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Religion and spirituality have more often been seen as two sides of the same coin, but personally I have always seen myself as a spiritual person inspired by beliefs not by superstition, motivated by spirituality more than religion.
A year back around Diwali had driven to Puri from Kolkata with my then 1 year old son and entire family and then had thought of this idea of visiting Lord Bishwanath in Varanasi in a years time by driving from Kolkata. The time arrived silently and even before I could realise it was upon me to ready myself and my family to be part of this silk smooth drive on NH2.
My initial plan was up to Lucknow, which had always been a dream and nostalgic city for me, but time constraints made me rework on my strategy and restrict the travel up to Allahabad.
The Highway (NH 2) is now so good that driving the 700 odd km from Kolkata to Varanasi is easily a one day option, but the age group of the passengers varied from almost 80 (my father) to 2 (my son) which made me take an overnight halt .
And what better location than getting into Bodh Gaya which was in between and only 20 km detour from the main highway each way. Bodh Gaya was where the Buddha had got enlightened and is regarded as the sacred most pilgrim sites of Buddhism. The temple fascinated me..
Varanasi had all along captured my mind. It is said that Varanasi where History and spirituality mix with each other. Visiting one of the 2 Oldest living cities in the World was no less captivating.
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Allahabad was also an important site. Ganga and Yamuna two of the most important rivers of India merge together and Yamuna looses its existence at the Sangam..
As usual the most trusted one who carried us through the entire trip..
Total distance covered for round trip = 1800 km.
Max speed = 120kphr
Ave Fuel efficiency = 12.29kph
A year back around Diwali had driven to Puri from Kolkata with my then 1 year old son and entire family and then had thought of this idea of visiting Lord Bishwanath in Varanasi in a years time by driving from Kolkata. The time arrived silently and even before I could realise it was upon me to ready myself and my family to be part of this silk smooth drive on NH2.
My initial plan was up to Lucknow, which had always been a dream and nostalgic city for me, but time constraints made me rework on my strategy and restrict the travel up to Allahabad.
The Highway (NH 2) is now so good that driving the 700 odd km from Kolkata to Varanasi is easily a one day option, but the age group of the passengers varied from almost 80 (my father) to 2 (my son) which made me take an overnight halt .
And what better location than getting into Bodh Gaya which was in between and only 20 km detour from the main highway each way. Bodh Gaya was where the Buddha had got enlightened and is regarded as the sacred most pilgrim sites of Buddhism. The temple fascinated me..
Varanasi had all along captured my mind. It is said that Varanasi where History and spirituality mix with each other. Visiting one of the 2 Oldest living cities in the World was no less captivating.
..
Allahabad was also an important site. Ganga and Yamuna two of the most important rivers of India merge together and Yamuna looses its existence at the Sangam..
As usual the most trusted one who carried us through the entire trip..
Total distance covered for round trip = 1800 km.
Max speed = 120kphr
Ave Fuel efficiency = 12.29kph