Poshina - Heritage Home of India

Do you love to visit the heritage places for your holidays or special occasion? Really! Then this note is useful for you as we are going to discuss about the best destination known as Darbargadh Poshina. Welcome to our beautiful Poshina home located at tribal lands of Arravallis. Once you reach here you will learn many things about Garasia and Adivasi ancestral traditions of Gujarat another important state of India. It is almost similar to Rajasthan culture as well so we can say you are getting two best entertaining events at one package. You can also enjoy the Rajasthani food (also known as Thali) made of ancient but delicious recipes. Of course, hospitality is not having any comparison of Poshina. It is completely managed by the ruler family ruled city before independence.

Without wasting your time, we will discuss about the important areas that you will enjoy in Poshina. It is the most peaceful place with royal treatment. Darbargadh Poshina is the palace managed by the local administration. Once you reach the spot you will be welcomed by their guide and the reception members. There is possibility that member from Darbargadh Poshina will attend you at your entry point and from there he will take you to the Poshina village. The greenery and the peace of Poshina is enough to guide you about the place. Visible hills from the rooftop of palace with striking starry sky could be memorable moment of your life.

This is for sure that you would never like to leave the place after reaching there. Amazing lake parts and the surrounding jungle just imagine and you will come to know how good this spot could be for your holidays. The courteous staff and best chef are already there to impress you with their services. A huge area with beautiful structural palace you can easily spend a week here. Experts suggest Darbargadh Poshina as the unforgettable destination especially for weekend travelers.  If you are not sure about the place, then check the reviews given by the previous travelers attained to palace at regular time. Really once you land in the garden here you will feel that you are different world with amazing atmosphere.

One more vital part of the town is you will get a chance to meet Mr. Prince Maharaja. On arrival day you will be treated with all royal treatments and the next day will be tour to village and forest area. Forest part is not that rich but yes it is beautiful. Let me tell you a fact that place is not a 5 star hotel, but their hospitality will never let you that you are in wrong place.

How to reach Darbargadh Poshina?

You can reach the spot by road or by train, though the airport is available at some distance in different city.

By Train: Closest big station for Poshina is Udaipur that is just 140 km away. You can also get the train for Ambaji (29 km) or Abu (65 km) to reach Poshina. Trains for Abu and Ambaji are less compared to Udaipur. Poshina is reachable through Ahmadabad, Ranakpur, Zainabad, Patan and Modhera.

By Road: Ambaji is having better road conditions and Poshina is only 29 km away from Ambaji. You can hire private taxi for this short distance. However, Ambaji is reachable through train as well as road. Transport is available for Ambaji from various parts of the nation so reaching the best destination is not a big task.

Kuchaman - Rajasthan

Kuchaman is the famous city of Rajasthan comes under the region of Nagaur. There are some popular Havelis constructed in Shekhawati style. The fort of the city is also major attraction for travelers. This 1100 years aged fort was constructed in 9^thcentury under the supervision of Rathore Ruler Zalim Singh. If you have planned to visit the Kuchaman fort then don’t miss the fresco painting designed on the walls of the fort.

950 is the vital year in history of Kuchaman as Chauhans from Ajmer moved towards the Gurjar Pratihars. In the similar centuries, the Gaurs of Rajasthan won and took control of the fort. However, Rathores forced them to surrender.

This place is vital tourist destination of Rajasthan and one of the best tourism trains of India Palace on Wheels is also moving from this station. Some of the havelis are also opened for the visitors these days, though winter is the best time to reach Kuchamen so that voyagers can enjoy events conducted in Havelis.

Many big Bollywood movies shootings are done in Kuchaman fort like Drona in 2006, Jodha Akbar in 2008 and some shots of recent movie Highway are also taken in Kuchaman fort and nearby areas.

Attraction of Kuchaman City:

Kuchaman Fort: A strongly hold building of 1100 years age is available for you as first spot of tourism. The fort was constructed in 9^th century by ruler Zalim Singh of Rathore Empire. The altitude of 1000 feet from ground makes it special location. The breathtaking view of city from top of fort can be memorable moment of your life. Fort is renovated according to world class loading facilities for travelers. We can say voyagers are going to enjoy the city in their own cultural style.

Meera Mahal: Another amazing spot of city is Meera palace. As its name suggest this palace is dedicated to Meera Bai the famous poet and devotee of lord Krishna. Amazing wall paintings and beautiful construction is attractive things of palace. This Mahal was constructed by ruler Ranjit Singh and it also includes the temples of Gurus and Lok Devtas.

Lok Dev Temple: A shrine constructed by Ranjit Singh is another spot for travelers. This shrine is again having best paintings on wall. Paintings of Sant Gogaji, Sant Ravi Das, Baba Ram Dev and Sant Kabir are popular in the region.

China Pole: A pole area comes on 4^th tourist attraction spot of Kuchaman city. It was constructed by the Chinese voyager who desired to relate his journey experiences of Kuchaman in different manner.

Kuchaman city is popular town closer to Nagaur city located at few kms distance only. Jaipur is big tourist destination closer to Kuchaman as it is located at gap of 145 kms only. Ajmer town is only 101 kms away from Kuchaman. Average population of town is 55000 so we can say its not much crowded. Major business of town is Salt.

Attaining to Kuchaman City:

By Air: Closer big airport is Jaipur serving many cities with frequent flights.

By Rail: Closer big railway station for Kuchaman city is City Bikaner positioned at only gap of 115 kms. Trains from New Delhi, Bhopal, Ajmer, Jaipur and other cities are available for Bikaner.

By Road: Rajasthan cities are properly connected to major cities of India. RSTC (Rajasthan State Transport Corporation) is having buses for Kuchaman from Bikaner (115 km away), Jaipur (145 km away), Jodhpur (250 km far), Ajmer (90 km far) and New Delhi (440 km far).

Raigad

Raigad a small city is our next target for Indian tourism located in Maharashtra. This place is full of rich heritage, very old monuments and stony territory. The term Raigad means fort of King located at height of 2851 feet from the sea site. Raigad is covered with mountainous in surrounding. Town is basically located on Sahyadri hills, which is the beautiful place allowing voyagers to enjoy the spectacular view of natural. Spot is having two rivers Gandhar and Kal flowing from the valleys of Raigad.

Next best spot of Raigad is Lingana Hill, which is preferred hot spot for travelers. Trekking is the best feature of Lingana hill and different nation people are attaining spot for trek. Panoramic vision of Borhatyachi Naal is also possible from Lingana spot as it lies between Raylingi and Lingana hills.

The unique and old fort of Sivaji is located in Raigad. Construction of fort was done after the win of Sivaji over Chandra Rao. Fort played vital role to administer the town during Maratha government.

Town is popular for rich artistic heritage, folk arts such as Keertan, Bhajan, Koli Dance, Bharud and many more things.

Attraction of Raigad:

Jijamata Palace: the initial tourist attraction of Raigad is Jijamata Palace located at Pachad, Raigad. This palace is the finest example of Maratha kingdom architectural structure. Jijabai was the mother of great Shivaji. Jijabai lived in this place until her death. However, British East India Company destroyed the palace.

Queen's Palace: the next visitor’s spot is Queen’s palace located in the territory of Raigad fort. The royal women of Maratha Empire used this amazing structured Mahal.

Raigad Fort: the top spot of Raigad is fort also recognized as Gibraltar of east India. Raigad was the capital of state during ruling period of Sivaji. Fort is located on the height of 2700 feet from sea level and its structural design wedge-shaped. Raigad fort is difficult to reach from other three sides, which means to enter the fort voyagers have to use the single path.

Raigad Museum: voyagers looking for source to learn history of Raigad can attain to town museum located close to lower Station of Fort. Local government took help of stalwarts to construct the museum, which tells the story of Maratha victory. People can learn about the Shri Babasaheb Purandare and Shri Ninadji Bedekar who did countless welfare work for local public of Raigad.

Raj Bhavan: a palace known as Raj Bhavan is another spot located close to Raigad Fort. Shivaji controlled the city and took valuable decisions in Raj Bhawan.

Takmak Tok: next location we have in Raigad is Takmak Tok, which is also known as punishment point. Shivaji violently punished his enemies at Takmak Tok located in valley of Sahyadri hills.

Few more tourist spots of Raigad are Gangasagar Lake, Jagadishwar Temple, Rock Climbing, and Mahad. Voyagers can visit the spots to make their holidays special.

Attaining to Raigad:

Pune city is closer to Raigad located at 102 kms whereas Mumbai is 187 kms away, Hyderabad is 605 kms away, Nagpur is 911 kms distant and Bangalore is 936 kms far.

               

By Train: railway station Vir Dasgaon is available in Raigad linked to Pune and Mumbai cities.  Frequent trains are available from Veer located at 40 kms. However, trains for Veer are available for Ajmer, Dadar, Ratnagiri, Diva, Ernakulam, Sawantwadi, and Swv Diva Pass.

By Air: international airport of Mumbaiis available for voyagers. Chatrapati Shivaji airport is just 187 kms distant from city Raigad. Flights for Mumbai are available from many nations so abroad visitors can easily reach Mumbai from various destinations. Major flights from Singapore, Colombo, Hong Kong and gulf countries made the Mumbai easy reachable destination.

By Bus: Maharashtra State transport is having buses for Raigad from various cities. Buses from Mumbai and Pune are available in large quantity for Raigad so voyagers can attain to any of the city to reach Raigad. Buses form Kolhapur (250 kms away) and Mahabaleshwar (75 kms away) are also available for Raigad.