Gangotri 15 – Laxman Jhula

When we left Uttarkashi, I had asked Vijay to see the Laxman Jhula. I had heard so much about the Laxman Jhula that it was one of the most famous bridge in India.
Laxman Jhula is an Iron suspended bridge in Rishikesh. Built in 1939, its used to cross the River Ganga. A twin bridge [...]

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Gangotri 14 – Uttarkashi to Delhi 2

It was a long journey from Uttarkashi to Delhi and till Haridwar it was through Mountains. Once we reached Haridwar, the journey was much faster. Till then we saw mountains and more mountains

Village women resting after a day’s work

A bright orange road roller makes its way on the mountains

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Gangotri 13 – Uttarkashi to Delhi

I was so eager to use the new Nikkor 50 mm lens I bought that I totally forgot not to use a lens not made for that purpose. 50 mm is a great portrait lens with no zoom factor. While it works great for people and has a tremendous depth of field but when taking [...]

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Gangotri 12 – Uttarkashi

Uttarkashi is a small town and the last stop before you go uphill to Gangotri. Based on the river Ganga, its a bustling small town. We had stopped to collect the permit from the forest officer’s office in Uttrakashi and then gone to Gangotri. As things were much relaxed now, we decided to take a [...]

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Gangotri 11 – Back to Uttarkashi

When we reached back to Gangotri, we decided to start immediately our decent back to Uttarkashi. We guessed it might take us 4-5 hours to travel the 92 Kilometers road to Uttarkashi. Unlike 2 days earlier, the return journey was without any pressure to get anywhere on time.

The winding roads as seen from [...]

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Gangotri 10 – Gangotri to Chirbasa 4

Although we had to return after a disappointing incomplete trek to the Gaumukh, we did bring lots of memories from there. Few years back, the glacier existed till the gates of the Gangotri National Park, from the place where we started our journey. Global warming has pushed the glacier more than 20 Kilometers back.
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Gangotri 9 – Gangotri to Chirbasa 3

The water gushed from small-medium streams before joining the river Ganga below. The water in the streams is much clear that the main river which carries a lot of mud from the mountains

The path somewhere had barricades which had probably seen better days. Now there are just poles and a steep fall down.
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A Date More to Remember

Yesterday 7th August 2009 Sandeep’s wife gave birth to a baby boy making me Uncle. In the same process, Sandeep became father and his wife became mother. I must say a pretty good chain reaction. Both mother and son are doing good.
Please join me in congratulating Sandeep and Mayura on the new arrival!!!
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Griha Shanti

Vastu shanti or Griha shanti, involves the havan. A havan is performed to prevent harmful influences of the planets, remove negative vibrations and create a peaceful environment.
A Vastu Shanti pooja was conducted today at my house.

The colorfully arranged colored rice rangoli housing the vastu (a metal kalash)
 

The rangoli depicting the nine grahas. [...]

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Luck is…

…..coming out of the office gate to walk to the first rickshaw at almost 6:00 PM and the rickshaw driver agrees to take you to your destination and all this happening within few seconds of you coming out of the office door.

Sometimes life surprises!!!
 
On a different note, found this on the back of a tempo
Dupatta [...]

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