A Brand New Innova and दिवसातले 23 तास बंद NATHDWARA

 On 27th morning I woke up with a new hope coz we were proceeding to Udaipur. Exactly at 8 am receptionist of the Rising Sun Retreat resort rang me that sir, your car is ready. The brand new Innova with a blank white number plate was ready to take us away with 'her', moreover I tell you we were the first passengers of 'her' and also it was a first trip of 'her'. Before that I forgot to tell you that the entire staff of Rising Sun Retreat was so obedient that they used to serve the food with love poured in it. की ज्यामुले अन्नाची गोडी अधिकच वाढत असे. त्या सर्वांचे भले होवो.

 Our journey began with a word of farewell and we proceeded further. actually that Innova was 7 seater including driver. but we were 8. I sat in between two seats in the middle row. I was surprised by the road - Mount Abu to Udaipur. It was the express-way. our car was going like an aeroplane. Frankly I tell you when I was surfing on net 3 months back, it is mentioned State Highway in the google map but what I was seeing was completely beyond expectations.

 within 2 and half hours we reached HALDIGHATI - the site where the battle was fought between Rana Pratap and the Mughals in the year 1576.
Now they have maintained it like a small village where a Maharana Pratap Museum and his horse Chetak's samadhi is there.  The Govt. guide describes the entire museum with audio-visual effects and monuments maintained.   Simply Awesome!!! A Must see Place!!

 Then our next visit was at NATHDWARA, by the name it suggests a mandir of lord Krishna. we reached there at around 2 pm. The parking was nearly 1 km away from the mandir. at the parking only, we came to know that mandir is closed, will reopen at 15:45
Ohh! we decided to have a lunch first and then slowly can proceed upto mandir. We had our lunch in the restaurant called 'Kajal', their we got a warm hospitality. the waiters were serving as if we are their guests, unlimited 'Dahi Wada', unlimited 'Puran Poli', everything unlimited.  ahaha!!!  really satisfied.



      
     मजल-दरमजल करत आम्ही एकदाचे पोहचलो त्या मंदिराच्या बंद दरवाज्यापाशी! one 'Pandit' came and asked us in general like from where we had came ... and suddenly 'for donaters above rs1000 , there is a special entry and special 'darshan'... we just ignored him and continued waiting.   - 11:30 to 15:45 mandir is closed. it will again remain close at 16:15 upto next day 10:45.
मला सांगा कोणता देव जोपतो एवढा वेळ?  आणि हा कुठला अजब कायदा? 
how we spent that boring 1.5 hrs that we only know!  At last 15:45, we were allowed to enter, but only few steps because the main door of mandir was supposed to open at 16pm, again waiting! then after that we experienced a running competition for 'darshan'.  we ran for darshan, took a darshan in running state and came out of it running state.


     After coming out of mandir we saw that same 'Pandit', was asking other people for the special darshan, Marathe kaka scolded him - 'सब चोरोंका बाजार है ये! हम जाने से पहले ही १०० लोग अन्दर थे वो कैसे? आपका भगवान क्या दिन के २४ घंटे सोता रहता है क्या?  bla bla bla ... ' 
 NEVER NEVER GO TO NATHDWARA! A Sleepy Bhagwan and CHOR public.


What we remember about the day is the brand new Innova and the Unlimited Thali at Nathdwara.