Hi, I am a regular and avid fan of ghumakkar and swear by the experiences of  fellow fun loving ghumakkar’s… Though, I always wanted to share my experiences but due to utter callousness and laziness, would never write… , for a change… Today, I have got sometime to pen my thoughts..expereinces…and fair share of inexperience in preparing the travel itinerary… at least in the trip to be shared…

Ever since my colleagues traveled to gangotri and gaumukh sometime in may 2004 and shared with me their experience… I was looking and waiting for like minded friends who would accompany me to such places…It was my first trekking trip…

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Krishna said in Bhagavat-Gita: “Amongst rivers I am Ganges” and all over the world you will hardly find a river more worshiped and more sacred than Ganges.

In the Morning we checked out from Hotel Shivalik – Dharali & left for Gangotri at 6.00 AM.

Gangotri Temple

Few months ago , it was a holiday. I had no work that day and then I decided that why not go to Gurudwara Bangla Sahib and spend a day in God’s Grace. I decided to go early morning as the freshness to go to a Holy Place in morning is really very good. I started my car at 6 am. I was alone. Gurudwara Bangla Sahib is situated in the heart of New Delhi’s Cannaught Place area. It is loacted on the east side intersection of Ashok Road and Baba Kharag Singh Marg, just near the Gol Dak Khana. It is around 15 Km from my place. After parking the car, moving further firstly there is the Juta Ghar for removing the shoes. After moving further , it is the main premises.

Moving towards the main premises - The main Hall

“Outside of a dog, a book is Man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.” - Groucho Marx.

Had it not been for the Outlook Traveller Gateways (on HP) , Naggar would not have happened.

A note on books and blogs Books (e-books or paper bound) are still much superior as compared to host of blogs and websites. Online forums, at best, are good for an  ”occasional tip” and that too happens cause people “speak” about the content which is quite recent. Books, on the other hand, need to re-published. The Outlook Traveller Gateways (on HP) which I referred to was published in 2008. Two years down the line nothing much had changed….

And Naggar did happen…thankfully.

This last part I have covered in following three phases: –

Phase One- Manali-Naggar, stay at Naggar.

Phase Two – Road back Home - Naggar-Chandigarh-Rock Garden-Rothak-Ajmer Road trip and a quick visit to Ajmer-e-Sharif.

Phase Three – Road back Home continues…Ajmer-Ahmedabad-Mumbai Road trip
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