At 5 sq.km, Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary is supposed to be the smallest sanctuary in India. Maybe someone decided that a small patch of dry forest would gain prominence if made into a sanctuary! Nevertheless,...
My first trip after coming to Pune in 2009 was to the Balaji temple near Narayanpur. This also qualified as the first outing for Akshara (she was around 8 months old then). So, i...
The winter is on. The temperature is low and the mornings are misty. This is a great time to visit places which are usually not on the radar during the monsoons. Here are 4...
It is that time of the year when the city comes alive in festive fervour. It is Ganesh Chaturthi. Lord Ganesha becomes the palette for the innovative creations of the hundreds of Mitra Mandals...
We were making plans for a Sunday trip. This is how the discussion went: Let’s go to a temple we haven’t been to before. Let’s go along a river as it would be full...
drive / monsoon / nature / view point / walk / waterfall
by Rajaram Sethuraman · Published Aug 11, 2014 · Last modified Jul 5, 2016
A visit to Madhe Ghat was on the plans for quite some time. In fact, the first time when i heard about Madhe Ghat was when i saw an article saying that a new...
Narayanpur / temple / tradition
by Rajaram Sethuraman · Published Jul 31, 2014 · Last modified Sep 1, 2014
One day, i got an email from a 70-yr old follower of my blog recommending this temple. He also sent me an article in Maharastra Times about the temple. It was in Marati and...
As part of the Pune Heritage festival which happened recently, i participated in the Pune Bazaar walk. There were many other such interesting walks, but they were spread over the week including weekdays which...
When i planned to write about the trips of 2013, i felt that we hadn’t travelled much in the last year and it would not make an interesting post. But, once i started collecting...
The seasons mall has been a boon for those living in Magarpatta City. But, this “boon”, it seems is not only for shopping needs. Seasons started off with a small gaming zone and a...
by Rajaram Sethuraman · Published Dec 9, 2013 · Last modified Dec 15, 2014
A visit to Parvati was always getting postponed under the excuse, “It is inside the city, we can always go some other time”. But then, this situation continued for more than 3 years. Finally,...
Winter is actually a good time to visit the Konkan beaches. So, off we went for the third year in a row to Diveagar, this time on the Diwali weekend. We stayed at the...
