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Maharashtra - Part I

 From 23rd Nov to 27th Nov 2016

(Nikon S6500. 1/640. ISO 125)

 Spoiler alert - this is gonna be a long series. But not to worry, I will break it down in parts and will try to make this as interesting as possible. So, shall we start?

This was a family trip. This trip will remain in my fondest memory forever for so many reasons. One of those being this was the first time we went on a plane. In my personal opinion, there isn't anything special about traveling on a plane, except if it's a sunrise or a sunset. But we were all so excited to board a plane for the first time. We boarded in Bangalore and got off in Pune.

From Pune, we went to Shirdi where we had rooms booked in Karnataka Bhavan. The rooms were cheaper and the food was nice. We reached Shirdi at around 8 pm. We checked in, had food, and went to the temple. The temple was surprisingly empty. We just walked and stood right in front of the idol.

(A temple in Nashik. Canon 1200D. 1/400. ISO 200)

The next day we went to Nashik and other cities nearby to temples. The heat was something we had never experienced before in our sweet little town. We went to a place called Shani Shingnapur which city has apparently zero theft cases. And not so long ago buildings had no doors because allegedly people were so afraid of the God there that they dare not try to rob.

(Street vending in Nashik. Canon 1200D. 1/320. ISO 125)

We returned to Shirdi in the night. The next day was our scheduled bus to Mumbai.

This is it for this post. The next one will be more interesting where I will write about our experience in Mumbai.

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