Bhopal-the city of Lakes

 Bhopal is rightly called the city of lakes. Lakes that are clean and well maintained. Bhopal's population is 1.7 million. Roads are broad and smooth. Visit to Sanchi Stupa could not be any better as it was cloudy and drizzled on and off. It is one of the most magnificent monuments of its time.That's how our day began. Photography is allowed inside and you have a pay a little extra for taking your camera inside. No restriction on mobile cameras or fee.

Beautiful, isn't it?

Same place from different angles.

Due to aniconism in Buddhism, Buddha was never depicted as a human figure. Artists rather chose to represent him by certain attributes, such as the horse which he rode he left his father’s home, his footprints, or a canopy under the bodhi tree, the point of his enlightenment. The human body was thought to be too limited for the Buddha.

Taj-Ul-Masjid

It is said to be the largest mosque in India and one of the largest mosques in Asia

The Mosque also has three huge bulbous domes, an impressive main hallway with attractive pillars and marble flooring resembling Mughal architecture the likes of Jama Masjid in Delhi and the huge Badshahi Mosque of Lahore.

Museum of Man is an anthropology museum that presents an integrated story of the evolution of man and culture with special reference to India. It spreads over an area of about 200 acres on the Shyamla Hills in the city. This museum depicts the story of mankind in time and space.

I wish I could bring one home

Gurmeet Ram Rahim - Baba or wild beast?

Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh acted like a wild beast and didn’t spare his own disciples, stated CBI court while sentencing him to jail for 20 years. The judge said Gurmeet deserved no mercy for his act.

"Both the victims put the convict on the pedestal of 'God' and revered him like that only," said special CBI judge Jagdeep Singh in his judgement.

"However, he committed the breach of gravest nature by sexually assaulting such gullible and blind followers. Such criminal acts of convict, who is stated to be heading a religious organisation, are bound to shatter images of pious and sacred spiritual, social, cultural and religious institutions existing in the country since time immemorial, which in turn reflects irreparable damages caused by the acts of the convicts to the heritage of this ancient land."

The judge rejected the plea for sympathy for Dera head saying "Undue sympathy to impose inadequate sentence would do more harm to the justice dispensation system to undermine the public confidence in the efficacy of the law."

A fine of Rs 30 lakh is imposed on him bearing in mind his wealth and capacity to pay.

The judge justified the amount of fine saying, "Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim is stated to be head of Dera which runs a number of institutions in which 7-8 thousand are working. He has been visiting abroad for the promotion of his movies. Such facts established that convict has no dearth of money and is a man possessing huge pelf and has huge financial resources to compensate victims of his criminal act."