The bhataktiatma : Travelogue of a wandering soul

Koyananagar : Maharashtra’s best kept secret Last year after our trip to tamhini ghat , we were really worried as we have seen thousands of people flocking every single waterfall in 90km long tamhini ghat . Idiots equipped with plastic, alcohol bottles   had literally hijacked the tamhini ghat and its beauty. This got ardent nature , peace and trek lovers thinking if there are any peaceful jungles left in Maharashtra where we can stay away from the citizens of “Bhavda” republic , people who wear brightest color clothes / embroidered jeans     , shirt but without buttons , glittering goggles , stand in front of the waterfall   with “click me I am sharukh khan(king of bhavdas)” expressions. ...for more specifications on bhavda republic , feel free to contact ….so we were worried …. Fortunately we got to know about koyana reserve forest , the most beautiful evergreen forest in Maharashtra. Backwaters of koyana hydro power project have kept this evergreen forest al...

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On the way from pune to Mumbai , there is a ghat section near khandala with hills on one side and deep valley full of waterfalls in monsoon on the other side , Ulhas river originates from this valley called as canyon valley or tiger valley or ulhas valley.  Canyon valley trek is certainly one of the most exciting treks , it is unusual as we descend first ,cross the river and then ascend . Descend is from lonavla and (fortunately)trek ends at khandala near kamat restaurant  with delicious south Indian food. This is my 4 th or 5 th time to the tiger valley and every time it’s a different experience.  Almost always trek starts with a nice heavy breakfast at Annapurna hotel in lonavla. Zeenath explained the no smoking and no plastic rule and one special warning “don’t leave the group , if you get lost it will surely take few days before anyone finds out”  .Dense forest and the name “tiger valley” is self explanatory for first timers even though there ar...

टाइटल बघून चरकू नका अलका कुबल च्या सुपर हिट मराठी चित्रपटाचा अणि ह्याचा कही एक सम्बन्ध नाही आहे   माणसाला त्याच्या  आयुष्या मधे एकदा न एकदा तरी सत्वापरिक्षा द्यावीच लागते .तसा विद्यार्थी समुदाया  साथी प्रत्येक  परीक्षा ही सत्वापरिक्षाच असते   पण तरी सुद्धा ह्या सर्वा संकटांची बाप म्हणजे सत्वापरिक्षा .ह्या परिक्षे चे विषय आपण नाही ठरवत अणि ह्याची तारीख सुद्धा आपण नाही ठरवू शकत .म्हणजे एका अत्यंत लाचखोर सरकारी नोकाराच्या डोक्या वर जर एखादी गाँधी ,नेहरु ची औलाद आली की मग त्यची सत्वापरिक्षा सुरु होते ...अभीयांत्रिकी च्या विद्यार्थ्या साथी तोंडी परीक्षा सत्वापरिक्षाच असतात ,लग्नाला आलेल्या मुली / मुलांच्या सत्वापरिक्षेला "कांदा पोहे " हा सक्तिचा विषय असतो ..मैत्रिण लाथ मारून स्वताच्याच मित्र बरोबर पळुन गेली किवा कही मुलांच्या साठी गेलेली मैत्रिण परत आली की मग सत्वापरिक्षा सुरु होते ,हरभजन सिंह ची एंड्र्यू स्य्मोंड्स ४० व्या ओवर मधे स्ट्राइक वर आला की सत्वापरिक्षा सुरु होते अणि राहुल द्रविड़ स्ट्राइक वर आला की बाकि सर्वांची  सत्वापरिक्षा सुरु होते...

Kaas ...blooms between september and october is maharashtras valley of flowers ... recognized by WWF and is a world heritage site ...efforts are done to save kaas against global warming , illegal construction and plastic ...this season dont forget to visit kaas and preserve ...just cant wait for it ...hope will have macro lens before it blooms this year

Nashik region in Maharashtra is one of the most beautiful places during the monsoons , with trek routes like kalsubai , alang madan , sandhan valley ,ratangad , hasrishchandragad near it ..it surely is trekkers paradise Ratangad is probably the most beautiful of them all , with river ratna at its base and yellow synthia flowers hijacking it in septmeber …it surely is the jewel fort check out  http://offbeatsahyadri.blogspot.in/   or  http://www.trekmatesindia.com/