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 Feast your eyes and get into artistic mode to awe mode with the photos that follow.  All in one picture Entrance guarded by lions A slight damage enhanced the elegance Elephants - First animal that comes to anyone's mind about India Intricate carvings Sun-kissed sculptures And the one thing that makes it all - symmetry Damaged surfaces Not just another pillar that withstands the temple, it has a lot of character to it Intimacy with intricacy Shades of grey Erotica as showcased by the designer Yes it's me, as captured by Jaisri Srinivasa Odiya lanterns Souvenir shop at the entrance Read all about this famous Konark Sun temple from my blog and feed your brains too. Photo Credits: Me Visit: 13.07.2018

In 2016, during the offset of winter, we hiked in Mullerthal with our friends. We did not cover the entire trail but we enjoyed the scenery just as much. No matter how many visits we make to this place , it's never enough to surround ourselves by chill breeze and green trees.  After seeing the photos, you will know that is not called Little Switzerland for no reason. Small waterfalls at the start of the hike Just a few yards away from parking lot Chilling on the rock in front of the falls, before we hike further The rhythm of water flowing along the trail rings in your ears long after the hike Clicked this scene to freeze it in time, for it looks like a desktop screensaver coming alive. Catching up with his friend, my husband (on the right) walking down the lane Me bonding with his wife Hunting ground that I glimpsed upon before we turned back home We chose the slippery slope on our way back Dense forests making home for foxes and wolves on the other side of the road. Needless to s...

Amidst the lush Khasi mountains lies the small village of Nongriat, famed for its double decker living root bridge. The trek to the root bridge is approximately 2500 steps downhill, which takes about a couple of hours if you are an amateur trekker. Double decker root bridge My husband and I were set out to leave at 7 a.m. from our resort. The resort had booked us a cab to drop us at the trekking start point just 15 minutes down the resort, and provided us with a map to the root bridge. Initially, we got to see a couple of houses along the trail but from then on it was just us. Very rarely we came across one or two souls here and there at some small shops that sold water, eggs and biscuits for trekkers. But apart from those, the trail was pretty much secluded. Come to think of it, it was a bit daring of us to venture into a forest with no guide, with a hand drawing from the resort that guided us as a map. Don't take me wrong, there were guides who offered to provide their service bu...

Kutch nahi dekha toh kuch nahi dekha After my three-month meticulous planning and scheduling, we were all very excited to watch sunset at Kutch. We didn't stay at the Rann utsav tents where there would have been more cultural events and programmes taking place because I read a lot of bad reviews about the tents there. So we hurried back to the car from  Bhuj Chhatedi   even though we enjoyed roaming around the tombs. I insisted the cab driver to take us to Dhordo village first even after his continuous ranting that there is nothing in the village except some houses. I remembered reading a blog about an art and craft exhibition in one of the villages near the white desert and since Dhordo is the closest village to Rann of Kutch I didn't want to miss it. Even if we couldn't spot the exhibition, I wanted to see a Kutchi Village and its people before stepping into the white desert. As the driver said, there was nothing in the village except some houses and he showed...