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Haridwar, The Centre of Hinduism
... sacred bridge is quite an experience as the crowds, rickshaws and motorbikes all compete for right of way. I visited lots of temples and the largest Ashram in the area. There's a lot of walking in bare feet. Every temple you go into you have to remove your shoes. The soles of my feet are changing colour! I am also getting a crash course in Hinduism. There are 10 main gods, all with wives and children. I haven't learnt all ...
2. A visit to a Village-Farm-House
... the drizzle, get soaked in it or be anywhere else in lonely alleys other than lazying under the humid fan-air. However, today, I am expected in the solitude of wilderness 25 km away. It is going to be yet another enjoyable night-out under the cloudy dome of the dusky sky. Dehradun, the capital town, has lost innocense of past. Once a beautiful small town with green hedges and big gated bungalows standing on over an ...
Khumbh Mela
... but I guess I am a slow learner ...
The drive was supposed to take 5 hours (about 250km) ... it ended up taking 12!!
It took 3 hours just to get out of Delhi, then another 3 hours just to get through the camping ground on the banks of the Ganga where about 10 million of the pilgrims where camped ... I cannot begin to adequately describe the intensity of the experience!
All traces of agoraphobia have been shorn off me as if I ...
Haridwar to Chopta; Day-2
Started early from Rishikesh and headed towards Rudraprayag.
After Rudraprayag, we headed straight to Chopta. But we could hardly make up to Dugalbitta, just about 6km beforeChopta. It was about 4pm and shortcut to Chopta from here is about 3.5km.
Local people advised to stay hare only and go ...
Haridwar city and the temples.
... temple are some of the important temples in Haridwar. When we talk about Ashram there are hundred’s of them. All the famous and respected saints and gurus have there ashrams in there. Ma Anandmai Ashram, Shapatarishi Ashram, Manav Kalyan Ashram, Pavandham, Harihar Ashram, Rama Krishna Mission, Shanti Kunj etc. are some of the famous ashram. Being a Bengali I know about Ramkrishna dev and Swami Vivekand. They are truly inspirational souls and Rama Krishna Mission is ...
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