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The Vaishnodevi Experience 2023

My first trip to Vaishnodevi was unimpressive. Climbing was hard, and it only served to highlight how badly out of shape I was, while my in-laws managed to cope so much better. Further, I hadn’t quite realized that the cave experience wouldn’t be the same as I had imagined, since the original cave was only opened at certain times a year, and that we only entered a newly created tunnel, one far easier to access, and hence more manageable with the crowds that thronged the mountain shrine. The resulting experience at the shrine, for barely a fraction of a second, hardly compared to what I had expected / imagined / heard about. So, for me, Vaishnodevi was like any other temple, nothing to write home about, something that was reflected (though not explicitly mentioned) in the blog post I wrote then.
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Do you know the name of this fruit?

My father-in-law is building a bridge over a river near a small village in Karjat (near Mumbai). This place is fairly remote, which is why they didn't have a bridge in the first place.... you can guess how remote when I tell you that they still don't have electricity!!! 

Well, anyway, he came back home last night with a fruit the villagers had given him. he thought we would know the name, so he didn't bother to ask them. As it happens, we have no clue! Can any of you help us identify it? 



It looked ripe, so we cut it, but it turns out it wasn't quite ready to be eaten. It still tastes Ok, though!!!



Update: It is a Ram Phal, a variety related to the Sita Phal or custard apple. Thanks a lot, Chitra and Bhavesh for the info... Thanks to you both, I can now teach Samhith about another fruit!!


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  1. Tarun MitraFebruary 10, 2010 at 2:18 PM

    An alien fruit :P

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  2. MridulaFebruary 10, 2010 at 2:30 PM

    Looks exotic but then I also do not know the name.

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  3. chitraFebruary 10, 2010 at 2:33 PM

    Anu
    It is from the family of Seeta phal and this is called Ram phal. we do have a tree of this, in my uncle's house. This is a very common fruit available in Kodaikanal and would weigh around 750 gms. to a kilo and skin is green . But I prefer this pink variety , which is more tasty. Seeta phal has more seeds and this has more flesh and less seeds too. My favourite.

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  4. Anuradha ShankarFebruary 10, 2010 at 2:37 PM

    @Tarun: it actually did look like that :)

    @Mridula: exotic or not, it grows in one of the most sparsely inhabited places next to this crowded city!!!!

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  5. Bhavesh ChhatbarFebruary 10, 2010 at 2:47 PM

    If I'm not wrong, it's Ramphal. It's like Sitaphal [Custard Apple].

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  6. Anuradha ShankarFebruary 10, 2010 at 2:48 PM

    @Chitra : thanks so much for the identification. I had heard of Ram phal, but had no idea what it looked like.... the taste reminded us of the sitaphal, but we did not realise it was a similar one... i have updated the blog with the detail...

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  7. Bhavesh ChhatbarFebruary 10, 2010 at 2:49 PM

    Oh! I see Chitra has already answered you correct :)

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  8. jayasreeFebruary 10, 2010 at 3:16 PM

    on seeing the cut fruit, it gave an impression of sita phal. But then never knew there is one called ram phal. Thanks Anu for posting it.

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  9. indicaspeciesFebruary 10, 2010 at 9:09 PM

    I see am a bit late here, but I am aware it is Ram Phal. Sita Phal and Ram Phal are some of my favourite fruits.

    I kept eating some tasty Ram Phal fruits in Ooty last month and they were so rich and heavy that I finally skipped dinner that evening.

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  10. chitraFebruary 10, 2010 at 10:12 PM

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  11. IndraniFebruary 11, 2010 at 10:30 AM

    I like the taste of Sita phal more. :)

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  12. Nav Nirman FoundationAugust 11, 2010 at 4:04 PM

    I was happy to see a Ram Phal I want some information is it the same or related to the fruit graviola.please need this information.Thank you

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  13. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2010 at 3:05 PM

    I like to look at sita fal

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  14. ChittualbertFebruary 27, 2012 at 11:40 AM

    And this is also have ability to cure cancer 10,000 times better then chemo medicine. will i get this in bangalore

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  15. kuntaSeptember 30, 2012 at 9:51 AM

    its a ram phal ... however I dont know where in India do we exactly get this fruit ??? wanna know its a seasonal fruit, or not and also whether it is available in high altitutude places like in himalayas, in sikkim, himachal etc ???

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  16. UnknownDecember 4, 2012 at 5:19 PM

    Google soursop and and you will know every bit of ram phal

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    1. Anuradha ShankarDecember 4, 2012 at 5:43 PM

      Thanks for the info, but soursop is Hanuman phal, not Ram phal.. this one doesnt have thorns

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  17. AnonymousMarch 31, 2013 at 3:39 PM

    Custard apple (Annona reticulata) /Red Custard apple

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