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Amarnath Yatra : Sheshnag to Panchtarni (Part 6)

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It is 1.5 kms rocky climb from Babaltop. Around 10:30 AM we reached MahagunasTop. Mahagunas Top is the highest point of the entire Yatra. It is a pass between two peaks which connects two mountain ranges and Sheshnag and Panjtarni camps. It is believed that here Lord Shiva and Devi Parvati left their son Lord Ganesha ┬аand went to cave hence named Ganesh Top.

Due to snow all around heavy cold winds were blowing. We took a short photography session here and left this place soon as the clouds have started turning dark and there was no shelter nearby. Our next destination was at Poshpatri where we all have decided to meet. From Mahagunus top to Panjtarni there is either plane or descend track and at some places there is sharp descend. Due to snow, it becomes more difficult to descend. We were moving fast so that we can reach at Poshpatri before it started rain.

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Photography : Practical Tips and Tricks

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This is true of every ghumakkar. If Vishal Rathore, DL, Amitava, Ritesh, Manu, Abhee, Jat Devta, SS, Praveen Wadhwa, Nirdesh, Vipin, Mala, Devasmitha and Sushant (or any of the rest of authors here) were wandering together in a city or village with our cameras on our shoulders, each of us would aim at different objects and would shoot from different angles and for different reasons. It hardly matters whether we own a DSLR or a mobile phone as far as selection of our subjects is concerned. Well, here are a few things which I have learnt in photography in all these years. May be you would find them interesting and useful.

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Pahalgam to Sheshnag – Part 5 of Amarnath Yatra

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Pissutop is situated at an elevation of 2500 feet from Chandanwadi and from here there is steep, dangerous about 3 km, zig zag climb on rocky and rough surface. This is the terrific start from here. From our group, Shushil, Swarn and me had already come to this track more than once but for rest of members, it was a new experience. From the bottom, top of Pissutop is not visible. The top which is visible from down is the half way point and most of the Yatris think it as the Pissutop. Pissutop becomes visible only after reaching at the midpoint.

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Important information for the Yatra

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Situated in a narrow gorge at the farther end of Lidder Valley, Amarnath Shrine stands at 3,888 m, 46 Km from Pahalgam and 14 Kms from Baltal. Though the original pilgrimages subscribes that the Yatra (journey) be undertaken from Srinagar, the more common practice is to begin journey at Chandanwari, and cover the distance to Amarnathji. Pahalgam is 96 Kms from Srinagar. Amarnathji is considered to be one of the major Hindu Dhams. The holy cave is the abode of Lord Shiva. The guardian of the absolute, Lord Shiva, the destroyer, is enshrined in the form of an ice-lingam in this cave. This lingam is formed naturally, which is believed to wax and wane with the moon.

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рд░рд╣рд╕реНрдпрдордпреА рдирдЧрд░реА – рдорд╛рдВрдбреВ

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рдЕрд▓реНрдЯреАрдореЗрдЯрд▓реА рд╣рдо рдЙрд╕ рднреАрдордХрд╛рдп рднрд╡рди рдХреЗ рдирд┐рдХрдЯ рдЬрд╛ рдкрд╣реБрдВрдЪреЗ рдЬреЛ рджреВрд░ рд╕реЗ рдПрдХ рдЫреЛрдЯрд╛ рд╕рд╛ рдмреБрд░реНрдЬ рдорд╣рд╕реВрд╕ рд╣реЛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ред рд╡рд╣рд╛рдВ рд▓рд┐рдЦрд╛ рдерд╛ – рд░рд╛рдиреА рд░реВрдкрдорддреА рдХрд╛ рдорд╣рд▓ ! рд╡рд╣рд╛рдВ рд╣рдордиреЗ рдереЛреЬреА рджреЗрд░ рддрдХ рдЗрдорд▓реА рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рдареЗрд▓реЗ рдкрд░ рдЗрдорд▓реА рдХреЗ рд░реЗрдЯ рдХреЛ рд▓реЗрдХрд░ рдмрд╣рд╕ рдХреАред рдпреЗ рдорд╛рдВрдбреВ рдХреА рд╡рд┐рд╢реЗрд╖ рдЗрдорд▓реА рдереА рдЬрд┐рд╕рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рд░реЗ рдореЗрдВ рдореБрдХреЗрд╢ рдиреЗ рдмрддрд╛рдпрд╛ рдХрд┐ рдпреЗ рд╕рд┐рд░реНрдл рдпрд╣рд╛рдВ рдорд╛рдВрдбреВ рдХреА рдЬрд▓рд╡рд╛рдпреБ рдХрд╛ рд╣реА рдкреНрд░рддрд╛рдк рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рдпрд╣рд╛рдВ рдпреЗ рдЗрдорд▓реА рдЙрдЧрддреА рд╣реИред рдореИрдВ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдЬрдиреНрдо рд╕реЗ рд▓реЗрдХрд░ рдЖрдЬ рддрдХ рдЗрдорд▓реА рдХреЗ рдирд╛рдо рдкрд░ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдкрд░рдЪреВрди рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рдХреА рджреБрдХрд╛рди рдкрд░ рдЬреЛ рдЗрдорд▓реА рджреЗрдЦрддрд╛ рдЖрдпрд╛ рд╣реВрдВ, рд╡рд╣ рддреЛ рдЫреЛрдЯреЗ – рдЫреЛрдЯреЗ рдмреАрдЬ рд╣реЛрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ рдЬрд┐рдирдХреЗ рдКрдкрд░ рдХреЛрдХрд╛рдХреЛрд▓рд╛ рд░рдВрдЧ рдХреА рдЦрдЯрд╛рд╕ рдЪрд┐рдкрдХреА рд╣реБрдИ рд╣реЛрддреА рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рдмреАрдЬ рдЖрдкрд╕ рдореЗрдВ рдПрдХ рджреВрд╕рд░реЗ рд╕реЗ рдкреЗрдкреНрд╕реА рдХрд▓рд░ рдХреЗ рдзрд╛рдЧреЛрдВ рд╕реЗ рдЬреБреЬреЗ рд░рд╣рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВред рд╡рд╣ рдпреЗ рддреЛ рдЗрдорд▓реА рдХреЗ рдлрд▓ рдереЗ рдЬрд┐рдирдХреЗ рднреАрддрд░ рдмреАрдЬ рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рдЕрдкреЗрдХреНрд╖рд┐рдд рдереЗред рдмрд╛рд╣рд░ рд╕реЗ рдЗрд╕ рдлрд▓ рдкрд░ рдЗрддрдиреЗ рд╕реБрдиреНрджрд░ рд░реЛрдпреЗрдВ рдереЗ рдХрд┐ рдмрд╕, рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдмрддрд╛рдКрдВ = рдПрдХрджрдо рд╕реЙрдлреНрдЯ рдПрдВрдб рд╕рд┐рд▓реНрдХреА ! рджреВрд░ рд╕реЗ рджреЗрдЦреЛ рддреЛ рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рд▓рдЧреЗрдЧрд╛ рдХрд┐ рд╢рд╛рдпрдж рдмреЗрд▓ рдмрд┐рдХ рд░рд╣реА рд╣реИ, рдкрд░ рдкрд╛рд╕ рдЬрд╛рдХрд░ рджреЗрдЦреЗрдВ рддреЛ рдкрддрд╛ рдЪрд▓рддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рдЗрдорд▓реА рдХреЗ рдлрд▓ рдХреА рд╢рдХреНрд▓-рд╕реВрд░рдд рдмреЗрд▓ рдХреЗ рдлрд▓ рд╕реЗ рдХреБрдЫ рднрд┐рдиреНрди рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рд╕рд╛рде рдореЗрдВ рд░реЛрдпреЗрдВ рднреА рд╣реИрдВ! рдЬрдм рд░реЗрдЯ рдХреЛ рд▓реЗрдХрд░ рд╕реМрджрд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдкрдЯрд╛ рддреЛ рд╣рдо рдЯрд┐рдХрдЯ рд▓реЗрдХрд░ рд░рд╛рдиреА рд░реВрдкрдорддреА рдХреЗ рдорд╣рд▓ рдпрд╛ рдордВрдбрдк рдХреА рдУрд░ рдмреЭ рдЪрд▓реЗ рдЬреЛ рдирд░реНрдорджрд╛ рдирджреА рд╕реЗ 305 рдореАрдЯрд░ рдХреА рдКрдВрдЪрд╛рдИ рдкрд░ рдПрдХ рдкрд╣рд╛реЬреА рдкрд░ рд╕реНрдерд┐рдд рд╣реИред рдпрд╣ рдореБрдЭреЗ рдХрд┐рд╕реА рднреА рдПрдВрдЧрд┐рд▓ рд╕реЗ рдорд╣рд▓ рдпрд╛ рдордВрдбрдк рдЕрдиреБрднрд╡ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реБрдЖред рдЕрдм рдЬреИрд╕рд╛ рдХрд┐ рдкреЭрдиреЗ рдХреЛ рдорд┐рд▓рд╛ рд╣реИ, рдпреЗ рдореВрд▓рддрдГ рд╕реЗрдирд╛ рдХреЗ рдЙрдкрдпреЛрдЧ рдореЗрдВ рдЖрдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реА рдПрдХ рдордЪрд╛рди рд╣реБрдЖ рдХрд░рддреА рдереА рдЬрд┐рд╕рдореЗрдВ рдордзреНрдп рдореЗрдВ рдПрдХ рдмреЬрд╛ рдкрд░рдиреНрддреБ рдиреАрдЪреА рдЫрдд рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рд╣реЙрд▓ рд╡ рдЙрд╕рдХреЗ рджреЛрдиреЛрдВ рдУрд░ рджреЛ рдХрдорд░реЗ рдереЗред рдкрд░ рдмрд╛рдж рдореЗрдВ рдЙрд╕рдореЗрдВ рд╡рд┐рд╕реНрддрд╛рд░ рдХрд░рдХреЗ рдКрдкрд░ рдмреБрд░реНрдЬ рд╡ рджреЛ рдЧреБрдВрдмрдж рдмрдирд╛рдпреЗ рдЧрдпреЗред рдпреЗ рдмреБрд░реНрдЬ рд╡рд╛рд╕реНрддрд╡ рдореЗрдВ рдЖрдХрд░реНрд╖рдХ рдкреНрд░рддреАрдд рд╣реЛрддреА рд╣реИред рдпреЗ рд╕рдм рдХрд╛рдо рд╕рд┐рд░реНрдл рдЗрд╕рд▓рд┐рдпреЗ рдХрд░рд╛рдиреЗ рдкреЬреЗ рдереЗ рдЪреВрдВрдХрд┐ рд░рд╛рдиреА рд░реВрдкрдорддреА рдХреЛ рдирд░реНрдорджрд╛ рдирджреА рдХреЗ рджрд░реНрд╢рди рдХрд┐рдпреЗ рдмрд┐рдирд╛ рдЦрд╛рдирд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдЦрд╛рдирд╛ рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рдерд╛, рдЕрддрдГ рд╡рд╣ рдпрд╣рд╛рдВ рд╕реЗ рейрежрел рдореАрдЯрд░ рдиреАрдЪреЗ рдШрд╛рдЯреА рдореЗрдВ рдПрдХ рдЪрд╛рдВрджреА рдХреА рд▓рдХреАрд░ рд╕реА рдиреЫрд░ рдЖрдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реА рдирд░реНрдорджрд╛ рдХреА рдзрд╛рд░рд╛ рдХреЛ рджреЗрдЦ рдХрд░ рд╕рдВрддреЛрд╖ рдХрд░ рд▓рд┐рдпрд╛ рдХрд░рддреА рдереАрдВ рдФрд░ рдПрддрджрд░реНрде рдирд┐рддреНрдп рдкреНрд░рддрд┐ рдпрд╣рд╛рдВ рдЖрдпрд╛ рдХрд░рддреА рдереАрдВред рдЗрд╕реА рдХрд╛рд░рдг рдмрд╛реЫ рдмрд╣рд╛рджреБрд░ рдиреЗ рдЗрд╕рдореЗрдВ рдХреБрдЫ рдкрд░рд┐рд╡рд░реНрддрди рдХрд░рд╛рдХрд░ рдЗрд╕реЗ рдЗрд╕ рдпреЛрдЧреНрдп рдХрд░ рджрд┐рдпрд╛ рдХрд┐ рдЬрдм рд░реВрдкрдорддреА рдпрд╣рд╛рдВ рдЖрдпреЗрдВ рддреЛ рд╡рд╣ рд░рд╛рдиреА рд╕реЗ рдХреБрдЫ рдЕрдЪреНрдЫреЗ – рдЕрдЪреНрдЫреЗ рдЧрд╛рдиреЛрдВ рдХреА рдлрд░рдорд╛рдЗрд╢ рдХрд░ рд╕рдХреЗрдВ рдФрд░ рдЪреИрди рд╕реЗ рд╕реБрди рд╕рдХреЗрдВред рдЬреИрд╕рд╛ рдХрд┐ рдЖрдЬ рдХрд▓ рдХреЗ рд▓реЬрдХреЗ – рд▓реЬрдХрд┐рдпрд╛рдВ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдореЗрдВ рдЬрд╛рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ рддреЛ рднрдЧрд╡рд╛рди рдХреЗ рджрд░реНрд╢рдиреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдЕрд▓рд╛рд╡рд╛ рдПрдХ рджреВрд╕рд░реЗ рдХреЗ рднреА рджрд░реНрд╢рди рдХреА рдЕрднрд┐рд▓рд╛рд╖рд╛ рд▓реЗрдХрд░ рдЬрд╛рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ, рдРрд╕реЗ рд╣реА рд░рд╛рдиреА рд░реВрдкрдорддреА рдФрд░ рдмрд╛рдЬ рдмрд╣рд╛рджреБрд░ рднреА рдпрд╣рд╛рдВ рдЖрдХрд░ рдкреНрд░рдгрдп – рдкреНрд░рд╕рдВрдЧреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдкрд░рд╡рд╛рди рдЪреЭрд╛рддреЗ рдереЗред рдЦреИрд░ рдЬреА, рд╣рдореЗрдВ рдХреНрдпрд╛!

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Journey Tale of Both tracks (Pahalgam and Baltal)

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Dates (28th June to 21st Aug.) have been already announced for The Amarnath Yatra 2013 and duration has been extended to 55 Days. Yes, this is for first time in last 5 years, that Yatra Duration is set over 50 Days. Last time, it was only in 2008, the Duration of Yatra was 58 days. In 2012, Shri Amarnath ji Yatra was reduced to only 37 Days, for which the J&K State Government & Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board had faced a lot of heat from the various Social & Religious Organizations.

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North Bengal Trip

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The Darjeeling Mail which leaves Sealdah Station at 10.05pm reached us New Jalpaiguri Station(NJP) the next morning. I was quite pleased to see the easy availability of cab at the station. After a quick bite we took a cab and set off for Darjeeling. Narrow meandering roads reached us Darjeeling at noon that day. We just could not take our eyes off the picturesque view through the window panes of our hotel room. We could not wait to visit the famous Mall at Darjeeling. We had a pre-concieved notion(from people around us) that The Mall is a very congested, dirty and such other things.

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Jai Jai Shiv Shankar… Meri Kashmir Yatra (Part 8)

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We can say , a pocket size dynamite that engulfed the visitors with its charm. The garden shows the same Mughal feeling as the bigger gardens around the lake. The spring around which this garden is built bumbles up in a large stone vase that hovers up in a hall like structure and this is specialty of this garden.

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Famous Candles of Nainital

Nainital – The Jewel of Kumaon – Dream Fulfilled – Part – II

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Why do we need vacations? There is a very simple answer to it. We need vacation to rest, rejuvenate, relax, as well as to recharge ourselves at least for the next few months. It’s very important to get away and de-stress oneself in todayтАЩs world. When we work for a living, we must get away from the work once in a while. Recently, we went to Nainital and we were mesmerized to see the place & surroundings. You can also plan a trip there.

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Family Trip to Mussoorie and Rishikesh: Ambala to Mussoorie

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Cycle Rickshaws are available from this point for Municipality Garden, Library Chowk, Kempty bus stand etc. These Rickshaws are not allowed in market area beyond this point .Horse riding is also available from this point and it was allowed in market area also. We took some snacks there and after spending some good time there we start returning to our hotel through same market again.

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A trip to Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

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From Sankat Mochan Temple, Tara Devi is 20-25 mins drive depending on the skill of driver. This includes a steep uphill drive of 3 kms. This is a very quiet temple, you wonтАЩt find much crowded here except in Navratra or on special occasions. Height of Tara Devi temple is same as of Jakhu Temple; moreover you can see Jakhu Temple from Tara Devi. Temple has close to 100-150 stairs which are hard to climb for the person having breathing or knee problems. Apart from spiritual interest this place has great scenic beauty. We clicked lots of photographs here. After offering our prayers, we asked our driver to take us to some local restaurant for lunch. He took us to a road side dhaba at Shogi where we had Rajma Chawal , which were very tasty.

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