I pull up one of the spare chairs in the small patch of grass in the courtyard of the Forest Rest House at Dodra (2564m). The intriguing folkways of Kwar still occupy my mind. For me, there is a fresh excitement related…
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Category: Himachal Pradesh, Travels
Tags: Baspa, chanshal, dodra, Himachal, Himalayas, jakh, Kinnaur, kwar, pujarli, Rohru, Rupin, Sangla, Shimla, travel
Already high from the impact of the raw folkways of Kwar, I was back at my room in the afternoon. The village was briefly blanketed by a cloud of mist in the morning today. Now with the clouds having boiled…
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Category: Himachal Pradesh, Travels
Tags: Baspa, chanshal, dodra, Himachal, Kinnaur, kwar, pujarli, rampur bushehr, Rohru, Rupin, Sangla, Shimla, Tons, travel
As I began to recollect my experiences based on my visits to the spectacularly beautiful Baspa Valley, I felt that a wholesome travel-post on this activity-rich area would warrant a longish description. To make the reading more meaningful, I now…
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Category: Himachal Pradesh, Travels
Tags: Baspa, Chitkul, Gerard, Himachal, Kamru, Karcham, Kinnaur, Kinner Kailash, Mathi Devi, NH22, Rakcham, Raldang, Rampur, Rupin, Sangla, Satluj, Shimla
The following is a page entry from On Road through the trans-Himalayan Region. To read complete travel memoirs and trip report, please visit here. Chapter 22 of 22 Previous Chapter The following morning, I chose to ignore the otherwise routine morning activities, which…
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Category: Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Spiti, Trans-Himalayas, Travels
Tags: Himalaya, Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir, Kalpa, Kargil, Kashmir, Kinnaur, Ladakh, Lahaul, Leh, Manali, Photography, Postscript, Road Trip, Rohtang, Shimla, Spiti, Srinagar, The Treaty Road, trans-Himalayas, travel
The following is a page entry from On Road through the trans-Himalayas. To read complete travel memoirs and trip report, please visit here. Chapter 5 of 22 Previous Post …
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Category: Himachal Pradesh, Spiti, Trans-Himalayas, Travels
Tags: Chango, Dalai Lama, Gelugpa, Gue, Hangarang, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayas, Hurling, Kaurik, Kinnaur, Lari, Maling, Maling Slide, Manerang, Meditation-caves, Nako, Parechu, Satluj, Sham, Shialkar, Spiti, Sumdo, Sumra, Sutlej, Tabo, Tibet, trans-Himalayas, UNESCO