Visit to Gorai Beach, Mumbai as on 29-May-2016

A quick visit to Gorai Beach from Borivili with Tejashree and on two-wheelers with Teju and Sandip:

Visit to Gate of India on New Royal Field on 23-May-16

It was really exciting to ride on a brand new Royal Cassic 350 with Sadhana, a sumptuous dinner in Status at Nariman Point and after that return to Thane via Peddar Road, Siddhivinayak Temple. 

  

A short and sweet trip after finishing work in Dadar

Visit to Elephanta on 16-May-2016

Visited Elephanta Caves once again with Rajani Kaku, Sejal, Niharika, Sadhana and myself in very hot climate. The travel became some what comfortable with sea breeze . The place is my favorite and visited for the third time. The caves are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a collection of cave temples predominantly dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.They are located on Elephanta Island, or Gharapuri (literally "the city of caves") near Mumbai Harbour. 

Visit to Narsimha Mandir and Gurudwara, Bidar on 27-Apr-2016

Guru Nanak Jhira Sahib Gurudwara, Bidar is a Sikh historical shrine situated in Bidar, Karnataka. Gurdwara Nanak Jhira Sahib was built in the year 1948 and is dedicated to the first Sikh guru Guru Nanak. Reached  the Gurudwara early in the morning and visited the Gurudwara.

Visit to Global Vipassana Pagoda, Gorai on 16-Apr-2016

Global Vipassana Pagoda, Gorai, Mumbai is a Meditation Dome Hall with a capacity to seat around 8,000 mediators which is the largest such meditation hall in the worldIts traditional Burmese design is an expression of gratitude towards the country of Myanmar for preserving the practice of Vipassana. The shape of the pagoda is a copy of the Shwedagon Pagoda (Golden Pagoda) in Yangon, Myanmar. It was built combining ancient Indian and modern technology to enable it to last for a thousand years.

Official web-site is Global Pagoda, Gorai

Visit to Dehu and Alandi as on 18-Mar-2016

Visited Alandi and Dehu with Seema and Sadhana. Alandi famous for the Samadhi of Great Saint Dnyaneshwar and Dehu for Samadhi of Jagatguru Saint Tukaram. Also visited to the Siddhabhet in the outskirts of Alandi where Dnyaneshwar's family was residing after being ex-communicated and Dnyaneshwari Mandir where in a Dnyeneshwari is inscribed on the walls like Gatha mandir in Dehu.

Beautiful Sunset from Mumbai Point, Khandala Hills

Visit to Colombo, Sri Lanka as on 07-Mar-2016

Visited Colombo, Sri Lanka to attend the PMI LIM, 2016 and got one day to quickly move around the city.  With limited time at disposal Ahmed and me could visit Independence Square, Colombo, Gangaramaya Buddhist Temple, Colombo and local market.

Leaders from different countried for PMI LIM, 2016

Visit to USA in 2015

Traveled to USA to spent some time with Priyanka and Ankit. Was fortunate to see quite a few famous places on the eastern coast in four months' stay. Traveled more than 16000 km and visited places from Naigara Falls to Keywest Island i.e. north to south-most tip of USA.

Fall Season in Pennsylvania in Oct-2015

Autumn, season is often called fall season because leaves fall from the trees at that time. Many birds migrate toward the Equator to escape the falling temperatures. 

Fall season in Pennsylvania was wonderful and highly scenic. The colors of leaves of various trees throws different flavours of nature.  Priyanka, Ankit,  Sadhana and me visited three times in Oct-15 covering New Hope Village, Bowman’s Hill Tower, Washington Crossing Historic Park

Visit to National September 11 Memorial and Brooklyn, New York USA on 4-Oct-2015

National September 11 Memorial is a memorial and museum in New York City commemorating the September 11, 2001 attacks, which killed 2,977 people, and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, which killed six. The memorial is located at the World Trade Center site, the former location of the Twin Towers that were destroyed during the September 11 attacks. The 360 degree viewing gallary gives you excellent views of famous Statue of LIberty, skyscrapers of NYC, Brooklyn Bridge and other parts of the city.

Must place to visit in NYC which gives everyone idea of the grit and commitment shown by Americans to give tributes to the martyrs of 9/11 jet-bombing and collapse of  twin towers.