Amazing BaruaSagar - Jhansi India

It’s been 2 months since we went on this fabulous trip, but I am pretty sure its memories are still fresh in the minds of both of us; We 2 people went together became good friends and hopefully will remain so.

In the month of February on a weekend break i decided to do a day trip to BaruaSagar which is a town 30 KM from Jhansi, known for its magnificent lake of the same name, which was formed about 260 years ago. BaruaSagar is a beautiful town with the numbers of historical monument from 860 AD to 1700 AD. I had put a post on GJAC wall that I am looking for if someone will join me for this trip and just in an hour time I received message from Amit that he would also like to join the same. So we discussed and finalized the plan and started accordingly @ 10 AM on one Sunday morning in February month.

It was a foggy day and there was huge fog at 10 AM also, I reached at Amit’s home and we started our journey at 10:30 A.M. to BaruaSagar He was driving the Bike and I was on the back seat. The killing cold breeze was whispering in our ears all the time. Its took 40 minutes to reach at BaruaSagar lake and the same fog or more was there also, complete 90 KM²  Lake covered by huge fog. We parked our bike at lake parking and started our trek from Lake Park and then reached on lake spent some time with scenic beauty of the lake, captured the same in Camera and had Tea & snacks which I brought from my home.

BaruaSagar Lake

After gratifying our eyes with the view and filling the fresh air in our lungs we walked towards the fort which is just at other side of the lake, we walked on the boundary wall of lake approx. half of the km or more, to the north east side of the lake at the boundary of the fort are ruins of 2 old chandela temples, architecture looks old and simple.  The older one Temple is known as Ghughua Math, this temple added one unexpected value in the trip.  We walked through the fort’s gate and seen the Owl brood sleeping on a tree.  

Ghughua Math Temple

The Fort is a historical monument, located at a great height and gives an excellent view of Barua Sagar Lake. It is situated on the top of a hill. Archaeological Survey of Uttar Praddesh had restored the fort. Picturesquely situated on an eminence, commands an excellent view of the lake and surrounding landscape. For the next one and half hour we were just exploring the fort and saving the memories in camera. It was absolutely more than expectation experience.

View of Lake from Fort

Entrance of BaruaSagar Fort 

We both were busy in our activities and waken when Amit’s phone rang; it was a call from home asking how much time he will take to return back. Automatically everything started running in fast forward motion. In 10 minutes of time we were on bike in returning direction. Still I tried to convince Amit for 20 more minutes because Jarai kaa Math A temple dedicated to Goddess Amba excellent architecture of approx. 800 AD. Finally he got agree till reaching there. The temple is at the left side of the road while returning from BaruaSagar to Jhansi.

Jarai-ka-Math was built during the reign of the Pratiharas. The temple dates backs to approximately 860 AD, this red sandstone temple is a pancharata shrine of the Panchayatan type, in which the main temple is surrounded by four subsidiary shrines at the four corners. Declared a protected monument by the Archaeological Survey of India in 1928,

Jarai-ka-Math

Jarai-ka-Math

Jarai-ka-Math Main Temple

The temple is an excellent example of early Pratihara architecture.  The temple is dedicated to ‘Devi Amba/Durga’ whose multifarious forms are represented in the profusely carved sculptures along the temple walls. Erotic sculptures, akin to those at Khajuraho, also grace the Jarai-ka-Math.

We reached home @ around 4 PM, with the awesome trip of 6 hours. As the saying “We don’t remember days, we remember moment”… moments are still in my mind.