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Wednesday 19 September 2012

..and Monsoon in Nainital-2



धरती की झील
आसमान पर बादल
मिलने को तरसते
इस हसरत को बस
सपना ही समझते.

बूँदें बरसतीं 
लगातार-अनवरत
कितनी सहजता से
दोनों को मिलातीं
इक सपने को
हक़ीक़त बनातीं!





मंदिरों के घंटे
अजान की आवाज़
ख़ामोश खड़े चर्च
गुरूद्वारे का प्रसाद..
कितने ख़ुशनसीब हो तुम
नैनीताल
ख़ूबसूरती के अलावा भी
कितना कुछ है
तुम्हारे पास!





Grand Hotel
you are Grand!
not only in name
but in spirit as well.
Your grandeur reflects
not only in your age
of 150 years,
but in your ambience too.

I like that
you don’t allow
car-park and alcohol
on your premises,
it causes me
inconvenience though,
but I’m happy
you remain
unpolluted too!

Please preserve it
as long as you can
and save yourself
from the
selfish man.

People may think
you’re old fashioned
and out of date
but I love you
because
you don’t follow fashion
and ignore date!







70 comments:

  1. So many nice photos in the rain and fog.
    I enjoyed the first very well, Marit Norway.

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    1. Thank you Marit, I also love the first one:)

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  2. WOW... the very first is an amazing picture .. and of course the rest of them as well but I like the very first best :) - Fantastic how Mother Earth is playing with the weather differently around the world - some places more and other places less. You added to my blog "Star One" but I have many other blogs ;) where you might find most of mine is at my "Blogland Cirkel" (http://www.starone.dk/blogcirkel/) I will recommend you to go there and take a look ;) - Thanks for sharing these wonderful pictures

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  3. Beautiful shots.

    http://www.rajniranjandas.blogspot.com

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  4. Wonderful, foggy captures, Amit!! Hope your week is going well!

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    1. Thank you Sylvia, I'm fine and pray the same for you!

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  5. Beautifully you captured all shots... good one Amit g .:)

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  6. So beautifully captured Amitji..will love to be there sometimes..

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  7. Again beautiful...but too much rain..won't go there in rains then..:P

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    1. Thank you Latha:)
      People's favorite are summer and winter, but I find the crowds suffocating, hence prefer November or September:)

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  8. फोटो तो बॉस क्या कमाल के हैं....मान गए..अपना भी मन कर रहा है कि नैनिताल आउं.....काफी पहले गया था जब 13-14 साल का था एक दिन के लिए....वैसे बरसात में कहते हैं कि पहाड़ की सैर नहीं करनी चाहिए। अब पता नहीं कितना सच है। नैनिताल इस भयानक सच के दायरे से बाहर है या नहीं ये पता नहीं।

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    1. Thank you Bindas:)
      Drive slow and carefully that's all...landslides are not very frequent. God bless:)

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  9. Thank you so much for all awesome pics. Great post. Thanks.

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    1. The pleasure is all mine Rupam:) Thank you:)

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  10. makes me want to run and book my tickets to Nainital right away! awesome pics and superb write up sir!

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  11. i love the mist in nainital during the rains... esp over the lake... your last pic is the best :)

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  12. वाह ... बहुत ही अच्‍छी प्रस्‍तुति।

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  13. I dont remember the name of the hotel where we stayed during our trip to Nainital from college but from the images, I think it may have been Grand hotel :)

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  14. Amit sir you had a great time there I can see :)

    Bikram's

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  15. Extraordinary photos and words, great work !

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  16. सुंदर विवरण नैनीताल में मानसून का.
    धन्यवाद सजीव चित्रों के लिये.

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  17. beautiful !!!! I have been to Nainital years and years back ... I am comming there again ..sooo...n

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    1. Good luck Tangy, and wish you a great time ahead:)

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  18. You are in love with Nainital-i have yet to see it.Nice poetic description of the place.

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    1. Yes, I am:)
      I have three beloveds: Mussoorie, Nainital and Rishikesh! and fortunately they are close by!
      I visit them frequently carefree and hassle-free:)
      My friends make fun of me and my folks get bored with me but my love for these places doesn't seem to go..! Thank you doc for reading my heart:):)

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  19. nanital,your photography and words , ech one compliments tach othr ..beautiful

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  20. I agree with Alka and this part as lovely as the first one :)

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  21. Indeed...Nainital is beautiful..and is nature's pride :))
    Beautiful lines, Amit!

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  22. beautiful is the word :)

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  23. It's been ages since I saw some rain. These images are so refreshing, Amit.

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  24. Glad you liked:) Thank you Divya:)

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  25. Amit, this post brought back so many memories ... Nainital was always my favorite - and have had the lovliest time during the rains there.... lovely photos!

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  26. I was also there last week and love it though it was raining all the time.I find it very peaceful as compared to the summer time and I think if someone really want to enjoy real Nainital should visit at this time:)
    and lovely lines:)

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    1. Yeah, that's why I prefer to visit in off-season!
      Thank you Kunjal:)

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  27. That's beautiful. Nainital's a favourite destination for all of us here. Loved your poems too, specially the Hindi ones.. they encapsulate Nainital perfectly.

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  28. Thank you Tulika:) Glad you liked:)

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  29. First 2 para are very beautiful.

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  30. looks so lovely ! & your words make these perfect !

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  31. I really liked your poem and the pictures are beautiful. Blessed with plush natural beauty and ancient temples, Nainital is a hill station that calms the senses. For tourists and travellers, there are various Nainital hotels offering great services.

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