in the next morning I have completed my second round and then in the afternoon, I have decided to visit Jwalaji madir, it is 58 km from Hamirpur in kangra district.

 Jai jwala maa!!

Historically; shrines dedicated to Jwala Ji were based on fissures from which natural gas seeped by itself. The number of flames is usually either seven (for the seven divine sisters) or nine (for the nine Durgas) several schools of Buddhism also share the symbolism of a seven-forked sacred flame.

In this temped there is a chatra!!

Picture of Chatra

Story about chatra: The King AKBAR offered this Chatra to Jwala Mata Ji. This was supposed to be Gold Chatra, but, as per the story, because of Akbar's ego, it was not accpted by Jwala Mata Ji and it fell, broke and the gold changed into a strange metal, which till today nobody knows what metal is that. This Chatra is kept in a clear see inside the temple.

After Devi Darshan I just take a bus to the Delhi. bye bye Himachal !!!!