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Garhwal Diary: The ancient temple of Lakhamandal

Posted on October 10, 2016 by bNomadic

Sometime ago we visited the Yamuna Valley in the Garhwal region of Himalayan state of Uttarakhand. We took the route through Dehradun and Chakrata so as to avoid the touristy humdrum of Mussoorie. Having already visited the Ashokan rock edict at Kalsi,…

Category: Travels, Uttarakhand Tags: Bawar, Chakrata, Dehradun, Garhwal, Hanol, Himalayas, Jaunsar, Kalsi, Lakhamandal, Mahabharata, Mussoorie, Shiva, Temple, travel, Yamuna, Yamunotri

Doon Valley Diary; The Rock Edict of Ashoka at Kalsi

Posted on June 9, 2014 by bNomadic

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As we were heading to Chakrata in the spring of 2013, an Information Board by the highway, near Herbertpur, announced the location of an Asokan Rock Edict at Kalsi still a few kilometres ahead. Honestly speaking, none of us had…

Category: Travels, Uttarakhand Tags: Ashoka, ASI, Asoka, Buddhism, Chakrata, Dakpathar, Dehradun, Herbertpur, Kalsi, Maurya, Rock Edict, Tons, Uttarakhand, Yamuna