Sunrise Point
Chandni AggarwalChandni Aggarwal|Guest Contributor|SIGHTSEEING, MATHERAN Updated : Oct 7, 2015, 12.25 PM IST
Chandni Aggarwal
By heart, Chandni is a passionate traveler and by qualification, she is a computer science graduate and an MBA in Marketing. She has traveled to 15 countries and 3 continents till date. She recently cofounded her travel startup named Rural Odyssey. Her interests include traveling, photography, writing, cooking, meeting with new people and understanding life better. She believes that life is a journey where we have a lot to discover and traveling is the best way to discover life. Traveling makes her strong, practical and an improved version of herself. Her personal blog is The Soaring Spirit.
Sunrise Point, also known as Khandala Point, is located alongside the marketplace. This place is serene in the morning as very few people are able to make it to the sunrise. Sitting here quietly works wonders as you hear the chirping of birds, sound of breeze striking against trees and music composed by tree leaves. Our ancestors used to say that when you see a rising sun, it gives you tremendous energy. Sun rising above glorious mountains with golden reddish sky forming the backdrop unquestionably make for a beautiful sight and give you positive energy. I did yoga at sunrise for 20 minutes and definitely felt very energetic that day as compared to other days where I follow a different lifestyle. It's 5-15 minutes’ walk from the marketplace, depending on the location of your hotel. Ask some local person or the receptionist of your hotel about sunrise time for the next day, before you go to bed at night. Sunrise time mentioned on the internet can be wrong sometimes and you obviously don’t want to miss this sight. Videos recorded at sunrise are just perfect and can be used in any of your travel videos. I ended up with a shaky sunrise video because my view was obstructed by other photo enthusiasts and hands started trembling after a couple of minutes. So, I recommend taking your tripod along, if you intend to record the sunrise. While heading back to your hotel after seeing the sunrise, I would propose to indulge your taste buds in lip-smacking breakfast that has kandha poha and jalebi.
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