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Night Life #iphonephotography #iphone #iphone7 #locals #streetphotography #Nightlife #bandstand #bandra #mumbai #night #sky #skyline (at Bandra Bandstand - Mumbai, India)

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The queens used to dope weed, drink wine and enjoy the self like there is no tomorrow. In this paintings one of the queen is so drunk that she is not able to stand right. That was the ancient India. I wonder how did the culture got such a frantic make over that women lost all their rights to enjoy .

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People near Gwalior For

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Gopachal Parvat - Bhuddhist Caves, Gwalior, Madhyapradesh, India

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Gwalior Fort from Outside, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

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Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

I visited Gwalior in March 2016. It was very hot when I visited there. It was a nice weekend getaway 

How to get there from Delhi?

Dept - New Delhi (NDLS) time - 6:00 AM to Arr Gwalior Junction (GWL) time - 9:30 AM. Train details - Bhopal Shatabdi. Train Number - 12002 INR714

Ones you reach the Gwalior railway station you can take a local Auto and they would be able to take you to the hotel address that you have the reservation. On this trip the hotel that I booked was a mistake. I will not recommend it to any one hence will not share any details either

Best time to go? - Between October to March

Places to stay? - Gwalior is a city and you can find lot of staying options. However not many have tie ups with the major hotel booking sites. I preferred a reasonable one to stay however the room quality was very poor. I would recommend if you are booking hotel online its okay to spend a little more money rather than having a sour experience at hotels

Places to visit in Gwalior

Gopachal Parvat - Bhuddhist Caves

Gwalior Fort

Sas Bahu temple

Gurudwara Data Bandi Chhod

Teli Ka mandir

Gujari Mahal Archaeological Museum 

Jai Vilas Palace

Mausoleums of Mohammed Ghaus & Tansen 

I visited the places in the same order as I have mentioned above. I was not feeling very well on the first day of my trip hence I rested the day I reached (Also I work night shift). Hence all of the above was covered in a days time.

Gwalior Fort has Light show at night. It’s not very great however a nice night time hangout with the city light twinkling below. Light Show Tickets - INR100

Gwalior also has OLA cabs which made my travelling a little convenient from Hotel to the Fort and back. 

There are Few more state protected monument as in the picture below. These monuments are very isolated and not visited by lot of tourist. There are not many guard stationed inside either to protect any harm done to these old building hence alone female travellers you need to be very vigilant and always on gaurd when you are looking around though these structures. You do have access to quite every corner of these buildings. Also there are 2 different set of entry fees to be paid for entering the monuments (Fort & State Protected monument) 

Going back from Gwalior to Delhi? 

Dept - Gwalior Junction (GWL) time -7:45 PM - Arr - New Delhi (NDLS) - Time - 11:30 P. Train Details - NDLS Shatabdi E. Train Number - 12001. INR755

Please check the below link for the pictures of the places :-

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84 Pillared Cenotaph, Bundi, Rajasthan, India

84 Pillared Cenotaph (Chaurasi Khambo ki Chattri

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Garh Palace, Bundi, Rajasthan, India

Garh Palace, Bundi, Rajasthan, India

Please follow below link for the details and History of the monument. The site suggests that they charge you seperately for camera, Which is not right. You can take your camera inside for no charges

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/bundi/attractions/bundi-palace/a/poi-sig/1147886/356458

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Sukh Mahal, Bundi, Rajasthan, India

It’s said that Rudyard Kiplings stayed in this palace to wirte about the city of Bundi

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Jait Sagar Lake, Bundi, Rajasthan, India

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Dabhai Kund, Bundi, Rajasthan, India

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Hotel Dev Niwas, Bundi Rajasthan, India

people staying in this hotel were mostly foreign tourist. There was no Wi Fi available in the rooms however there was a little bit signal that did let me update lot of pics on Instagram - ushabaliga.

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Nawal Sagar Lake, Bundi Rajasthan, India

First Pic is from the bank of the lake and the next picture is from the latice window in Garh Palace

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Taragarh Fort, Bundi, Rajasthan, India

View inside Taragarh Fort

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Chitrashala, Ummed Mahal, Bundi, Rajasthan, India

Pictures inside the Ummed mahal Chhitrasala

Please follow the below link for more details 

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/bundi/attractions/chitrasala/a/poi-sig/1077476/356458

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Bundi, Rajasthan, India

I visited Bundi in the month of January 2017. First trip for this year. I normally travel in trains to make the journey as cheap as possible and also get a feel of the rural India. 

I took train from Delhi to reach Kota and from there I took local transport bus to reach Bundi, one of the remote places in Rajasthan. It’s unexplored by the indian trourist. Most of the tourist visiting Bundi are foreign nationals. 

How to reach Bundi from Delhi?

Dept - H Nizamuddin (NZM) time 5:15 AM to Arr - Kota junction (KOTA) time 13:15 PM. Train details - NZM KOTA SPL Train Number - 09810 INR385

From Kota railway station you will have to take a Tuk Tuk to the Kota bus station. you will get frequent buses going towards Bundi. Bus Charges - INR40. it takes approximately 1 hour to reach Bundi from Kota. 

Best time to go? - October to April

Places to stay - Hotel Dev Niwas, Maaji Saab ki Haveli, Opp to purani Kotwali, Bundi. (below are few pics of the hotel). Please check pics on this link - https://ushabaliga.tumblr.com/post/157735813172/hotel-dev-niwas-bundi-rajasthan-india

There are lot of haveli’s in the whole city. If you are a traveler like me who like to get the reservations done for a hotel before hand then you can always rely on the sites like Cleartrip.com this is where I booked my hotel. 

Places to visit in Bundi

Garh Palace

Chitrashala Ummed Mahal

Taragarh Fort 

Nawal Sagar Lake

Raniji ki Baori

Dhabhai Kund

Jait Sagar Lake

Sukh Mahal

84 Pillared Cenotaph (Chaurasi Khambo ki Chattri)

I visited the places in the same order as I have mentioned above. 

My trip did not really go as planned as the train was delayed by 3 hours. I was hoping to explore atleast few places on the day I reached. I had my train booked back for delhi on the next day at night. 

I started my excursion 7 in the morning next day. I relaxed and just searched nearby places to get planning for tomorrow. The Hotel staff was really helpful in planning my trip also they provided me with a free map of Bundi City for directions, which was of great help. 

The monuments here are in very bad state, there are no proper directions either for exploring the place on your own. The quantity of guide is great hence you can always hire one for more and detailed information. 

Chittrasala has lot of detailed information which you would not notice if some one did not point it out to you. Thankfully the old gaurd was very well versed with all the information and he proactively started explaining the paintings to us. As a gesture of goodwill I tipped him INR10 which is was thankful for.

Over all it is a good weekend gateway. The city is very rural hence would recommend to dress modestly. Commuting within the city is reasonable however they Auto driver would ask more from you if they notice that you are a tourist, hence will recommend little bargaining with them.

please check the below link for the pictures of the places

Garh Palace - https://ushabaliga.tumblr.com/post/157737943382/garh-palace-bundi-rajasthan-india

Chitrashala Ummed Mahal - https://ushabaliga.tumblr.com/post/157734223572/chitrashala-ummed-mahal-bundi-rajasthan-india

Taragarh Fort - https://ushabaliga.tumblr.com/post/157735319212/taragarh-fort-bundi-rajasthan-india

Nawal Sagar Lake - https://ushabaliga.tumblr.com/post/157735469572/nawal-sagar-lake-bundi-rajasthan-india

Raniji ki Baori - not available as it was under construction when I had been here

Dhabhai Kund - https://ushabaliga.tumblr.com/post/157737603867/dabhai-kund-bundi-rajasthan-india

Jait Sagar Lake - https://ushabaliga.tumblr.com/post/157737666512/jait-sagar-lake-bundi-rajasthan-india

Sukh Mahal - https://ushabaliga.tumblr.com/post/157737758057/sukh-mahal-bundi-rajasthan-india

84 Pillared Cenotaph (Chaurasi Khambo ki Chattri) - https://ushabaliga.tumblr.com/post/157738685577/84-pillared-cenotaph-bundi-rajasthan-india