Category: Travelogue

Naveena C K

Vaishnodevi and Amarnath

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 …

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Chardham Yatra

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 …

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A memorable visit to Gomukh

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 …

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Ellora, an amazing destination

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 …

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The Amarnath Yatra – 2

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 …

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The Amarnath Yatra – 1

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 …