THE BLESSED LAND

A luxurious, off-grid farmstay near Aurangabad elevates the Ajanta-Ellora experience like never before

- Amit Dixit

The drive from Aurangabad airport was smooth as butter, until we turned off the highway and on to a dirt track between lush fields.

Then it was a short, bumpy—but not unpleasant—stretch which ended at an imposing gate, behind which lay Dhyaana Farms, a wonderland of nature and nurture, snuggled cosily under towering hills.