Nature
has been for me, for as long as I remember a source of solace, inspiration,
adventure, and delight; a home, a teacher, a companion.
On a Saturday morning, I decided to go for a holiday
to a place surrounded by nature, as I wanted to escape the busy city life and
go to a place where I could find peace in nature and enjoy the natural
surroundings. I searched for Holiday places around Pune on the internet and
found a true nature’s gem hidden in Maharashtra only 50 kilometres away from Pune. This place was Jay Malhar Krushi
Paryatan also widely known as Morachi Chincholi.
Morachi Chincholi by the name itself means a village of tamarind trees and a
town of dancing peacocks. I was immediately excited to travel to this place as
I always had a huge attraction towards our national bird Peacock. I started on
my travel to Morachi Chincholi, the way to the place was exceptionally
beautiful. It was completely outside the commotion of the city but yet situated
so close to it. It took me only 2 hours to reach Morachi Chincholi from Pune by
road. I was amazed to see the location; it was a very beautiful place which
looked like a typical rural village had
a grand entrance. When I entered the place the first thing I heard was the
beautiful cry of a peacock calling his mate. I was very happy to be at such a
wonderful place. The staff at the place was very helpful and friendly; they
greeted me and offered me lunch which included Pure Veg Masawadi, Pital,
Chuliwarchi bhakri, Mirchicha Thecha, Karalachi Chatani, Kadhi, Suki Bhaji, Chapati, Waran Bhat, Koshimbir, Lonche, Bobby and
Buttermilk which was very tasty. The place was surrounded by greenery and there
were tamarind trees everywhere. Also, they had large fields all over and took
me on a bullock cart ride followed by tractor ride which was a first time
experience for me, as I was born and raised in a city. There was a wonderful
feeling while riding the bullock cart and the tractor. There were a couple of
kids around playing rural games such as marbles, Gili danda who invited me to
join them, this was a wonderful feeling as I got a chance to relive my
childhood. After I joined them to visit the children’s playground where I
watched them play on the slides and swings with the enthusiasm which made me
miss my childhood days. I took a swim in the swimming pool later and got
refreshed by having tea and pakodas. The
weather was cloudy and it started to rain. I had my fingers crossed so I could
spot at least one peacock spreading his wings and dancing with his might.
Luckily I spotted three of them who got into the complete mood of dancing in
the rain. It was the most beautiful thing that I had ever seen to spot this
majestic bird dance with all their might. It felt like all my goals at Morachi Chincholi
to see peacock dances were accomplished.
I planned to stay over the night as it was raining
and I didn’t feel like leaving the place.
I took a cottage which was fairly priced and had a
comfortable bed and many other facilities inside it. The staff invited me for
having dinner which was extremely tasty and had a sweet dish as aam ras prepared with fresh mangoes from
the area. Later, I joined a group of people who had organized a hurda party.
Hurda Parties are parties held with bonfires where one can savour the flavours
of roasted Jawar in their full sweetness. This was the first hurda party of my
entire life and was a very joyful experience. I spent most of the night gazing
stars as the sky cleared up. I had a sound sleep in my cottage that night.
The cries of the birds woke me up early in the
morning; I came out of my cottage and was amazed seeing the beautiful peacocks
and peahens all over the place. I spent most of my morning admiring their
beauty. Later, I went and had my breakfast and went to visit the fort museum
which was another wonderful experience as the fort museum was full of
interesting old artefacts. They also had
astronaut’s world which was very exciting and informative for me. There was a
magic show followed by a puppet show which filled me with joy. I purchased
peacock feathers and tamarind sweets from the market inside as a souvenir of
the place.
I left the place in the evening with a heavy heart
as it was hard to leave such a beautiful place. Morachi Chincholi was one of
the best places I have ever visited so far, it was better than I could imagine
it. I had a wonderful time at Morachi Chincholi and made many unforgettable
memories. I would recommend Morachi Chincholi
to all the people who are planning to go for a picnic with family or friends
and to all the people who love bird watching. Morachi chincholi is a unique
place which offers an extraordinarily wonderful experience with the profound
beauty of nature and leaves the visitors speechless.
