Masti ki Paathshaala

Bhimashankar, known as a Pilgrim's Paradise, is 128 kms from Pune (via Manchar). It has a beautiful temple of Lord Shiva which is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas in India.

Brief History: Lord Shankara after getting angry, killed Rakshas Tripurasura. The heat generated from their war caused the origin of river Bhima. Hence the name - Bhimashankar.

Geography: Various places that could be visited in Bhimashankar are Hanuman Lake, Gupt Bhimashankar, Origin of River Bhima, Nag Phani, Bombay Point, Sakshi Vinayak and lot more. Bhimashankar is a conserve red forest area and has a wildlife sanctuary that is a habitat for rare species of flora and fauna.

Autobiography:
On 18th of June 2006, when the clock struck half past seven, eight of us set foot towards a journey that will be etched in our memories for a lifetime ...

Actually, not exactly foot, it was a car (driven by Sarvana) and two bikes ( driven by Saurabh and Satya).

So let us begin the Masti ki Paathshaala...

Economics: The supply of water is directly proportional to the demand.

Mechanics: Stress testing of the dam by 3.5 Heavyweights & 2.5 featherweights!
(Point Five Someone :)
Clockwise: Prajakta, Yaminee, Satyajit, Sachin, Saurabh, Vivek.

Physics: The falling water following the Law of Gravitation

Geometry: Find the obtuse angle between the left foot of the boy and the base (dam)

Geology: This place rocks(pun intended:)

Sociology: On the rocks!

Zoology: 6 legends of 8 Laxmi Palace, Pune.
(From left: Vivek, Satyajit, Sachin, Saurabh, Sarvana[standing], Mohit.)

Botany: Grass is always greener on this side!

Biology: Beetle on barren land.

All of a sudden, the Cumulonimbus clouds appeared and the Sun God painted them in a gorgeous golden hue...

Cosmology: The calm before the storm
(My favourite pic of all time)

Survival of the fittest, the fastest and the fattest :)

The last pic is a reminder of our victory in the battle against the Thunderstorms (especially by the bikers - Satya & Saurabh) and also Sarvana (driving his sister's car and lending his Unicorn bike to Saurabh!), and Prajakta(pillion rider) and Yaminee(partial pillion rider) and obviously Mohit, Sachin and me - for moral support :)

The credit for all the pics above goes to the owners of camera phones - Sarvana (SE k750i), Saurabh (SE k750i) and Sachin (Nokia 3230)
Also, I would like to thank Satya for writing a brilliant description of the trip which was the inspiration behind this article.

Ironically, there is not a single pic of the temple which this place is famous for. As they say, the journey teaches you more than the destination. (Refer the comments for the subjects learnt :) But for the sake of those who need to have a look at the temple and other details, you can visit :
http://www.bhimashankar.blessingsonthenet.com/