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Madmaheshwar or Madhyamaheshwar (Madhya=middle and Maheshwar=Shiva) Temple in Uttarakhand, India, is one of the 5 pilgrimage sites of the Panch Kedar Circuit of India. However the beauty of the Garhwal Himalayas make the place beyond religion. Situated at 11.5 K feet, it involves a trek or horse ride of 16 kilometers up and down each. This …
Travel Lover’s Synonyms for My Friends is what I wanted to write about today. As it is friendship day, while talking to my friends, I got this idea. Most of my closest friends and I bond over travel. There are some synonyms for travel lovers with thin line of difference between each which we often ignore …
Many tourists visit the Himalayan city of Rishikesh. They enjoy activities like camping by the Ganges, yoga and meditation and water adventure sports. Pilgrims also visit Rishikesh on their way to the Char Dham Yatra of Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand is a land of myths and mythologies. Exceptional stories from our Puranas are kept alive in every …
Snake Tourism. Yes, you read it right. Didn’t you hear of it before? Never mind, I will tell you about it today as it is a special day for them. 16th of July is considered World Snake Day and is observed to enhance awareness about snakes. Humans fear snake bites and that is why they tend …
Ratha Yatra outside India started in San Francisco, USA, in 1967. ISKCON’s founder Srila Prabhupada first started the ritual outside India which has spread across 192 countries today. Ratha Yatra (Chariot Parade) is a world famous Hindu festival concerning Lord Jagannath, his brother Balram or Balabhadra and their sister Subhadra. It originated in India at …
With the pandemic, travel styles are changing enormously. In 2020 I hardly travelled and in 2021 I had decided to start with day trips from Kolkata, my home town. So my first trip of 2021 was a day trip to Sundarbans. Tourists can even spend nights at government run and/or private guest houses or home …
The Kedarnath Temple and How it Changed My Life I staunchly believe that true pilgrimage is delving and discovering the self as a part of the Supreme. In spite of being a believer of spiritual pilgrimage I took up the Yatra (pilgrimage) to Kedarnath Temple in October, 2019. The beauty of the Garhwal Himalayas of …
