My maiden running experience for HDOR in 2019 was a mix of emotions and events. For the very first time, I took challenge to run continuously over a period of time ,which was very different from my past running’s, mostly in the form of Half Marathon and to be precise 13 half marathon runs till…
Third Gallery – How to Enter Central Tower ??
After completing, the second gallery from all sides, we climbed up to the second-last section of the temple which was the area of Central towers. This gallery was totally different from the earlier galleries as it was split into two parts: First part of gallery was the inner court, where we took the above picture…
Galleries of Ankor Wat – Second gallery dedicated to Lord Buddha
Next gallery is at the second level, which is few stairs above the first gallery. It seems that the second gallery has been damaged or it is not fully constructed. The wooden stairs have been installed to climb up, which is bit risky for old age people and those having problem with legs. Entrance from…
Galleries of Ankor Wat – Carvings of Indian History
Moving ahead, from the entrance, first gallery of the temple is dedicated to the wall carvings, which are dedicated to the battle of Ramayan and Mahabharat. This long gallery, where i was took photograph, is on the west side of the temple, which has carvings of Mahabharat battle and it shows the glimpses of an…
Brief about Angkor Wat – Part 4
About Angkor Wat As per Britannica Encyclopedia about Angkor Wat, “All of the original religious motifs derived from Hinduism, and the temple was dedicated to the gods Shiv, Brahma and Vishnu. The five central towers of Angkor Wat symbolize the peaks of Mount Meru, which according to Hindu mythology is the dwelling place of the gods….
Sunrise at Angkor Wat
After getting entrance ticket, we reached Angkor Wat, where our vehicle dropped us just before the entrance gate. It was still dark and thus, we had to use our mobile torch light to find out the path to the temple, but what surprised me was the number of visitors already present there and heading towards…
Reaching Angkor Wat – Part 3
Ride to Angkor Wat As per schedule, next morning, we were ready at 4:00 AM, though it was bit difficult for me as well as for my family to wake up at 3:30 A.M and to get ready to start the day, but whatever at stake was priceless, so we had to bear that pain….
Temples of Cambodia-Angkor Wat – Part 2
Trip to Cambodia was an eye opener for me, because Angkor Wat has been and is, the biggest attraction for Indians because of its history of being the largest temple in the world once upon a time, but the ruins of idols of Hindu gods and goddesses and conversion of temple into Buddhist temple (Wat)…
Temples of South East Asia – Part 1
Traveling throughout South East Asia was not a difficult task but it was indeed an eye opener to witness some of the ruins which has the routes of current India and this series of “Temples of South East Asia” brings out some of the eye opener facts which are known to only those who have…
Chase of Storm…Who chased???
As per schedule, we boarded one of the speed boat anchored at the jetty and departed for Praslin, to end our exciting day but was it so easy……!!!! No, something was waiting for us on the way back to Praslin. While we were waiting at the Jetty for our boat, weather was cloudy and the…