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Climbing the Great Girnar – Part 2 |
Table of contents for Junagadh , Somnath and Dwarka
- JUNAGADH :- An Ancient, Historic and Religious City in Gujarat
- Climbing the Great Girnar – Part 1
- Climbing the Great Girnar – Part 2
- Trip To Somnath :- Colours of Shree Somnath
- Trip to Somnath :- Somnath Places to visit
- Somnath To Dwarka by Road and Lord Dwarkadhish Darshan
- Dwarka Tour :- Places to see , Nageshwar Jyotirlinga and Unexplored places in Dwarka
Girnar Mountain :- The Highest Peak in Gujarat,The Ultimate Experience.
Jain Temples from Amba Mata temple.
Jain temples on Girnar, on the right side below is Girnar taleti ( foothills) , and behind those two mountains is Junagadh, Superb view.
९ बजे यात्रा चालू की थी और करीब एक बजे हम वहाँ पर पहुचे . इतनी थकन हो गयी थी की अब चला नहीं जा रहा था. लेकिन जाना तो था आगे. आंबे माता का दर्शन हम बाद में आते वक़्त करेंगे ऐसा सोचके हम आगे निकले.
Let me tell you something about Guru Gorakhnath.
Gorakhanath was an 11th to 12th century Hindu nath yogi, connected to Shaivism as one of the two most important disciples of Guru Matsyendranath. The Nath Tradition underwent its greatest expansion during the time of Gorakhanath.He produced a number of writings, scriptures and even today is considered the greatest of the Naths. In his life he did lot of miracles just to teach real spiritualism and bhakti.
For more information please go through :- www.gorakhnath.org
Guru Gorakhanath Temple - Highest point in Gujarat- from Amba Mata Temple.
करीब थोडा निचे उतरके और थोडा चलके और चडके आगे गुरु गोरखनाथ जी का मंदिर था. चलो भाई. ॐ नमः शिवाय.ॐ नमः शिवाय.ॐ नमः शिवाय.
Ready to start over again
- बहुत जोरो से ठंडी हवा चल रही थी और वहां गुरु गोरखनाथ के मंदिर के यहाँ जाने के लिए बहुत ही पतला रास्ता था . और दोनों बाजू में खाई . हे राम.
Coming little down around 50 steps
- गुरु गोरखनाथ जी का मंदिर करीब थोडा निचे उतारना पड़ता है . फिर बादमें थोडा ऊपर चढ़ना पड़ता है. करीब एक किलोमीटर दूर होगा अम्बा माता के मंदिर से.
Amba Mata Temple while climbing to Guru Gorakhnath Termple.Again climbing......
On the left side of the Amba Mata temple there is a platform where people make queue and wait. That is last place where you get something to eat and drink……………………….
Walking on stairs
नमः शिवाय ,नमः शिवाय , नमः शिवाय ……………………….
Scenery from a point near Guru Gorakhnath Temple, heavy coldwind was blowing
Picture Of Amba Mata Temple Near Guru Gorakhnath
नमः शिवाय ,नमः शिवाय , नमः शिवाय ………………….The whole view around this was classy and is etched in my memory…………..
Here comes Guru Gorakhnath Temple.
At Guru Gorakhnath Temple , we relaxed a bit. Still Lord Dattatreya to go.
Lord Gorakhnath’s dhumi inside that orange temple……………….
Actual place where Guru Gorakhnath used to meditate
Guru Gorakhnath and his great foot prints.
Now where is Lord Dattatreya temple . Oh my God ! can you see …………………Moon is nearer than this……………………Apart from this where is the way i can’t find any stairs from here .how to go there ???????
Lord Dattatreya Temple - from Guru Gorakhnath temple but where is the way to go there, i cant see.
Still no clue . अरे भाई किधर से जाना है? कुछ दिख नहीं रहा है.कुछ नहीं समज रहा है……………………..
A close up from Guru Gorakhnath Temple
बाप रे ………………………यह तो निचे उतारना है करीब २००० स्टेप्स और फिर उतना ही चड़ना है. यह कैसे होगा ???? हे राम.
We have to climb down 2000 steps and then climb 1800 up steps from backside
नमः शिवाय , नमः शिवाय , नमः शिवाय ……………………………….हा , फु ऊ ऊ …………………………………कराहे फ्रेश रूप से चालू
While climbing down the temple goes up
अब तोह मंत्र भी नहीं निकल रहे है…………………हाय , ऊ , फु ऊ ऊ
still to go
आज तोह बचे की जान ले ली . come on Vishal you can do it. just a little bit extra…………………..
Farthest down , now can't see the temple.
जब आख़री १८०० स्टेप्स बचे थे तो एक द्वार आ गया. फिर से चढ़ना चालू ………………………..
When Farthest down there is one entrance to Lord Dattatreya Temple in the left and Kamandad kunda to right.
Now these were hard core rocks with no vegetation
कराहे :- हा हो ……….हा हो…… हा हो…….हा हो……………… बस और कुछ नहीं…………………….ज्यादा फोटो निकालना भी बंद कर दिया ……………..
Once again temple is in sight.
अब तोह कराहे भी बंद हो गयी…………… सोच आ रही थी वोह भी बंद ……हर ५० – १०० स्टेप्स चडके ब्रेक …………..कुछ नहीं सिर्फ पाऊँ चल रहे थे या नहीं………..और कुछ नहीं……………………यहाँ पर मंदिर केवल ३० – ५० स्टेप्स होगा. लेकिन मुझे चड़ने की हिम्मत नही थी और में बैठ गया . करीब २० मिनिट तक तो में हिल नहीं पाया . जिस भगवन के दर्शन लिए आया था, सच मुच कुछ देर के लिए तो भूल गया .
Let me tell you something about Lord Dattatreya :-
Lord Dattatreya or Datta is a deity encompassing the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, collectively known as Trimurti.In the Nath tradition, Lord Dattatreya is recognized as an incarnation of Shiva and as the Adi-Guru (First Teacher) of the Adinath Sampradaya of the Nathas.
Dattatreya was born to the sage Atri, who had been promised by Parameshwar, that He, Parameshwar would be incarnated as his son. Since Parameshvara subsumes all three members of the trimurti, Dattatreya is at once the incarnation of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma.
Datta left home at an early age to wander in search of the Absolute Truth. He seems to have spent most of his life wandering in the area between and including Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, and into Gujarat as far as the Narmada River. He attained realization at a town called Ganagapura in Karnataka. The original footprints of Datta are believed to be located on the lonely peak at Girnar, Junagadh.So these were the footprints for which we had come to have darshan.
We reached there around 1.45 pm. There took darshan and started back.
At Last The goal is reached . phew................
Scene from girnar
यहाँ पर पहाड़ की एक चोटी महाकाली देवी के नाम की भी है. वहाँ पर माँ का छोटा सा मंदिर है.लेकिन वहाँ पर जाने के लिए कोई स्टेप्स नहीं है और केवल पथरीले रास्ते से जाना है.
Peak of Godess Mahakali.
Some enjoying moments in sheer tiredness.
While climbing down…………..
Sameer with Sadhu staying in Girnar.
अब कोई भी एक दुसरे से ज्यादा बात नहीं कर रहा था , बस नीचे उतारने की जल्दी थी……….
While Climbing again - Lord DattatreyaTemple and Mahakali Peak.
अम्बा माता जी के मंदिर के पास पहुच के माता जी का दर्शन भी किया.
While coming back , the jain temples from Amba Mata , still 6000 steps to go down.
मुझे नीचे उतरना ज्यादा मुश्किल लगता है. हमारे पैर पूरी तरह से काँप रहे थे…….बहुत दर्द भी हो रहा था …………….
this time breaks were bigger.
Nearing Jain temples,still 5000 to go........
Sonali and Sameer while climbing down - No expressions left
नीचे उतरते ही हमने हमारे पैर की मालीश नीचे कुछ मालिश करने वाले से करवाई. कुछ २० मिनिट तक वे मालिश करते रहे और उन्होने ३० रुपये प्रति व्यक्ति लीये.
Bhavnath Temple Dwar
Lord Bhavnath
More About Girnar :-Every year, between the 1st and the 10th of January, a Girnar Climbing Competition is held by Gujarat Government. Anyone who climbs up 5,500 feet (1,700 m) within 2 hours gets a certificate from the Government of Gujarat, and the winner gets lots of prizes. Now it has been made a national sporting event. Can you imagine the record time of fastest person ????? you will not believe . Its just 50 minutes to and fro…………………
Other Spots to visit on Mount Girnar are Bhimkund, Satpuda, Gaumukhi Ganga, Pathar chati, Bhairav Jap, Bharatvan Sheshavan, Hanumandhara and Jatashankar. I didnt had stamina to visit all these places in Girnar.They are all in the mountain circumference area.
Every year during the period of five days ending on the full moon day of Kartik month, a circular excursion to mount girnar (Parikrama) is held. Lacs of people take part in it. It goes from Bhavnath Temple to Jina Bawa Ni Madhi, Hanuman Dhara, Malvela, Bordevi and return to Bhavnath Temple. It is a foot way of about 40 Kms.
Total Girnar climb :- Climb up Jain Temples 4500 steps , Then climb up 1500 steps to Amba Mata temple total 6000 steps up, then climb horizontally down around 50 steps and then climb up around 150 to 200 steps and about 1 km away is Guru Gorakhnath temple . Finally ( this is the most difficult part) 2000 steps down and then again 1800 steps climb up to Lord Dattatreya( Total 9999 steps marked ) ……………………
Anyway its time to stop here . I will come with Lord Somnath in next one soon………………………
ॐ नमः शिवाय और राम राम ……………..
Offf… you made us tired with your lively narration. If you once go to Himalayas, then this much cold, this much height and this much climbing will look like a child’s play to you.
ॐ नमः शिवाय.ॐ नमः शिवाय.ॐ नमः शिवाय.
Thank you Mr. SilentSoul for your lovely comments……………..
And yaa i want to go Himalayas and that too not once , many times ……………………….
This was just a little bit practice…………………………
विशाल जी असल में तब बहुत गुस्सा आता है जब कोई ऊपर की और चढ रहा होता है एक तो थकावत व साँस फ़ूलने से उसका बुरा हुआ होता है ऊपर से वापस आने वाले भक्त कहते है जोर से बोले, तब मन में आता है कि अरे तेरी तो यहाँ तो जान पता नहीं कहाँ अटकी है और तुम जय बोलने की कह रहे हो। एक बार मैंने एक बन्दे से पूछा था कि ऊपर जाते समय तुम्हारी बोलती तो बन्द रही होगी तो उसने कोई जवाब नहीं दिया था।
सही बोल रहे हो संदीपजी लेकिन मेरी तो नीचे उतरते वक्त भी बोलती बंद थी . मेरे तो होश ही नहीं थे. बस चल रहा था.
वैसे मैं अभी तक यहाँ नहीं गया हूँ लेकिन आपके फ़ोटो से लग रहा है यह चाइना की दीवार का दूसरा रुप है। चाइना जाने की आवश्यकता नहीं है।
संदीपजी आप जैसे घुमक्कड़ के लीये यह जगह आपके लीस्ट में होनी ही चाहिए.
The images are soothing. Great clicks. Would have been a wonderful experience.
Thanks Ashu …………………………
Yaa it was indeed a wonderful experience………….
Wow Vishal,
Once again a great post. Really the climb seems to be extremely tiresome and monotonous, but then if it is the matter of having view of almighty, everything is fair. Waiting for your next post.
Thanks.
Thanks Mukesh……………………
I am in agreement with SS on the Himalaya part and with Sandeep on ‘China Wall’ part :-). I got the same thought.
Did the pain re-surface the next morning ?
Where do we go next ?
Dear Nandan,
Pain was diminished by 80 -85 % as soon as we had oil and balm massage downstairs from local experienced people there. fantastic massage at 30 rupees and its must after climbing down . you will feel relaxed and fresh post massage……………
But next 7 to 8 days the pain will continue…………
Whenever you plan for Girnar climb Keep it in last otherwise there are lot of chances that tour might get affected…………..
Next we are going to Aadi jyotirlinga Lord Somnath ………………….
good pics
Thanks Ashokjee ………………
Thanks of the tour of Girnar, Vishal.
When I saw the picture captioned “Ready to start over again” I thought that it was the Great Wall of China in the background, only a miniature version of it.
When visiting such places, one becomes acutely aware of the level of one’s physical fitness. I am sure that the winners of the annual Girnar climbing race must be doli bearers, lol. 50 minutes is truly amazing. The record holder must be a seasoned marathon runner, for sure.
Yaa it seems a miniature version of great wall of China , when looked through pics…………….
I don’t know whether they are Doli bearers or not , but definately locals of Junagadh who must be practicising for the race…………………………..
When I was climbing Girnar I didn’t believe about 50 minutes to go to up , but yaa it was true.
When i was down i inquired about it and was true. Amazing…………………………….
दो घण्टे में चढना-उतरना होता है। यार वाकई जान निकाल देने वाला कम्पटीशन है। मेरा अनुभव है कि पक्के रास्तों पर चलना हमेशा कठिन होता है। ये 9999 सीढियां भी पक्का रास्ता ही कही जायेंगी और इसी तरह वैष्णों देवी की यात्रा भी पक्के रास्ते पर की जाती है। इनके मुकाबले तो हिमालय के वे कच्चे रास्ते ही बढिया हैं जिन पर साल में छह महीने बर्फ रहती है। कम से कम पैर तो सुकून से रहते हैं। उन पर चाहे दस दिन पैदल चलते रहो, पैरों को कुछ नहीं होगा, लेकिन पक्के रास्ते पर एक दिन ही काफी है पैरों का सत्यानाश करने के लिये।
और अगर आप पहले कभी हिमालय पर नहीं गये हो तो मेरी बात मानो कि सन्दीप भाई की बात मत मानना श्रीखण्ड जाने की। अगर फिर भी जाना ही चाहते हो तो अमरनाथ चले जाना। श्रीखण्ड के मुकाबले अमरनाथ यात्रा कुछ भी नहीं है। रही बात रजिस्ट्रेशन की तो वो तो पहलगाम जाकर भी हो जाता है। इंसानियत के नाते बता रहा हूं, नहीं तो मर्जी मालिक की।
जी हाँ पैर करीब सात दिन तक दुख रहे थे . हम लोग एक दुसरे की तेल मालिश करते थे हर दिन……………………
दूसरी बात अमरनाथ महादेव की यात्रा तो करनी ही है. बाबा बुलाएंगे तो जरूर जायेंगे ………………………….
श्रीखंड तो बहुत कठीन यात्रा लगती है. . संदीपजी का पोस्ट पढके जाने का मन तो हुआ है. अब देखो आगे भोलेनाथ की मर्जी……………….
While reading this and earlier part of your story, you manage to keep the suspense whether you have complete the journey or stop in middle. Nice narration. I have also do a almost similar but shorter journey for Shiv Temple at Chauragarh, Pachmarhi. I think there were around 1300 stairs.
Thanks Solanky jee,
But really whenever i took break , thoughts of going back were already coming in mind……….
It was bhole baba ‘s ashirwad that i completed it………………
Avdhoot Chintan Shri Gurudev Datt. I felt that I have once again been blessed by the yatra.
Thanks Nayan jee…………………….
मैं तो यहाँ घूम आया हूँ मुझे मात्र 2 घन्टे 20 मिनट का समय चढाई में लगा, दो घन्टे उतराई में। इसी माह 18 को रात्रि में यह यात्रा पूरी हुई।
संदीप जी ,
मुझे बहुत अच्छा लगा की आप वहां पर जाके आये है……………………………………….
मैंने मुकेश भालसे से सूना की आप सोमनाथ और द्वारका के भी दर्शन करके आये ……………….
आपकी पोस्ट का इंतज़ार है………………………….
दूसरी बात :- आप है पक्के घुमाक्कर नंबर १ और हम है सीधे साढ़े पर्यटक. आपके साथ हमारी क्या तुलना…………………..
और ऊपर से मेरा वजन भी बहुत ज्यादा है जिससे मुझे चड़ने में ज्यादा समय लगा……………………
Dear Vishal,
The faith in the Lord and the sheer will to conquer always surmounts the physical difficulties. Congratulations on successfully completing the Girnar trip. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Tarun ………………….
Yaa it was my faith and lord wish to give me darshan , thats is why it happened otherwise at that time i was overweight around 87 kgs. It was impossible for person like me to climb………………..
I was feeling negative on 800 steps itself……………
very nice description and photos…. very useful info from the ground …
did u see many ppl could carry their kids (1 or 2 yr olds) themslevevs or they had to rely on doli/godi for the kids??
Dear Nitin ,Thanks for your comments
No not at all………………
You cannot carry the child up on your godi. Climbing Girnar for oneself is diffcult, then with kids on godi is impossible.
Yes there are many locals who can carry your child up along with you in their godi. They charge around Rs. 800 till , you can still negotiate upto Rs. 400 – 600.
But two things to remember here
1) whether the child is ready to be there in the godi till you reach top.
2) You have always keep a watch on that person who is carrying you child, that he does not leave away from your group ( missing)…
Ok………..