I first visited the Holy Shrine of Lord Amarnath in 2015. But by the time we had darshan the ice linga of Lord Amarnath had almost melted down. Even though the Yatra goes on for two months, the Linga usually melts before 30 days. Though we enjoyed that journey, there was a hidden desire in …
This was basically my first visit outside of India. But in a way Nepal cannot be said to be totally different from India. Strongly connected by the Hindu and the Hindi roots, you are likely to feel very much at home in Nepal. But despite all this connect Nepal is very much another country. It …
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Our next destination was Leh. Leh is connected to Srinagar both by Air and Road. In fact we were not aware that there is a flight connectivity to Leh from Srinagar. Even though the distance to Leh from Srinagar is less than 500KMs, it takes more than a day to reach Leh by Bus. Private …
This is one trip that I never planned. Leh was beautiful and enchanting but never tempted me to go there. Initially Rajshekhar sent me a message asking me if I would like to join for Valley of Flowers trek or Leh Cycle Trip with Youth Hostel. Valley of Flowers can be covered anytime when we …
It was 5 years back that I first went to the Chardham Yatra. It was a very very memorable experience. I can still feel that chill and whiteness of the Himalayan mountains that I was seeing for the first time. After the Yatra, I thought I should visit these places every year. But it took …
Visiting Gomukh was one of my long cherished dreams. The last time that we visited Gangotri in 2011, we couldn’t visit Gomukh. I always wanted to go here. I heard that the place is terrific, dangerous, beautiful, holy and what not!.. So I wanted to visit this place. Primarily, this is the birthplace of mother …
Ellora is located at about 32KMs from Aurangabad. Aurangabad also has an Airport. It is also well connected by road and rail. Ellora has the Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga which attracts lots of devotees. Ellora caves is another important attraction. The Grishneshwar Temple is an ancient structure. Mobiles and Cameras are not allowed inside. This is a comparatively …
Swarna Mandir or the Golden Temple in Amritsar is a place that I used to see only in Television and Movies but never felt that it is something that I can see in real too. Many a times we forget that this world is open for our exploration and we are happy to stick to a place. Certainly, …
Reaching Pissu top gave us great satisfaction. We knew it is the most difficult part of the journey. What makes it difficult is the steepness. In this path you are literally walking uphill. But there is always inspiration when you see old people going up and coming down. There is one inspiring incident that happened …
The Amarnath jyotirling always appeared too distant for me. On couple of occasions, I told some of the devotees that I don’t have a strong desire to go to Amarnath. But this time, I felt a sudden urge to go. I did some research well before the Yatra began and again forgot all about it till I found …