In memory of the efforts made by the staff members, this mini war memorial was constructed after the war was over. The memorial is right on the spot where these people lost their lives. The constant flow of the desert winds, the railway track to the left, the desert trees as far as the eye can see and the lookout of empty army bunkers at the distance gave a chill in my spine when I arrived at this place.
Martyrs' Memorial. Not very far from the war memorial of the loco staff, there's another war memorial of the Engineering Staff of another train which got ambushed by the Pak armed forces, in the war this time. In memory of the staff members who lost their lives at this incident, a second war memorial was built by the Indian Railway.
On way from Barmer to Gadra Road, do visit these places. If not anything else, you will surely be intrigued by the war and its effects on the lives of people. Kiradu Temple. They say Kiradu Temples are the Khajuraho of Rajasthan because of the similarities in the architecture and the wall carvings of both the temples, aka the erotica.
Having seen both the places, I can surely say that there is one major difference. While at Khajuraho even after all the centuries of time that has passed, there are still a significant number of temples standing, that too with minor damages. The temples of Kiradu however are mostly in ruins. At Khajuraho, you can appreciate the grandeur of the temple palaces, the beauty of the wall carvings and the wonders of the architectural marvel, that too not only live but also in the recorded voice of Mr Amitabh Bachchan in the sound and lights show every evening.
At the temples of Kiradu, one will see two half broken temples without their deities, or roofs for that matter. For a fifty rupees entry fee and with no guide to explain the history of the place, I didn't find going there worth the effort historians or archaeologists may have a different opinion though.
Way at the far end of our country's border, a hundred kilometers from Barmer city lie a very small town called Gadra Road. Gadra was a city which was divided during the partition and now Gadra city is in Pakistan while the smaller Gadra Road town is in India. In this town there is an old sweets shop called Shri Amlok Sweets. Other things aside, this guy is famous for preparing these delicious brown colored Laddoos prepared using Desi Ghee and flour.
Sold at INR per kg, these Laddoos are a delight to the taste buds Sahyog Restaurant Balotra. On the way from Balotra to Nagoda temple comes Sahyog Restaurant. The food is reasonably good there but the thing I particularly enjoyed was these different forms of Rajasthani chapatis Bajri Sogra, Takker and Khoba Roti.
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