Kurukshetra, a Place of worship

We (me, Satyavati and Vijaya) visited Kurukshetra (and Panipat) on Oct 10-11. Kuruksheta is a Holi Place for Hindus as Bhagwan Shri Krishna told Geeta to arjuna on the Battle field of Dharmakshetra Kurukshetra.

This town is full of temples, the famous are Sthaneshwar temple and Bhadrakali Temple (one of the 52 Shakti Peethas).

Palace of Versailles, Paris

Recognise this photo? Yes, Marie-Antoinette of Versailles. Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna von Habsburg-Lothringen was was an Archduches of Austria and the Queen of France and Navarre.

At the age of fourteen, on the day of her marriage to Louis-Auguste, Dauphin of France, she became Dauphine de France. At the death of King Loise XV, in May 1774, her husband ascended the French throne as Louis XVI, and Marie Antoinette assumed the title of Queen of France and of Navarre.

During the Reign of Terror, at the height of the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette's husband was deposed and the royal family was imprisoned. Marie Antoinette was tried, convicted of treason and executed by guillotine on 16 October 1793, nine months after her husband. (wikipedia)

I visited the Palace at Versailles on 3rd Oct. It was a wonderful place to visit. Palace is full of beautiful furniture, drand halls, fire places, huge drapperies, Hall of Mirrors and many other things. The gardens surrounding the Palace are just heavenly places.

To see more photos of the Palace pl visit

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Lothal- A vibration from 5000 year old civilization

I recently visited Lothal a Harrappa (Indus Valley Civilization) site near Ahmedabad (about 70 km). I was sitting in a place where there were houses 5000 years ago. The houses built with perfect geometry shows their mastery. Lothal was excavated from February 13, 1955 to May 19, 1960 by the Archeological Survey of India (ASI). One can see that it was a trade centre with various industries such as Bead making, Jewllery and Metallurgy.

Lothal is situated near the village of Saragwala in the Dholka Taluka of Ahmedabad District.

You may like to visit the photo album here

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