Uttarakhand
Enchanting Mother Ganga... Our First Dham - Gangotri
Day 2 – Uttarkashi- Gangnani - GANGOTRI -Bhaironghati-Harsil-Bhatwari-Uttarkashi Part II (Gangotri) Moving ahead from Gangnani , we passed through small villages like Jhala, Harsil (more on that later), Dharali and Lankachatti with hills, deep gorges, snow capped Himalayan peaks and the River Bhagirathi Ganges flowing alongside giving us constant company all along…
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Uttarakhand
Enroute to Gangotri - Gangnani
Day 2 – Uttarkashi- GANGNANI -Gangotri-Bhaironghati-Harsil-Bhatwari-Uttarkashi Part I (Gangnani) As instructed by our driver Vishwanath the previous day, we left Uttarkashi at about 5 am . It was very difficult to get out of the comfort of the multiple blankets that early in such chilly weather and I was virtually shivering . The only thing going for us was that w…
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Holi
Happy Holi... The Colors of the Holy fire, Holika Dahan
H A P P Y H O L I Dhuleti/ Dhulendi/ Dhuli Vandana One of the most awaited festivals – The festival of color, HOLI - is finally here! This is the last festival of the Hindu calendar before New Year arrives on Gudi Padwa (April 4th). Trees have begun to smile with their sprout of tender leaves and budding flowers. People are out on the streets shrouded in a mis…
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Uttarkashi
The journey finally begins... Haridwar to Uttarkashi
Day I - Haridwar-Uttarkashi We caught the Shatabdi train from Delhi at 6 am and reached Haridwar by 11 am . At the Haridwar station, our driver Vishwanath was waiting for us and we started our journey to Rishikesh (and then to Uttarkashi), 25 km from Haridwar, which is one of the starting points for the Char Dham pilgrimage. Haridwar railway station shaped lik…
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Photography
ISKCON Temple, Delhi
It is such a coincidence that our first stop of the trip was a place I had started my wonderful blogging journey with… almost exactly a year and a half ago… ISKCON Temple, Delhi After unpacking our luggage in the pre-booked ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) guest house room in South Delhi, we freshened up and went to the temple. The ISK…
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Yamunotri
Introduction to Uttarakhand and the Char Dhams
Before starting the Char Dham Yatra , first let us briefly know about Uttarakhand and the Yatra… Introduction to Uttarakhand The state of Uttarakhand is also known as Dev Bhoomi meaning the Land of the Gods as there are numerous pilgrimage sites in this region none more important than the Char Dham and Hemkund Sahib. The Pandavas are associated with the place and …
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Indie Travel Podcast
My Guest Post for Indie Travel Podcast
I just finished a guest post for Indie Travel Podcast , an independent travel hub with regular audio and video podcasts along with articles by travellers from all over the world hosted by Craig and Linda Martin, and I am really happy about it!!! But what makes me happier is the fact that today is the auspicious day of MahaShivratri . According to the scriptures, ri…
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