WELCOME 2026!

FAREWELL 2025, WELCOME 2026!

                                            

As we come to the end of 2025, its time to retrospect before bidding a farewell! 

2026 is just a few days away and as we welcome it with arms wide open, we must thank the setting 2025! 2025 has been kind and at times harsh too, with natural and man-made calamities!  Overall it has been a rewarding and a learning experience! 

January started with a spiritual yet fun-filled trip to ganpati pule and ganesh ghule! 

February - This month was the entry into a musical play Sangeet Atrupta, an experience worth taking! Practice and enacting were top agenda!

March - A visit to Vijapur fort, climbing seven floors with steps so steep that it was like thirteen floors marked the tour! Spiritual Akkalkot Swami darshan was spectacular, with comfortable crowd and syatem. Tuljapur devi darshan was a crowded affair but the darshan was satisfying! First visit to Gangapaur, a Shri Datta sthan was extremely fulfilling!

Shri Swami Samarth, Akkalkot

Vijapur Fort, vijapur

Late March took us on a North East tour, covering Assam, Himachal and Arunachal Pradesh  

Sunset at Umyang Lake and boating

Bangla Desh border 

Root bridges at Moulilong and Shillong peak 

Orchids garden 

Bombdila Monastery 

Sella pass and Sella warriors memorial 

Grand Himalays in the backdrop 

Birth place of dalai Lama

Orchid garden and Jang  falls

Kaziranga safari on elephant and jeep

Umadevi temple in Brahmputra

Kamakhya devi temple and Tawang Monastery

May June, July were spent in a fun filled tour to USA, rife with trekking, swimming, water parks, parks, dams, kayaking, trail walking, cherry picking, lights and fireworks, skyline trek and snow walking on mount Rainier, falls, camping at Eastern State park and much more.

Botanical garden, Seattle

Narada falls, Rainier Snow walking, Rainier

Evergreen forest, Amazon globes, Seattle,                      Discovery park   

Camping at Eastern State Park Seattle water front, Seattle wings, Washington 

August came with the arrival of Bappa and a lovely trip to Gujarat with the family. Statue of Unity, Sabarmati ashram, adalat ki waw, Atal bridge, Amul factory, Glow garden, Modhera Sun temple,  Rani ki waw, Laxmi Vilas palace, Vadodra were spots of priority and appreciation. 

Statue of Unity 

Modhera sun temple

Amul Factory

Glow garden

Rani ki waw

September and October was family time, at Nagpur.

November was full of fun, with a trip to Jabalpur, kanha Kisli and Amarkantak.  Jabalpur had a lot of scenic tourist points like Bheda Ghat with marble rocks, cable car across bheda ghat, glass bottom valley point, Kanha kisali jungle safari, Amarkantak, origin of river Narmada, Durgawati museum, Narmada aarati, to name some!

Bheda Ghat                               Ropeway across Narmada maiyya

Origin of Sonameda river, Origin of Narmada river, Amarkantak   Archeological                                                                                           site, temples at Amarkantak 

Narmada aarati                                         Falls across Narmada

Bheda ghat development  Royal Tigress darshan  Beautiful resort at Kanha, MP

    of tourism                              in Kisli night safari                                                                               

                  Mahashivling               Balancing rock 

                            

Durgawati museum                             Narmada aarti 

Late November was planned for a trip to Varanasi and Ayodhya, a totally spiritual experience. We attended the popularly famous Ganga aarati, did boating and bathing in the rivers Ganga, Narmada and Saraswati, visited Kalbhairaw mandir darshan, performed Rudra puja at Kashi Vishwanath mandir, visited Sarnath mandir, Swarwed meditation centre, Jain temple, Sankat mochan Hanuman temple, Sharayu river aarati, Ram ki pedhi, Veena chowk, Ayodhya Ram Lalla darshan at Ram mandir, Kanak mahal, Guptar ghat and Ram mandir. The experience was good, with systematic planning and good environment!  

Guptar ghat and Ram mandir 

Ram mandir, Ayodhya, decorated at night

Veena Chowk, Ayodhya                           Ramki Pedhi, Ayodhya

Ram mandir                                            Ayodhya Sharayu river aarati 

12 seater auto-rickshaw at Ayodhya 

               Sarnath temple                                     Bathing at Prayagraj sangam of                                                                             Ganga, Narmada and Saraswati

                                                     Swarwed, Varanasi

Swarwed, Varanasi

Sarnath Temple, Varanasi

Shri Kashi Vishwanath temple, Varanasi , Namo ghat, Varanasi

Anandbhawan, Prayagraj

Ganga Aarati, Varanasi

December is half way down. New year 2026 is just round the corner!

Totally grateful for the setting year and very enthusiastic about the upcoming 2026! Hopefully 2026 will bring happiness, well-being and stability to the world!

There are many New Year resolutions but the main one is being of help in making the world a better place to live in!  

                                                                   

Green Blogger

Prof. Dr. Jaya Kurhekar