Jaipur City Palace is situated right in the heart of the city, just next to Jantar Mantar. After exploring the magnanimous beauty of Jantar Mantar instruments, we walked to explore the royal history of Jaipur at its City Palace. It is a complex of palaces out of which only few (Mubarak Mahal & Diwan-i-Aam) are open to […]
Author: Offbeat Explorers
Jantar Mantar, Jaipur: An Astronomical Wonder
Jantar Mantar in Jaipur (A UNESCO heritage site) is one of the five observatory monuments built by Maharaja Jai Singh in early 18th century, other four being at Delhi, Mathura, Ujjain and Varanasi. Located right in the center, next to the City Palace, this is the biggest observatory in India with around 20 instruments. Click here […]
Mahabalipuram: One Town, Thousand Stories
We stand; stand strong by the ocean. We have seen countless sunrises with music of waves in the background. We live in a city which once thrived with trade and ruled by a dynasty of mighty kings. Kings who wanted to imprint their imagination in stones and thus leave their mark forever. Centuries have passed […]
Kochi in a day!
How do you justify exploring a city with splendid history of more than 8 centuries in just a day? You can’t. Any amount of time spent is less to immerse in the past of Kochi spoken out loud by its rustic settlements. A walk through its narrow by-lanes, open courtyards, broken harbors, moss patched walls, […]