06 Jun

Himachal – Shimla, Sarahan, Sangla Valley

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Sangla is also famous for Kamru Fort. This fort is like a tower dedicated to Kamakshi Temple. The Goddess idol was brought from Guwahati (Assam). We braced ourselves and took to steep climb of stairs. The climb took us through houses of Kamru village and get a peek into their life. First there is a temple which has couple of shrines in the small courtyard in hill architecture. Their sloping roofs are lined with flat chipped stones tiles and the distinctive cone as the top. The main Kamru fort was still some climb away. Thankfully, it was quite sunny and pleasant for the climb. After some time, the Kamru fort came into view perched right at the top of the village. One has to tie a cloth around waist and wear a cap which is available in the fort to enter the precincts and go around.

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Delhi to Gangotri, peace at Gaumukh

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You are covered by Mountains on either side and from front Gangotri Glacier. We spent close to 1 hrs. at Gaumukh.After taking chilly holy dip at Gaumukh we decided to return. On this stretch, returning too is tough because for many kms. You have to walk on pointed heavy stones.

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Badrinath Temple тАУ One of the Holiest Dham in India

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Holy Badrinath Temple, one of the Char (four) Dham (pilgrimage centre) in India, is the temple of Lord Vishnu in Uttarakhand. Nestled in the lap of Himalayan mountain ranges, this colourful temple stands with the river Alakananda flowing on its front and the magnificent peak Neelkantha, also known as тАШGarhwal QueenтАЩ on its back. Just imagine, there you are, at one of the most popular pilgrimage sites in India, the Badrinath Temple!

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Along the old silk route – East Sikkim

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The entire zigzag road was blocked with snow. We were the only souls from far off plain lands stuck in the midst of old silk route, completely disconnected from the outside world and covered in a thick blanket of snow. Our journey to Gnathang Valley was cancelled. But what we witnessed was much more than what we had wanted and could ask for no more.

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Mesmerising Melbourne

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Though Melbourne doesnтАЩt have any iconic claim to fame, its тАШliveabilityтАЩ is one of its greatest attractions. ItтАЩs a laid-back city with an endearing mix of old and new-world charmтАж an easy-going, yet sophisticated style. ItтАЩs not a place where you need to do something to feel youтАЩre experiencing the city. So you neednтАЩt wander around Melbourne just to tick off тАШmust-seeтАЩ items on your list!

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рд╕рд┐рдХреНрдХрд┐рдо, рдЧрдВрдЧрдЯреЛрдХ part-1

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рд╕рд┐рдХреНрдХрд┐рдо рдореЗрдВ рдкреНрд░рд╡реЗрд╢ рдХрд░рддреЗ рд╣реА рд╣рдорд╛рд░реЗ рджреЛрдиреЛрдВ рддрд░рдл рд╣реА рдкрд╛рдВрдЪ – рдЫрд╣ рдордВрдЬрд┐рд▓реЛ рдХреЗ рдордХрд╛рдиреЛрдВ рдХреА рдХрддрд╛рд░реЗ рдирдЬрд░ рдЖрдиреЗ рд▓рдЧреАред рдРрд╕рд╛ рд▓рдЧ рд╣реА рдирд╣реАрдВ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ рдХрд┐ рд╣рдо рд╣рд┐рд▓ рд╕реНрдЯреЗрд╢рди рдкрд░ рд╣реИрдВред рд╕реБрдиреНрджрд░ рд╕рд╛рдл – рд╕реБрдерд░рд╛ рдХрд╝рд╕реНрдмрд╛ рдерд╛ред рдкрд╣рд╛рдбрд╝реЛ рдХреЗ рдШреБрдорд╛рд╡рджрд╛рд░ рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддреЛ рд╕реЗ рд╣реЛрддреЗ рд╣реБрдП рд▓рдЧрднрдЧ 4.30 рдмрдЬреЗ рд╣рдо рдЧрдВрдЧрдЯреЛрдХ рдкрд╣реБрдБрдЪ рдЧрдПред
рдЕрдм рд╣рдореЗрдВ рд╢рд╣рд░ рдХреЗ рдЕрдиреНрджрд░ рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рдбреЗрдиреНрдЬреЛрдВрдЧ рдЬрд╛рдирд╛ рдерд╛ рдкрд░ рдкрддрд╛ рд▓рдЧрд╛ рдХрд┐ рдпрд╣ рдмрдбрд╝реА рдЯреИрдХреНрд╕реА рд╢рд╣рд░ рдХреЗ рдЕрдиреНрджрд░ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдЬрд╛ рд╕рдХрддреАред рд╡рд╣рд╛рдВ рдкрд░ рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдЫреЛрдЯреА рдЯреИрдХреНрд╕реА рд╕реЗ рд╣реА рдЬрд╛рдирд╛ рд╣реЛрдЧрд╛ рдФрд░ рдЙрд╕рдореЗ рднреА 4 рд▓реЛрдЧреЛ рд╕реЗ рдЬреНрдпрд╛рджрд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдмреИрда рд╕рдХрддреЗред рд╣рд╛рдБ рд╕реБрдмрд╣ рдЖрда рдмрдЬреЗ рд╕реЗ рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рдЕрд╡рд╢реНрдп рдпрд╣ рдЯреИрдХреНрд╕реА рд╡рд╣рд╛рдВ рдЬрд╛ рд╕рдХрддреА рд╣реИрдВред рд╢рд╣рд░ рдХреА рдкрд░рд┐рд╡рд╣рди рд╡реНрдпрд╡рд╕реНрдерд╛ рдЗрди рдЫреЛрдЯреА рдЯреИрдХреНрд╕реА рдкрд░ рд╣реА рдЯрд┐рдХреА рд╣реБрдИ рд╣реИред рд▓реЛрдЧ рдпрд╛ рддреЛ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд╣рди рд╕реЗ рдЪрд▓рддреЗ рд╣реИ рдЕрдиреНрдпрдерд╛ рдЗрди рдЯреИрдХреНрд╕реА рдкрд░ рд╣реА рдирд┐рд░реНрднрд░ рд░рд╣рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВред рдпрд╣рд╛рдБ рдкрд░ рдСрдЯреЛ , рдЯреЗрдореНрдкреЛ , рдЧреНрд░рд╛рдореАрдг рд╕реЗрд╡рд╛ рдЖрджрд┐ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдЪрд▓рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВред рд╕рд┐рд░реНрдл рдЫреЛрдЯреА рдХрд╛рд░ рд╡рд╛рд▓реА рдЯреИрдХреНрд╕реАред рдЗрди рдЫреЛрдЯреА рдЯреИрдХреНрд╕реА рдХрд╛ рдХрд┐рд░рд╛рдпрд╛ рднреА рдЬреНрдпрд╛рджрд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реИред рдкрдВрджреНрд░рд╣ рд░реВрдкрдпреЗ рд╕рд╡рд╛рд░реА рдХреЗ рд╣рд┐рд╕рд╛рдм рд╕реЗ рд▓реЛрдЧ рд╕рдлрд░ рдХрд░рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВред

рд╣рдореЗрдВ рд▓рд╛рд▓ рдмрд╛рдЬрд╛рд░, рдбреЗрдиреНрдЬреЛрдВрдЧ рд╕рд┐рдиреЗрдорд╛ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рд▓рдЧреЗ рд╣реБрдП рдбреЗрдиреНрдЬреЛрдВрдЧ рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рдЬрд╛рдирд╛ рдерд╛ , рдЯреВрд░рд┐рд╕реНрдЯ рд╕рдордЭ рдХрд░ рд╣рдо рд▓реЛрдЧреЛ рд╕реЗ рд╡рд╣рд╛рдВ рдкрд░ рдЯреИрдХреНрд╕реА рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ 150/- рд░реВрдкрдпреЗ рдкреНрд░рддрд┐ рдЯреИрдХреНрд╕реА рдорд╛рдВрдЧрдиреЗ рд▓рдЧреЗред рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рдлреЛрди рдХрд░ рдЬрд╛рдирдХрд╛рд░реА рд▓реЗ рд▓реЗрдирд╛ рдЙрдЪрд┐рдд рд╕рдордЭрд╛ рдХрд┐ рдпрд╣ рд▓реЛрдЧ рдЬреНрдпрд╛рджрд╛ рдкреИрд╕реЗ рддреЛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдорд╛рдВрдЧ рд░рд╣реЗ рд╣реИрдВред рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рдиреЗ рдмрддрд╛рдпрд╛ рдХрд┐ 90 – 100 рд░реВрдкрдпреЗ рд╕реЗ рдЬреНрдпрд╛рджрд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд▓рдЧрддрд╛ рд╣реИред рдЖрдк рд▓реЛрдЧ рдЯреИрдХреНрд╕реА рд╕реНрдЯреИрдВрдб рд╕реЗ рдмрд╛рд╣рд░ рдЖрдХрд░ рдЯреИрдХреНрд╕реА рдХрд░ рд▓реЛред рдЯреИрдХреНрд╕реА рд╕реНрдЯреИрдВрдб рд╕реЗ рдмрд╛рд╣рд░ рд╕рдбрд╝рдХ рдкрд░ рдЖрдпреЗ рддреЛ рдПрдХ рдиреЗ 100/- рд░реВрдкрдпреЗ рдорд╛рдВрдЧреЗ рддреЛ рд╣рдореЗрдВ рд▓рдЧрд╛ рд╕рд╣реА рднрд╛рдбрд╛ рдорд╛рдВрдЧ рд░рд╣рд╛ рд╣реИ рдЙрд╕рд╕реЗ 4 рд▓реЛрдЧ рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рд░рд╡рд╛рдирд╛ рд╣реЛ рдЧрдП рджреБрд╕рд░реЗ рдиреЗ 80/- рдорд╛рдВрдЧреЗ рдЙрд╕рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рджреЛ рдЯреИрдХреНрд╕реА рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ 60/- рд░реВрдкрдпреЗ рдореЗрдВ рд╣реА рдЪрд▓ рджрд┐рдПред рдорддрд▓рдм рдпрд╣ рдХрд┐ рдЕрдЧрд░ рдЖрдк рдореЛрд▓ -рднрд╛рд╡ рдХрд░рдирд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдЬрд╛рдирддреЗ рдпрд╛ рд╕реНрдерд╛рдиреАрдп рд▓реЛрдЧреЛ рд╕реЗ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдкреВрдЫреЗрдВрдЧреЗ рддреЛ рдЖрдкрдХреА рдЬреЗрдм рдЬреНрдпрд╛рджрд╛ рд╣рд▓реНрдХреА рд╣реЛ рдЬрд╛рдПрдЧреАред

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Himachal тАУ Kalpa, Shimla

Himachal тАУ Kalpa, Shimla

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I have lived in Shimla long back in early 90s when my father was posted here. I used to come in summers for 2 months for 3 years, so I was keen on visiting places where I had lived and visited during that time. We lived in a suburb of Shimla there called Kelti. The route to it is from Ridge to Longwood and then towards Kelston and then bifurcate at one point towards Kelti. It was nostalgic to walk on the same road which I used to frequent 20 years back as child. To my surprise, road was just like what it used to be. Same road barriers painted green and white, the rain shelters where I took refuge many times in rains, the ascent, descent. The final leg to Kelti was still unpaved like it was at that time. Though this time saw more people crossing me with phones in their hands, hoardings and presence of vehicles.

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Kolkata-Sikkim-Darjeeling trip

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After all this, the last thing on our list was a visit to some tea estate in Darjeeling. To go there was one part of the pleasure and the next best part was to sip a hot n nice cup of tea there! It was really a divine experience and I had about 3-4 cups of tea- each of a different variety!

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Exploring East Coast – A road trip to Southern states

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I tried to negotiate, suddenly an ambulance came from back, at the same time there was a government vehicle came and took a left turn to our right side road of the T Junction. While I was thinking that I should tail the ambulance, all the villagers ran toward the ambulance to agitate, the government vehicle took left, and in the middle of the chaos, I heard my wife, тАЬPronil Bhaag yahan seтАЭ, and I watched that right is clean and without wasting seconds I took right to tail the government vehicle.

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