Hi everyone,
I am back with another Post & my second [Attendee RECAP] – here, I shall share my experience of my meetup in Ahmedabad (after Accessible Ahmedabad Metro) which was hosted by fellow LG @NareshDarji from Ahmedabad (his [RECAP] is Here).
Thank you so much, dear Naresh Bhai for this great opportunity.
It was a very successful Meet-Up, just because of the enthusiastic host and all other LGs who joined it. I was also very happy as I could join a larger LG gathering for the first time. I got to know about this Meet-Up, a few days ago, through our local WhatsApp group. My journey began at 5:00 AM, as I had to board a local train from Abu Road to reach Ahmedabad, which was 180kms from my residence.
A photo showing my train ticket to Ahmedabad.
I was wondering how the meetup will be and how many new LGs I am going to meet, etc. By 10:00 A.m. I reached Sabarmati Junction(Secondary Station of Ahmedabad) and took an auto to reach my destination #Hutheesing Jain Temple. (Details of this temple in Wikipedia Here. )
A photo showing Kirti Stambh.
First I met Naresh and Tejas - we all three talked about our past meetups, including Accessible Ahmedabad (which Tejas missed due to some miscommunication). After a while Neeraj Ma’am arrived and within minutes Muskan Di and Mahesh Bhai joined us.
Sharing our past experiences:
The main theme of our meetup was the Photo-Walk, but we all decided to have a conversation on how we can improve our edits & what type of photo we should upload to Google Map and so on. Naresh Bhai also guided us about the history of the temple and we took some photographs of the temple.
A photo showing the corridor of the temple complex.
Temple Darshan:
One will miss everything if you don’t go inside the temple. All of us decided that while entering the prayer hall, none of us will use our phone and will respect the rules of the temple authority. Though none of us belonged to Jain community, as per the Indian culture, we had a very peaceful prayer. After doing prayer, we sat at the corridor and some of us clicked photos of the exterior carvings.
. A photo showing carvings on the temple wall.
Video call with other LGs:
After knowing more about the temple and clicking every inch of it, Naresh Bhai decided to have a video call with other LGs so even they can take a look and feel the beauty of this place. We had many fruitful conversations with #TeamIndia mentor @TravellerG and CL2019 Atendee LG Salman & few other LGs, from different parts of India - all of them appreciated the location and especially the carvings on the walls and pillars (amazing Architectural beauty). Many of the new LGs got the feel of the Connect Meet-Up and gained many tips, as well.
A photo showing LG @NareshDarji @Mahesh_sol @Neerja_Bhatnagar @Muskan2021 @TEJASJANI and Myself.
After this, we all decided to hold a few more meetups in other cities, on this very same theme and then, we all then parted from there.
While I started to travel back home, my mind was still with fellow LGs at Hutheesing Jain Temple, talking to them, taking Photos, sharing memories – honestly, even today, I cherish every moment, I dedicated for this Meet Up.
A photo with the mandatory local guides logo with the temple at the back.
Since I am excited, I am happy to recommend this place for you too…
Although this is Attendee Recap, since this my personal experience, I am sure my post will fall in line with the TeamChallenge offered by @ermest. My special thanks to@TravellerG for his guidance and for collaborating this post for #TeamIndia.
Hope you all will enjoy this post.
Photo Album: The Great Indian Heritage Photo Walk- Ahmedabad
