Valparai Series – Part 1: An Introduction

Valparai Series – Part 1: An Introduction

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Green Hills has a restaurant that is dingy and uninviting but their food is delicious. ┬аSome of the home stays provide meals, some do not have this facility. ┬аThere are several restaurants, food stalls and messes along the one and only main road where you can enjoy a cheap and delicious meal. ┬аBesides this there are umpteen bakeries serving hot snacks, cakes and locally grown tea. ┬аThe problem arises for strict vegetarians who will not eat vegetarian food in a non veg establishment, and as we all know there are many such good folk not just in Tamil Nadu but all over India. ┬а I have seen only one place near the Gandhi Bus Stand – the Sabari Mess – which proclaims itself to be “Veg Only“. ┬а No personal experience but you can not go too wrong with the local food. ┬аWe dined at the Plaza on the main road opposite the Police Station. ┬аIt was consistently good with excellent service and spotlessly clean. ┬а ┬а For us, once we are on to a good thing, we are reluctant to experiment with something new so as with the home stay, the staff at Plaza now also treat us as long lost friends. ┬аI did notice a Mary Matha Mess in the adjoining building on the first floor which seemed to be popular. ┬аMess┬аin these parts ┬аmeans restaurant or a place where meals are served.

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Konark – The Heritage of Mankind

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On the three sides of Temple three forms of Sun god idols are placed. The southern side GOD called тАЬMitraтАЭ described as the rising Sun. It is 8тАЩ3тАЭ in height. The western side GOD is called тАЬPUNSANтАЭ and described as mid day Sun, it is 9тАЩ6тАЭ in height. The northern side GOD is called тАЬ HaritasvaтАЭ described as setting sun, it 3.58 meters in height which is approximately above 10тАЩ.

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Chhatikara Maa Vaishno Devi рдЫрдЯреАрдХрд░рд╛ рдорд╛рдБ рд╡реИрд╖реНрдгреЛрджреЗрд╡реА рдордиреНрджрд┐рд░

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рджрд╛рдБрдИ рдУрд░ рдЫрдЯреАрдХрд░рд╛ рдореБрдбрд╝рддреЗ рд╣реА рдХреБрдЫ рдлрд╛рд╕рд▓реЗ рдкрд░ рд╣реА, рджрд╛рдБрдИ рддрд░рдл рдХреНрд░реБрджреНрдз рд╢реЗрд░ рдкрд░ рд╕реМрдореНрдп рджреЗрд╡реА рдорд╛рдБ рдХреА рд╡рд┐рд╢рд╛рд▓ рдореВрд░реНрддрд┐ рдХрд╛ рджрд░реНрд╢рди рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рд╣реИ, рдкрд╛рд╕ рд╣реА рд╣рд╛рде рдЬреЛрдбрд╝реЗ рдзреНрдпрд╛рдирдордЧреНрди рд╣рдиреБрдорд╛рдирдЬреА рдмреИрдареЗ рд╣реИрдВред рдпрд╣ рдорд╛рдБ рд╡реИрд╖реНрдгреЛрджреЗрд╡реА рдХрд╛ рдирд╡рдирд┐рд░реНрдорд┐рдд рд╡рд┐рд╢рд╛рд▓ рдордиреНрджрд┐рд░ рд╣реИрдВред рдордиреНрджрд┐рд░ рдХреА рддрд░рдл рдХреБрдЫ рд╣рдЯрдХрд░ рд╣рд▓рдХреА рд╕реА рдЫрд╛рдБрд╣ рдореЗрдВ рдЧрд╛рдбрд╝реА рдкрд╛рд░реНрдХ рдХреАред рдЪрд╛рд░ рдмрдЬреЗ рдЧреЗрдЯ рдЦреБрд▓рдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рджрд╕реЗрдХ рдорд┐рдирдЯ рдХреА рджреЗрд░ рдереА рдФрд░ рднреАрдбрд╝ рдЦрдбрд╝реА рдереАред рдмреЛрд░реНрдб рдкрд░ рдЬреВрддреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдЬрдорд╛ рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд╡рд┐рд╖рдп рдореЗрдВ рдкрдв рд╣рдордиреЗ рдЬреВрддреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдХрд╛рд░ рдореЗрдВ рдЦреЛрд▓ рджрд┐рдпрд╛ред рдЧреЗрдЯ рдЦреБрд▓рдиреЗ рдкрд░ рд╕рдВрдЧреАрддрд╛ рд╡ рдЦреБрд╢реА рдорд╣рд┐рд▓рд╛ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░ рд╕реЗ рдЕрдиреНрджрд░ рдЪрд▓реЗ рдЧрдпреЗред рдкреБрд░реБрд╖ рд▓рд╛рдИрди рдЪреЗрдХрд┐рдВрдЧ рдореЗрдВ рдмреЗрд▓реНрдЯ рдкрд░ рдРрддрд░рд╛рдЬ рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рд╕реЗ рдореИрдиреЗ рдЙрд╕реЗ рдЦреЛрд▓ рджрд┐рдпрд╛ рдкрд░рдВрддреБ рдкрд░реНрд╕ рдкрд░ рднреА рдРрддрд░рд╛рдЬ рдкрд╛рдиреЗ рдкрд░ рдореИрдВ рдмреЗрд▓реНрдЯ рдмрд╛рдБрдзрддреЗ рд╣реБрдпреЗ рд▓реМрдЯ рдкрдбрд╝рд╛ рдХрд┐ рджрд░реНрд╢рди рддреЛ рд╣реЛ рд╣реА рдЧрдпреЗ рд╣реИрдВ, рд╡реГрдиреНрджрд╛рд╡рди рднреА рдЬрд╛рдирд╛ рд╣реИ, рд╕рдВрдЧреАрддрд╛ рдХреЗ рд▓реМрдЯрддреЗ рд╣реА рд░рд╡рд╛рдирд╛ рд╣реЛ рдЬрд╛рдпреЗрдВрдЧреЗрдВ, рд╡рд┐рдЪрд╛рд░ рдХрд░рддреЗ рд╣реБрдпреЗ рдСрдлрд┐рд╕-рдХрд╛рдЙрдгреНрдЯрд░реЛрдВ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рдордиреЗ рдЦрдбрд╝рд╛ рд╣реЛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рдЬрд╣рд╛рдВ рджрд░реНрд╢рдирд╛рд░реНрдерд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдпреЗ рдХрдореНрдкреНрдпреБрдЯрд░рд╛рдЗрдЬреНрдб рд╕реНрд▓рд┐рдкреЗрдВ рдЬрд╛рд░реА рдХреА рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣реА рдереАрдВред рдЗрдирдХреЗ рдЖрдзрд╛рд░ рдкрд░ рд╣реА рд╕рд╛рдордиреЗ рд╕реНрдерд┐рдд рд▓реЙрдХрд░реЛрдВ рдкрд░ рд╕рд╛рдорд╛рди рдЬрдорд╛ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИред рдЦрд╛рд▓реА рдХрд╛рдЙрдВрдгреНрдЯрд░ рджреЗрдЦ рдореИрдиреЗ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдирд╛рдо рд╕реЗ рд╕реНрд▓рд┐рдк рд▓реЗ рд▓реАред рд▓реЙрдХрд░ рдХрд╛рдЙрдгреНрдЯрд░ рдкрд░ рд╕реБрдЭрд╛рд╡ рдорд┐рд▓рд╛ рдХрд┐ рдореИрдВ рдкрд░реНрд╕ рд╕рд╛рдордЧреНрд░реА рдХреЛ рдЬреЗрдм рдореЗрдВ рд░рдЦ рдкрд░реНрд╕ рд╡ рдмреЗрд▓реНрдЯ рдЬрдорд╛ рдХрд░рд╡рд╛ рджреВрдБред рдЕрдирджреЗрдЦреА рдЖрдЬреНрдЮрд╛рд╡рд╢ рдЬрдорд╛ рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рдХрд╛рд░реНрдп рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ред рдЕрдиреНрджрд░ рд╣рд░рд┐рдпрд╛рд▓реА рдореЗрдВ рдХреБрдЫ рдЙрдкрд░ рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рдкрд░ рд╕рд╛рдордиреЗ рдиреАрдЪреЗ рдЪреМрдХ рдореЗрдВ рдЙрддрд░рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдпреЗ рд╕реАрдврд┐рдпрд╛рдБ рдереАрдВ рдЬрд╣рд╛рдВ рдПрдХ рддрд░рдл рдЧрдВрдЧрд╛рдЬреА рдХреА рдореВрд░реНрддрд┐ рдЬрд┐рд╕рдХреЗ рджреЛрдиреЛрдВ рддрд░рдл рдордЧрд░рдордЪреНрдЫреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдореБрдБрд╣ рд╕реЗ рдкрд╛рдиреА рдХреА рдзрд╛рд░ рддрдерд╛ рджреВрд╕рд░реА рддрд░рдл рдпрдореБрдирд╛рдЬреА рдЬрд┐рдирдХреЗ рджреЛрдиреЛрдВ рддрд░рдл рдХрдЫреБрдУрдВ рдХреЗ рдореБрдБрд╣ рд╕реЗ рдкрд╛рдиреА рдХреА рдзрд╛рд░ рдмрд╣ рд░рд╣реА рдереА, рд╡рд╣рд╛рдБ рдЦреБрд╢реА рдореЗрд░рд╛ рдЗрдВрддрдЬрд╛рд░ рдХрд░ рд░рд╣реА рдереА рдФрд░ рдореБрдЭреЗ рджреЗрдЦрддреЗ рд╣реА рдЦреБрд╢реА рд╕реЗ рдЪрд┐рд▓реНрд▓рд╛рдИ рдХрд┐ рдирд╛рдиреВ рджреЗрдЦреЛ… рдЙрд╕рдХреА рдЦреБрд╢реА рд╡ рдЙрддреНрд╕рд╛рд╣ рдХрд╛ рдХреЛрдИ рдкрд╛рд░рд╛рд╡рд╛рд░ рди рдерд╛ред рдмрдЪреНрдЪреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдпреЗ рдпрд╣ рдордиреНрджрд┐рд░ рдкреНрд░рд╛рдВрдЧрдг рд╡рд╛рд╕реНрддрд╡ рдореЗрдВ рдмрд╣реБрдд рд╣реА рдЦреБрд╢реА рджреЗрдиреЗрд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рд╡ рдЙрддреНрд╕рд╛рд╣рд╡рд░реНрдзрдХ рд╣реИред

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Roaming around in the Castle

Scotland – Touring Edinburgh Castle

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We were told that the Queen was coming to Edinburgh the next day, and the Palace was being spruced up. Since this was our last day in Edinburgh, we would be missing that (not that she was inviting us to tea or anything like that). We would, at best, have got to see her motorcade.

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Bhubaneswar – Temple city of Odisha

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We first reached at Udayagiri and Khandagiri caves. It is a typical tourist destination with numbers of tea and snacks shop and a big parking area for Buses and car parking. The monument remains open from sunrise to sunset. Entry fee for Citizens of India and visitors of SAARC (Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Maldives and Afghanistan) and BIMSTEC Countries (Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Myanmar) – Rs. 5 per head and for each foreigner is Rs. 100.00 or US $2.00 and free entry for children below 15 years.

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Ride to Rajasthan (Pune to Mount Abu) – Udaipur Sightseeing and ride to Abu

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To our surprises, our machines would not reach even 80 kmph тАж.

The First Goof-up
We stopped on the highway, and all of us looked at each other with pale faces тАж тАЬMy bike is not reaching 80 at full throttle тАж said Ayush. I seconded him and saidтАжI am also not able to go above 80 with full throttle тАж we turned to the pulsars and they had the same problem тАж. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh !!!

We realized that the workshops we had visited have shown all their Engineering on our bikes and probably changed the tuning of the bikes.

Now what to do at 8:30 am on the highway !!! Our savior was Ayush тАж the man and the machine aka Sabu !!! we parked the bikes on the highway and took out the toolkits тАж and we started to check the idling and the tuning тАж for the people who understand the bike basics тАж the tuning which normally should be 3-4 rounds in Royal Enfield and 5-7 rounds in Pulsar was way off the mark тАж and the idling was also changed. ThatтАЩs why the Petrol oil ratio going into the engine was not good and hence the bikes not picking speed and acceleration was very poor.

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Himachal Yatra – Palampur Tea Gardens

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Snowline is the mark from where above, snow remains unmelted even during summers. Normally snowline starts from 4000 meters. I had seen Dhauladhar range in peak summer months of June and everytime I was baffled by its unparalleled beauty. But for the first time Dhauladhar disappointed us. There were barren peaks without any trace of snow. It seems the global warming has already killed Dhauladhar’s beauty.

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рдорд╛рддрд╛ рд╡реИрд╖реНрдгреЛрджреЗрд╡реА рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рднрд╛рдЧ -рел (рдзрдирд╕рд░ рдмрд╛рдмрд╛, рдЭрдЬреНрдЬрд░ рдХреЛрдЯрд▓реА, рдХреЛрд▓ рдХрдВрдбреЛрд▓реА)

рдорд╛рддрд╛ рд╡реИрд╖реНрдгреЛрджреЗрд╡реА рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рднрд╛рдЧ -рел (рдзрдирд╕рд░ рдмрд╛рдмрд╛, рдЭрдЬреНрдЬрд░ рдХреЛрдЯрд▓реА, рдХреЛрд▓ рдХрдВрдбреЛрд▓реА)

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рд╣рдо рд▓реЛрдЧ рдХрд░реАрдм рдиреЛ рдмрдЬреЗ рдХрдЯрд░рд╛ рд╕реЗ резрен рдХрд┐рд▓реЛрдореАрдЯрд░ рдХрд╛ рд╕рдлрд░ рддрдп рдХрд░рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдмрд╛ рдзрдирд╕рд░ рдкрд╣реБрдБрдЪ рдЬрд╛рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ. рд╕рдбрд╝рдХ рд╕реЗ рдХрд░реАрдм реирежреж рдореАрдЯрд░ ┬ардкреИрджрд▓ рдЙрддрд░рд╛рдИ рдХрд░рдХреЗ рд╣рдо рд▓реЛрдЧ рдмрд╛рдмрд╛ рдзрдирд╕рд░ рдХреЗ рдзрд╛рдо рдкрд╣реБрдБрдЪ рдЬрд╛рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ. рдпрд╣ рдХреНрд╖реЗрддреНрд░ рдмрд╣реБрдд рд╣реА рд╕реБрд░рдореНрдп рд╕реНрдерд╛рди рдкрд░ рдкрд╣рд╛рдбрд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдмреАрдЪ рдЬрдВрдЧрд▓ рд╕реЗ рдШрд┐рд░рд╛ рд╣реБрдЖ рд╣реИрдВ. рдПрдХ рдЫреЛрдЯреА рд╕реА рдЭреАрд▓ рд╣реИрдВ рдЬрд┐рд╕рдореЗ рдПрдХ рдЭрд░рдирд╛ рд▓рдЧрд╛рддрд╛рд░ рдЧрд┐рд░рддрд╛ рд░рд╣рддрд╛ рд╣реИрдВ. рдПрдХ рдФрд░ рдПрдХ рдЧреБрдлрд╛ рдмрдиреА рд╣реБрдИ рд╣реИрдВ рдЬрд┐рд╕рдореЗ рд╢рд┐рд╡ рд▓рд┐рдВрдЧрдо рдХреЗ рд░реВрдк рдореЗрдВ рднрдЧрд╡рд╛рди рд╢рд┐рд╡ рд╡рд┐рд░рд╛рдЬрдорд╛рди рд╣реИрдВ. рдЭреАрд▓ рдореЗрдВ рдХрд╣рд╛ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИрдВ рдХреА рд╕рд╛рдХреНрд╖рд╛рддреН рд╢реЗрд╖рдирд╛рдЧ рд╡рд╛рд╕реБрдХреА рд╡рд┐рд░рд╛рдЬ рдорд╛рди рд╣реИрдВ. рдпрдВрд╣реА рдкрд░ рд╣реА рдЙрдирдХрд╛ рдПрдХ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рднреА рдмрдирд╛ рд╣реБрдЖ рд╣реИрдВ.рдкреМрд░реМрдирд┐рдХ рд╡рд┐рд╢реНрд╡рд╛рд╕ рд╣реИрдВ рдХреА рдЬрдм рднрдЧрд╡рд╛рди рд╢рд┐рд╡, рдорд╛рддрд╛ рдкрд╛рд░реНрд╡рддреА рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде, рдЙрдиреНрд╣реЗрдВ рдЕрдорд░ рдХрдерд╛ рд╕реБрдирд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдЕрдорд░рдирд╛рде ┬ардЬреА рдХреА рдЧреБрдлрд╛ рдХреА рдФрд░ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣реЗ рдереЗ,┬арддрдм рднрдЧрд╡рд╛рди рд╢рд┐рд╡ рдиреЗ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдирд╛рдЧрд░рд╛рдЬ рд╡рд╛рд╕реБрдХреА рдХреЛ рдпрдВрд╣реА рдкрд░ рдЫреЛрдбрд╝ рджрд┐рдпрд╛ рдерд╛. рдирд╛рдЧрд░рд╛рдЬ рд╡рд╛рд╕реБрдХреА рдПрдХ рдордиреБрд╖реНрдп рдХреЗ рд░реВрдк рдореЗрдВ рдпрдВрд╣реА рдкрд░ рд░рд╣рдиреЗ рд▓рдЧреЗ рдереЗ. рдЙрдирдХрд╛ рдирд╛рдо рд╡рд╛рд╕реБрджреЗрд╡ рдерд╛. рдмрд╛рдмрд╛ рдзрдирд╕рд░ рдЗрдиреНрд╣реА рд╡рд╛рд╕реБрджреЗрд╡ рдХреЗ рдкреБрддреНрд░ рдереЗ. рдХрдВрд╣реА рд╕реЗ рдПрдХ рд░рд╛рдХреНрд╖рд╕ рдпрдВрд╣рд╛ рдкрд░ рдЖ рдЧрдпрд╛ рдерд╛. рдФрд░ рдЗрд╕ рдХреНрд╖реЗрддреНрд░ рдХреЗ рд▓реЛрдЧреЛ рдХреЛ рдкрд░реЗрд╢рд╛рди рдХрд░рдиреЗ рд▓рдЧрд╛ рдерд╛. рддрдм рдмрд╛рдмрд╛ рдзрдирд╕рд░ рдиреЗ рднрдЧрд╡рд╛рди рд╢рд┐рд╡ рдХреА рддрдкрд╕реНрдпрд╛ рдХреА рдереА. рднрдЧрд╡рд╛рди рд╢рд┐рд╡┬ардиреЗ рдЙрдирдХреА рддрдкрд╕реНрдпрд╛ рд╕реЗ рдкреНрд░рд╕рдиреНрди рд╣реЛрдХрд░ рдпрдВрд╣рд╛ рдкрд░ рдЙрд╕ рд░рд╛рдХреНрд╖рд╕ рдХрд╛ рд╕рдВрд╣рд╛рд░ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдерд╛. рдмрд╛рдмрд╛ рдХреЗ рдЖрдЧреНрд░рд╣ рдкрд░ рднрдЧрд╡рд╛рди рд╢рд┐рд╡ рдпрдВрд╣реА рдкрд░ рд╡рд┐рд░рд╛рдЬрдорд╛рди рд╣реЛ рдЧрдП рдереЗ. рдпрдВрд╣рд╛ рдкрд░ рд╕реНрдерд┐рдд рдЭреАрд▓ рдкрд╡рд┐рддреНрд░ рдорд╛рдиреА рдЬрд╛рддреА рд╣реИрдВ. рдПрдХ ┬ардЭрд░рдирд╛ рд▓рдЧрд╛рддрд╛рд░ рдкреНрд░рд╡рд╛рд╣рд┐рдд рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рд░рд╣рддрд╛ рд╣реИрдВ. рдЗрд╕ рдЭреАрд▓ рдореЗрдВ рдирд╣рд╛рдирд╛ рд╢реБрдн рдирд╣реАрдВ рдорд╛рдирд╛ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИрдВ. рдХрднреА рдХрднреА рдЗрд╕ рдЭреАрд▓ рдХреЗ рд╕реНрд╡рдЪреНрдЫ рдЬрд▓ рдореЗрдВ рдирд╛рдЧреЛрдВ рдХреА рдЖрдХреГрддрд┐ рднреА рджрд┐рдЦрд╛рдИ рджреЗрддреА рд╣реИрдВ. рд╣рд░ рд╡рд░реНрд╖ рдпрдВрд╣рд╛ рдкрд░, рдорд╣рд╛рд╢рд┐рд╡рд░рд╛рддреНрд░рд┐ рдХреЗ рдЕрд╡рд╕рд░ рдкрд░ рднрдЧрд╡рд╛рди рд╢рд┐рд╡ рдФрд░ рдзрдирд╕рд░ рдмрд╛рдмрд╛ рдХреА рдпрд╛рдж рдореЗрдВ рдПрдХ рд╡рд╛рд░реНрд╖рд┐рдХ рдорд╣реЛрддреНрд╕рд╡ рд╡ рдореЗрд▓реЗ рдХрд╛ рдЖрдпреЛрдЬрди рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рд╣реИрдВ .

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Ride to Rajasthan – Ahmedabad to Udaipur

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Last night I and all of us had switched off all alarms and put our phones on silent, as we could not afford any disturbanceтАж. 08:00 am тАж oh тАж we need to get ready to move ahead, we were still 260 kms from Udaipur тАж but on second thought, we had covered 700 kms on day 1 тАж so 250 kms тАж. Huh тАж EASY !!! BUT тАж. Yeah тАж the butтАЩs of the second day start тАж

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Shimla – Kufri – Jakhu Temple and Back Journey

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Early morning at around 6 oтАЩ clock, when rest of the family members were still asleep, I attended to daily routine and then decided (as usual) to wander and acquint myself a bit with the geography of Shimla. The first important thing I discovered was the fact that you didnтАЩt need to go through the Victory tunnel to reach other side of the town. The tunnel is for automobiles only (but you wonтАЩt get fined if you do venture into it). Even if you walk towards the Bus Stand, you would find lanes at your left side with very stiff heights to scale, which promise to leave you at other side of the hill i.e. Mall Road side. However, without going to the Mall Road side, I walked roughly 1 km. in the opposite direction of the railway station and discovered that I had reached Bus Stand. Well, I was as happy at my discovery as Vasco-de-gama must have been after discovering Bharat Varsh aka India! Regarding it enough achievement for the time being, I made a U-turn and arrived at the hotel. Since I didnтАЩt find any group of pahadi girls singing as I often see in Hindi movies, I had to hum a song myself and that too without any tabla or dholak (no it was not Abida Parveen this time but someone else which I donтАЩt remember! ) First rays of the Sun peeped into the room and blessed us with very exhilerating and invigorating feeling. Technically, these were not first rays of the Sun because when the Sun ascended high enough in the sky to defeat the hills and throw its rays directly into our room, our watch was already showing 8 a.m.

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рдХреЗрджрд╛рд░ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛: рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА тАУ рдЛрд╖рд┐рдХреЗрд╢

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рджреЛрд╕реНрддреЛрдВ рдЬреИрд╕рд╛ рдХрд┐ рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рдд рд╣реИ рдкрд┐рдЫрд▓реА рдЧрдврд╝рд╡рд╛рд▓ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рд╡рд┐рдкрд░реАрдд рдкрд░рд┐рд╕реНрдерд┐рддрд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдХрд╛рд░рдг рдЕрдЪрд╛рдирдХ рд╣реА рд╕рдорд╛рдкреНрдд рдХрд░рдиреА рдкрдбрд╝реА. рдХреЗрджрд╛рд░ рд╣рдореЗрд╢рд╛ рд╕реЗ рд╣реА рдореБрдЭреЗ рдмрджреНрд░реАрдирд╛рде…

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Himachal Yatra – рдХрд╛рдВрдЧрдбрд╝рд╛

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Kangra fort was built by Katoch rajputs of Kangra and was almost invincible, due to its mere geography. The fort is situated on a wall like mountain, surrounded by a deep and fast flowing Baan Ganga river from three sides. Fourth side had dense forest. Many Muslim invaders tried to win it but were always defeated.

It was due to treason of one minister of the king that the fort was finally won by Jahangir, the mogul king. The traitor minister asked moguls to make him the king and revealed the secret entry point to the invading army. However, the minister was beheaded by the invading army after conquering the fort. A good lesson for traitors !!

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