The cave of Mawsynram in Meghalaya makes Mawsynram a popular tourist destination across India as well as the entire world.This Mawsynram cave is also known as Mawjymbuin cave. Mawjymbuin cave is an astonishing cave with a truly fashioned Shivlinga in the interior of the cave. Mawsynram is currently the wettest place on earth, with yearly average rainfall of 11872mm (39ft). According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Mawsynram received an incredible rainfall of 26,000mm in 1985.


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E-KHUDA TERI DAR PE AYA EK NACHEEZ HOO MAIN, E-MAULA EK INSAN BHAR HOO MAIN, MERI HASTI KYA HAI, TERI IBADAT SE SARA JAHAN ROSHAN HUA, BUS EK DUA K LIYE TERI DAR PE AAYA, TERA HI EK BANDA HOO MAIN…….

The internationally magnificent, jama masjid delhi is originally named as Masjid Jahan Numa. Jama masjid was built by Shahjahan, the Fifth Mughal Emperor of India. Top construction experts,sculptors, engineers and artisans of the world took part in the construction of the Jama Masjid. They worked dedicatedly for six continuous years. The Jama Masjid got ready in the year 1656 AD. In those days when the daily wages of a labor was 1 paisa, the construction cost of the jama masjid was one million rupees. Many nawabs of that era gifted stones and other construction material to the emperor for the mosque’s construction, which was not included in its cost. When the Jama Masjid was under construction then the emperor Shahjahan received complaint of its slow progress. Shahjahan therefore summoned Saadullah Khan, his minister in charge of the constructions, and ask for explanation. Saadullah Khan informed that the a Holy Quran preceded the installation of every stone to consecrate it. This pleased the Shahjahan so much that he ordered to construct the jama masjid that way.
The Jama Masjid was completed under the supervision of Saadullah Khan. The Jama Masjid is built on about(10 m) from the level of the ground and is about (1200 m²) in extent. The Jama Masjid has three gateways, four towers and two minarets

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Bhimashankar shrine is a Jyotirlinga situated about 50 km northwest of Khed, near Pune. It lies 127 km from Shivaji Nagar (Pune) in the Ghat region of the Sahyadri hills. Bhimashankar is also the origin point of the river Bhima, which flows southeast and merges with the Krishna river near Raichur. The other Jyotirlinga temples in Maharashtra are Trimbakeshwara near Nashik and Grishneshwar near Ellora around Aurangabad.

As per Shiv Mahapuran, once Brahma (the Hindu God of creation) and Vishnu (the Hindu God of saving) had an argument in terms of supremacy. To test them, Shiva pierced the three worlds as a huge endless pillar of light, the jyotirlinga. Vishnu and Brahma split their ways to downwards and upwards respectively to find the end of the light in either directions. Brahma lied that he found out the end, while Vishnu conceded his defeat. Shiva appeared as a second pillar of light and cursed Brahma that he would have no place in ceremonies while Vishnu would be worshipped till the end of eternity. The jyotirlinga is the supreme partless reality, out of which Shiva partly appears. The jyothirlinga shrines, thus are places where Shiva appeared as a fiery column of light. Originally there were believed to be 64 jyothirlingas while 12 of them are considered to be very auspicious and holy. Each of the twelve jyothirlinga sites take the name of the presiding deity – each considered different manifestation of Shiva. At all these sites, the primary image is lingam representing the beginningless and endless Stambha pillar, symbolizing the infinite nature of Shiva.

The twelve jyothirlinga are :

Somnath in Gujarat, Mallikarjuna at Srisailam in Andra Pradesh, Mahakaleswar at Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh, Kedarnath in Himalayas, Bhimashankar in Maharastra, Viswanath at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, Triambakeshwar in Maharastra, Vaidyanath at Deogarh in Jharkand, Nageswar at Dwarka in Gujarat, Rameshwar at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu and Grishneshwar at Aurangabad in Maharastra.

There are a number of places in India which are attached with the pride and prestige of country. Among them, India Gate is one of the name that is also considered as one of the national monuments that are built in India.

The monument is situated in Delhi which is also considered as heart of India and is also the capital city of India. It is said that India Gate was constructed by an inspiration from monument of Paris”Arc de Triomphe” and the design of India gate was provided by Sir Edwin Lutyens.

The construction of India gate was completed in year 1931. It is said that originally the place was known by the name of All India War Memorial and was also denoted a special place in the heart of India, Delhi as a prominent one because it includes the memorial of more than 90,000 soldiers who have given their lives during their fight for country against the rule of Britishers. It is also said that the fight mainly includes the World War 1 as well as Anglo Afghan War.

The monument combines within just the red as well as pale sandstone and apart from that granite has also been used in construction process.

At earlier time, people could also find the statue of Great George 5 who belonged to United Kingdom just beneath the gate but now the place appears to be vacant. The statue has been moved to Coronation parks where all the other statues that belong to same time are being kept.

As per the independence of India, India gate is also regarded to behold within it tomb of all the unknown soldiers who have given their lives fighting for their country. It is since 1971 that a flame which is often known as Amar Jawan Jyoti is continuously burning under the shrine of India Gate.it is for this reason that the place is also considered by the name of “Amar Jawan Jyoti” which means in straight terms the flame that is ignited for enduring soldiers.

At the India Gate, you will find huge crowd gathered at the place in order to have a view of the magnificent India gate parade on 26 January of every year.

It was till the late 1920’s when Old Delhi Railway station was considered a mode of commuting for people but now there are different modes available. Also you will find facing India gate is a path known as Kingsway or Rajpath.

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Jagannath (or Jagannatha) meaning “Lord of the Universe”, is a deity worshiped primarily by Hindus.
Lord Jagannath is parmatma. He is known as Brahma, Daru Brahma as he is made from log of wood but he does not have any specific forms like Rama or Krishna, rather he is the embodiment of all forms. We find that the Lord Jagannath is invoked and worshiped by virtually all the diverse religious sampradayas, each in their own way.The great acharyas and founder of the different vedic sampradayas, namely Bhagvatapada Adi Shankaracharya, Shri Ramanujacharya, Shri Madhavacharya, Shri Nimbarkacharya, Shri Vishnu Swami, Shri Ballavacharya and Shri Chaitanya all of them visited jagannath temple Puri(Orissa) and invoked Lord Jagannath according to the tradition of their own sampradayas.

The important thing is , on the different occasions, we can see the send arts at best at PURI beaches during different festivals and seasons. come to jagannath puri have a walk with spirituality.

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Ghughuti, celebrated on the day of Makar Sankranti is a pan-Uttaranchal festival. There is also a fair called the “Uttarainee mela” which is held on this day. There is a food-item by the same name which is prepared on this day which resembles in shape a bird by the same name. On this day, the sun enters the Zodiacal sign of ‘Makar’ (Capricon) and this marks a change of season which prompts various bird species to return to the hills.
The food items depicted in the picture are worn by children into a garland with an orange at the center and they venture outdoors singing to the birds (crows specially) and coaxing them to eat those sweetmeats (also known as Ghughuti) and offering them the same. The children eat the rest by themselves. Sounds like fun, aint it.

Thanks Ankana Joshi for the wonderful preparation. Also, please mail her if you would be keen to know the recipe @ ankanajoshi@gmail.com

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Sanchi Stupa near of-course Sanchi

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A Muser admiring the aesthetics of the “Stupa” of Sanchi in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The stupa lies in the central part of the state, located around 46 km from Bhopal and 10 km from the historical city Vidisha. The intrinsic tranquility at Sanchi makes it a perfect place for a Muser.