Kadia Dungar: Adventure in Buddhist Caves 

                             

“ I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery - Air, mountains, trees, people. I thought,” this is what it is to be happy.” - Sylvia Path 

            This was our trip in February when the scary second peak was not engulfing us in its flames. Though we were sacred of COVID the urge to meet families was surpassing all our fears... we were a little bit relaxed...and with all due precautions, we had selected this place. Quiet isolated and natural and beautiful all the same.  

                                    

          With one sister dropping directly from Surat and the other sister joining us from Baroda it was much-needed family reunion at a place as near to Baroda as far from surat went from here.. This was our family meeting place...and just like that this NEW experience became lifetime memory...

                                           

          The Kadia Dungar is a small hill near Zagadia, Bharuch. It also has ancient Buddhist caves. You can climb the hill in two ways- one is stairs and another is to climb the hill from the trail just before the main entrance. We preferred the second one. It was an easy trek. Just be a little extra cautious with kids. 

                                   

       

                                                                                        

                                

     The caves are really good but need more maintenance. While going down also we didn’t go through stairs, instead, just get down from the hill. Behind the hill, there is a huge banyan tree spreading its roots and branches like a giant protecting everyone in its vicinity and also who is far away... It is amazing!!  

                                         

                                           

                                           

         In the vicinity of the hill, there is one serene lake also. Walk from the hill to the lake is via main road only. 

                         

      So this was our small picnic with family and trying something new. Because we crave for NEW...But what is new? 

New 

Be grateful 

Be grateful to the NEW

A new day 

A new week 

A new month

A new year

Those new drops of the dew on grass 

That new bud tingling to blossom 

Those new leaves after winter 

And also those old leaves with 

New autumn colors 

A new friend 

A new song

A new home 

A new task, you prolong

A new book’s smell 

The new YOU that others repel

Be thankful 

For all the new

New perfume fragrance 

To the new food you taste 

New summer icecream flavors 

To the New dairy milk silk you break 

New phone app

New lengthy but powerful rap 

A new place you visit 

A new quirky habit 

New smiling eyes behind the mask 

New helping hand before you ask

We crave for new 

They give us hope 

Like shining light in the dark night 

Like cozy blanket in frosty wintertide

If not anything 

They make us 

Value, treasure, cherish 

Our OLD.... 

With love..

KAASH 

SASHA

Location : https://goo.gl/maps/K8puRZ1dtLKkpRZH8

Distance from Vadodara - 114 km

Time- 2 hours 7 min via main national highway 

Point to consider: 

- Please take food if you are planning to stay for more time because you won’t be getting anything nearby 

- Beware of monkeys. They will disturb you while climbing the hill also. 

- It is a better place for monsoon and winter.