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Clicked at Matheran, Maharashtra, India.
We needed something to express our joy, our beauty, our power. And the rainbow did that. - Gilbert Baker
Clicked at Matheran, Maharashtra, India.
I have heard that visiting Matheran on weekends is too tiresome because of too much rush poured from adjacent cities Mumbai and Pune. During the season of monsoon, it is very cumbersome to view scenery with too much crowd surrounding you. I happened to visit Matheran on the predominant regional festival of Ganesh Chaturthi. This made my visit to Matheran a relaxing one.
The first thing which we did in Matheron is to visit prominent points. There are numerous locations on Matheran Hill, from where you can see other hills with beautiful landscapes. Landscape filled with clouds, peaks, rain, and rainbow.
The first point, which I eyewitness, was the Echo point. It is said that if we produce sounds from this point, it will ricocheted and sound waves reflected back to your ear drum. But I failed to witness this phenomenon from this location.
But I witnessed a beautiful landscape. On my right side, it was raining, left side shining, and in just before my eye clouds were resting in peaks, I just felt like they were refilling water to rain somewhere.
This was the moment we stunned ourselves, trying to get some reflection of ourselves. Ones retrospection and introspection of self are nothing but the Echos of mind. I genuinely feel the echo point of Matheran certainly helping us get echos of mind.
Keep Walking, Keep rediscovering.
Faith
Amol
11 years gone, and it just feels like yesterday. Nothing but nostalgic.
Clicked at Valley of Flowers, Uttrakhand, India.
Hope and purpose in this world is living as best as you can and maybe having life that gives back. But simply giving back isn't purpose; it's a branch of purpose, but it is not the trunk or root of the tree. - Nick Vujicic
Clicked at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Mutilated but remained ! That's immortal quality of monument.
Clicked at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
I'd rather live in a cave with a view of a palace than live in a palace with a view of a cave. - Karl Pilkington
Clicked at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Absolutely brilliant sculpture crafted into basalt rock. Wondered a lot to see the presence of such a calm place in the midst of busting cities like Mumbai. Protected and maintained by Archaeological Survey of India.
Kondivie caves are situated in the western suburb o Mumbal, at Andheri.
These 19 caves were carved between 2 cenluty BC and 6th century BC. These caves are in two groups consisting of 14 water tanks and one rock inscription were found. Over a period of time, these caves went into oblivion. In 19 century, it was British Secretary Mr. Einthoven, who about these caves and recorded it in Bombay Caste Sr. No.227, Survey No.30f the 19 caves, 15 caves are southeast face and 4 are on the northwest side. The rocks of the caves are prone to weathering due to volcanic trap breccias. which are situated on a hilock.
Cave No.1 is a small vihara with veranda, and Cave No.2 is prominenty noticeable as it consists of a Stupa in it, though now it is dlaplidated. Cave No 3 is a resting place of Buddhist monks. Cave No. 4 resembles a school and on its righside a scupture of seven headed serpent is seen, which essentialy represents Nagas of Buddhisl tradition, who are also propagators and followers of Dhamma And on the front a 4 feet stone slab in a semi carved state is seen. caves No. 5, 6, 7, and 8 are small viharas.
Cave No. 9 consists of Chaitya cave which consists of enclosed reclangular hall and semi-circular wall along the shupa while the open varanda is flat roofed the Inner shrine has a domical cover prone to water ingress its front side is central door in the middle and latticed windows on either side and on the over the right-side window, is a two line inscription in Pali Prakrit language and Dhammalipi, which states about donations.
On the right-side wall, there pannel have deteriorated exists facebreak Gautam Buddha in Dhammchakrapravatan mudra (the buddha first sermon) position seated on a padmaparalambit posture on a lotus petal sculpture. And on top 2 flying Gandnarva (Vidyadnara) are sculpted. In the frame on the top now we could see only 1O Buddha's out of 12 Buddha sculpture seated In the above-mentioned posture. Two human body Naga followers with seven headed serpent are depicted holding stem of the lotus and balancing themselves along with them women and chauri-bearers workers are seen to depicted in the sculpture.
On the right-side and left side of Tatghat Gautam Buddha, two sculptures are carved cut depicting Padmpani Bodhisattva and Vajrapani Bodhisattva standing on the Lotus flower.
Cave No. 10 is a vihara and on lis right-side there exists seven headed serpents in deteriorated condition. Cave No 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 are small and big Vihara.
Cave No.12 is a dwelling place for Buddhist monks consisting of stone platforms for resting/sleeping. Cave No.13 is a big pavilion vihara with 4 huge decorated pilars. In this vihara there are 8 small rooms with sleeping platforms.
Cave No. 16 is on northwest directy face on the road side, which has a water tank in front of the door and a path-way is found to be created to collect the rain water in the tank. Out of the 4 caves, in two viharas 6 feet long resting platforms carved out. Cave No. 17 and 18 are vihara and has a big water tank in its front side and also in font of Cave No. 18 frontwall two feet Stupa model is carved out. Kondivite Caves are proltecled as a National Monument by the Archaeological Survey.
Easy to reach, it requires 3 to 4 hours to visit entire premises.
Keep rediscovering, keep traveling.
Faith
Amol
Families! Clicked at Matheran, Maharashtra, India.