Since last few days I am again feeling my immense attraction towards Himalayas. It’s tough to resist my feelings. I have to find something that allows me to connect with Himalayas. Hence I have started recollecting the memories of my last year visits to Himalayas and decided to pen down my experiences which [...]
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Tag Archive: Himalaya
A failed trip to Gurudongmar
Gangotri – seat of the goddess Ganga
Gangotri remains closed due to snow in the winter. The last ritual/puja is performed on Diwali, which occurs either during late october or in early November. It opens mid-April every year the auspicious day of Akshaya Tritiya. This is not only applicable to Gangotri but to all the four dhams (char dham to the initiated [...]
A Trip to Uttarakhand Visiting Munsiyari
After the overwhelming experiences at Vijaypur our next day trip was planned for Munsiyari. We had our breakfast and started around 8:30 am for Munsiyari. I was bit upset for leaving Vijaypur; we missed the excellent view of royal Himalayas behind clouds.
We left Vijaypur with more expectations for Munsiyari. From Vijaypur to Munsiyari its a [...]
A Trip to Uttaranchal – II – Visiting Vijaypur
This year too, Sankho and I gave in to the call of the mighty Himalayas when we planned our autumn visit. This time we decided to reach an even higher altitude than the last year. So we decided to visit, Vijaypur and Munsyari. Our tour plan was to visit Munsyari via Vijaypur. The main reason [...]
Bird Watching – Worth Experiencing
Since my childhood days I was pretty much involved in watching birds. For me watching birds was simply to see their activities, their colors, to know the sounds of their chirp. I believe birds are the most beautiful creatures of God, and their tweets are the most pleasant sounds in the nature. If you [...]
