
To 13800 ft and back on foot- Sar Pass – II
Part I – Base Camp Part III – The Descent Part II – The Ascent On the 20th (3rd day) we woke up bright…
Read MorePart I – Base Camp Part III – The Descent Part II – The Ascent On the 20th (3rd day) we woke up bright…
Read MoreIn the long dark winter of 2009 while returning from Kanyakumari (where I was born) to Lucknow (Where I now live)we had to break…
Read MoreThis is part 2 of my visit to Chitrakoot and contains a brief of my visit to the many shrines that dot the district. Part 1 of my visit or the Road Review can be found here. Karwi Railway station is named Chitrakoot Dham. However the actual Chitrakoot is about 5-6 km before Karwi when approaching from Banda. The religious shrines are spread over the town on both sides of the UP – MP border. Since I am not an expert on the Hindu religion I am going to be quoting a lot from Wikipedia, so do bear with me. The photographs though are all mine.The important shrines include the Ramghat, Kamadgiri, Bharat Milap, Janaki Kund, Sati Anusuya ashram, Sphatic Shila, Gupt-Godavari, Hanuman Dhara and the Bharat Koop.
Read MoreI recently had an opportunity to visit Chitrakoot by Road as part of my official travels. The summary of the route followed is given…
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