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Divinely Encounter

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In the hustle bustle of our everyday life, we sometimes tend to oversee the signs of HIS existence. I do believe HE shows us different ways and means to reach HIM to always retain our unshakeable faith for HIM. We might at times when surrounded by tough situations in life question his existence but he never snaps the string which binds us to him. Let me narrate a simple incidence on our recent visit to Dakshinkali temple at Kolkata. It is situated on the banks of Hoogly river and located alongside the Vivekananda bridge.  The Garbha Griha houses the deity of goddess Kali, famously known as Bhavataraini. We boarded a ferry from Belur Math to the temple which took us across the river. Reaching the other side we got to know the temple would be closing soon for the afternoon. We quickly deposited our bag and mobiles as nothing is allowed to be taken inside the premises and obviously our shoes. Luckily the queue was short and we rushed inside after th...

Manali Travel experience

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A road trip ranging of 2600km to Manali was one of its kind. Being at Bangalore for the past 10 yrs husband and I had been to various hill stations like Ooty, Kodaikanal,Coorg,Wayanad which were full of greenery, tea coffee estates, pine trees with creepers of various spices but Manali was an entire different experience all together. The snow clad Himalayan ranges were mesmerizing. India is indeed a land of diversites which can be seen in its food, culture, people, religious beliefs to name a few.    The trip started from Lucknow on 23rd Jan 2018 with a bunch of adventurous people on the Lucknow Agra expressway.Our four wheeler friends were Creta and i20 who made our journey a comfortable one. As we touched Agra the weather became cloudy and Delhi welcomed us with heavy showers. We drove out of Delhi after a 2 hours of struggle through heavy traffic and literally entered the land of dhabas. There were numerous dhabas with elaborate lighting advertising their boards to lu...