The Temple Kitchen

The 13th century 'Ananta Basudeva Temple' is considered as only Bishnu Temple in the city of Bhubaneswar, Odisha. It is believed that Lord Vishnu established himself as the doorkeeper of the city by the order of Lord Shiva. The food prepared in this temple kitchen is considered as 'holy food' and is called 'Maha Prasad'.
The food is cooked on these earthy pots on wood fire directly with all ingredients mixed precisely. The prasad is truly divine in taste and a must try if you are in Bhubaneswar.

Bhubaneswar: Morning Vegetable Market

Today morning, while being in Bhubaneswar, randomly I decided to capture the Sun rise in a temple premise. On my way back, I found this street vegetable market and could not resist to take the camera out again and captured the freshness of life here in this beautiful city, most importantly the warm of people around. Had such a good time interacting with vegetable sellers, seeing all the fresh vegetables, knowing the name of some leaf vegetables, exchanging smiles with buyers and these beautiful photographs during the process... my day is made. For quite sometime I was away from here (3 years really :O), but now I am back and should show you more such glimpses regularly. Have a great day :)

Subh Deepawali

Subh Deepawali (Happy Diwali) everyone... May this festival of lights bring you another year of happiness and prosperity... Stay Blessed.

Review: Mahindra TUV 3OO Teaser

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A heart that belongs to Hills...

One of those nights when you leave behind your very own city, on way back to home from a tiring day at work, without any prior sign of travel schedule and land somewhere up in the hills as the day breaks... This is what life used to be some half a decade back, and now, it feels so good to be back to life, to be back to hills unexpected..... Yes, I have a heart that belong to Hills :)

That grin on the face climbing up and down on those curves are going to last till next time :)

Winter Hues...

How beautiful the places has turned into with the mid-set of the winter...

Travel: Tübingen, Germany

During my recent trip to Germany, a friend suggested to visit this small but beautiful University town, Tübingen. 30 kms down South of Stuttgart and on the banks of the Neckar river, this town was just perpect for me to spend a nice sunny day. So many things were just perfect for this little town to explore, walkable, less tourist, vibrant, cozy, beautiful colors everywhere, yummy black forest cakes and fantastic potato wedges in weekly market.

Travel: Uig, Isle of Skye

From the recent trip to Scottish Highlands, the one sleepy place I really liked is Uig in Isle of Skye. Uig is another harbor town and connects to Tarbert in Isle of Harris with ferry.

'Uig Pier' as seen from 'The Cowshed' 

'The Fairy Glen' 

Uig behind... from ferry, on the way to Tarbert.

Places to Stay: Uig has some really good options to stay at. Uig Hotel, The CowShed and there are few B&Bs can be seen and found. We had a booking for two beds in 'The Cowshed', it is a boutique bunkhouse looking at the Uig Pier. Really a beautiful place to stay at and enjoy. But they don't serve food, so get food along. It is a good place for a bunch of bachelors to party and enjoy.

Address: The Cowshed Boutique Bunkhouse, Uig, Isle of Skye, IV51 9YD
Phone: 07917 536 820
Email: bookings@skyecowshed.co.uk

Travel: The Temple Cafe, Isle of Harris (United Kingdom)

Isle of Harris is a fantastic place to roam around to enjoy the beauty of Scottish highlands. But when it comes to food, it really don't offer many options in and around outer Hebrides. Tarbert has two good places to eat. We did see many road signs in outer Hebrides showing directions to 'Temple Cafe' and we got to see this small yet beautiful structure near Northton beach and stopped over for a quick bite on our way back.

The best thing for me at 'Temple Cafe' was its architecture and the beautiful surrounding. Food was really good, we had some home-made pizza and it was just excellent. For us, this location was an unexpected stop-over for food. Being a scheduled dinner for some fresh lobsters that evening we did not try much of the things.
(If you are a sea-food lover and looking for something good to eat in Isle of Harries, then you should try out 'The Hebrides' just at the pier and in front of the tourist information center. I believe, they serve sea food for dinner only.)

Travel: Roadtrip to Scottish Highlands

Last July, while in London for few days this quick 1500+ miles road trip did happen... and what an amazing trip it was as most of the time was spent in driving. Nothing is pleasure but being on road. Beautiful lake district, open highways, historical cities, drive thru forests, some beautiful lakes, ferries, Scottish highlands, view of Glenfinnan Viaduct (Harry Potter Bridge), staying in some beautiful 'Bread & Breakfast' and 'Bunk Houses'... And many other stuff. Did I forget to mention about the food! And many stunning images... Stay tuned :)