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A Road Trip to Ajodhya Hills
West Bengal is a beautiful state. It has the beauty of the Himalayas and the waves of Bay of Bengal. But, how many people know about its Eastern Ghats? Just a few days back, I traveled the Ajodhya hills in the Purulia district of West Bengal. It was a one day trip by road from Kolkata. Ajodhya Hills is located 350 km from Kolkata, which takes almost 7 to 8 hours to reach. It is actually a part of Dalma hills and an extended part of Eastern Ghats. We started our journey at night on Saturday by 10:00 pm from Kolkata and reached at Baghmundi by 5:00 am on Sunday…
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Things to know About Chariot Festival in India
Every festival brings happiness and joy. Today I am writing about such a festival where you can find devotion, passion, happiness, and joy. This is all about the Chariot festival in east India. This festival is famous as Rathayatra or Rathajatra in Orissa, Jharkhand and West Bengal. It attracts over a million Hindu devotees to participate in the rituals. The festival all about: This is all about a Chariot journey of Lord Jagannath (the avatar of Vishnu), Balabhadra (brother of Lord Jagannath) and Subhadra (sister of Lord Jagannath) with a large public procession. Devotees decorate the wooden chariot with flowers a day prior to the journey. On the day of…
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A Train Journey To North Bengal From Bengaluru
Its been a longtime I did not travel by train. But, some little things made my mind to choose Indian railway again. It was bit different from my other trips as I was coming home and I was so excited for the same. As we all know, its difficult to get train reservations in short time but I was so lucky that I got reservations in Humsafar Express. It was a morning train from Bangalore Cantonment Railway Station and we reached at the station by 8:30 am. We did our breakfast and went to the enquiry center for the train details. Humsafar Express is a long eye catchy sky blue…
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Spicy Dry Fish Vorta of Bengal
As a bong girl I love to eat fishes. Though, during my childhood I was not that into fish, but these three years in South India have changed my taste and made me a fish lover. Today, I am writing a dry fish recipe. Many people do not know how to cook dry fish and what all health benefits it has. They afraid of smell and avoid this particular item to eat. Spicy dry fish vorta is a high protein fish item with spicy twist. Ingredients: Dry loitta fishes Red chilli powder Turmeric Powder Chopped onion and garlic Mustard oil Salt as per your taste Hot water Step 1: First…
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The Heritage Coffee House in Kolkata
You have visited Kolkata but did not try the special coffee of Indian Coffee House? Then, yes, you have missed the pre-independence heritage building. “Indian Coffee House” a famous cafe in Kolkata, the City of Joy and creativity.
