Divine abode of God…
December 11, 06 by Bharani
Last week has been very hectic, but very satisfying week in many aspects. 3 Flight trips in a span of 4 days turned out to be tougher than I expected!
The weekend was well spent. I attended the marriage of Abhinav @ delhi. It was interesting to witness different marriage tradition, staying at groom’s house. The marriage was very well planned out and organized. Food was awesome ;). Met few ISB colleagues and made some new friends. I wish Abhinav a very happy married life…After all he has been waiting for this event for more than 3 years 
Something surprising happened that was not in my initial plan. A visit to “Akshardham”. I came to know about this temple when I was at ISB. I wanted to visit this place very badly, as it looked amazingly beautiful in photographs. Since Abhinav’s house was just 2-3 kms from Akshardham, I set aside half-a-day to visit the place. I didn’t have company, but that did not deter me from the trip. The place is just BEAUTIFUL..and DIVINE. Such a wonderful monument constructed just in 5 years is unbelievable. The grand scale and the intricate details is mind-blowing. Each and every structure in this place has the grace of god. A MUST VISIT! Please visit the website for more details.
No Entry fee to this place. But there are certain exhibition halls which are charged @ Rs.125/- for the entry. I would say the charge is justified for the animatronics, professionally-made documentary and a enriching boat-ride. Just make sure that you stay in the place during the day and while the night falls out. The place supposedly looks much more beautiful in the night. I could not stay back till evening. Also, leave all your electronic equipments at home (including mobile phones). They are strictly not allowed. In case you took them with you, the cloak room could be used to safely deposit it.
Akshardham definitely has invoked the lost spirituality in me…and I found peace of mind.
I found it strange that some of my Delhi friends haven’t visited this place yet…Proximity tones down the significance, I guess 
eu Says: 11.12.06 at 8:45 pm
Nice.
You don’t say about Akshardham,I haven’t yet been to Agra.It is almost becoming a milestone I need to achieve before turning 30.
Ram Says: 14.12.06 at 3:32 am
Having seen Akshardham develop into its present form from the empty land that once used to be there (could see the development almost on a daily basis while on my way to office), it is quite strange that I have not yet visited it since the construction got over. One of the items on agenda whenever I go to Delhi next.
Ram
perspective inc Says: 14.12.06 at 5:35 am
It really is a beautiful place….
Monk Says: 14.12.06 at 1:27 pm
B… I’m intrigued with some stats in your blog…
35209 views
3695 unique IP addresses
Hits/hour:14
Hits/day:344
Looking at the views & IP count, I’m tempted to think that there are ~10 distinct people looking at your blog and hitting the page ~34 times every day (344 hits/ day).
Does IP address count stop with ISP or does it drill down further to individual machines.
If it is the 2nd… uff… man you have lot fans (just like in ISB ;-))
suresh s Says: 15.12.06 at 6:22 pm
Hi bharani, I am regular reader of ur blog. Ur site has been quite resourceful, and reading ur exp @ ISB, has for sure motivated many ISB aspirants like me.
I haven’t travelled much, but I will make sure that I don’t miss this one out, if I ever happen to be there.
Ramki Says: 16.12.06 at 5:48 am
@Monk, There is a subtle difference between Page Views and Page Hits. I don’t know whether the stats mentioned here are for views or hits as the terms are used interchangeably. I wrote about this sometime back here. http://aramki.wordpress.com/2006/09/04/page-views/
And IP address generally does drill down to unique addresses.
Rajat Says: 18.12.06 at 9:09 am
I visited the Akshardham at Gandhinagar..Your experience says it all. But the way you describe things..Its says it all !! Do you have snaps from Abhinav’s marriage ??
Alok Says: 25.12.06 at 11:52 am
Bugger, You were in Delhi.. and didn’t even inform me, and that too when you visited Akshardham temple… Its close to my house also dude.
Anyway, now that you might as well be part of the NCR gang.. will get in touch with you.
~Alok