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Muscle: CBZ Xtreme
Masters: Arnab & Sohan
Date: 08/11/13 to 10/11/13
Lens: SAMSUNG PL55 & SAMSUNG GALAXY S
Editor: Microsoft Office Picture Manager
Guide: Lots and lots of help from Google map and GPS
Inspiration: http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/tourer/5...hya-hills.html
Total Damage: Rs. 3798
Total Kms: 800
The Hills
Our Muscle
The Masters
Sunrise.
Tour Log:
Route taken -->Santoshpur-->bidyasagar setu-->kona exp. way.--> Right turn at Nibra--> straight through Jaypur Bill to durgapur Highway --> Cross Singur, and continue straight to palisat--> take left towards bardhman--> bardhman--> khagragar--> panagarh--> take keft from bamunara crossing--> continue to Durgapur--> Durgapur-Purulia-Raghunathpur Rd.--> cross Barjora--> Dejuri--> Beliator--> Dhabani-->Nobanda--> Bankura--> Salboni-->Chhatna--> Purulia(explore your own route, there are many to take)--> take route direction for Ayodhya Pahar -->cross kangsabati river-->Damda-->Right turn from Tamna more--> Straight through Salaidahar-->Left turn from Aharara --> continue straight to the hill top until you reach Rest house Niharika.
Taken on a mobile cam, Amazing what technology can do, Huh?
Could not resist.
Our Shelter
The Marble Lake
Spot our ride. He is in this frame.
Absolute serenity
Always posing.
Day 1
We started from kolkata at around 6:30 in the morning. Everything seemed o.k. until a small accident took place at the very beginning of our journey within kolkata itself and the headlight cage got broken along with some deep scratches in the front mud guard. But that did not stop us from having any less excitement about the road ahead, but it only made us aware of driving more carefully. We managed to blame our parents for not giving their full blessing and ultimately this accident as a cause of their non supportive attitude. This gave us an amount of mental peace but even we know that they would never want something like this. We crossed Singur, saw the deserted NANO factory. We thought of stopping at Shaktigarh to have some snack but ended reaching Durgapur before we could have our breakfast and I would highly not recommend any of you to go to that restaurant where only breakfast of boiled egg and butter toast can cost you Rs. 386. We encountered a beautiful small dam at our road ahead and took some time for photography and all. It was nearly 6 hrs since we started riding and when we almost left any hope to see the Hills, it appeared in front of us. At first it seemed that it is not that big and all and we were a bit disappointed by its appearance. We took a shortcut by taking a right turn at Tamna crossing in reaching Ayodhya. This is when we realized how wrong we are about its size. The more closer we got, the bigger it became. And finally we came to its feet; we could now easily understand how it gave shelter and shielding to the Maoists. The shortcut at Tamna is an unconventional route since only two wheelers can go through at the end of this road. All the four wheelers take the other route which is continuing straight. The first requirement of ours was a place to stay. Hence we stopped at the Govt. "Bhutiya" resort at the bottom of the hills. Only one caretaker was there to look after the Govt. assets and a 20 Rs. note switched him to "happy to help" mode. But he told us that there are more rooms and hotels available at the hill top, so we told him that we will continue ahead and if we fail to get any accommodations, we will return to his rest house by 5 in the Eve. It was 2:30 in the afternoon. We continued straight leaving the old man behind and this is the road where only two wheelers can pass because of its poor condition. We finally managed to reach Niharika, a govt. sponsored well maintained hotel with very helpful and well gestured employees. We laid our tired asses there. Took a double bed AC deluxe room, costed us Rs 800 per day. And before we even realized, the Sun went down and emptiness surrounded the Ayodhya Hills. The place is amazingly quite and clear. The air you breathe in lets you feel a day younger already. You can smell the pure aroma of leaves and soil when you walk down the red soiled road with only enough light from a distant lamp post to make a correct step forward. You can hear a tribal song coming from a distance not too far but keep you wondering how far could it be? It mesmerizes you to sit somewhere and take the day off. Makes you forget all your daily troubles, your targets, your achievements in life, your responsibilities to carry, the daily wake up alarm and all the very aspects which you do regularly but never actually enjoyed much. All of a sudden you become careless. A song catches your ears from very far, it could be a radio. God, since when have I last heard the sound of a radio, that too coming from such a distance. Weather is a bit cold outside at this season, its not like you need to wear a sweater or a muffler, but you definitely have to wear a stylish jacket. And that would give you the perfect combination of feeling of the cold breeze running through your skin along with an undisputed appeal towards your dressing sense. I am giving it 80 out of 100 so far. I managed to edit and summon all the photos of Day 1. We had our dinner and walked inside the premises for a while. Sohan took the bed early as he was the one doing more driving. I went to the rooftop and came back after a while. Before going to bed, we shared all our memories like how three of us, me, Anand and Sohan himself used to ride a tiny Scooty and made all the Fun memories. Countless memories and each one is better then the previous. At times we were laughing so loudly that I am sure all the villagers surrounding heard us. We never thought only two person can make it a full house. Day 1 ended.
A roadside Dam
A glimpse of Ayodhya
The beginning of it.
Rocks.
An experimental shot.
Pose-masters..
Day 2
Lower dam
Another mobile cam stuff. Cool, aye?
Dynamic
An evening scout
4 less 100
The dirt track.
The vastness.
Focusing the silence.
Muscle & Master..
Day 3
Man made marvels
Posing for click ..
Surfaced natural marble.
P.S. :- How do you like our trip Log ? How about the photos ? Are they inspiring to motivate
you ? Please share your opinions and let us know if this thread helped you in anyway. Ride
Safe. catch us on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/arnab.chowdhury1?fref=ts and
https://www.facebook.com/sohan.das.9?fref=t . It seems i have reached max. photo limit.
Masters: Arnab & Sohan
Date: 08/11/13 to 10/11/13
Lens: SAMSUNG PL55 & SAMSUNG GALAXY S
Editor: Microsoft Office Picture Manager
Guide: Lots and lots of help from Google map and GPS
Inspiration: http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/tourer/5...hya-hills.html
Total Damage: Rs. 3798
Total Kms: 800
The Hills
Our Muscle
The Masters
Sunrise.
Tour Log:
Route taken -->Santoshpur-->bidyasagar setu-->kona exp. way.--> Right turn at Nibra--> straight through Jaypur Bill to durgapur Highway --> Cross Singur, and continue straight to palisat--> take left towards bardhman--> bardhman--> khagragar--> panagarh--> take keft from bamunara crossing--> continue to Durgapur--> Durgapur-Purulia-Raghunathpur Rd.--> cross Barjora--> Dejuri--> Beliator--> Dhabani-->Nobanda--> Bankura--> Salboni-->Chhatna--> Purulia(explore your own route, there are many to take)--> take route direction for Ayodhya Pahar -->cross kangsabati river-->Damda-->Right turn from Tamna more--> Straight through Salaidahar-->Left turn from Aharara --> continue straight to the hill top until you reach Rest house Niharika.
Taken on a mobile cam, Amazing what technology can do, Huh?
Could not resist.
Our Shelter
The Marble Lake
Spot our ride. He is in this frame.
Absolute serenity
Always posing.
Day 1
We started from kolkata at around 6:30 in the morning. Everything seemed o.k. until a small accident took place at the very beginning of our journey within kolkata itself and the headlight cage got broken along with some deep scratches in the front mud guard. But that did not stop us from having any less excitement about the road ahead, but it only made us aware of driving more carefully. We managed to blame our parents for not giving their full blessing and ultimately this accident as a cause of their non supportive attitude. This gave us an amount of mental peace but even we know that they would never want something like this. We crossed Singur, saw the deserted NANO factory. We thought of stopping at Shaktigarh to have some snack but ended reaching Durgapur before we could have our breakfast and I would highly not recommend any of you to go to that restaurant where only breakfast of boiled egg and butter toast can cost you Rs. 386. We encountered a beautiful small dam at our road ahead and took some time for photography and all. It was nearly 6 hrs since we started riding and when we almost left any hope to see the Hills, it appeared in front of us. At first it seemed that it is not that big and all and we were a bit disappointed by its appearance. We took a shortcut by taking a right turn at Tamna crossing in reaching Ayodhya. This is when we realized how wrong we are about its size. The more closer we got, the bigger it became. And finally we came to its feet; we could now easily understand how it gave shelter and shielding to the Maoists. The shortcut at Tamna is an unconventional route since only two wheelers can go through at the end of this road. All the four wheelers take the other route which is continuing straight. The first requirement of ours was a place to stay. Hence we stopped at the Govt. "Bhutiya" resort at the bottom of the hills. Only one caretaker was there to look after the Govt. assets and a 20 Rs. note switched him to "happy to help" mode. But he told us that there are more rooms and hotels available at the hill top, so we told him that we will continue ahead and if we fail to get any accommodations, we will return to his rest house by 5 in the Eve. It was 2:30 in the afternoon. We continued straight leaving the old man behind and this is the road where only two wheelers can pass because of its poor condition. We finally managed to reach Niharika, a govt. sponsored well maintained hotel with very helpful and well gestured employees. We laid our tired asses there. Took a double bed AC deluxe room, costed us Rs 800 per day. And before we even realized, the Sun went down and emptiness surrounded the Ayodhya Hills. The place is amazingly quite and clear. The air you breathe in lets you feel a day younger already. You can smell the pure aroma of leaves and soil when you walk down the red soiled road with only enough light from a distant lamp post to make a correct step forward. You can hear a tribal song coming from a distance not too far but keep you wondering how far could it be? It mesmerizes you to sit somewhere and take the day off. Makes you forget all your daily troubles, your targets, your achievements in life, your responsibilities to carry, the daily wake up alarm and all the very aspects which you do regularly but never actually enjoyed much. All of a sudden you become careless. A song catches your ears from very far, it could be a radio. God, since when have I last heard the sound of a radio, that too coming from such a distance. Weather is a bit cold outside at this season, its not like you need to wear a sweater or a muffler, but you definitely have to wear a stylish jacket. And that would give you the perfect combination of feeling of the cold breeze running through your skin along with an undisputed appeal towards your dressing sense. I am giving it 80 out of 100 so far. I managed to edit and summon all the photos of Day 1. We had our dinner and walked inside the premises for a while. Sohan took the bed early as he was the one doing more driving. I went to the rooftop and came back after a while. Before going to bed, we shared all our memories like how three of us, me, Anand and Sohan himself used to ride a tiny Scooty and made all the Fun memories. Countless memories and each one is better then the previous. At times we were laughing so loudly that I am sure all the villagers surrounding heard us. We never thought only two person can make it a full house. Day 1 ended.
A roadside Dam
A glimpse of Ayodhya
The beginning of it.
Rocks.
An experimental shot.
Pose-masters..
Day 2
Lower dam
Another mobile cam stuff. Cool, aye?
Dynamic
An evening scout
4 less 100
The dirt track.
The vastness.
Focusing the silence.
Muscle & Master..
Day 3
Man made marvels
Posing for click ..
Surfaced natural marble.
P.S. :- How do you like our trip Log ? How about the photos ? Are they inspiring to motivate
you ? Please share your opinions and let us know if this thread helped you in anyway. Ride
Safe. catch us on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/arnab.chowdhury1?fref=ts and
https://www.facebook.com/sohan.das.9?fref=t . It seems i have reached max. photo limit.
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