Antique Paintings at Cave Number 1, Ajanta

Raja Dinkar Kelkar museum was developed through collections of late Padmashree (one of the highest awards from the government of India) Dr. Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar (1896 – 1990). He dedicated it to his only son Raja. Hence, the name Raja Dinkar Kelkar museum. Address: 1377-78, Off. Bajirao Road, Natu Baug, Shukrawar Peth, Pune, Maharashtra 411002…

Daulatabad which once was the capital of Delhi sultanate, is just another small town today. During my year end trip of 2015 to Maharashtra, drove past Daulatabad fort. It is one of the most impregnable forts in India and today daulatabad is famous for this. The fort is located on a conical hill and it…

Bibi ka Maqbara (tomb of the lady) is a mausoleum built by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb for his first wife and head consort Dilras Banu Begum. She died on 8th October, 1657 at the age of 35 at Aurangabad. You can read about the historical details at the ASI website. I will talk about my visit…

The Bhadra Maruti temple is located at Khuldabad around 4 kms from Ellora caves. It is very near to the Daulatabad fort. We travelled there on 24th December 2015, which was a festival day of the Muslims called ID-E-Milad. We saw a large procession of people on bikes, vans, jeeps and all sorts of vehicles…

Shirdi is a small town in the Ahmednagar district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. But this small town is not like any other small town, its abode to the Sai Baba. Sai Baba was a great monk who was revered by both Hindus and Muslims. No verifiable information is available regarding Sai Baba’s real…