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  • Is this what bliss feels like?

    Is this what bliss feels like?

    I have never understood what bliss is. I had a feeling today which is hard to describe. May be that’s how bliss feels like. Let me try to explain. Basic level – You find doing something good and you feel happy about it. Eg. Painting, singing etc. Next level – You might find something amazing Read more

  • That’s a BIG palace

    That’s a BIG palace

    I have visited the Mysore palace which is supposedly big. But this Udaipur city palace is something else. I was just walking walking walking. The place is HUGE. It has 1300 rooms. I wonder how they managed to keep track of the number of rooms. It has two 5 star hotels inside it. It has Read more

  • One photo, multiple stories – The door

    One photo, multiple stories – The door

    This is a OPMS series. And we will talk about a door in Chittorgarh fort. Story – 1: Chittorgarh has seven doors to provide enough protection to the fort. Even if the enemy enters one door, they need to put effort to get to the next one. Story – 2: This is the last of Read more

  • Real? No, wax

    Real? No, wax

    At Udaipur I visited a wax museum. I did not plan to go there. While I was randomly walking I saw the board and out of curiosity entered. Though short, it was worth the my first visit at wax a museum. All the figures were life size. Some figures did not look like their people Read more

  • Let’s cycle

    Let’s cycle

    I wanted to do some offbeat things in Udaipur apart from just visiting palaces and forts. So I decided to do a cycling trip. The trip was early in the morning and started just before sunrise. The first stop was at Fateh safar lake. The place around Fateh Sagar lake was very different from the Read more

  • Curious Khilji

    Curious Khilji

    Chittorgarh was once ruled by King Ratan Sing, a Rajput ruler. The Rani during that time was Rani Padmini. She is referred to as Rani Padmavati in the movie Padmavat. Allauddin Khilji had a battle with the Rajputs at Chittorgarh and won the battle and took over Chittorgarh. While the reasons for his invasion have Read more