feature on manu bhan ki tekri

AN EPIC JOURNEY

     SUSPEND YOUR

Disbelief and you could have

a great time on Madhya Pradesh’s

Manua Bhan Ki Tekri by

Priyanka.

EARLY FEBRUARY, seven km away from Bhopal on the Gwalior road, I found my own piece of personal nirvana. For the whole day, I was free from the cycle of heat, humidity and the incessant Bhopal’s dust. For an unyielding believer like me, walking around the Jain Temple of Manua Bhan Ki Tekri, barefooted and hands clasped in veneration was nothing but short of a minor rebirth.

Unlike other tourists, I did not go to the picturesque of Jain Temple to enjoy the beautiful and an old manuscript carved on stones situated at Simha Gate of the temple, cheerful picnic-spot, and treasures in the form of Jain Saint Maharaj Shri Vijay Suriji, Shri Jindutta Sureshwarji and Acharya Mamtung.

The sole purpose of my trip was to climb the hill and watch the sunset from top of the hill. The hill of Manua Bhan Ki Tekri is the highest peak of Bhopal.  While climbing the hill you need lots of energy and preparation. Winter season is the best time-period for visiting the site. In hot summer you will get exhaust.

Rope-way is an option for getting rid from climbing the intense track of hill. But, it is unaffordable and non-bearable by everyone. Its charge is Rs. 150 per person. Around four to five persons can a sit at a time in it.

I have not revealed one more attracting feature of Manua Bhan Ki Tekri. From hilltop of Tekri one can watch a beautiful view of the capital of Madhya Pradesh. The whole Bhopal seems like green bed-sheet from there.

The area from where the extraordinary vision of sunrise and sunset can be viewed is a popular tourist spot. One cannot miss that legendary scene. For that exquisite scene one can visit Manua Bhan Ki Tekri everyday. That scenic can bring chirpiness in you. Your aglow during that ambience will cross all the boundaries.

During the stunning sunset, you can find lots of couples holding each other hands and watching the scene as if they want to submerge in that red sea. The environment becomes reddish slowly and slowly. The sun seems to be orange. And here’s the beauty for which I was waiting a lot. That day captured an unforgettable space in my heart.