https://bnomadic.com/2018/03/29/book-talk-life-in-spiti/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_20180321_1834471-e1521640462870.jpgIMG_20180321_183447https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/610camxfggl-e1521640292590.jpg610cAmXFggLhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_20180321_183416.jpgIMG_20180321_183416https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_20180321_183447-e1521640105553.jpgIMG_20180321_1834472023-09-12T17:14:20+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/about/2023-09-08T20:14:39+00:00weekly0.6https://bnomadic.com/2018/03/20/book-review-green-islands-of-the-andamans-and-nicobars/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img_20180222_214020-e1519316163545.jpgIMG_20180222_214020https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/51cgxoc-pfl.jpg51CGxoC-pfLhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/51153a7k8l.jpg51153A+7k8L2018-03-20T11:37:06+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2018/02/13/andamans-white-sandy-beaches-havelock-island/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/601.jpg60Candids from Havelockhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/57.jpg57Candids from Havelockhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/56.jpg56Candids from Havelockhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/55.jpg55Candids from Havelockhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/541.jpg54Candids from Havelockhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/8.jpg8The Radhanagar is one of the best beaches for swimminghttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/95.jpg95One of the umpteen moods of the Andaman Seahttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/291.jpg29How else would one wish to end his day; love and a sunsethttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/17.jpg17Sundown at the Radhanagar Beach; resets your mood to start afreshhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/43.jpg43The crescent-shaped white sandy beach is more than two km long 2018-02-13T19:13:38+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2018/02/04/andamans-diary-the-island-town-of-port-blair/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img-20180126-wa0042.jpgIMG-20180126-WA0042Sunset from Chidiya Tapu; the stinger net enclosure secures provides safer waters https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img-20180126-wa0066-e1517752126391.jpgIMG-20180126-WA0066https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/54.jpg54Tour operators and life guards playing beach volley https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/49.jpg49The beach is considered safe for bathing and swimminghttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/44.jpg44Corbyn's Cove is located close to Port Blairhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/33.jpg33The beach is lined with many shackshttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/30.jpg30The sea is relatively calm here except in the monsoonshttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/29.jpg29A Japanese Army bunker at the Corbyn's Cove, Port Blairhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/28.jpg28Coconut plantation by the Corbyn's Cove beachhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/80.jpg80A memorial constructed in honour of the tribesmen who died in the Battle of Aberdeen2018-02-08T16:57:09+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2018/01/14/book-the-last-time-i-saw-tibet-bimal-dey/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_20180114_2107571-e1515945398805.jpgIMG_20180114_210757https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_20171223_141852-e1515945152169.jpgIMG_20171223_141852https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/31jqutjvgxl.jpg31jquTjVGXLhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/511a6m8s2l.jpg511a6+M8S2L2018-01-28T14:38:13+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2017/12/24/a-weekend-at-puducherry/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1201.jpg120Just a funeral processionhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/145.jpg145Ayi Mandapam towards the end of the dayhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1191.jpg119Testimonials of the previous architecture; gates to mark the heritage city https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1511.jpg151The old jetty of Puducherry (not in use any longer)https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/150.jpg150The old port offices and godownshttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/140.jpg140For over three centuries, this gateway witnessed the busy trade of spices, beautiful textiles, woven cloth and later peanuts in return for a steady flow of gold, silver, weapons, merchants, priests, soldiers and adventurershttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/137.jpg137The newer lighthouse and the port further afar in the framehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/135.jpg135The Goubert Avenue and the beach from the watershttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/99.jpg99Tea pottery on display at an Auroville boutique storehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/94.jpg94Teracotta, handmade papers, wooden handicrafts, aromatics, leather products, linens and garments are unique here2018-01-21T09:12:42+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2017/12/17/kanchipuram-temple-kailasanathar/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_20171108_153735.jpgIMG_20171108_153735Thats the Tamil thaali I ordered. Rice, soup, ice-cream, buttermilk was served after I clicked this pichttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/34.jpg34The temple of Kailasanathar is a fine example of the might and beauty of the ancient Indian temples.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/331.jpg33The main shrine is enclosed with sculpted walls of sandstonehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/32.jpg32Even though, the images of Shiva and other deities are mostly eroded and overlaid with coloured plaster that seems recent, a few paintings from the Pallava period still lay preserved on the interior of the shrine walls. https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/31.jpg31The architectural wonder of Kailasanatharhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/30.jpg30The outer circumambulatory passage comprises a display of various deities including multiple sculptures of dancing Shiva. https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/281.jpg28The temple is adorned with many interesting sculptures of Shivahttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20.jpg20The structure contains 58 small shrines which are dedicated to various forms of Shiva.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/17.jpg17t speaks volumes of architectural beauty that flourished in the reign of Pallava King.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/16.jpg16The ancient temple of Kailasanathar is protected by the ASI2017-12-17T09:27:09+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2017/12/11/book-talk-the-lost-world-of-ladakh/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_20171211_185553-e1513000039807.jpgIMG_20171211_185553https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/amazon2.jpgAmazon2https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/amazon.jpgAmazon2018-01-21T09:13:20+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2017/12/02/dodra-kwar-travel-devtantra-at-dodra/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/10.jpg10The colourful fields of village Kwarhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/71.jpg71Notice the trophies and a leopard skin; entrance inside is totally prohibitedhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/70.jpg70The temple of Devriyal Devtahttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/69.jpg69The temple of Dodra Jakh, the chief deity of village Dodra and Chorahahttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/65.jpg65The Kilbalu Devta temple of Dodrahttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/64.jpg64Notice the trophies and coins nailed around the main door; the trophies belong to the village which the https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/33.jpg33The settlement of Dodrahttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/18.jpg18The mountain face of Kwar; on the opposite bank of Rupinhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/36.jpg36Below the forest line of Kwarhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/28.jpg28Mountain face opposite the Saru Gad2018-01-21T09:14:03+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2017/11/25/dodra-kwar-temples-of-pujarli/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/175.jpg175Faces from Kwar! More images at Flickrhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/188.jpg188Faces from Kwar! Notice the rope tied around the waist; https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/184.jpg184Faces from Kwar! More at Flickrhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/178.jpg178The Bushehri topi is a recent addition! More at Flickrhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/172.jpg172Faces from Kwar! More at Flickrhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/153.jpg153Getting ready to embrace the tough wintershttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/93.jpg93Faces from Kwar! More at Flickrhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/156.jpg156With rich floral devices, elegant verandas and pierced panels, the temples are a true masterpiece of the local wood-craft. A small detached balcony adds to the perfection. Round it hangs a fringe of wooden drops, which often produces a soft jangling in the wind. https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/123.jpg123Later, I gather that one has to prove his caste before entering the temple premises. Even Raja Virbhadhra Singh, the Chief Minister of the state, who enjoys considerable respect among the locals, pay his obeisance by remaining outside only.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/91.jpg91These temples are not only the focal points of its religio-cultural activities and beliefs of the peoples, but also the veritable repositories of the religio-artistic expression of the art of the people.2018-01-21T09:15:17+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2017/10/22/dodra-kwar-travel/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/151.jpg15The road to Chanshalhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/97.jpg97Morning inspiration from the Himalayas! https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/83.jpg83Morning hues atop valleys below Chanshalhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/113.jpg113The road to Tikri by the Pabbarhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/111.jpg111The road by the right bank of Pabbar, a tributary to Yamuna Riverhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/112.jpg112The Pabbar flowing on the way to Chirgaonhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/82.jpg82The morning hues of the Pabbar Valleyhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/71.jpg71The HPSEB Field Hostel at Sandasu is situated by the right bank of Pabbarhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/11.jpg1Situated by the Pabbar River, Rohru is famous for apples and trout fishinghttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/321.jpg322017-12-02T14:35:10+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2017/11/18/dodra-kwar-diary-sojourn-in-kwar/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/111.jpg111Villagers follow Kinnauri tradition when it comes to jewelry designing and weaving. https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/103.jpg103Kwari Belle in their traditional outfithttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/67.jpg67Kids at the temple courtyardhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/182-e1511011525525.jpg182Getting ready to brave the icy grip of winter's chillhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/180-e1511011489666.jpg180Happy face! The girl along with her cousins followed me till the temple courtyardhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/176-e1511011441644.jpg176Red Kidney Beans (Rajmas) just before getting cookedhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/171-e1511011400259.jpg171Curious onlookershttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/94.jpg94And every household member chips inhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/64.jpg64The main concern of villagers is to stock for the long wintershttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/41.jpg41The red in the landscape is the soon-to-be-harvested Amaranth (chollai) crop2020-11-30T06:21:38+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2017/10/31/dodra-kwar-climbing-chanshal-pass/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/361.jpg36Atop the Chanshal Pass; the left road (as in the frame) comes from Rohru and the right one leaves for Kwarhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/351.jpg35The makeshift dhabas atop the pass are no morehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/45.jpg45Preparing to leave for Dodra Kwarhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/96.jpg96The magical Himalayas! View towards Western Garhwal, Uttarakhandhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/94.jpg94The mystic Himalayas!https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/77.jpg77The village of Kwar across the valley is also visible from the slopes of the passhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/101.jpg101The forest cover of Dodra is clearly visible below the Passhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/70.jpg70The sweeping mountainscape encompasses magnificence as well as beauty. Most peaks of South Kinnaur and West Gangotri region are visiblehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/100.jpg100A panoramic view of the Rupin Valley from the slopes of the Chanshalhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/64.jpg64A tea shop (to the left of the frame) marks the beginning of the forest cover2017-11-17T16:37:02+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2017/04/23/road-tripping-through-alaknanda-valley/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/311.jpg31You'll come across many such roadside shrines on the way. Photo by Sarabjit Lehalhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/35.jpg35Thats the Karanprayag. Photo by Sarabjit Lehalhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/30.jpg30The memorial at Gulabrai, Rudraprayag. Photo by Sarabjit Lehalhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/28.jpg28The dammed Alaknanda just before Rudraprayaghttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/27.jpg27With the turbulent Bhaghirathi dropping in from left and calmer Alaknanda from right, the Ganga gets its namehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/261.jpg26The Ganga just before the settlement of Rishikesh. Photo by Sarabjit Lehalhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/251.jpg25A group of pilgrims from Rajasthan at the Triveni Ghat, Rishikesh. Photo by Sarabjit Lehalhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/241.jpg24Strawberries on display by the highwayhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/8396508839_74a5e6ed6a_o.jpg8396508839_74a5e6ed6a_oThe sacred Vishnuprayag. A temple dedicated to Shiva is situated just above the sangamhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/121.jpg122017-10-21T16:00:50+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2017/10/14/weekend-adventures-at-kharapathar/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/34.jpg34Kharapathar receives good amount of snow in winters https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/33.jpg33The hillside below the motorwayhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/32.jpg32Had to turn back midwayhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/31.jpg31Attempting to reach the Giri Ganga in snow (early spring)https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/36.jpg36The fertile Pabbar Valley, apple bowl of Himachalhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/35.jpg35The fertile Pabbar Valley (early spring on previous visit)https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/40-e1507920004453.jpg40The trail passes through a densely wooded Deodar forest https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/44-e1507919864184.jpg44Literally meaning the fallen Ganga, legend has it that the Giri was formed after sages brought Ganga jal here from Haridwar. https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/7.jpg7The three shrines, part of the Giri Ganga temple complexhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/12.jpg12The Giri Ganga temple marking the source of Giri River2017-10-22T12:42:16+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2017/08/25/himachal-weekend-at-chail/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/44.jpg44As we gained height, the weather became cooler.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/45.jpg45The wooded charm of this region will be a pure delight for a birding enthusiast. On my walk, I spotted 27 different species of birds and pheasants including a lifer. https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/43.jpg43Although devoid of any snowy view, the Chail Widlife Sanctuary is truly a walker’s paradise.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/42.jpg42Tea break atop another meadowhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/41.jpg41With the advent of roads in the area, the trail is, however, seldom used these days except possibly by herders, runners or for soft adventures, which is what we were going to undertake.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/40.jpg40The settlement of Junga is the midpoint and a popular stopover on the traditional trail between Shimla and Chail. https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/39.jpg39The rich forest cover comprises trees of kail, deodar, pine, cheel and ban, etc. https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/38.jpg38A water break atop one of the many meadows we crossedhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/36.jpg36The shade of wooded ridge after a few kilometers gave us some respite from the heat.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/13.jpg13The shade of wooded ridge after the second kilometre gave us some respite from the heat.2017-09-26T05:30:00+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2017/07/30/mall-road-of-mussoorie/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/28.jpg28The Clark's building still retains much of its original design https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/27.jpg27A Tibetan exhibition inside the premises of the Post Officehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/26.jpg26The shops selling all sort of touristy stuff including sticks and wooden craftshttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/12.jpg12North India's favourite snacking itemshttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/9.jpg9Despite the maddening crowd at the Mall, it was fortunately well maintained and cleanhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1040300.jpgP1040300Reconfirm your directions to the God's home.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1040288.jpgP1040288The God's own home. https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/39.jpg39This looked a recent addition to market the newly launched cafehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/36.jpg36Dargah of a Sufi Saint at Landourhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/40.jpg40Inside the Prakash Handicrafts at Sister's Bazaar. The store is looked after by a welcoming lady 2017-12-04T11:14:44+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2017/06/15/kumaon-windy-ridge-of-deenapani/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/16.jpg16Remains of the cave shelter of Danish mystic Alfred Sorensen atop Crank's Ridgehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/14.jpg14The misty hillside. Today, the temple of Kasar Devi marks the end of the Crank’s ridge, formerly a haunt of artists, philosophers, spiritual leaders, poets and writers.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/13.jpg13The Crank's Ridge. Leary, who openly backed the use of psychedelic drugs, later popularised that the entire Kasar Devi ridge is bestowed with special cosmic energy as it directly falls on the Van Allen belt.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/21-e1497511860347.jpg21Stairway to the Shiva Templehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/9.jpg9Rock inscriptions on a boulder near the templehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2.jpg2The Kasar Devi Temple; the Swami Vivekananda cave shelter is towards the right of the framehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/19.jpg19A dramatic skyscape above the settlement of Deenapanihttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/22.jpg22The settlement of Almora as observed from the courtyard of the Kasar Devi temple https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/24.jpg24Terraced fields from the balcony of the TRHhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20-e1497509899556.jpg20The motorway on the Deenapani Ridge2017-09-26T05:31:39+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2017/06/01/kumaon-driving-through-katyuri-valley/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/46.jpg46The upper reaches of Bageshwar; captured near Kanda. Photo for bNomadic by Sarabjit Lehal. More images at Flickrhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/45-e1496256846280.jpg45According to Hindu Legend, Sage Markandeya worshipped Lord Shiva here.[12][11] Lord Shiva blessed sage Markandeya by visiting here in the form of a Tiger. Photo for bNomadic by Sarabjit Lehal. More images at Flickrhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/44.jpg44Bagnath Temple is festooned with bells of all sizes and features impressive carvings Photo for bNomadic by Sarabjit Lehal. More images at Flickrhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/42.jpg42The temple site is a protected monument and looked after by the ASI. Photo for bNomadic by Sarabjit Lehal. More images at Flickrhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/40.jpg40The matchbox type houses in the valley. Photo for bNomadic by Sarabjit Lehal. More images at Flickrhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/39.jpg39The fertile valley of Bageshwar. Photo for bNomadic by Sarabjit Lehal. More images at Flickrhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/382.jpg38The Baijnath temple complex by the barraged waters of Gomti. Photo for bNomadic by Sarabjit Lehal. More images at Flickrhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/37-e1496255389406.jpg37The statue of goddess Parvati inside the main shrine. Photo for bNomadic by Sarabjit Lehal. More images at Flickrhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/35.jpg35The temple pujari guarding the main shrine. Photo for bNomadic by Sarabjit Lehal. More images at Flickrhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/331.jpg33Dedicated to SivaVaidyanatha, the Lord of Physicians, the Baijnath temple is actually a temples’ complex built by the Katyuri kings with the idols of Shiva, Ganesh, Parvati, Chandika, Kuber, Surya and Brahma.2017-06-13T19:03:06+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2017/05/23/kumaon-a-weekend-at-ramgarh/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_20170408_182851-e1495556316833.jpgIMG_20170408_182851The basic market of Ramgarh Mallahttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_20170408_170054-e1495555818805.jpgIMG_20170408_170054A bloody rhododendron trail!https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_20170408_160424-e1495555545894.jpgIMG_20170408_160424The trail passing through the orchards. Please visit Flickr for more images from the regionhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_20170408_160412-e1495555324553.jpgIMG_20170408_160412View towards the valley floor. Please visit Flickr for more imageshttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_20170408_162708-e1495555136894.jpgIMG_20170408_162708The remains of the cottage where Gurudev Shri Rabindranath Thakur is said to have composed a few poems of the acclaimed Gitanjali. More images from the region at Flickrhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/182.jpg18Street dogs waiting for their share outside a meat shop in the Malla markethttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/172.jpg17Playing carrom is the favourite pastime of locals on the streethttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/151.jpg15A group of young travellers watching the fishmonger cutting a fish into pieces. The dude hails from Brailleyhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/192.jpg19Built in 1899, the dak bungalow (now a PWD Rest House) is the place where Corbett stayed in 1910 during his march to Mukteshwar to hunt the man-eater tiger. The structure is still intact though most of the furnishings have been renovated. https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/141.jpg14Another dilapidated bungalow associated with Gurudev on the hillside 2017-06-03T05:53:39+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2017/05/13/hike-to-kartik-swami-temple/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/191.jpg19View southwards from the rain shelterhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/121.jpg12Terraced hillside in the Alaknanda Valleyhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/311.jpg31The Ganesha; Legend has it that Kartikeya, the son of Shiva and Parvati, came here to sulk after his brother Ganesha had been granted superiority.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/51-e1494608696656.jpg51The belled gateway to the main shrinehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/49-e1494608601741.jpg49The natural representation of Kartik Swami Jihttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/54-e1494608329692.jpg54The idol of Bhairon Nath https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/44.jpg44The Kartik Swami Temple perched precariously on a narrow ridge with sheer drop of a few thousand metres on three sideshttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/391.jpg39The Kartik Swami Temple and the mighty Himalayashttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/41.jpg41iron railings which cordoned the platform and stairs were loose and needed repairshttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/381.jpg38The pinnacle of the ridge against the bakdrop of the mighty Chaukhamba2017-06-03T05:54:57+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2017/05/05/review-misty-mountains-retreat-at-jhaltola/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/33.jpg33There is something mystical and beautiful about the early morning.The morning sun shone through a thin layer of fog and reflected a golden hue onhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/43.jpg43We enjoyed the short hikes to Lamkeshwar and Pokhar and spotted a number of birds like the flycatcher, Hill Partridge, Oriental Turtle and Spotted Doves, Himalayan Griffons, Black Eagle, Oriental Honey Buzzard, Black Headed Jays, Grey Bush Chats, Russet Sparrows, Blue Winged Siva, pheasants etc.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20.jpg20The family cottages can comfortably accommodate extra large families https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/18.jpg18spacious with a trendy entresol that could comfortably accommodate another couple insidehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/17.jpg17Room with a view! The rooms are luxuriously kept free of any TV entertainment, intercom connectivity and Wi-Fi. The furnishings are up class https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/13.jpg13Exiting the sacred grove of Lamkeshwarhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/9.jpg9The noisy bugger! All around us the buzz of cicada beetles filled the airhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/22.jpg22The dude with the rugged transport of Mistyhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/12.jpg12Tea with a view! We were expecting will be (at least a trace of) rain the next dayhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/39.jpg39The unparalleled view from the Jhaltola Tea Estate. It was a bad weather of course! 2017-05-18T17:18:12+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2017/04/15/a-weekend-at-rishikesh/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/17-e1492269490142.jpg17Inside the meditation cells of the ashramhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/13.jpg13The ashram once had a multi-storied residential complex https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/12.jpg12Even though the ashram has been given a facelift, the artwork on the walls of the yoga hall have remained untouched, and continue to be the biggest draw for tourists.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/11.jpg11A majority of the 84 Meditation Pods have now been consumed by the jungle shrubberyhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/10.jpg10Apparently the pods where the Beatles stayed https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/9.jpg9The entrance gate to the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Ashram where the Beatles stayed and apparently wrote much of the White Album. the ashram turned into a ruin after it was abandoned in 1997. After being ignored for years, Uttarakhand's Forest Department has finally converted the ashram into an eco-friendly tourism destination. Nature walks, bird watching, and a visit to the ashram are on offer for an entry fee of Rs 150 for Indian nationals, and Rs 600 for foreigners. https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ri000676n-e1492266193742.jpgRI000676nBabaji, who also doubled up as an usher, at the aarti platformhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ri000706nn-e1492266000763.jpgRI000706nnAfter which some dakshina, a small payment for the services of a priest, is also offered; https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ri000693nn.jpgRI000693nnA group of pilgrims assembled at the aarti site to have their special pooja performed https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/25.jpg25A woman selling prayer diyas meant to be offered to the Gangamaiyya2017-05-30T17:46:46+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2017/02/06/book-darra-darra-himalaya/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dsc_0006-e1486296869237.jpgdsc_0006https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/rajkamal-e1486296394338.jpgrajkamal2017-02-20T16:10:30+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2017/01/25/book-inner-line-pass/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dsc_0166-e1485279373516.jpgdsc_0166https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/51dgkoh6v2l-e1485278389748.jpg51dgkoh6v2lhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/41p9gmklmol-e1485278344611.jpg41p9gmklmol2017-01-25T05:30:26+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2017/01/16/book-review-the-epic-of-mount-everest/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_20170116_183250-e1484574092656.jpgimg_20170116_183250https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/amazon-e1484573642467.jpgamazonThe book is currently available at Amazon and online resellers at an average price of Rs 150. 2017-01-19T16:50:42+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2017/01/09/jubbal-hateshwari-temple-of-hatkoti/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/11242335_1638965582987375_5713404892376790056_n-e1483949454999.jpg11242335_1638965582987375_5713404892376790056_nThe main https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/18.jpg18https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/13.jpg13The apple bowl of the Himalayas https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/12.jpg12Evening landscape from a point below Kharapathar. https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/3.jpg3The smaller shrines have dvaramandapas supported by stone pillars with big sculptures of Shiva carved on them. Locals believe them to have been built by Pandavas and often call them Pandavo Ka Khilona or toy houses of the five Pandavas.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/5.jpg5The adjacent Shiva temple was built around a large lingam enshrined in it. Its ceiling is exquisitely carved with figures of various Gods and Goddesses.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2.jpg2Legend has it that two sisters of Jubbal Valley together renounced the world and devoted themselves to the service of mankind. The elder sister was accepted as a manifestation of the Goddess Hateshwari Devi and a temple built in her honour.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/7.jpg7Yours truly lined up at the prasad shop outside the temple complexhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/4.jpg4Thar at the gate; the vehicle did quite a descent job up in the mountainshttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/8.jpg8The village of Hatkoti by the Pabbar River2017-08-31T18:21:49+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2016/12/26/garhwal-mahasu-devta-temple-of-hanol/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/9.jpg9https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/29.jpg29The main shrine inside the temple complexhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/10.jpg10A sacred shrine to mark the four brothershttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/23.jpg23The main shrine inside the temple complex and the site where animal sacrifices used to heldhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/27.jpg27The ancient Mahasu Devta temple at Hanol https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/18.jpg18Mata Deoladi Temple built a little downstream to commemorate the birthplace of four brave brothershttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/7-e1482683028834.jpg7The Pavasi Devta temple at Hanolhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/21.jpg21The fertile Tons Valley near Hanol https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/22.jpg22The junction of Tiuni by the river Tonshttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/16.jpg16The Tons Valley; the Tons is the largest tributary of River Yamuna2017-06-28T17:59:34+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2016/11/16/garhwal-kamal-valley-of-purola/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/12.jpg12The Yagya Vedica (burnt brick alter) is unique in its kind resembling a floating Garuda. https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/13.jpg13The ancient Yagya Kund site all covered with a shedhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/14.jpg14The Kamal Valley; geographically, the valley is the biggest divide between the Yamuna and the Tons Valleys.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/15.jpg15Relatively untouched by the rapid development of the hill stations, the quaint hillside of Purola offers picturesque views and serene salubrious environs making it an ideal destination to rejuvenate the soul.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/19.jpg19The valley of Purola is said to be one of the most fertile as well as widest valleys of the region.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/18.jpg18Valley view from Jarmola Dhaarhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/9.jpg9The fertile Kamal Valleyhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/6.jpg6The Kamal River meandering below the settlement of Purolahttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/7.jpg7Locals bathing in a stream that joins the Kamal Riverhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/5.jpg5The Yamuna Valley against the backdrop of the Bandarpoonch Massif at sundown2016-11-23T05:02:44+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2016/10/10/the-temple-of-lakhamandal/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/23.jpg23Around here, small stone relics or inscriptions could be spotted piled on one of the village chabutras.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/24.jpg24Mandals at Lakhamandal Templehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/16.jpg16Temple-cum-playground for village kidshttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/15.jpg15The temple is built in North Indian architectural style, which is common in the hilly regions of Garhwal, Jaunsar and Bawar.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/12.jpg12Lakhamandal gets its name from the two words: lakha meaning "many" and mandals meaning "temples" or "lingam".https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/9.jpg9The Yamuna Valley view aheadhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/10.jpg10Road through the Yamuna Valleyhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/4.jpg4Himalayan Griffon Vultures feasting on a dead cowhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2.jpg2Long-tailed Shrikehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/3-e1476090657771.jpg3The Tiger Falls2016-12-16T17:25:43+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2016/09/28/book-nanda-devi-the-tragic-expedition-roskelley/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_20160928_100630-e1475038079892.jpgimg_20160928_100630https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/amazon2-e1475003966701.jpgamazon2016-09-28T08:47:03+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2016/09/21/book-k2-the-story-of-the-savage-mountain/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/amazon1.jpgamazonhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bnomadic-e1474371135267.jpgbnomadic2016-09-21T05:02:19+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2016/09/15/book-review-annapurna/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/amazon-e1473916548766.jpgamazon2016-09-15T10:59:38+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2016/09/08/heritage-barog-and-dagshai-hills-travel/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/28-e1473318266621.jpg28The compound still retains much of its original structurehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/29-e1473318032493.jpg29There was one cell for those who were to be meted out exceptionally harsh punishment for daring the British Empire. This special cell has two doors which are barely three feet apart. The prisoner was made to stand against one door and the front door was closed. The prisoner could only stand and being sandwiched between steel grills made the movement very restricted. https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/untitled-1.jpguntitled-1The solitary These cells had no ventilation and no access to natural light. These were for prisoners guilty of severe indiscipline, who were subjected to harsh punishment.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/19.jpg19Of the 54 maximum security cells, 16 were for solitary confinement.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/18.jpg18The building and adjoining areas were used as a storage yard until it was identifiedhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/17.jpg17There are unconfirmed reports that Nathuram Godse, too, spent some time in the Dagshai jailhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/20.jpg20The Cellular Jail compoundhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2.jpg2Unused and discarded wartime and punishment stuff inside the Museumhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1.jpg1A Standpost Hydrant, antique Scottish Water Pump in the compoundhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/21.jpg21Dagshai Heritage Museum2016-09-27T19:13:12+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2016/08/12/book-talk-scandal-point/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/13894465148_dd0f5704e7_o1-e1470931798105.jpg13894465148_dd0f5704e7_ohttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/amazon-e1470930259195.jpgAmazon2016-09-08T04:48:38+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2016/07/15/book-review-a-mountain-in-tibet/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1-matt-print-e1468558609448.jpg1-Matt Printhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/amazon-e1468558365211.jpgAmazon2016-08-12T07:33:32+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2016/06/22/book-the-himalaya-club/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/bnomadic-e1466610986399.jpgbNomadic2016-07-21T10:08:37+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2016/06/10/book-review-hermit-in-the-himalayas/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc_0259-e1465562564112.jpgDSC_0259https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/amazon-e1465562059465.jpgAmazon2016-06-12T10:59:28+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2016/01/04/kailash-kora-trek/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/s39.jpgs39Notice the innumerbale cairnshttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/s15-e1451926526926.jpgs15Mountain walls, rocks and boulders take on magical shapes that create an optical illusion. https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/17.jpg17At just about every turn of the trek numerous cairns and piles of mani stones stand a witness to millions of pilgrims who have treaded the same path before us.2018-03-20T11:19:52+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2016/05/06/weekend-trek-to-churdhar/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/84.jpg84Smitten by the mountains, the Himalayashttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/12.jpg1Taking a short rest in a wooded patch of the climb between doosri and teesrihttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/88.jpg88At the west-end of the Choor's south-facehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/47.jpg47Just before the route bifurcated; one route climbs straight up and follows the ridge line to reach the summit located towards left of the ridge while the longer one follows the route above treeline graduallhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/82.jpg82A couple more mounds to be crossed before getting to climb the final ridge https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/18.jpg18Facing north after skirting the final ridgehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/11.jpg11A meadow just ahead of teesri; This is of course the best stretch of the entire route; scenic as well as easy on the go. https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/7.jpg7View towards the north from teesri meadowhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/4.jpg4View towards the south from teesri campsitehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/8.jpg8The teesri campsite on the ridge at 3258m2016-05-09T17:56:36+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2015/10/22/sirmaur-himachal-peach-rajgarh-travel/2016-05-06T09:27:47+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2016/03/24/birding-at-pong-travel-blog/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/35-e1458840628720.jpg35A Black Kitehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/38.jpg38A Caspian Gull; The Caspian gull breeds around the Black and Caspian Seas, extending eastwards across Central Asia to north-west China.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/39.jpg39A Pallas's Gull; This species breeds in colonies in marshes and islands from southern Russia to Mongolia.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/34.jpg34A River Tern; feeds by plunge-diving for fish, crustaceans, tadpoles and aquatic insects in rivers, lakes, and tanks. Its numbers are decreasing due to the pollution of their habitat.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/30.jpg30Nomadics! :-)https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/25.jpg25View from the Meenu Khad at sundownhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/29.jpg29A faint profile of Rancer island from the shorelinehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/37.jpg37A Kentish Plover; It is smaller, paler, longer-legged and thinner-billed than ringed ploverhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/36.jpg36A Little Ringed Ploverhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/132.jpg13A woolly-necked Stork; also called Bishop Stork or White-necked Stork2016-09-03T12:54:40+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2016/04/03/kangra-foothills-himachal-travel/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/5.jpg5Obviously a later addition https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/22-e1459698526227.jpg22Vaikunthahttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/19.jpg19During the earthquake of 1905, there was large scale damage to the temple complex. Substantial part of the temple was damaged resulting in many broken parts seen lying scattered around the temple.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/7.jpg7The original image of the sanctum went missing and currently the main shrine has stone images of Ram, Lakshman and Sita.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/13.jpg13Terraced fields and the village from the Masroor ridgehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/24.jpg24The rock-cut Masroor temples and lakehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/4.jpg4Morning at Pong Dam Lakehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/41.jpg41One of the olden temples adjacent to the Royal Polo Groundhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/47.jpg47Close by, a railway track runs parallel to the road. Much of the railway line is laid along the old trade route which was also used by the Mughal and Sikh armies to march into the interiors of the Valley from the seventeenth to early nineteenth centuries.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1.jpg1The Dhauladhars; captured near Dehra Gopipur2016-04-11T17:11:50+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2016/04/11/impregnable-fort-kangra-travel/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/40-e1460383800869.jpg40The Jahangir Darwazahttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/431-e1460383375281.jpg43Gateway to the main courtyardhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/11.jpg1Some more ruins adjacent to the courtyardhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/23.jpg2Among the abundant traces of structures nearby, a stone-lined well and the shapes of some multi-roomed structures along with some freestanding pillars could be spotted.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/15.jpg15The surviving wall of the Lakshmi Narayan Temple, one of the most impressive structures inside the Forthttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/351-e1460380644592.jpg35Aman and Sarabjit studying the details of the gate and fortification wallhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/10.jpg10The crumbling walls of the Fort and the Banganga down belowhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/8.jpg8The topmost section of the Forthttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/221.jpg22The main entrance of the Forthttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/21.jpg21Paintings and cuttings at display inside the Royal Museum2016-05-08T18:20:15+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2016/03/07/postlude-kailash-mansarovar-yatra-travel-blog/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/rita8-e1457028421737.jpgZanda - Tsaparang - Darchen - Tibetan PlateauGlittering Gurla Range towering above Barkha Plainshttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/rita-5-e1457028336215.jpgManasarovar - Paryang - Saga2016-03-23T17:30:34+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2015/07/28/kailash-mansarovar-yatra-nathula-sikkim-blog/2017-07-28T16:58:22+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2016/03/04/kailash-mansarovar-yatra-travel-blog/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/16.jpg16Mandatory KMY Groupfie at the airporthttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/15.jpg15Inside the Air India flighthttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/12.jpg12A little before Siligudi; at a fuel stationhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/11.jpg11https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/10.jpg10The narrow highway to Darjeelinghttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/7.jpg7The Tea Estates of Darjeelinghttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/4.jpg4A little before Teestahttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/9.jpg9Overcast weatherhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1.jpg1Traffic Jams because of landslides triggered by incessant rainshttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/14.jpg14Media reportage next day 2016-03-09T12:56:28+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2016/03/01/nathula-gangtok-sikkim-travel/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/131.jpg13The MG Road market of Gangtokhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/kailash-2.jpgkailash (2)Like a family; elated faces at the Raj Bhawanhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/37.jpg37Nuff saidhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/351.jpg35Nuff Saidhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/30.jpg30The sprawling greens of Raj Bhawanhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/29.jpg29After the Group Photohttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/261.jpg26The Governor of Sikkim, Sh Shriniwas Patil addressing the gathering at Raj Bhawanhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rt-5.jpgRT (5)The road ahead https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/22.jpg22And Yours Truly!https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rt-1.jpgRT (1)The upper Chumbi Valley; just before the crest of the pass2016-03-04T16:26:22+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2016/02/18/tibet-trade-route-to-nathula/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rita-e1455777665964.jpgMount Kailash - Saga Dawa Festival at TarbochePhoto by Rita Willaerthttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rita8-e1455777567502.jpgZanda - Tsaparang - Darchen - Tibetan PlateauThe glittering Gurla Mandhatahttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rita-5-e1455777433653.jpgManasarovar - Paryang - SagaModern Nomads at Barkha; in the shadow of Gurla Mandhata. Photo by Rita Willaerthttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rita-6-e1455777013316.jpgThe kiang - wild assesSome more Wild Asses, Kiangs on the Tibetan plateau. Photo by Rita Willaerthttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rita-4-e1455776472679.jpgDarchen - Chiu Monastery - Manasarovar LakeDarchen - Chiu Monastery - Manasarovar Lake - Tibetan Plateau - Tibet Autonomous Region - China With jeep on the road. Chiu Gompa Monastery or Ji'wu temple in Western Tibet: It is located a short distance from the small town of Darchen at the base of Mt. Kailash. It is about a 900 km drive from Lhasa and usually takes about four days. Western Tibet is remote, rugged, windy, and cold. It is much more rural than Central and Eastern Tibet. The people of this rugged area dress in long thick robes to protect themselves from the constant wind and cold. The woman all wear the distinctive fuchsia scarves around their heads. http://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2012/09/16/chiu-gompa-monastery-in-western-tibet/ We pass: Lake Manasarovar is a freshwater lake in the Tibet 940 kilometres from Lhasa. To the west of it is Lake Rakshastal; to the north is Mount Kailash. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Manasarovar The Tibetan Plateau, is a vast elevated plateau in Central Asia or East Asia, covering most of the Tibet Autonomous Region and Qinghai Province in western China, as well as part of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir state of India. It stretches approximately 1,000 kilometres north to south and 2,500 kilometres east to west. With an average elevation exceeding 4,500 metres , the Tibetan Plateau is sometimes called "the Roof of the World" and is the world's highest and largest plateau, with an area of 2,500,000 square kilometres (about five times the size of Metropolitan France). Sometimes termed the "Third Pole", the Tibetan Plateau is the headwaters of the drainage basins of most of the streams in surrounding regions. Its tens of thousands of glaciers and other geographical and ecological features serve as a "water tower" storing water and maintaining flow. The impact of global warming on the Tibetan Plateau is of intense scientific interest. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_Plateauhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rita-3-e1455776107375.jpgDarchen - Chiu Monastery - Manasarovar LakeChiu Monasteryhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/jen-10-e1455775308560.jpgJen (10)Somewhere in the Yarlung Tsangpo Valleyhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/jen-8-e1455775194907.jpgJen (8)High-altitude desert; Photo by Jen Reurink https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/92-e1455774672271.jpg92The green Chumbi Valley and the road to the Nathulahttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/93.jpg93Negotiating a landslide just before Nathula2016-03-08T04:45:25+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2016/01/27/eternity-by-mansarovar-travel-blog/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/130-e1453881516744.jpg130Chinese military encampment behind the monasteryhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/82-e1453879904219.jpg8A Stoliczka's Mountain Volehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/9-e1453879163751.jpg9Desert wheatearhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/171-e1453877906303.jpg17A Horned Larkhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/141-e1453877197934.jpg14Blanford's snowfinch or plain-backed snowfinchhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/61-e1453877290886.jpg6A Hill Pigeonhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/11-e1453876013697.jpg1A Lesser Sand Plover in its breeding plumagehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/94-e1453838853197.jpg94The serenity of the Kailash Mansarovarhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/78-e1453838627517.jpg78The monastery and the guesthouse. https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/81-e1453838097272.jpg81Twenty miles away Gurla Mandhata silvers the 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insert in the book maps her travels through Bhutanhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dreams-of-the-peaceful-dragon-a-journey-through-bhutan-400x400-imad9nr8vxzmezsk.jpegdreams-of-the-peaceful-dragon-a-journey-through-bhutan-400x400-imad9nr8vxzmezskA Journey through Bhutan by Katie Hickman2015-08-14T17:27:08+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2014/12/24/sony-power-bank/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/21.jpg2https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1.jpg1https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_20141223_230421-e1419441812391.jpgIMG_20141223_230421The Moto G on 2070 mAh takes less than an hour2016-02-17T17:19:06+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2015/01/16/bill-aitken/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_20150115_213150.jpgIMG_20150115_213150https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1.jpeg1One of the most easily available resources on the subject2015-08-14T17:26:39+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2015/01/29/disaster-in-the-himalayas/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/stephen2.jpgStephen2Culled from the author's website, Panchachuli II in the backdrophttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/stephen.jpgStephen2015-08-21T15:56:20+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2015/03/27/mountain/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/stephen-alter-e1427475413496.jpgStephen Alter2015-08-14T17:26:07+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2015/04/13/changabang-west-wall/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/000163.jpg000163https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc000702-e1428926896197.jpgDSC00070~22015-08-14T17:25:53+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2015/04/17/sansa-clip/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/pk31-e1429180118709.jpgpk3Yuin Pk3https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sansa-clip-e1429179847141.jpgSansa Clip+Sansa Clip+https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc00076-e1429179703478.jpgDSC00076Here’s a sneak preview of my travel music bundle2015-08-14T17:25:38+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2015/04/28/john-snelling/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/thesacredmountain-e1430237615275.jpgTheSacredMountainThe 2006 India reprint by Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt Ltd of the second edition (1990) of the 450 page book2015-08-14T17:25:21+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2015/05/05/dc-kala/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/kala-e1430763723306.jpgKalaThe cover of the book showcases Jim Corbett with the Rudraprayag Maneater Leopard2015-08-14T17:25:04+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2015/05/20/trevor-braham/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/bnomadic1-e1431543282397.jpgbNomadic2015-08-14T17:24:33+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/talks-and-rants/2015-08-14T14:40:47+00:00weekly0.6https://bnomadic.com/trans-himalayas/2015-08-14T14:32:27+00:00weekly0.6https://bnomadic.com/2014/07/07/almora-jhandidhar/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc_0215b-e1404732713138.jpgDSC_0215bDivinely worshipped, Deodars are considered reliable building material. Throughout Himalaya, Deodar forests were thoroughly exploited by the British.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc_0411b1-e1404732313552.jpgDSC_0411bBanj and Maaru Oak trees are found at the upper altitudes of Binsar.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc_0468b-e1404676463527.jpgDSC_0468bAs the light starts fading, residents in the confines of the sanctuary throng the FRH compound to admire the sunsethttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc_0390b-e1404676112660.jpgDSC_0390bThe watch-hut named Zero Point atop the ridgehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc_0517b-e1404675190494.jpgDSC_0517bThe century old FRH is one of the popular Sunset viewpoints inside the sanctuaryhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc_0490b-e1404675008816.jpgDSC_0490bThe setting sun as observed from the FRHhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc_0376b-e1404674638386.jpgDSC_0376bA portion of the Great Himalayan Panorama captured from the Zero Pointhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc_0347b-e1404674459993.jpgDSC_0347bTrishul and Mrigthuni from the Binsar Wildlife Sanctuaryhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc_0246b-e1404673407395.jpgDSC_0246bBinsar is a hiker's paradise. Pathways are accessible for most part of the year. One may not find habitation for hours at end, therefore, it is advisable to carry supplies along https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc_0232b-e1404673213601.jpgDSC_0232bThe pathway to the Zero Point atop a ridge inside the sanctuary2014-11-27T06:59:11+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2014/02/21/pauri-himalayas/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc_0229-3.jpgDSC_0229 (3)The glittering Kharcha Kund 6613 mhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc_0223-3.jpgDSC_0223 (3)The golden 6904 m Mt Thalay Sagarhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc_0100.jpgDSC_0100The 6596 m Neelkantha (Badrinath) towards righthttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/5-17.jpg5 (17)Ranging from 6854 m to 7138 m, the mighty Chaukhamba Massifhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc_0052.jpgDSC_0052L to R: Kirti Stambh (6510m), Bharat Kuntha (6578m), Kedarnath (6940m)https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc_0248.jpgDSC_0248The glittering Gangotri Group as observed from Pauri. https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc_0225-3.jpgDSC_0225 (3)Literally meaning Tail of a monkey, the shining Bandarpunch massifhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc_0055.jpgDSC_0055The 6351 m Sumeru Parbat continues to be one of the most difficult and less attempted peaks of the regionhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc_0044-2.jpgDSC_0044 (2)Morning view from the lawns of the CH.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc_0041-4.jpgDSC_0041 (4)The vantage offered by Pauri ranges from the far-flung hills of Mussoorie to Chamoli regions.2014-09-15T18:01:58+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2014/03/04/garhwal-khirsu/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc_0040-31.jpgDSC_0040 (3)The shining Central Himalayas in the morninghttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc_0122-2.jpgDSC_0122 (2)The narrow dreamy road to Khirsuhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc_0142-2_01.jpgDSC_0142 (2)_01A panoramic view captured near the Deputy Commissioner's residencehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc_0130-2.jpgDSC_0130 (2)Kalij Pheasant (White-crested) spotted on the way to Khirsuhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc_0123-2.jpgDSC_0123 (2)Horse-shaped Pauri town as viewed from a point near Khirsuhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc_0166-2.jpgDSC_0166 (2)The Kandoliya Mahadev Shrinehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc_0104-3.jpgDSC_0104 (3)The Hathi Gorhi Parbat massif https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc_0035-4.jpgDSC_0035 (4)The terraced fields of fertile Nayar Valleyhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_20140103_163157.jpgIMG_20140103_163157A Havan Kund inside the Kyunkaleshwar temple complexhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc_0145-2.jpgDSC_0145 (2)Entrance to the Kandoliya Mahadev Temple at Pauri2014-06-14T05:27:02+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2014/06/09/ashoka-kalsi/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc_0012-2-e1402303772347.jpgDSC_0012 (2)The dome was constructed in 1912 by the then government to protect the rockhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc_0008-2-e1402303627574.jpgDSC_0008 (2)The fourteenth rock edict of Ashokahttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc_0001-2_01-e1402303459705.jpgDSC_0001 (2)_01The paved entrance to the sitehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc_0002-2.jpgDSC_0002 (2)Ashoka Pillars guarding the entrance2016-08-09T11:41:46+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2014/05/07/kumaon-chaukori/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/5d3_3486nnn-e1399808936929.jpg5D3_3486nnnView towards Pithoragarh hills. https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/5d3_3461nnn-e1399808746959.jpg5D3_3461nnnThe twin peaks of Nanda Devi. Nanda Devi (7816m) to the left and Nanda Devi East (7434m) towards the right. Photo Credit Sarabjit Lehalhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/5d3_3472-e1399468707941.jpg5D3_3472View towards Nanda Devi twins from Chaukori. Photo Credit Sarabjit Lehalhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dsc_0021_b-e1399468328892.jpgDSC_0021_BNanda Kot and Dangkhal as visible from Chaukorihttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dsc_0006_b-e1399467801506.jpgDSC_0006_B“And there she was! Cresting the ragged rocks casually scattered” – CS Houstonhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dsc_0085_b-e1399463170519.jpgDSC_0085_BView from the KMVN Chaukori.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/5d3_3460nnn-e1399462381995.jpg5D3_3460nnnThe southern outliers of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve captured from a point in Chaukori. https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/5d3_3474-e1399461315627.jpg5D3_3474The twin peaks of Nanda Devi. Nanda Devi (7816m) to the left and Nanda Devi East (7434m) towards the righthttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/5d3_3388-e1399461609563.jpg5D3_3388Captured near Kandahttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0373-e1399460768766.jpgIMG_0373Mountainscape near Kanda. More images from the region at Flickr2015-04-28T09:25:56+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2013/12/08/kullu-kothi/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc_0093-2.jpgDSC_0093 (2)A Himalayan Bulbulhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc_0172.jpgDSC_0172View towards the Halindi and Sarai Nala Valleyshttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc_0072.jpgDSC_0072The snow-capped Rohtang Range captured in the morninghttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc_0077.jpgDSC_0077View towards Rahla. The bungalow, part of this frame, belongs to a bigwig from Haryana https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc_0073.jpgDSC_0073View from the corridor of the RHhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc_0058.jpgDSC_0058The Kothi Bungalow (RH)https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc_0108.jpgDSC_0108View towards the Rohtang Range. For more pics, please visit Flickr Photosethttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc_0066.jpgDSC_0066View towards the Beas Valleyhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc_0045_01.jpgDSC_0045_01Northern arm of Bara Banghal Range captured from Kothi Ridge2014-03-02T18:13:33+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2013/10/14/maa-vaishno-devi/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc_0038.jpgDSC_0038Captured en-route to the Bhawanhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc_0037.jpgDSC_0037View towards Katra townhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc_0034.jpgDSC_0034The climb starts from the entrance Gate visible down belowhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc_0049.jpgDSC_0049A look towards the main Shrine of Maa Vaishno Devihttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc_0053.jpgDSC_0053Hustle bustle, on the route, well past midnighthttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc_0028.jpgDSC_0028Starting from a gateway-cum-checkpost located two km ahead of the registration counter at Katra, the yatra, an easy 12 km climb on graded pathways that takes up to four-five hourshttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_1441.jpgIMG_1441Ahead of Udhampur; near the diversion for Katrahttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_1439.jpgIMG_1439Nearing Kudhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_1437.jpgIMG_1437Descending the Patni Top towards Tawi basinhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc_0027.jpgDSC_0027Morning view at Patnitop2016-07-11T10:24:02+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2013/09/30/jawahar-tunnel/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1362.jpgIMG_1362Secured away from land, one is dependent on shikara rides to move between houseboat and the lake-shore.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_0023_01.jpgDSC_0023_01Patnitop is an ideal destination to take wooded walkshttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_0021.jpgDSC_0021Typical of Touristy Destinationhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_14112.jpgIMG_14112A Pine and a Deodarhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1428.jpgIMG_1428Patnitop: ...the air is cool and still, and the hills are high and stretch away to heavenhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1424.jpgIMG_1424Room with a view (the Map Book shown in this pic was a waste of money).https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1419.jpgIMG_1419Evening Landscape captured from a point near Patnitophttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1411.jpgIMG_1411A rare road-info board ahead.https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1408.jpgIMG_1408The 2531 m long Jawahar Tube from insidehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1406.jpgIMG_1406Vale of Kashmir; as viewed from the "Titanic View Point"2014-02-27T08:50:44+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2013/09/23/hanging-gardens/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1389.jpgIMG_1389Shikarashttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1379.jpgIMG_1379House Boats parked on the left and Boulevard Street on the right; with Shikaras offering the connecthttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1398.jpgIMG_1398A mobile Photo Studiohttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_0010_011.jpgDSC_0010_01Sunset observed from the Boulevard Roadhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1354.jpgIMG_1354Kashmiri Kahwa and my companion travel-diaryhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1334.jpgIMG_1334Originally planted Chinar Tree (more than 400 yrs old)https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1330.jpgIMG_1330Allah; अल्लाहhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_0178.jpgDSC_0178Galleria of Diwan-e-Khas; https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_0173.jpgDSC_0173Diwan-e-Khas inside the Baghhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1349.jpgIMG_1349One of the numerous walkways inside the Bagh complex2013-09-30T15:58:45+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2013/03/10/hathni-kund/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc_0215.jpgDSC_0215The Hathni Kund barrage creates a one km sq small wetlandhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc_0213.jpgDSC_0213Waterfowls at the Hathni Kund reservoir2013-03-16T13:48:51+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2013/03/06/kalesar-forest/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc_0056.jpgDSC_0056Cone-shaped anthills dot the landscape. https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc_0054.jpgDSC_0054The hillocks forming the outermost layer of the Shivaliks comprises low sandstone and conglomerate rocks. https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc_0060.jpgDSC_0060The motor-trail inside the Parkhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc_0059.jpgDSC_0059Located in Yamunanagar district of Haryana, the Park lay spread in the foothills of Shivalik Range sharing its border with three other states – Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. 2013-06-17T11:06:44+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2013/03/16/asan-barrage/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc_0053.jpgDSC_0053Sunset observed at the Yamuna riverbedhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc_0263.jpgDSC_0263Ruddy Shelduck breeds in high altitude lakes in the trans-Himalayan regionhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc_0231.jpgDSC_0231Brahminy Ducks dominated the bird-count that day https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc_0011.jpgDSC_0011Cormorants sunbathing after drying their wingshttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc_0005.jpgDSC_0005The depth of water at the lake varies from 3 to 20 ft. 2014-03-05T04:35:30+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2013/02/12/buria/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc_0062.jpgDSC_0062Of course the citadel must belong to the royal family of the erstwhile princely state of Buria. 2013-03-10T12:28:07+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2013/01/11/the-little-khajuraho/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_51552.jpgIMG_5155The view from the backyard garden of the restaurant Notice the temple complex on the left and the densely-wooded gorge on the right of the photo-framehttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_5201.jpgIMG_5201The Nandi Bull, The vehicle of Lord Shivahttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_5200.jpgIMG_5200The double-storey entrance captured from the courtyardhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_5190.jpgIMG_5190The temples ruins across the Menal stream captured from the left bankhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_5189.jpgIMG_5189One of the temples constructed by the Chahamana Queen, Suhiya Queen in the twelfth centuryhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_5178.jpgIMG_5178The dry riverbed of Menalhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_5176.jpgIMG_5176The main entrance to the complex located on the left bank of Menalhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_5174.jpgIMG_5174The Menal Gorge captured downstream from the temple complex. The restaurant building is also visible in the frame. https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_5168.jpgIMG_5168The Shiva temple and other structures inside the main courtyard of the complexhttps://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_5164.jpgIMG_5164Literally meaning a Great Gorge, the Maha Nal or Menal temple was built by Chahamana Kings during the 11th century. 2021-10-15T12:47:54+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2013/01/28/bassi-suthar/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_52321.jpgIMG_52322017-11-27T11:15:59+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2012/12/27/common-pigeon/2013-02-08T16:58:59+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2012/12/24/blue-bull-nilgai/2012-12-28T14:57:14+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2012/12/28/rhesus-macaque/2012-12-29T16:41:01+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2012/12/27/grey-bushchat/2012-12-27T13:17:39+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2012/12/27/grey-hooded-warbler/2012-12-27T13:13:03+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2012/12/27/red-billed-chough/2012-12-27T09:52:53+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2012/12/26/white-throated-kingfisher-2/2012-12-26T16:06:42+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2012/12/25/house-sparrow/2013-07-02T13:55:11+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2012/12/23/comb-duck/2012-12-23T19:08:21+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2012/09/25/hello-world/2014-12-03T10:09:46+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.com/2012/09/25/black-necked-stork-sultanpur-dec-2011/https://bnomadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/black-necked-stork-sultanpur-dec-2011.jpgBlack-necked Stork, Sultanpur, Dec 20112013-10-05T01:14:57+00:00monthlyhttps://bnomadic.comdaily1.02023-09-12T17:14:20+00:00