Jallianwala Bagh Memorial

Bullet Marks on the walls at the site of the Jalianwala Bagh Massacre

Martyrs Well at Jalianwala Bagh

Jalianwala Bagh

Another Marvel of the Public Carrier.. :)

Made in Punjab and NO where else...

Check this out. This is funky. Yea totally funk. This is not mass produced vehicle. It is in the likes of Harley Davidson only to the extent of hand crafting. Rest all is indigenous. This public carrier is certainly made locally in Punjab. Punjab is a state of innovations. You give scrap to the people and they certainly will apply grey areas of the their existence and pull out a innovation which would help people.

The Temple Guard..

Golden Temple - Amritsar

Golden Temple Amritsar

Yes it is the famous Golden Temple in INDIA. It was an experience being there. Such a beautiful place.

Time to Go....

Now its time to go out of GOA. I have travelled for 10 days to north of India and now back to Goa. Seen some flood like situation in Goa. And now Now that they are normal its time to get back to work. What work. We arent working here. I was just reminding myself. Ok now its time to get to travel. Show off my travel and pictures. Or showcase Travel. So from today lets travel.

Heavy Rains, Flooding and Heavy mixed emotions in GOA.

Its a mixed reaction entering Goa after 9 days of holidaying in North India. Since the 29th of Sept I have known that it has been raining heavily in Goa.I have seen 31 monsoons in Goa while I have been growing up. But a cloud burst of this extent is something completely new to Goa and me. I saw a few pictures on face book of Vicky Fernanes ( whose pictures I have posted below). This is a real sad time for the people of Canacona, Poiguinim and Mashem village. Since Parag is from Mashem I know most of the places below very well and I cannot apply my logical thinking to how and why should flooding happen to the places below. Those places are coastal areas and are very well flushed to the ocean.

I was lucky to have reached Goa without any problems. Other states of India like Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have been heavily hit. The sad part about the whole flooding is that the poor people are the ones who are really badly hit. The Government officials here in India will give loose talks on television - but nothing comes out of that. The poor loose their homes, bits of clothing, cattles, dogs, chickens and whole lot of emotions. Yes the emotions too get washed away. The feel of having lost everything is so strong that everything is swept away. Only time will heal and compensate those who have lost and will loose in the days to come untill the flooding recedes.

For me it will be another day. I am resuming work tomorrow morning. I will drive to my office and start my work. Yes the hangover of the holiday will keep me dazed. It will go on for 2 days. While I am dazed, a lot would be lost. I wish we learn to contribute to the nature - or else such furore will continue untill it is all destroyed. I guess it is too late to repair the damage. Damage will continueth......

Flooding in Goa

Really Bad Flooding..Unseen in a Century.

Some more pictures of the devastating cloud burst in Mashem, Poiguinim in South Goa

Flooding in South GOA

Delhi sunset

Out of goa for now.

Hey guys i am travelling. Guess where ? North india. Himalayas. I ll get the updates soon. Right now i reached delhi.

Crimson tied

The skies are taking up colours as the monsoons are fading away and certainly beautiful sunsets are coming up. Gaze out:)

St. Cajetan Church at Old Goa

Located in Old Goa - This is an offbeat place to be. Not a common touristy flavoured church. There is a lot of uniqueness about this church. Built on a platform of the St. Peter's Church in Rome. Read the next post for more details. I would rate this place a 9 on 10 in terms of historical importance for Goa. If you are in Goa, dont miss it out...

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Altar....

Dome of the St.Cajetan Church

Inside of the St. Cajetan Church

I was awestruck when I was inside the St. Cajetan Church. This architecture is unseen in Goa. This is definitely something thatPortuguese got straight from Rome. This is definitely one of the wonders in Goa which is not to be missed out.

Ferry - An Important Inland water transport in Goa

Hey how did I miss out on the ferry. This Ferry's form an important part of the lifestyle of people in the coastal and river side Goa. They are Government operated and largely free local population except that you pay for your bikes and cars. Its fun to travel across the river and may be come back - just for kicks. So the next time you are in Goa, dont miss out taking a ride down the river.

View from the Siridao Beach

As a Tourist visiting Goa, its unlikely that you will end up being on Siridao Beach, probably you ll not even know where it is. This coast actually forms the delta for river Zuari. What you see right ahead in this picture is the Port of Vasco Da Gama or you could officially call it Marmugao Port ie. Goa's only Port. To the right of the port is the Arabian Sea. I couldnt capture any of the true beauty of this place on my mobile cam.

Panjim City

As you enter Panjim City this is what you ll get to see. To your distant horizon are the water filled clouds disbursing their bits. Monsoons are coming to an end but we are seeing weird weather patterns - Thanks to Global Warming and nothing being done about it. I guess it will continue to rain for some more time...

Navratri Time in India...

Chariot at a Temple in Goa getting ready for the Nine day celebrations of Navratri which means 9 nights. These 9 days are full of celebrations in North, East, West and Central India but not much of it in the Southern parts of India. The Gujurati Community celebrates Navratri with loads of Dancing with handheld sticks known as Dandiya.