ಕ್ಷಣಪ್ರಭಾ - Kshanaprabhaa

A brief history of Jhansi Rani Lakshmi Bai, Manikarnika, through the murals of her memorial at Varanasi, pictures from the Varanasi visit of November 2018: Road leading to the Jhansi Rani Lakshmi Bai Memorial near Assi Ghat, Varanasi Entrance of the memorial... Details about the memorial and about Rani Lakshmi Bai: The majestic statue of the Queen of Jhansi: Manikarnika, being cared by her parents, Moropant and Bhagirathi Bai: Manikarnika playing on the banks of river Ganga at the Ghats of Varanasi: Moropant moves to Bithoor with little daughter Manikarnika after his wife passes away: Manikarnika gets special affection and attention from Peshwa Bajirao II and gets to learn the art of warfare from Tatya Tope and others: Manikarnika marries Gangadhar Rao, King of Jhansi, and becomes Lakshmi Bai: King Gangadhar Rao and Queen Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi: Gangadhar Rao and Lakshmi Bai adopt Damodar Rao as the heir to the Jhansi thr...

A detailed write up will follow, but here are some pictures from Adi Badri, Haryana, from a visit in October 2018. This place is home to ancient Badrinath Vishnu and Kedarnath Shiva temples, as well as the place believed to be the birth place of River Sarasvati . Some clicks of the picturesque Adi Badri Pond : The green-filled path leading to Sarasvati Udgam Sthal : Sarasvati trickles through and falls on the Shiva Linga placed  here: The Somb River , a tributary of Yamuna that flows through Adi Badri, is believed to trace the same course as the River Sarasvati of the Vedic times: Beautiful crape jasmine (ಕನ್ನಡ: ನಂದಿಬಟ್ಟಲು) flowering at the feet of Sarasvati river birth: Initial steps to climb to the Adi Kedarnath Temple : And the last few steps to the temple: The main temple of Adi Kedarnath : The Gaushala maintained at Adi Kedarnath Temple premises: Adi Badrinath Temple  and it's steps as seen f...