Nandi Hills & Pondicherry Travelogue

Manzilat Raza
Apr 18, 2017
5 min read

So after spending 22 years of my life I finally got chance to plan a trip with my friends for the First Time in my whole life. Basically my trip was of 8 days, I took my flight from Delhi airport to Bangalore because we all planned to meet there as my other friends were already living there. I reached Bangalore in the night met my friends and planned to see sunrise at Nandi Hills situated at the outskirts of Bangalore, it took us 2 hours drive to reach there, we reached before time so we need to wait for the gate to be open. While waiting it was all dark but we were under millions of stars, such a peaceful surrounding it was. And then around 5 am they opened the gate for all we started revolving around the hill to reach our destination and you won't believe I haven't seen something more beautiful than this. I felt like I was in another world, the feel was so different like I just can't explain that how beautiful the sunrise was looking. The Red and Yellow painted sky with tint of Blue as if I was seeing a painting... The wind were so strong that it can easily blow a person weighted 42 Yea! that's me :P You won't believe I could't walk straight that time... I would suggest everyone that if you are going Bangalore then do visit Nandi Hill.

My Homies, the best girls I could get in this whole wide world #Blessed !! So let me introduce you the 1st one Miss Anusha Meherishi (My Bestie since 14 years and still counting), the 2nd one Miss SHreya Agrawal (My only Chuddy Buddy since 17 years, we fought on our very 1st day of our school :) ) and the 3rd one is Miss Radhika Agrawal (She holds a very special corner in my heart, we shared a very good and special phase of our life together)

We spent starting 3 days in Bangalore with doing lots of shopping, trying lots and lots of desserts & sweets (as its my weakness, I can't control :P) and yes The South Indians too because we are obviously in South so we need to try their specialty... I was my friend's Birthday too in between these 3 days so we partied had so much fun made some new good friends too...

And on the 3rd day we boarded our train to Pondicherry and reached another morning, the journey was so cool like it gave me feeling of some movie where friends travel all alone with no fear, no tension just like a free bird :)

Okay! so as we reached Pondicherry I got to see a lot Vibrant colored walls painted with bright yellow, magenta, orange, green, blue and many more... The whole city was so clean and full of positive vibes all over... So we rented our Vespa (Bikes) and headed to our hotel...

Yea that's my Trip Squad :D

So Pondicherry is famous for its Beaches and Architecture. The windows were wide, doors were accurate and colors were just perfect Bright, Vibrant and so damn cool :) As being a Photographer I was just seeing Frames and Frames all over the city but I guarantee that any non photographer can easily make out some grate frames [ o ]

So the First day after resting we had our South Indian breakfast and headed to Auroville.

Okay! most of you won't know about Auroville, basically Auroville (City of Dawn) is an experimental township in Viluppuram district mostly in the state of Tamil Nadu, India with some parts in the Union Territory of Puducherry in South India . It was founded in 1968 by Mirra Alfassa (known as "the Mother") and designed by architect Roger Anger. As stated in Alfassa's first public message in 1965,

Auroville wants to be a universal town where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony, above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities.The purpose of Auroville is to realize human unity.— Mirra Alfassa

The whole Auroville village will give you feel of those scenes in movie where you are beside beaches with those Handmade things shop. They got very refreshing scented candles and many more things with so many other aromas. For candle and aroma lovers its a Hub.

The other pictures are of market place near Rock Beach...

The next day we need to wake up early for Paradise beach and before it we planned to see sunrise at Rock Beach but you know your friends :P we slept at 4 am then how can you imagine us to wake up at 5:30 to see sunrise... One of my friend Anusha did'nt slept so she went went alone to see sunrise (I hate her for this though, she could have woke me up and I could have got some more beautiful pictures) then she woke all of us we got ready first, I and Anusha went for my some experimental shoot lol I made her stand in front of different walls like a dead person with no expression and got 2-3 good frames too...

Then after this small session we drove for Paradise Beach. We reached Boat House took ferry from there and the ferry took us to Paradise Beach but as we were late so the time we arrived it was so damn sunny got all tanned no Suns Cream will save you and you won't stop yourself wearing those pairs of Hot Pants :P so be ready to get tanned.... And guys I am still having those tanned effect on me :/ Okay ! so the best time to go Pondicherry is December and January as the weather is pleasant, not too hot and the water sports are available too (the one I missed :( )

The water was so cold just opposite of the weather touching my feet again and again calling me to get drain in them, the noise of waves and winds were so soothing to me... and inside me was just one thing that I WANT SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS.....

And we then returned to our hotel changed and packed our bags as we need to leave in the night. As we had a lot of time so we went to Rock Beach in the evening but while going my Dead face experiment on Anusha was still on :P

Here she wanted to smile and I was just shouting : Anusha Dead Face !! Dead Expression Please man... But she look so cute here and my other two Girls were busy I don't know where but without these three this trip won't be possible (My Homies) ...