Sairat!
A movie which attracted people in sense of all, drama,
comedy, love, sacrifice. All credits goes to Mr. Naagraj Munjule, who built a
strong love story.
Every person, who saw this movie was just in love with its
characters, scenes, dialogues, etc. Everyone wants to see & meet these
celebrities. As a photographer, I decided to meet the scenes used in the movie.
As this journey was also to lead under Maharashtra Daura, I decided to visit
Palasdev Temple & two Ashatavinayak Ganapati of Ranjangaon & Siddhatek.
DAY 1:
The journey
begun on 22nd May 2016 at 5:30 AM, sharp from my home Badlapur. This
was planned as a single man bike trail. I was alone riding the whole way long.
I started the tour, passed through Neral, Karjat, Mahd & reached
Lonavala-Khandala at 7 AM. I started captures with my Canon. The view point of
Khandala, Monkey clicks at MBT road view point, etc were my capture scenes.
Further I continued on Mumbai Pune old highway till Vadgaon. The hard left from
Vadgaon leaded me straight to Ranjangaon at 9:20 AM Via Kalumbre, Chakan and
Shikrapur.
Rajangaon’s
Mahaganapati Temple is one of the Ashtavinayak Ganesha. The Temple is lined
along the higway. I captured the entry gate & oved further in Darshan line.
The line was very lengthy. It was definitely to consume almost one hour in the
line itself. Waiting for long 45 minutes, I visited to Lord Mahaganapati &
Prayed from heart. Later I moved out of temple and had a quick breakfast. I
again tied my luggage back to bike & departed from Ranjangaon at 10:50 AM.
The further
route was a right from Ranjangaon MIDC, passing Nhavare, Nivri, & Kashti leading
to Siddhatek at 12:30 PM. En route I captured few clicks. Siddhatek houses
Temple of Siddhivinayak Ganapati, one amongst Ashtavinayak. The darshan here in
was in 10-15 minutes. After darshan I captured few clicks of the temple. I
carried with my lunch there itself. I departed from Siddhatek at 1:30 PM. Now I
started ranging towards Palasdev, via devulgaon till Ravangaon. Here, it was
the joining to Mumbai-Solapur highway. The highway ride begun, soon Bhigwan
arrived, there by starting the limits of Ujjaini Dam. The dam has lost its
water level. The heat is destroying there byb local mankind. It was 16 for
palasdev, I had a quick photoshoot with bike. 2 km prior to Palasdev, a exit
turn comes for Kalewadi. This kalewadi road will lead you straight to Palasdev
Temple with your Vehicles. This year’s dry weather has knocked out 80% of the
Ujjaini dam which makes it a wetland plateau on which you can drive. Driving or
riding on a dried wetland is too bouncy & pebble smashing ride which
examines your vehicle’s shock-absorber as worst as it can. I captured many
scenes before reaching Palasdev Temple.
I reached
Palasdev Temple at 4 PM. The temple lies on the wetland plateau on dam Ujjaini,
only its tip is all time visible. But, after 32 years we are sighting this
temple again at its whole because of the dry weather – DUSKAAL. I firstly
admired the whole temple very neatly so as to capture the clicks with proper
angles. The shrine of Paladev temple is been shifted to another temple long
time ago, the temple only holds a stand to visit it because of its
extraordinary stone built.
I waited there
for more than three hours, captured sunset scenes at last & also while
departing from there at 7:20 PM, capture few bike clicks white blood red pilot
lamps. Now it was about tomorrow that I wanted to see the Inamdar wada of
Kugaon, view from kalashi. I was expecting a stay near-by to it but got a stay
long in Indapur (19kms from Kalashi coast). It was 10 PM, I stepped out of my
stay & had my dinner near-by, came back to stay and laid down my heavy
brain to deep sleep.
DAY 2:
Thanks to my
mobile alarm that it got me up at 4 AM, I got ready in a hurry & left the
stay at 4:30 AM. Came at the parking area & was shocked to see that the bag
tying rope was not present tied to my bike (I left the rope to bike itself last
night). This was a very serious thing to me because today I was going to do
distant sightseeing and reach home by carrying my heavy bag on my back.
Forgetting all
these condition, I rided my bike hard till the turn for Warkute village and
from there I rided till Kalashi coast. The Inamdar wada holded its beauty in
the water. I also sighted the sunrise over there. I dint got the click alike
shown in the SAIRAT movie because variating seasons causes sunrise/sunset sight
shifting.
I clicked many snaps of nature, Inadmar
Wada, Sunrise, Fish catching, nets, coasts, birds, etc. I came and sat down
near a region to the coast where a boat was tied. According to the sayings of
local people this was the Boat used in SAIRAT movie from which Parshya jumps in
water (start of song ‘Yad Laagla’). I waited there till 8:30 AM, few people
arrived for crossing the dam water from Kalashi coast to Kugaon. I was also
waiting for the same. Further I loaded my Bike into the boat and crossed the
water region and reached Kugaon Coast. It was around 9 till reach Kugaon. While
in the boat irself, I clicked some snaps of Inamdar Wada.
Further I
continued till jeur with a wrecked road, from there took a left turn &
crossed 16 Km to reach Deovali village, this village holds to be the sight
hodling the Well which is used in the SAIRAT Movie. Clicked some snaps there
with the angles used in the movie. I met a group of visitors there who told me
that the Archi’s House used in the Movie in located in the Kandar village 34 km
back(away route from Mumbai). I took a think for little, and decided to visit
it. I crossed these 34 kms in 40 minutes there by reaching Kandar village.
Searching & asking many people, I finally reached o this beautiful stone
stay. I met Mr. Bhaskar Bhange (Owner of this house), asked his permissions to
shoot his house from exterior. Later, I had a few talks with him. According to
his talks, I came to know that his house was hired for 22 days for shooting
around and in it, also for the beats of Zingat song. I also took a pic with Mr.
Bhange, and he also said that he too have worked in SAIRAT with his family, the
scene when guest comes & visit the home to see archana for marriage, those
all guest are the actual owners on this bungalow.
I also clicked few snaps where the cars
run between the farms, as shown in the SAIRAT movie. Later I traced back the
same route till Deovali village, took a hold there for delicious lunch.
I concluded my
lunch & it was 1 PM now, I decided to roar via
Karmala-Bhigwan-Kurkumbh-Hadapsar-Pune-lonavala-Karjat-Badlapur. It was perfect
300 kms ride, Sun was dripping was will power but I ride by heart. Started
riding my ride to its fullest, soon Karmala arrived from where I took a left
staright to Bhigwan. There by riding in a pure deserted area, I cracked Bhigwan
at 2:30 PM. From Bhigwan, I joined the mega highway - MUMBAI SOLAPUR highway, I
rode it straight till Pune. Making some usual turns I caught the same route I
used while return journey During my Konakan daura. So leaving these all
conditions behind, I left Pune at 5 PM.
Flying the
road for 73 Kms from Pune, I knocked Khandala MBT road view at 6:30 PM. I had a
light breakfast there by. Enroute from post lunch till now, I tasted lemon
juice & tea many times to feel out of drowsiness & keep my brain awake
of sleep. After breakfast, I visited the same MBT road scene, mokeys jumping
here & there. The scenario gave me some healthy clicks. Later I moved
furher for 200 mts, Sunset Point of Khandala arrived, also a scene of multiple
lanes of Mumbai-Pune Expressway & old highway overlapping each other. I too
some initial sunset motions and departed from Khandala at 7:10 PM.
The further
ride was a known road travel from khandala, I exited down towards via Khopoli
out & continued till Mahd. There by taking a right turn I knocked Karjat at
7:50 PM. Made a fuel top up, & roared my ride as hard as I can till
Badlapur, reaching my home at 8:40 PM.
Here comes an end of one more enthusiastic Bike Trail. I
always learn many new things on my each experience, such few things I learnt
about wetlands & deserted region of Maharashtra.
Also very Thankful to Sir Mr.Nagraj Manjule, to present
Maharahstra such a movie which was never imagined. Really, It was a SAIRAT BIKE
RIDE.
Below is the Photo Gallery of enormously clicked snaps during this 2 days short trail making my Maharashtra Daura increase its success limits !!!
PHOTO GALLERY :
Mast Sagar
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