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Have you landed in Srinagar to do a high altitude trek in the captivating Kashmir Valley? Yes! Cost Box Entry Fees Nehru Memorial Botanical Garden: ₹40 per adult Chashme Shahi: ₹20 per adult Mughal Garden Pari Mahal: ₹20 per adult First, go for an easy acclimatization walk in Srinagar because…
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Adi Chamunda Temple Trail gives an opportunity to enjoy natural beauties, including delicate flowers and big birds, and closely observe summer lifestyle of shepherds, including their relationship with their flock of sheep and goat. Today’s photo essay presents highlights from the trail. The highlights are divided into four categories: Attractions,…
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Hemis Monastery and its festival are very popular among the visitors. However, only a few know about the nearby walk. This short walk along the well-marked cemented path leads to Gotsang Monastery in Hemis. You can measure this path leading to a quiet pilgrimage site in Ladakh on your own.…
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A shrine that does not accept physical and monetary offerings from the visitors is unusually clean, but not calm. Because the visitors come to Anjani Mahadev on foot, horses, or modern polluting Powersports 4-wheelers even during autumn when it’s partly brown and partly green. Some thrill seekers, especially snow lovers,…
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Today I have opened an online photo exhibition on Keylong-Kardang Monastery trail. The exhibition comprises 34 photos showcasing the sights of the trail. You can walk this easy trail on your own. This about 5-km long DIY hike will take you to the small town of Keylong and village of…
The trail sits in lush ambience consisting of meadows and forests that cannot survive without the touch of icy streams that are tricky to cross. But not all. Some of the stream sections are spanned with bridges. The meadows spray wild flower fragrance on the trail. The ridges afford views…
The 500-meter-long pass sits on the Pir Panjal Range. The Hampta Pass trek is one of the popular treks in Himachal Pradesh because of easy access to this short trail. The pass, located south east of the famous Rohtang Pass, connects the Kullu (Beas River) and Lahaul (Chandra River /…
If you do not like to drink the tap water that locals drink, do budget for bottled water which is costly, especially in remote areas. For example, a water bottle that normally costs INR 20 (Khayul) or INR 25 (Kinley) depending on brand would cost INR 40 in remote areas. Or you may not get bottled water at all.
Kardang Monastery in Lahaul houses a huge red color prayer wheel that contains a million pieces of paper, on which “om mani padme hum” (“Hail to the jewel in the lotus.”) mantra is written.
