Behind the wheel & Contributor

Vanaashrya is nestled in the Aravalli hills, in Rajasthan, around 200kms from Delhi. A drive to around 4 hrs brings you to the interiors of Rajasthan, where nestled in the greens 21 wallled cottages and 6 swiss tents offering a luxurious stay. The lush green resort in the forest, has a bar, pool and restaurant. The food is good, and the staff very hospitable. No televisions in the rooms, and peacocks and birds for company, its a place to jsut relax and rewind. Summers will be obviously very hot here but monsoons can be a wonderful time to visit.

A few photos of the resort










Pool


Rooms








Dinner with Bonfire and music








In the afternoon we drive to Sariska National park, since its Saturday outside vehicles are allowed to the Pandu pol temple







Pandupol temple








Langurs enjoying prasad


Parking


The next day morning we drive to the Neelkant temple in a old diaplated fort and dam nearby. The drive






Neelkant temple


entry to temple


Its a very old temple, with some beautiful sculptures




The Shivling


Outside the temple we see these tombs.


The area is very windy, and ofcourse beautiful. To one side we see the fort walls extending, and the vast expanse of yellow flowers of sarso. As we walk through the farms we arrive at a diaplated temple of Buddha, where apart from the statue of Buddha nothing else remains.

The stepwell on the way


The way to the temple


The fields all green and lush


The temple from far


The rocks which was once a part of the temple






The statue of Buddha










The dam visit










Overall a good place to enjoy the weekend.