Janak Yadav

We Kolkatans, love sea food, so how can we resist loving the sea? We somersault for sea visits towards the Bay of Bengal as soon as we get time from the busy weekdays on the weekends. But this time, we did a summersault by crafting a memorable road trip by car to Digha, the nearest sea beach from Kolkata as my city was burning with 44 degree Celsius which actually felt like 49 degree C. Nothing could have been much soothing than getting a short relief beside the sea from this scorching Indian summer heat wave in the city . Welcome Gate to Digha Sea Beach region, maintained by DSDA and WB Tourism. All Images are Copyright of Janak Kumar Yadav. Early Morning,  Time- 5:30 am We initiated by starting our car, this time Maruti Alto 800, sharp at 5:30 am from our place. On the driver's seat was my friend Rahul , onto his left was me, Ahem, Ahem ! Assisting Rahul in taking selfie while he drives the car. On the back seat were Didi(Elder Sister), J...

It would have been a regular and lazy sunday that day which comes every weekend unless there is something special to cherish about. But thanks to my friend, let's call him 'L'; who planned to visit Dakshineswar Kali Temple in Kolkata early morning to perform pooja rituals in the temple to welcome his new motorcycle TVS Apache RTR to the family. Drawing Swastika Sign prior to Bike Puja As we were heading towards Dakshineswar Temple from Howrah, we have already checked the normal opening and closure timings as well as aarti timings of the Kali Temple from these two reliable website sources. West Bengal Tourism, Government of West Bengal-Heritage section- Dakshineswar Temple Official Website of Dakshineswar Kali Temple, Calcutta, now Kolkata He caught a Brahmin Pandit from the temple premises itself. One can find everything related to performing puja and rituals from the "Dala Arcade" building which is built inside the temple premi...

My Honda Stunner 125 CC Super Bike Yellow in itself is a sporty color. But I needed something more from my sport looking motorcycle. I went for some customizations that weren't heavy on my pockets. And this is what I got to ride on. Presenting to you, modified marvel, my Honda Stunner CBF 125 CC Motorcycle as sporty looking superbike. Honda Stunner CBF 125 in Indian Market Modification

I just had left my BPO job back in April 2009. All that I had that time was a Hero Devil Bicycle and long distance journeys to cover on that. I insisted Papa to help me in purchasing my 1st bike. I had my saved salary around 44K and asked Papa to pay me rest so that I can get one. Papa agreed with me, but I was confused with the options I was getting in the market. It was my 1st major buying decision. I had to take care of Brand, quality, Service center, color of Bike,etc. So, Finally purchased Honda Stunner after consulting with my friends and my heart, while unlistening to them who were against my decision. Because I loved my bike in the first instance when I saw one in showroom. I opted for a  different color and that too yellow . It was September 2009,Durga Puja was way one month back. There was not anything to hang upon. Days were passing out boring. Even Sundays were not that exciting. So,one Sunday, all friends from club decided to ride along the highways and visit '...

Though this is not my first visit to Maa Sri Raj Rajeshwari Tripur Sundari Temple in Konnagar which falls under Konnagar Municpality in Hooghly district, adjacent to Howrah district, West Bengal. I can remember that last time I visited this temple with friends and that was a short road trip on motorcycle. But, this time this road trip was altogether a family affair. A car was booked and we reached there at 5 pm. This is what you see after entering the temple premises of Sri Raj Rajeshwari Tripur Sundari Temple in Konnagar. Lord Shiva, Sri Vishnu , Maa Lakshmi with Lord Bramha  and rishi, maharishi along with gau mata, cow goddess is seen in this image above. Taken on Nokia 7210 S. Ganges Ghat at Konnagar                After puja in the temple, crossed the G.T. Road and sat on the ghats of  the River Ganges just in-front of the "(7) Saat Mahadev Mandir"....

Ha..Ha..Ha... What a start of the day of 15th August 2011. It was midnight and we were on our way to the temple crossing Howrah Bridge with 3 bikes in a row. Suddenly we saw that the traffic police were stopping and asking each vehicle rider for something like papers or paper weight aka green patti. As it was independence day for which security measures were tightened on the Howrah Bridge .                     I was sitting on the backseat while one of my friend was riding. We surpassed the traffic police as they did not stop us for checking anything, 2nd bike crossed them too but the 3rd bike did not. The friend who was driving the third one did not bothered about the consequences and stopped just behind a taxi. The Taxi was halted for usual checking on I-Day but getting the opportunity they caught him too as he was without helmet .          ...