SMILE😊 IS THE PRETTIEST THING U CAN EVER WEAR

Always wear a smile as  a smile enhances your face value, my dear friends😃!

Smile’s best thing u can wear!People seldom notice old clothes if u wear a big smile!

Life is like a mirror ; smile at it, it smiles back at you! Its a universal welcome!

Lets meet each other with a smile as its begining of love!Peace begins with a smile!

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness, it is a friend maker !

Smile at a stranger , you just might change a life !

People love those who smile in tough situations!
Learn to smile at every situation &
see it as an opportunity to prove your strength & ability!
Just for today, smile😊 a bit more!

If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours !

Don’t cry because its over, but smile because it happened!

A smiling face is a beautiful face, smiling heart is a happy heart!

A smile is a curve that sets everything straight!
Wear a smile and have friends,
wear a scowl & have wrinkles !
The science teaches us to think,
but love teaches us to smile!

Use your smile to change the world,but dont let the world change your smile!

Smile is a facelift which is in everyone’s price range!

So always keep smiling😊, dear friends!

LIVING A MEANINGFUL LIFE FULL OF GRACE

LIVING A LIFE FULL OF GRACE 💖

Lets live each day with meaning & grace,
Even when conditions look hard to embrace!
Living each day with no fear or hate,
keep motivated you will love your fate!

*

Let us not grieve, let us not despair ,

Keep your eyes open ,senses aware !  

Always have your faith and the belief intact ,

Light exists at the end of the tunnel, is a fact !

*

Lets smile amidst battles crushing our fears,

Let all of your pain dissolve into your tears !  

Akin to the days & nights, good & bad times go,

Let us maintain our composure, not letting it go !

*

Nothing in the world to show your attitude,

Lets create life full of kindness & gratitude !

Lets spend more time with the beautiful nature,

Rather than living in a shell with life full of hell !

*

Let us all be simple, let us all be true,

Spreading happiness without any dues !  

Basking in sunshine with no shadow ingress,

Let us all design life without any ego to trace !

*

Note: Its with great pleasure informing my Co-bloggers/readers that this is my first attempt at poetry!I have been inspired by many of you to try something different in these Corona times when travelling is not encouraged till it is fully safe ! Pl comment for providing the much-needed encouragement ! Thank you all & Happy reading💖

THE SECRET OF LIVING A HAPPY 😂 LIFE

THE SECRET OF LIVING A HAPPY LIFE

Everyone wants happiness no one needs pain,
its not possible to get a rainbow without a little rain!
Happiness is not about getting all you crave,
Its about enjoying all you have!

If you are sad none can ever make you happy in life ,
If you want to be happy, practice love and compassion in life !
Happiness is never a destination, Its a method of life,
Nothing can be achieved without enthusiasm in life!

One who forgets the language of love & gratitude,
Can never be on talking terms with happiness!
We know everything in life is all vibrations,
Happiness is enhanced by good vibrations!

Constitution only gives you right to pursue happiness
Only your efforts make it possible to catch happiness!
He is the happiest be he a King or a peasant,
Who finds peace in his home of contentment!

To be happy or to be sad the choice is always yours,
Time flies fast whether you are having fun or tears!
Happiness of life depends upon quality of our thoughts,
It becomes our paramount duty to guard our thoughts!

When the symphony of life fills up your heart,
The chorus of contentment joins onto your heart!
You can’t be happy in life with the worldly possessions,
Without peace of mind that none can bring,but yourself !

Always be grateful to those who make us so very happy,
Those charming gardeners who make our souls blossom!
Secret of happiness in life is to be contented with all you have,
How much you enjoy it & how much you enjoy giving to others!

Always be positive like a potent searchlight:
capable of piercing clouds of darkness & despair ! 😫
One door closes another opens,
don’t look too long at the closed door,
That you don’t see the one opened for us !😀

TRUE HAPPINESS COMES FROM GIVING & ENJOYING THE PRESENT WITHOUT ANXIOUS DEPENDENCE ON THE FUTURE

BHUBANESHWAR:AN AMAZINGLY RARE PLACE WITH TRADITIONS MATCHING STEPS WITH MODERNITY,CULTURE &TECHNOLOGY FLOURISHING IN TANDEM,GLORIOUS PAST PRESERVED&ILLUSTRIOUS FUTURE IN THE MAKING,SITES OF KALINGA WAR & DHAULI SHANTI STUPA CO-EXISTING TOGETHER

In Feb.2011 we,a family of four, set off on our LTC Tour of the amazing 1)Bhubaneshwar(popularly called’temple city of India’ with exquisite architecture) 2)Puri (with Rath yatra/Jagannath temple/priestine beaches) 3)Konark(with glorious architectural Sun temple/Black Pagoda) 4)Sambalpur(with temple of Maa Samaleswari,the presiding deity of Sambalpur) 5)Hirakud Dam(its multipurpose,longest Earthen dam of India built on Mahanadi) The ‘Swarn tribhuja’ is formed by three main beautiful temple-towns of Eastern Odisha namely: Puri-Bhubaneshwar-Konark :where the wheels of Chariot(time) never stops.We thoroughly enjoyed our Bhubaneshwar trip & will always cherish the lovely memories of our memorable visit!

BHUBANESHWAR :

The capital of modern Orissa has a great historical importance having inherited a rich cultural & traditional heritage.Being the Kingdom of great rulers of past who were active in activities like temple building reflecting the architectural excellence of Oriya sculptors! Owing to the evolution of Kalinga Architecture from inception to maturity it has earned the title of Temple City of India.The main attractions are the temples of Parshurameshwer(7th.c AD),Vaital(8th.cAD),Mukteshwer(10th c AD),Rajarani(11th c AD),Brahmeswar and Lingaraja(11th c AD). While the tradititional heritage has been embraced the technological advancement with equal fervour .Amusement parks,star hotels,Discotheques & IT Parks in the city provide ample opportunities to chill out and enjoy life.There are some prime tourist destinations like Nandankanan,the open -air zoological park,Ekamra haat-the handicrafts & textiles market,state museum,the Tribal museum of Natural History,market building,Bigbazaar,Pantaloon,the World-Shoppers destinations,Ekamra Kanan.Regional plant Resource centre etc are other avenues which cater to the specific interests& tastes of various cross section of tourists.Bhubaneshwar has a great historical significance as it was the scene of some of the major turning point in history.The Great Kalinga war which led to the miraculous transformation of Emperor Ashoka was fought along the bank of river Daya on the outskirts of Bhubaneshwar in 261 BC.Now there stands a Peace Pagoda with the Ashokan rock-edicts.The city also has the oldest rock -cut caves in Khandagiri and Udayagiri.

HISTORY OF BHUBANESHWAR :

Its an ancient city with many temples built from sandstone around Bindu Sagar lake including the Lingaraj temple.Outside the Rajarani temple are sculpted figures of the Guardians of the 8 Cardinal & Ordinal directions,Jain antiques,weaponary & indigenous Pattachitra paintings fill the Odisha state museum.Its dubbed as the temple city of India owing to the 700 temples which once stood there with Kalinga architecture.Its also called Kamra Kshetra(mango trees area).Established in 1948 its history can be traced back to 7th century BCE.Its the confluence of Hindu ,Buddhist and Jain heritage and includes several Kalingan cultures.Bhubaneshwar stands near the ruins of Sishupalgarh,the ancient capital of erstwhile province of Kalinga.Dhauli was the site of Kalinga war(c262-261BCE)in which Mauryan Emperor Ashoka invaded & annexed Kalinga.In 16th century the area came under Panchamani Moghul rule.In 1803 area came under British rule & was under Orissa province 1936-1947.The capital was Cuttack.In April 1948,PM Jawahar lal Nehru laid the foundation of new capital in Bhubaneshwar.The name of new capital came from Tribhubaneshwara or Bhubaneshwar-the lord of Earth-the name of Shiva-the deity of Lingaraja temple.

CULTURE :

Bhubaneshwar is supposed to have over 1000 temples once earning the tag of the ‘temple city of India’ made in Kalinga architecture style with a pine spire that carves upto a point over the sactum having the presiding deity and pyramid covered hall where people sit and pray.Famous temples include Lingaraja temple,Mukteshwar temple,Rajarani temple,Ananta Vasudev temple, Ram mandir & Iskon temple. Twin hills of Khandagiri & Udaigiri have amazing rock-cut caves with a huge statue of Mahavira worth visiting.Dhauli Hills has major Ashokan rock-edicts and a marble Peace Pagoda was built by the Japan- Buddha Sangha.Bhubaneshwar & Cuttack is the home to the Odia cinema industry dubbed as Ollywood where most of the Film Studios are situated.Odia culture survives in the form of Odissi dance,handicrafts , sand artistry ,sculpturing ,theatre ,music.Odissi, the oldest of the 8 surviving dance forms can be traced from archeological evidence from temples of Bhubaneshwar.

1)The Odissi state museum offers archeological artefacts,weapons,arts/crafts& history. 2)Tribal Research institute museum hosts authentic Tribal dwellings created by the Tribal Craftsmen.

FAIRS & FESTIVALS :

1)RATHYATRA or Temple Car festival :Its the most important festival celebrated on the day of the Ashokastava in march/april.The images of Lingaraja(Shiva) & other deities are taken in a possession from Lingaraja temple to Mausi maa temple where the deities remain for 4 days.Hundreds of devotees participate in pulling the temple car carrying the deities known as Rukuna Ratna.The festival commomorates Lord Jagannatha who is said to be the incarnation of India’s reverred deities, Vishnu & Krishna. 2)Novakalebra & Chariot festival Jagannath Puri 3)Durga Pooja/Kali pooja 4)EKAMRA Festival with many cultural celebrations 5)Mahashivaratri 6)Ashokastami 7)Bali Yatra 8)Puri Beach festival 9)Adivasi Mela 10)Konark Dance festival 11)Chandrabhaaga Mela or Megha Saptami mela :Its a grand religious festival celebrated in Feb when thosands of pilgrims take a dip in the curative water of the pool & then go to the beach to witness the sunrise over the sea.This is then followed by Navagrih pooja. 12)Kalinga mahotsava 13)Dhauli mahotsava 14)Mukteshwara dance festival 15)Toshali National Craft mela 16)Khandgiri Utsava 17)Odisha literary festival

CONNECTIVITY :

BHUBANESHWAR is connected very well to major cities of India through Air(Bhubaneshwar A/P is only 5km from the city), Railway(Rly Stn is only 2km from the city) &Road (NH-5 passes through BBNSR connecting to Kolkatta,Chennai,Tatanagar & Vishakapatnam.

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS:

TEMPLES-1)Lingaraja temple-,2)Parshurameswara temple,3)Rajarani temple,3)Mukteshwara tem ple,4)Vaital Deol temple,5)Swaranjaleshwar temple,6)Brahmeshwar temple,7)Kalijai mai temple in Chilka lake.8)Atri -temple dedicated to Lord Hatakeshwar &hot spring bathing complex,9)Udaigiri & Khandgiri Caves,10)Dhauli hills & Peace Pagoda -Ashokan rock edict is located here.Sculpted Elephant atop the edict signifies Ashoka’s conversion to Buddhism after the Kalinga victory.The Vishwa Shanti stupa is located on the Dhauligiri hills -a magnificient Buddhist temple built built by Indo-Japanese collaboration.Below the Dhaulagiri hills river Daya flows peacefully. ,11)Nandankanan Zoological park-is endowed with a natural lake,its famous for the rare white tiger &migrating birds.It has countries largest Lion Safari with ropeway &Toytrain.,12)Hirapur -Hypaethral temple of 64 Yoginis,13)Pipli-home of Applique work &popular Craft items on sale,14)Konark-The crowning glory of Oriya temple architecture,the Sun temple is also known as the Black Pagoda built in the reign of Narsimhaden-I.Legends say that Samba the son of Lord Krishna was afflicted with leprosy brought about by his father’s curse on him.After 12 yrs of penance ,he was cured by Surya,the Sun God in whose honour this temple was built.Its a UNESCO World heritage site with unique architecture with images of Sun God!The temple depicts a 100ft high Chariot pulled by horses &wheels.The monument portrays the imposing chariot of the Sun God whose chariot is escorted by his charioteer Aruna.Its famous for Konark Sun temple,Chandrabhaga beach &the Ram Chandi beach ,15) Puri-Its one of the 4 dhams of Hindu pilgrimage sites of India.Puri is home to Lord Jagannath(lord of the universe),Subhadra(his sister)& Balabhadra (his brother),its renowned for the much worshipped Rath yatra and the serene beaches rather called the Golden beaches! Puri distt.encompasses most of the Chilka lake-Asia’s largest freshwater lake.Chilka lake-Its the biggest inland lake of India spreading over 1100 sqkm.Its a scenic spot for watching birds & dolphins.Also there is a Maa kalajai temple in the lake visited by many pilgrims,16)Rourkela-Its the steel city of Odisha having one of the largest steel plants-SAIL., 17) Sambalpur-Its the 5th largest city of Odisha located on the banks of Mahanadi.Its the home of Sambalpuri sarees which is world famous textile industry &diamond export to Rome,its renowned for Maa Samaleshwary(which is the presiding deity of Sambalpur) temple,Dr Abdul Kalam planetorium,IIM & Sitalsasthi Carnival,18)Hirakud Dam &Reservoir-Its built across Mahanadi river about 15km from Sambalpur in Odisha.Hirakud reservoir is 743 sqkm.The dam with 347.5 MW capacity hydoelectric station was completed in 1957.With 26km length Hirakud is the longest earthen dam in India.Its a composite structure of Earth,concrete & masonary.Its a multipurpose dam generating electricy,providing irrigation water & flood protection.

My readers please note that all information on the above writeup has been collected from authentic sources & discrepancy if any may kindly be poited out on this site so that necessary corrections may be made!My sincere gratitude to the Wikipaedia &Incredible India for the related information & the photos! Happy Reading !

DOWN THE MEMORY LANE: VISITING RAWATBHATA (Raj) ON SHORT NOTICE/ INVITATION FOR NEPHEW’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION/ MEETING RELATIVES & FRIENDS THEREBY RELIVING THE BYGONE DAYS OF CHILDHOOD FUN, INNOCENCE&CAREFREE LIFE.

Due to Almighty’s grace & as if a boon granted/dream fulfilled,I got a chance to visit Rawatbhata-the place so very close to my heart where I spent those marvellous years of childhood(1961-71),Schooling (1964-75) & later on by God’s grace getting appointed to serve R.A.P.S(1981-85).Afterwards I was transferred to NAPS,Narora in 1985.My readers may pl. refer my Rawatbhata blog dtd 19/11/20 for relevant details .I am associated with the place right since my father was working in Chambal Dam Project(1961-63)afterwhich he joined RAPP in 1963 when Rawatbhata was just like a small town famous for RPS Dam & the upcoming Nuclear power plants! I was a very small kid👦 then.

RANA PRATAP SAGAR & RAJASTHAN ATOMIC POWER STATIONS SITE ,RAWATBHATA

On a very fine morning of 08/07/2021,I, alongwith my wife & mother started from Jaipur & reached Kota at 10am where we met some of our relatives(including my Uncle &Aunty after such a long time thanks to the Corona Pandemic)!After a nice lunch we started for Rawatbhata enjoying the picturesque journey on the way& reached my naphews house at 6pm to celebrate his birthday.It was a great feeling to be at RB.We thoroughly enjoyed our two days stay at Rawatbhata thus having some respite from the monotonous life but at the same time observing full precautions/Corona adaptive behaviour.Great outing 💖

CELEBRATING MY NEPHEW’S(ANURAG) 33rd Birthday at Rawatbhata
I ,WIFE ANUPAMA ,MUMMY,SISTER KAMLESH & BROTHER-IN-LAW SHRI VIPINJI

Happy Reading my dear Readers! Be Happy,Be Alert & Be Safe ,Friends !

CONGRATULATIONS!

  1. Congratulations ! Your site , Travel and Share, passed  10,000 all-time views.Take a deep dive

I am once again grateful to all my lovely co-bloggers & valued readers for the constant support & encouragement without which achievement of this milestone couldn’t have been possible for me ! I sincerely hope & am sure that all of you will continue to support me in the future as well ! Keep healthy and be safe!Love you all 💖

TRAVEL AND SHARE

200 FOLLOWERS !

200 Follows!
  • 36 Blogs /1000 Comments / 10,000 Views /3000 Visitors / 201 Followers Congrats on getting 200 follows on Travel & Share! Yr current tally is 201.

Hello Lovely Co-Bloggers & dear Readers💖 : Thank you everybody for your constant support & motivation without which this could not have been possible !

I started my blogging journey in Nov.2019 & am overwhelmed by the continued encouragement in the form of Likes & Comments from you all to which I have reciprocated with all warmth!Throughout my blogging journey till date my soul aim was to collate information on tourist destinations and share it with my valued readers for benefitting them as much I could.I sincerely hope & am sure that all of you will continue to support me in the future as well ! In these Covid times please keep safe & be optimistic as this phase(like dark clouds)will also pass bringing back(like sunnshine) bright smiles to our faces.Till then we can engage in virtual tourism & planning tours of the future.

Incidently,its also my birthday today & time for double Celebrations💞Love you all💖

TRAVEL AND SHARE

BIKANER:A PANAROMIC TOUR OF THE CULTURAL PARADISE,GRANDEUR OF ARCHITECTURAL MARVELS-FORTS &PALACES/KARNI MATA MANDIR/CAMEL FESTIVAL/SAFARI IN THAR DESERT,BIKANERI CUISINES/BHUJIA, HANDICRAFTS SHOPPING /STAY AT ROYAL PALACES/ HAVELIS/CAMPS/ENCHANTING FOLKDANCES,WILD LIFE SANCTUARY,MESMERIZING LAKES/PARKS.

BIKANER: WELCOME to the HARBOUR FOR SHIP OF THE DESERT: THE CAMEL. If ever you wanted to visit a place which encapsulates the beauty,culture and paradisiacal experience with luxury travelling with exposure to glorious history & amazing scenery of Thar desert,then you must pay a visit to Bikaner.Bikaner lies in medieval splendour,a royal fortified city lying in the middle of the Thar with a timeless appeal.It can be considerered an exotic beauty that attracts all kinds of travellers to indulge in the royal hospitality of the heartwarming people of Rajasthan. It has got every flavour of the land in its feathers starting from history &culture to tradition,adventure & cuisine.Its believed to be a cultural paradise as well as heaven for travellers with mesmerizing work of architecture.The glorious past surely astonishes & takes us back in time to learn about the bygone era.Bikaner still displays its ancient opulence through palace & forts built of redstone bear testimony to the architectural legacy that have withstood the test of time.Walk through cities lanes & colourful bazaars.Meet its cheerful folks and transport yourself to another place,another time .The city boasts of the worlds best riding camels and is aptly nicknamed as -”Camel Country” (Camel being the ship of the Thar desert),its having the largest Camel Research &breeding farms as well being known for having its own Unique temple dedicated to Karni mata at Deshnok called the rats temple.

There are some great tourist attractions/thrilling off-beat activities like attending : 1)Famous Camel Festivals/Safaris, 2)Shopping at Kotgate,3)Tour of majestic Junagarh fort,4)Visiting the popular Karni mata,5) Witnessing the splendour of Lalgarh fort.6)Relishing the taste of local cuisines,7)Experience the luxury of Laxmi Vilas palace,8)Touring Wild life sanctuary at Gajner,9)Beating the heat at Skybird water park.10)Visit to the National research Centre on Camels, 11)Cow sanctuary.

ABOUT BIKANER :

Bikaner is a city in Northwest of Rajasthan state,India at 330km from state capital Jaipur.Its the administrative H/Qs of BKN distt/BKN division located at an elevation of 242 mts above msl. Population is 6,44,406 as per the 2011 census.Languages spoken :Hindi,English & Marwari.Formerly the capital of Princely state Bikaner was founded by Rao Bikaji in 1488 & now it has developed into 4th largest city of Raj.The Ganga canal was completed in 1928,Indira Gandhi Canal was completed in 1987 facilitating the development of the district.Its surrounded by the thar desert& has a semi arid climate (with little rain fall)and with max.temperature reaching 48*in Summers& drops below freezing point in winters .Average rainfall is 241 mm per year &average temp. is 26.4*C.

MAHARAJAS OF BIKANER :

H I S T O R Y of B I K A N E R :

Prior to 15th century, the now Bikaner region was barren wilderness called Jangladesh.Rao Bikaji Rathore(5Aug.1438-17 Jun 1504) was the founder of the kingdom of Bikaner in 1488 in the present day Rajasthan.He ruled from 1472-1504.He was the scion of the Rathore clan of Rajputs -son of Rao Jodha of Mandore who was the founder of the Marwar kingdom.His successor was Rao Naroji Singh.Being located in the Thar desert,BKN was considered a trade route between Central Asia and Gujarat Coast as it had adequate spring water.The strategic location of Bikaner on the ancient Caravan routes of west and central Asia made it the prime trade Centre in bygone years !Of all the 5 siblings,Rao Bikaji ,the most enterprising,chose the barren wilderness called Jangladesh and transformed it into a most impressive city! Bikaji built a fort in 1478 which is now in ruins.Another fort was built at 1.5km from the city centre known as the Junagarh fort(Chintamani Durg)by the next Maharaja VIth -Rai Singhji (1571 to 1611). Maharaja Karan Singhji(1631-1639) built the Karan mahal. Maharaja Gaj Singhji ( 1746-1787) refurbished the Chandra mahal. Maharaja Surat Singhji (1787-1828)decorated the audiece hall of Chandra mahal.Under Maharaji Surat Singhji ,Bikaner came under the Suzerainty of the British after which the Maharaja of Bikaner invested in refurbishing the Junagarh fort. Maharaja Lal Singhji (1831-1887) was the son of Sangat Singhji and father of Dungar Singhji & Maharaja Ganga Singhji. Maharaja Dungar Singh(1872-1887) built Badal mahalor the weather palace being so named in the view of the painting of clouds and falling rain ,a rare event in the otherwise arid Bikaner.

His Highness Ganga Singhji (1887-1943)is considered the visionary Maharaja of Bikaner, was best known for Raj.princes &favourites of British Viceroys of India.He was appointed Knight Commander.He also built the Ganga Niwas or Lalgargh Palace.He named it after his Father Lal Singhji.Its presently a heritage hotel &part of it is the residence of Royal family of Bikaner.He moved his official residence Junagarh fort to Lalgarh palace in 1902.The hall where he held his Golden Jubillee in 1938 is a museum now.Ganga Singhs son Lt.General Sir Sadul Singhji(1943-1950) ,the yuvraj of Bikaner ,succeeded his father in 1943 but acceeded his his state to the Union of India in 1949.Maharaja Sadul Singh was born in 1902 & died in 1950.He was succeeded in his title by his son Karni Singhji(1924-1988)

TOP PLACES OF INTEREST IN BIKANER : 1)LALGARH PALACE,2)JUNAGARH FORT,3)LAXMI NIWAS PALACE, 4)GAJNER PALACE &WILDLIFE SANTUARY, 5)RAMPURIA HAVELI,6)BIKAJI KI TEKRI,7)SADUL SINGH MUSEUM,8)PRACHIN MUSEUM,9)GANGA SINGH MUSEUM,10)JAIN TEMPLE ,BHANDASAR,11)SHRI LAXMINATH TEMPLE,12)SHIVBARI TEMPLE,13)KARNI MATA,DESHNOK,14)KOLAYATJI,15)RATAN BIHARI TEMPLE,16)KODAMDESAR TEMPLE,17)KOT GATE,18)NATIONAL CENTRE ON ANIMALS,19)DEVIKUND SAGAR,20)SURSAGAR LAKE.

W I L D L I F E : 1)A varity of birds and mammals and reptiles are found in Bikaners semi arid climate.2)Host to 1200 migratory birds vultures-Egyptian &king vultures.3)Saw scaled Vipers,4)Gajner wild life sanctuary(32km from Bikaner),5)Magra sheep ,also known as Chokhla or Chakri, is a breed of sheep found in Bkn, Jaisalmer and Churu.

TRANSPORTATION : Bikaner is very well connected to major cities of India through Railways& Roadways networks !At 15 kms from city is the domestic civil Airport (NAL A/P)with regular flights to Jaipur and Delhi.

SHOPPING :Apart from the colourful garments and Gold &silver jewllery,the typical items of Bikaner are items made of camel hide,camel and sheep wool carpets!Bikanery Bhujia ,Rasgulla and sweets are popular all over India.Colourful shopping areas include Kot gate King Edward memorial Road,khadi shops ,Urmul trust near Central bus stand!

CUISINE : 1)Most famous snacks is the Bikaneri bhujia,2)Bajre ki roti,3)Dal baati Choorma,4)Rasgulla and Gulab jamun,5)kachori/samosa.6)kair sangri sabji,7)Imli pani,8)Halwa and 9)Ghevar.

EDUCATION :1)Govt.Engg. college,2)Maharaja Ganga Singh U niversity,3)University of Veterinary and Animal sciences,4)Swami Keshwanand raj. Agricultural Univ.5)Bikaner technical University,6)Marudhar Engg college.

Attending a Wedding in the Lakshmi Niwas Palace Heritage Hotel :

FAIRS & FESTIVALS : 1)FOUNDATION DAY FESTIVAL on the Akshaya Tritiya Day : Flying kites ,eating special Rajasthani food.It lasts for two days -Chhoti & badi akha teej. 2) INTERNATIONAL CAMEL FESTIVAL :Its held in Jan every year organised by Deptt. of tourism,Art and culture.In honour of the ship of desert-Camel-beautifully adorned camels and the performance by artists for both domestic and foreign tourists.Other interesting activities are Camel dances,neckshaking Camel rides.There are some competitions-Mr Bikana and Miss Marwari taking place here.

READERS may please report any incorrect information on this site which will be duly corrected! I am grateful to the Travel site-”Rajasthan -the Incredible state of India”for the great travel literature & few photographs of Bikaner (Rajasthan), Happy Reading, dear friends!

A BIG THANKS TO U ALL

1,000 Likes

Congrats on getting 1,000 likes on ‘Travel and Share‘, Current tally is 1004

It was quite a pleasant beginning of my day yesterday when I received this notification. I hereby convey my gratitude to all my readers for the great support & encouragement which means a lot to me &without which it wouldn’t have been possible in the first place. It is just over an year now since I started blogging and have posted 33 blogs on my site which you all have appreciated so much with 829 positive & motivating comments. Owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, travel to tourist destinations has almost come to a halt & also travelogue posts have understandably declined. As Corona has re-emmerged in a bigger way recently,lets all take stringent measures & follow all directives of the Government,prescribed from time to time,to contain the pandemic . Till then we must engage in virtual tourism in order to keep our interests alive! I ‘travel & share’ my experiences with my readers/other awesome bloggers who have set exciting travel goals for the future. Stay safe / healthy & always be optimistic in life. All the best dear ones.💖

Design a site like this with WordPress.com
Get started