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Cycling on the footsteps of Lord Rama: Part-4: South Chhattisgarh:

Cycling on the footsteps of Lord Rama: Part-4: South Chhattisgarh:  I started my cycling journey on the footsteps of Lord Rama from Ayodhya (birth place of the Lord Rama in Uttar Pradesh, India) on 20 feb’24.  So far I have documented my journey as under: Phase-1 (Part-1&2): 20 Feb'24 to 5 March'24: Ayodhya (UP) to Maihar (MP) : Covering 689 km in 14 days.   Phase-2 (Part-3): 15-24 Oct'24: Shahdol (MP) to Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh): Covering 355 km in 9 days.  After a forced rest day at Ambikapur, I boarded the Ambikapur-Durg Express (18242) at 10.30 pm for Uslapur (near Bilaspur) to continue my journey towards South Chhattisgarh to visit the places where Lord Rama stayed or visited during his 14 years exile.  Day-11: 26 oct’24: Uslapur- Ratanpur- Bilaspur: 60 km: Stay: Ramakrishna Mission, Koni (near Bilaspur): When I woke up in the morning, I saw my train is already at Uslapur station and the compartment is almost empty. I was frightened and got down q...
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Cycling in Nagaland & Upper Assam: Land of Natural Beauty:

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The “seven sisters” of India i.e. the seven north eastern states of India have always been my favourite destinations. In April’24, I have cycled across Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and some parts of Assam. This time, I wanted to explore the state of Nagaland and upper part of Assam. I reached Dimapur, the commercial hub of Nagaland on 5 April’26 at 00.30 hrs after a long journey of 30 hrs in New Delhi- Dibrugarh Rajdhani express.  Day-1: 5 April’2026: Dimapur to Diphu: by local train: Cycling 10 km;                                  Stay: Hotel Jal mahal (03862-225023, Rs 1145), Dimapur After collecting my cycle from Dimapur station, I reached to my telephonically pre-booked hotel at 1 am and slept for few hours. After breakfast, I roamed around the Dimapur city and visited the Kachari ruins , the 13th century medieval monuments. The site features distinctive, tall, mushroom shaped stone pillars alo...
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