I traveled with the clouds from Baz Bahadur Palace to Roopmati Pavilion with Baz Bahadur’s message of love. Roopmati Pavilion is an imposing three storeyed structure set between green Nimar plains. The sloping road from the car park area to the…
Mandu Monsoon Romance: Baz Bahadur Palace
Mandu is an ancient ruined town located in the heart of India. Mandu is best experienced in monsoon when nature is at its titillating best, encouraging suitors to embrace her bewitching beauty under the green veil. A few centuries ago, it was…
Wordless Wednesday: Filtered Light
Threads of Love- Maheshwari Handloom
Some years ago, I was gifted a green and gold Maheshwari Saree by a dear friend. I fell in love with it at first sight and barely draped it lest it lose its sheen. I would often feel it between…
Shades of Kavad Yatra from Maheshwar
My journey along the Narmada introduced me to the shades of an unknown or rather a not so popular pilgrimage – Kavad Yatra. The road trip from Indore to Maheshwar via Omkareshwar on the relatively well maintained highway dotted with green…
"Om Namah Shivaya" moments in Maheshwar
Maheshwar is a sharp contrast from Omkareshwar though both are located on the banks of Narmada. While Omkareshwar had all the characteristics of a pilgrim town, Maheshwar had a sense of calm where you could sit by the river and…
Hotels in Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh
When I was planning a trip to Maheshwar, there was not much information on the net about how to choose the place to stay and specially for a solo traveler. I finally selected Labboos and resolved to write about it…
Quaint and Calm Labboos Cafe, Maheshwar
After those eventful hours in Omkareshwar, I was headed to Maheshwar by the Narmada. Maheshwar is a quaint town by the river whose claim to fame is the Ahilya Fort named after Queen Ahilyabai who ruled with a tender heart…
Omkareshwar Parikrama, India
I would often see people walking around the temple in clockwise direction 3 times or simply turning around in one place chanting some mantra. I tried seeking an answer, but was promptly told thats the way it is and I better…
Life along the Narmada, Omkareshwar
Having lived in tropical countries most of my life, hot summer (April-May) is all about an affair with mangoes and other seasonal fruits largely remaining indoors during the day . This year was no different and as usual I was suffering from parting blues…