Tadiya dam and Panch Khobla temples: Slow down from busy life

Hello...

We didn’t want to go very far and wanted to explore a quiet, peaceful place.

And we found the perfect picturesque place!!!

TADIA/TADIYA DAM

It is a small dam just beside the more famous Dev dam (by the way our post of Dev dam is pending). Just like a little brother of a much bigger Dev dam. But its beauty is more scenic than the former. We have visited so many places in the vicinity of Baroda but this is the most peaceful place up till now. We have reached the perfect timing to see the sunrise but clouds were not with us today. But then also the beauty of the sun was mesmerizing.

A big lake with few frond-like areas of land extending in the water just like a finger in gloves... You can walk on the bridge of the dam, you can climb surrounding hills without any fear. You can walk on the trail along the lake... and the trails like these never disappoints you...they take us to the places where we can find ourselves and we can understand ourselves...

We had reached there by 6 and we left from there at around 9:30. We couldn’t feel where that time had passed. We were so lost in our surroundings!

PANCH KHOBLA

When you go to the Tadia dam on your left side you will find a whiteboard of Pach Khobla village. Don’t go there in the beginning as the sunrise view from the dam is the thing u can’t miss. We went there while we were returning from Tadia dam. This village has few beautiful ancient temples, sort of archeological sites. One is the Mahadev temple and another one is Hanumanji’s temple. Mahadev temple is just opposite to the lake and the ambiance is very soothing. If you don’t know what the calmness is or what the tranquility is come and visit this place, sit on the benches facing the lake and you will understand. The carvings on the temple are mind-blowing. Hanumanji’s temple is a little far and is at the dead-end of the road. I mean you can’t take car beyond that and it has the same calming effect on us.