Taj Mahal- one day trip

Hi Friends,
This post is about my visit to Taj Mahal which is on the banks of Yamuna river in Agra. Few points to know before you visit TAJ MAHAL

1- Taj mahal is closed on Fridays for general viewing.
2- Taj Mahal opening time is from 6 am to 6 pm ( except friday) and on night 8:30 pm to 12:30 am ( the night view is only available 5 days in the month i.e. the full moon night and 2 days before and after that.
3- Entrance fee is Rs 50 for indian tourist and Rs 1100 for foreign visitor ( children below 15 yrs is Free)
4- Along with the above charges -Rs 200 is the optional fee for exploring the main mausoleum
5- The best time to travel Agra is in winter time, namely from Nov to feb to avoid heat and rainy season
6- Small bags are allowed inside Taj mahal but prohibit carrying big bags.
7- Smoking items, eatable items and electronic items like camera tripod, pen drive, knife, lighter, matchbox etc. are not allowed


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TOP FIVE TALLEST STATUES

Recently i have been to Bali and got a chance to visit the tallest statue of a hindu diety which was also the tallest statue in Indonesia ( ranked No-16 in the world), which made me think about the tallest Staues of the world which i am not aware of. Here is the list of top 5 tallest statue in world ( Excluding the height of Base), for those who want to know :)

1- Statue of Unity- India taking the lead here with the tallest statue of "IRON MAN"- Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel located in Gujarat. The statue is of 182m + 58 m base which makes its height to 240m ( Approx. 60 floor building)

2-Spring Temple Buddha- This statue of Lord Buddha is located in China with the height of 128 m + 19.3m lotus base.

3-Laykyun Sekkya- Number 3 is taken by another Lord buddha Statue located in Myanmar. The height of the statue is 115.8 m+ 13.42 m lotus throne base

4- Birth of the New World- Is also know as "the statue of Colombus" which is located in puerto rico. This bronze sculpture heights 110m which is tallest in North America (source: wikipedia 2018)

5- Ushiku Daibutsu- This bronze statue depicts Lord Buddha and is Located in Japan. It stands to 100 m + 10m Lotus lotus throne+ 10 m Base. This statue was completed in the year 1993 and holds the record of tallest statue between 1993-2002.

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Alwar

Alwar- is located around 150 km from Delhi and 160 km from Jaipur which is covered by Aravalis mountains range. Being at the centre of India’s capital and Pink city it is the hub to various tourist places like Sariska National Park, Bhangarh Fort (also stated as the haunted place), Siliserh Lake and the place where KARAN & ARJUN movie was Shot.
Its been almost 1.5 year of me staying in this beautiful city of Rajasthan and the most famous thing about the city is a sweet “Kalakand (Milkcake)” which is know to every person for its taste. The morning street breakfast is mainly comprises of “Kachodi or Daal Pakwan”.
Life in Alwar city is pretty peaceful. Most effective way of transportation is cycle rickshaws/Electric rickshaw (in Alwar City). In simple words small city but it can easily fulfill essential requirements.

Some of the best places to visit around are
1- PanduPol ( Hanuman Ji Temple)- Is a tourist spot which is situated 17 KM from the entrance of Sariska Tiger reserve. It has a legendary tale of bheem ( one of Pandav’s Brother) who created a “Pol or Gate” in the Mountain when their way was obstructed during “Agaytvas”. Thereafter Bheem encountered with Lord hanuman resulting in the removing of his pride that I am the most powerful man in the universe. While visiting the temple you can also see the mesmerizing beauty of the forest with animals like (Peacocks, Sambhar, Chetal etc)

2- Bhangarh Fort:-The most haunted place in Asia, was built by Kingh Madho Singh Ji ( One of the navratans of Akbar's Court). It has four entry gates Name- Lahori Gate, Ajmeri Gate, Phulbari Gate and Delhi Gate
According to the popular belief, a wizard adept in black magic feel in love with the beautiful princess of bhangarh, Ratnavati. One day,the wizard followed her and offered her a love potion, however she refused, throwing it onto a large boulder that consequently rolled on to the wizard and crushed him to death. before the wizard died he supposedly made a cursh that bhangarh would destroy soon and no one would be able to live within its boundary
Whereas some believe its just a made up story and bhangarh is not haunted

So have visited these two beautiful places till now.... will update soon about others

Learn Daily Live Daily

Its 1 am on the watch and i can't sleep thinking about where my life is going. Am i indulge in my sales job too much that i don't have time to do something new with my life? I was a person who loved adventure sports but am i stuck with 9 to 6 job? What new thing have I learnt in the last 1 year?

I think few people can fit themselves into my shoes who are busy working like a machine and not living there life as they wanted.
Visiting my friend "Pankaj" in Jaipur was really an eye opener for me where i realized to do something out of my job, to go find a hobby and start living in another way.I found an spark in the way Pankaj thinks to grow. He has a hobby and a target to learn something new everyday.

I was there for two days where we had awesome "Aloo ke Parathe" at his Home ( thank you Aunty Ji) followed by a visit to Nahargarh Fort which shows the beautiful city of Jaipur from one stand

I meet Digi, Bhupi and Nakul too who made my day even more memorable.
I also went to Ajmer Sharif( What a peaceful place it is) followed by returning home and taking Pankaj advise to change the way of living...
So Whats change now?

I started from Reading books after a gap of 3 years, which i left because of my busy schedule (Currently reading THE SECRET OF LEADERSHIP--By Prakash Iyer) and started jogging.

May be these are only small footstep to what new i will do but at least i have made a start.

Wishing all of my friends to not go deep into the corporate life leaving the taste of living the present.....
Go hunting and find some hobby.....
At least take a challenge to do things that you always wanted to do....
Make your own bucket list and cross each item when you finish.