Date: 6-May-17 & 7-May-17
Place: Grushneshwar & Ellora caves, Auranganbad, Maharashtra
people: My wife, son & myself.
We plan to visit Grushneshwar jyothirlinga during this May month as it is annual vacation for Prashanth, our son. Grushneshwar is almost 230 KMs from Pune. I searched in internet & selected Ellora Heritage resort for our stay. Its infact very near to both Grushneshwar & Ellora caves.
On 6-May (Saturday), we started from Pune @ around 8.30am.
Drive through Ahmednagar, towards Aurangabad, neat smooth roads on the way.
Though there were traffic while we reach Aurangabad, the road towards Verul village where we need to go for Grushneshwar is very clear, congestion free, with trees on both sides of the road, that made our road trip pleasant on a summer afternoon.
Reached the destination, the resort, around 2pm. After check-in, pay the rent in cash and came to room, there's power cut as well no generator backup available. Ordered lunch, relaxed in full sweat under hot sun till 5pm after which we left to temple.
Grushneshwar is just 2 KMs away from resort, in a narrow lane, shops on both sides, covered from top to provide sun shade, hiding all views to the temple tower. The below tower, just opposite to the jyothirlinga temple is Chhatrapathi Shivaji's father Shahaji Bhosale's memorial - it seems, I read in one other blog.
The road to the temple as shown in below foto.
and a quick selfie before we enter inside.
As usual quick foto graphers available to make business, who clicked this foto for us.
The temple is quiet small when compared with all other jyothirlinga temples - as far as I know, with the only & only main sanctum in the center. All people (some 20+) entering into the temple, within seconds, were standing inside the main sanctum, rushing and leaning one over the other, to touch the jyothirling and shower on him, the flowers they brought. A little disciplined move may help everyone but ...... thats our India.
We did abhishek and a round around the temple. Very quiet environment, litter free, mild Nama Shivaya sound from somewhere and peace everywhere.
By 7pm, all shops around were closed. No coffee tea chai, snacks and the village already in deep sleep. We came back to resort, had dinner and slept.
Next day, by 8am, after break fast we check-out & onward journey to Ellora caves, just 2 KMs from resort. You can read in wikipedia or many other online resources about the place. Quick foto fotographer clicked this while the other snaps below were clicked by my wife.
By 11.30, we left Ellora; visit to Paithani sarees center and bought a one as it seems is famous, hand made around that area only.
Nice rainy weather and it did rain on the way back to Pune.
By 5pm Sunday evening, we reached Pune at our house. Thank you for joining us.
Place: Grushneshwar & Ellora caves, Auranganbad, Maharashtra
people: My wife, son & myself.
We plan to visit Grushneshwar jyothirlinga during this May month as it is annual vacation for Prashanth, our son. Grushneshwar is almost 230 KMs from Pune. I searched in internet & selected Ellora Heritage resort for our stay. Its infact very near to both Grushneshwar & Ellora caves.
On 6-May (Saturday), we started from Pune @ around 8.30am.
Though there were traffic while we reach Aurangabad, the road towards Verul village where we need to go for Grushneshwar is very clear, congestion free, with trees on both sides of the road, that made our road trip pleasant on a summer afternoon.
Reached the destination, the resort, around 2pm. After check-in, pay the rent in cash and came to room, there's power cut as well no generator backup available. Ordered lunch, relaxed in full sweat under hot sun till 5pm after which we left to temple.
Grushneshwar is just 2 KMs away from resort, in a narrow lane, shops on both sides, covered from top to provide sun shade, hiding all views to the temple tower. The below tower, just opposite to the jyothirlinga temple is Chhatrapathi Shivaji's father Shahaji Bhosale's memorial - it seems, I read in one other blog.
and a quick selfie before we enter inside.
As usual quick foto graphers available to make business, who clicked this foto for us.
The temple is quiet small when compared with all other jyothirlinga temples - as far as I know, with the only & only main sanctum in the center. All people (some 20+) entering into the temple, within seconds, were standing inside the main sanctum, rushing and leaning one over the other, to touch the jyothirling and shower on him, the flowers they brought. A little disciplined move may help everyone but ...... thats our India.
We did abhishek and a round around the temple. Very quiet environment, litter free, mild Nama Shivaya sound from somewhere and peace everywhere.
By 7pm, all shops around were closed. No coffee tea chai, snacks and the village already in deep sleep. We came back to resort, had dinner and slept.
Next day, by 8am, after break fast we check-out & onward journey to Ellora caves, just 2 KMs from resort. You can read in wikipedia or many other online resources about the place. Quick foto fotographer clicked this while the other snaps below were clicked by my wife.
By 11.30, we left Ellora; visit to Paithani sarees center and bought a one as it seems is famous, hand made around that area only.
Nice rainy weather and it did rain on the way back to Pune.
By 5pm Sunday evening, we reached Pune at our house. Thank you for joining us.
Nice description viswanath. Let us hope for another trip.
ReplyDeleteNice description viswanath. Let us hope for another trip.
ReplyDeletesure Badri. Lets plan whenever you come here.
DeleteEnjoyed reading your travel blog post Visu. Yous said - "relaxed in full sweat under hot sun till 5pm". :) You have the right words to describe a uncomfortable situation as a fun experience. You have positive outlook on life like your dad. When I met your dad once near Konkaneshwara temple, I asked him something like 'How are you?'. He said - "Everything is fine. The only problem is that my body is coming along with me wherever I go." or something like that. I just couldn't forget it.
ReplyDeleteThank you RAAM.
Deleteநல்ல பயணம். மகன் நல்லாவே வளர்ந்துட்டார்! இன்ந்த இடத்துக்கு நான் இன்னும் போகலை. கோபால் போய் வந்துருக்கார். ஜ்யோதிர்லிங்க தரிசனமும் அவருக்கு ஆச்சு. படங்கள் நன்றாக இருக்கின்றன.
ReplyDeleteநன்றி டீச்சர். எல்லாத்துக்கும் நீங்கதான் வழிகாட்டி.
DeleteNice trip man and very nice details. Your son is so tall now!!! Next year plan for Singapore!! Ok!!!
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