Rising Above the Clouds

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I could see why people rated Lansdowne so highly as a monsoon abode. Not everywhere do clouds come down so low and create an aura as if you were up somewhere in the 10,000 ft ASL range. Truly amazing experience it was. It was what I had made this trip for. To see it rain buckets full in unexplored and unexploited mountains. I had got more than what I wished for. I was in a state of pure euphoria. Riding no longer was a conscious effort on my part. My Bull and I were one with the surroundings.

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Chittaurgarh Fort, an enigma with a thin line between history and mythology -I

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тАЬрдпрд╣ рд╣реИ рдЕрдкрдирд╛ рд░рд╛рдЬрдкреВрддрд╛рдирд╛, рдирд╛рдЬрд╝ рдЗрд╕реЗ рддрд▓рд╡рд╛рд░реЛрдВ рдкреЗ, рдЗрд╕рдиреЗ рд╕рд╛рд░рд╛ рдЬреАрд╡рди рдХрд╛рдЯрд╛ рдмрд░реНрдЫреА рддреАрд░ рдХрдорд╛рдиреЛ рдкреЗ, рдпрд╣ рдкреНрд░рддрд╛рдк рдХрд╛ рд╡рддрди рдкрд▓рд╛ рд╣реИ рдЖрдЬрд╝рд╛рджреА рдХреЗ…

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Namprikdang Of Dzongu, North Sikkim

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Having grown up amongst the same type of houses and among Lepcha neighbours and friends in Kalimpong, it was indeed heartening to connect with the ancient times at Namprikdang. Of course there was the official reception of VIPs in the traditional ways, the forgettable speeches after speeches, with clear and present hints to тАЬvote for meтАЭ.

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