Welcome236Hi! I am G. Swapnil, a working professional happily married to G. Divya and I love to go about places, explore what's around me and script them for memories. I've been traveling Chhattisgarh since I came back completing my PG in 2008 from Amity University, Noida. There was lot to wander in Chhattisgarh as it was comparatively unexplored and had been recently identified as a separate state. Leaving Raipur behind on weekends, finding peace on the roads, the horizon and halts it became a passion. Slowly, I started collecting these journeys on Instagram and later founded this travelogue Welcome236. I am excited to know your opinion of the blog and if you want to get in touch with me for suggestions, feedbacks and collabs then email me on wanderlust@welcome236.com. I'll be quick to respond on Instagram DM https://www.instagram.com/welcome236_.
Bhoramdev Jungle Safari was a 6 hours ride, perhaps the longest safari in Chhattisgarh. Spread across 70 km of circumference makes Bhoramdev Jungle Safari one of the longest safaris in Chhattisgarh. It takes about a good six hours to get in and get out of this natural heritage blessed with some of the most beautiful landscapes […]
Kawardha, a place with one of the most marvellous landscapes in Chhattisgarh has a form of Shiva know just to a few. Just a 40 mins drive from nearest city Kawardha is this magnificent temple Bhoramdev. It’s a temple of lord Shiva, recognised as Bhoramdev by the tribes of Kawardha. An alter story mention that this […]
Jatmai is a place of worship and the people of Gariabandh have a lot of faith on this temple. In just 30 mins of distance from Ghatarani, there’s this holy site called Jatmai where Goddess Jatmai resides. Jatmai Mata holds an special importance in the heart of people living in Gariabandh and they’ve been paying a […]
There are more than 35 waterfalls in Chhattisgarh and Ghatarani is one of the best The waterfall of Ghatarani is about 2:30 hrs (85 kms) away from Raipur via NH30 and NH130. Suitable time to visit is during rains or soon after monsoon and keep two pairs of extra clothes so to enjoy the waterfall […]
April turned out to be super hot posing a direct threat to all the luxuries like air conditioners or air coolers. Usually, hot weather and safari goes together and I thought that Chhattisgarh’s jungles were not an exception. In my experience, the raging sun must’ve dominated over the craze of safari, so I couldn’t find a much of jungle pictures […]
Vallabhachara took his avatar at Champaran in Chhattisgarh Started for Champaran and it was an easy passage through Naya Raipur and after 1-2 km of awkward patch, rest of the road is just smooth and easy. Google Map however was damn confused in Naya Raipur so count on signboards, they work just fine. You can find […]
Exhibitions are not confined to only buildings in Chhattisgarh like Purkhouti Muktangan, which is an exhibition under the sky. Purkhouti Muktangan, a unique concept that communicates the essence of Chhattisgarh and at the same time it proves to be equally entertaining. Its an open air museum embracing 200 acres of artworks demonstrating traditional, cultural and historical facets […]
Madku Dweep is a very small island surrounded by river on all the sides in landlocked state of Chhattisgarh In just about an hour drive from Bilaspur there’s an island whose view from top looks like a frog. Mandaku is frog in pure Hindi and hence the name frog island of Chhattisgarh. In an alter […]
Tala Gao is a small village near Bilaspur embracing two temples Devrani and Jethani built by the Kalchuries. Tala is a place worth exploring for archeologists, but when it’s about family outing, then better you top up this expedition with food and fruit juices and call it a picnic. There’s ample space here and enough […]
Celebrating March #Chhattisgarh land full of surprises is also home to many picturesque waterfalls. Laxman Dhara in khodri near Bilaspur is one such with soul tempting view. A post shared by TARUN_THAKUR (@t_a_r_u_n_thakur) on Mar 10, 2017 at 3:02am PST Muria man in India. #asia #india #chhattisgarh #tribe #muria #ig_mood #ig_masterpiece #profile_vision #igshotz #igphotoworld […]
February 2017 Winter’s Gone February 2017 in Chhattisgarh had many festivals and Rajim Kumbh was the best among them. Winters were almost gone by February, but it was still comfortable to travel during the noon to any place under the sun. This was just the right condition to travel to places those are ancient or are of archeological importance. […]
January 2017 Happy New Year! It is winters in Chhattisgarh and a good number of tourist must’ve showed up like every year this month. New year celebration was at peak and even Welcome236 came across a few of these, well people were kind of dancing on the old monuments but that’s a different matter. Tourism must’ve been […]