If certain hardship is one of the prerequisites to obtain an extraordinary Himalayan view, we were prepared to undertake that on this particular journey. Many a plans had been made to hike the pinnacle of the Karoch Parvat, where the…
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Category: Travels, Treks and Hikes, Uttarakhand
Tags: Blog, Chaukhamba, chopta, Garhwal, hike, Himalayas, kanakchauri, kartik, kartik swami, Kedarnath, Panorama, pokhari, rudraprayag, Temple, travel, trek, Uttarakhand
Located right in the middle of a forested hillside of Jhaltola in Kumaon Himalayas, the Misty Mountains Retreat is a boutique hideaway that offers uninterrupted panoramic views of some of the loftiest peaks of the Great Himalayan Range. Elegantly crafted…
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Category: Hotels and Homestays, Talks and Rants, Travels, Uttarakhand
Tags: Almora, Blog, Chaukori, gangolihat, Himalayas, jhaltola, Kumaon, lamkeshwar, misty, misty mountains, Pithoragarh, retreat, travel, Trip, Uttarakhand
No other river has stimulated man`s imagination in India like the Ganga. Devotionally called Gangamaiyya or Maa Ganga, the river occupies the status of mother Goddess in virtually all Hindu homes. Descending from the icy heights of Gaumukh glacier in…
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Category: Travels, Uttarakhand
Tags: Alaknanda, Badrinath, devprayag, Ganga, gangorti, Garhwal, haridwar, Himalayas, karnaprayag, Kedarnath, Kumaon, mandakini, nandaprayag, Rishikesh, rudraprayag, travel, Uttarakhand, vishnuprayag, Yamunotri
The banner image of this write-up features Arjuna being charioted by Krishna as illustrated in the epic of Mahabharata. Even though, the Mahabharata had no direct link with this pilgrimage town; the epic story would possibly forever continue to be…
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Category: Travels, Uttarakhand
Tags: Ashram, Beatles, Blog, Ganga, Garhwal, haridwar, Himalayas, Mahesh Yogi, Rajaji, Rishikesh, travel, Triveni, Uttarakhand, yoga
Continuing our run through some of the lesser visited parts of the inhabited Himalayas, we next stopped at the ancient Hateshwari temple at Hatkoti. The ancient village of Hatkoti, located on the right bank of the River Pabbar in Himachal…
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Category: Himachal Pradesh, Travels
Tags: Ancient, Giri, Hateshwari, Hatkoti, Heritage, Himachal, Himalayas, Jubbal, Kharapathar, Pabbar, Rohru, Shimla, Temple, travel