The abode of Shiva is the supreme calling for any human being. No amount of rugged terrain, sick the fury of the weather or the risk of losing one’s life, try stops us mortals …
Continue readingShrikhand Mahadev Yatra, firsthand account 2014
Category: Treks
What Makes Journey Across the Mountains Splendid Despite Hardships?
What is it about the mountains that captures our imagination? For centuries the mountains have called upon Saints and Mahatmas to come here is search of eternal peace. Ordinary folks walk into the wild, perhaps …
Continue readingGagan’s Recollections from Binsar Trip, Uttrakhand
Himalayas have left me an addiction. Every visit strengthens my bond and my thirst seems not easy to quench. This was my 3rd visit within a year, and this time it was Uttarakhand, unlike my …
Continue readingA rare reserve – The Great Himalayan National Park
Located in the Kullu hills of Himachal Pradesh the Great Himalayan National Park is ranked as one of the best national parks in the world sheltering a rare beauty and a diversity of Himalayan flora …
Continue readingThe Seven Hills of Shimla
The queen of hills, Shimla, is itself supposed to be built upon seven hills. Of course now that Shimla has exploded in every possible direction, there are many more hills in Shimla but these seven hills were the original hills that constituted Shimla during the time of the British Raj.
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