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In December 2021, for the first time, I went to Mandarmani. As we know, one's first experience matters the most. There's a saying: 'The first impression is the last impression'. Even though I don't believe in this saying, in this case, I believe it's true. After that, I visited the place numerous times. In this blog, I'm going to enlighten you with beneficial information based on my experience.  Background Mandarmani is located on the coast of East Midnapur, West Bengal, India. It was in the 1950s the West Bengal government started promoting sea resorts like Digha, but it was only in the 1990s that Mandarmani was noticed and within the past two decades, the place has become a well-known tourist place. Numerous hotels were built, and sea resorts were developed, and with the help of the WB government means of transport and communications were also improved drastically. It is interesting to note that the southernmost part of the West Bengal holds Mandarmani on ...

Vaishno Devi Temple Overview The Vaishno Devi temple is considered the holiest pilgrimage for Hindus, nestled in the Trikuta mountains. The temple is one of the 108 pithas of Goddess Gurga. Annually, the temple receives thousands of devotees who come to seek blessings from Goddess Durga. In essence, devotees behold three sacred ‘pindis’ representing Maha Kali on the extreme right, Lakshmi in the middle, and Saraswati on the extreme left.  The Tale Multiple stories are associated with the Vaishno Devi temple. One, steeped in mythology and entwined with the epic Ramayana, is quite popular among the devotees.  According to legend, Lady Vaishnavi was born in Ratnakar Sagar in the southern realms of India. She devoted her life to celibacy. But it was a fateful encounter that would set her on a remarkable journey. One day her fate led her to cross paths with Rama who was in search of his beloved Sita. Vaishnavi please...