Garden of Five Senses

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Garden of Five Senses


As we got out of the car, the metal sculptures on the gate was what greeted us. We were at the Garden of Five Senses. A park in Saidul Ajaib village, near the Mehrauli heritage area in Delhi. You cant really call it a park, its not a garden nor is it just a center for fun…

There are plenty of trees and plants scattered through the vast space, there are interesting sculptures around every corner. Once you enter the gates, all you see is open space, and plenty of it, stretching far beyond the eye can see..

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The sculptures have are all a symbol of modern art, created by master craftsmen…  Amongst the innumerable marvelous pieces are a few in  terracotta and stainless steel ..

One of which reminded me of a pinwheel, one with bells around every tier and another that reminded me of the paper fan we get in the beaches….

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The leaves and bells seem to flutters with every gush of wind and creates one in hearts too. They were beautiful.. The beauty is that all these are scattered and you will have to walk around the winding lanes, through quite a plethora of flora…

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The other unique piece of art here is the row of children sitting for class. It is so life like, that we had to literally walk near the sculptures to make sure they were made of stone… Wow, it was fascinating….

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Walking around the park, we spotted a row of stones arranged like stairs that led to an amphitheater… On the other side were a few colorful pieces that resembled children’s play area and we also discovered a cafe and a few boutique stores…

Spare yourself a couple of hours to wander the space and enjoy the sights and sounds… But watch your step, cos you never know if you are going up or down in the Garden of Five senses…Entry
Its been about 3yrs since i was here.. wonder what kind of changes have happened… :-) If you do visit, let me know how it is now :)

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My Trip of a Lifetime – the Travelogue contest

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My Trip of a Lifetime – the Travelogue contest


This year, the Travel Writers trip is to the beautiful and mountainous locale of Sikkim from October 19 to 22nd. For last year’s trip, the jury selected the writers from a pool of popular travel writers and bloggers. This year we are also opening it up to anyone with a flair for writing or photography!

My Trip of a Lifetime - the Travelogue Contest

What do you need to do?

  • The contest is called “My Trip of a Lifetime”, and invites contestants to submit their best travel experience, an experience of a lifetime.

What are the Prizes?

  • The authors of the best 2 entries will be selected by the jury to be a part of an all expenses paid trip to Sikkim! The group will be hosted at the Club Mahindra “Royal Demazong” resort in Gangtok, Sikkim over a period of 3 days. The itinerary includes sightseeing in Sikkim, outdoor activities and camping.
  • Runners-up entries will win travel goodies that includes a travel bag, books and other merchandise!
  • All the short listed entries, including the winning entries will be featured in Clay!

How to enter the “My Trip of a Lifetime” contest?

  • Send in your article/post to clay@clubmahindra.com, and also attach a few photos of the trip.
  • Once your entry is short listed, we will post  it to Clay. Ask your friends to Tweet or share it on Facebook. The ones will a good number of mentions on social media stand a good chance of winning.

Where will the results be announced?

  • The results and updates of the contest will be updated on Clay, the Jiyo Life page on  Facebook (facebook.com/jiyolife) and Twitter (Twitter.com/Jiyolife, Twitter.com/Clubmahindra)

Who are the members of the Jury?

Rules of the contest:

  • The content can either be new or from an existing blog post that has been authored by the contestant.
  • The contestant holds the right to the content. Plagiarism will result in disqualification.
  • The contestant has to be a resident of India, over 18 years old.
  • Last date for content submission is 7th October 2010.

Terms and Conditions:

1. Club Mahindra will only bear the following expenses of the winning contestant during the trip: Accommodation at the Club Mahindra resort in Sikkim (on a Twin-sharing basis with another member of the group. The Women in the group will be paired together) , Travel, Food at the Club Mahindra resort (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner – as a buffet) and Local Sightseeing (Arranged for the group).

2. The trip is for the winning contestant only.

Photo source http://www.flickr.com/photos/bortescristian/396242434/

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