Wai

Wai was my destination next. It is a small town situated at bank of river Krishna, it is also called "Dakshin Kashi". I reached Dhayari late afternoon. Pankaj was waiting there for me with his bike ready. We hit the highway shortly and after around two hours drive we reached Wai. 

We checked in at a hotel situated at outskirts of the town and headed towards Dhom lake to capture the sunset.

Sunset at Dhom Lake
We were at the northern side of he lake. There is a beautiful pathway created at the corner of the dam. The environment was so calm and soothing. Mild breeze and the subtle sound of the lake water hitting the walls of the dam. On the other side there was dense vegetation and small huts around. White smoke coming out the houses signified that the dinner preparation was in full swing. After spending some amazing moments there we headed back towards the hotel. The surroundings around the roads were very captivating- lush green fields, the brown mountains and the small streams of blue water flowing towards the river.

Sun's first rays at Sahyadri Mountain range

Next morning we got up at 5 in the morning and started again towards the lake. This time we headed towards the southern side of the lake. We reached on time luckily and got some wonderful views.

The rising Sun

Me, enjoying a refreshing morning

Sun over Dhom Lake

A serene morning landscape

Another morning landscape

A Crane on a morning walk 

Next we entered some village in the vicinity. There were few canals filled with clear flowing water. The surroundings seamed very prosperous both in terms of nature and money. Maybe the presence of Panchgani and Mahabaleshwar made Wai and surrounding villages strong financially.

Pankaj sitting besides a small stream coming from a canal

A canal

The lake and the mountain from the northern side of the lake

Shy Peacocks running away from us

A beautiful morning of the countryside, Wai

Distant view of Ganesh temple from bank of river Krishna

Soon we entered Wai again and went to the famous temples situated at the bank of river Krishna. Ganesh temple and Kashi Vishwanath temple are among the most famous temples at the town. It is rightly called the southern Kashi owing to the large number of temples and Ghat right through the town. Around 5 km from the main ghats, Menavali ghat is situated. It is quite famous among the Bollywood film makers.(Swadesh,Dabangg,Gangajal and various other movies were shot at this location).

Another famous ghat at the bank of river Krishna

People busy in there daily chores at the Ghat

Aerial view of the major temples and Ghat at Wai

We started back our journey to Pune at around 12 PM. It took us lesser time to reach back owing to a tunnel just after leaving Wai which reduces the whole Ghat section journey to a couple of minutes.

crossing the tunnel on way back

Wai was another beautiful experience. Pristine nature and the simple life at the countryside were the pick of the trip.