tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21593118550285991492024-03-19T12:54:36.906-07:00Kiran RawatAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815618616147085497noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159311855028599149.post-24557292071776914422020-06-24T10:04:00.001-07:002020-06-24T10:04:14.008-07:00Chopta Watch Tower / चोपता के पास का वाच टावर<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kcuOTXGhqRY" width="480"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815618616147085497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159311855028599149.post-40977409287339863102013-12-13T06:07:00.001-08:002014-01-31T01:10:19.423-08:00NISHAN SAHIB- Village Pipli, Pauri Garhwal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Friends were saying that I am missing from photography & trekking action. For the last 2-3 months I was planning to do lots of photography but there were ups & downs in professional front.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">As the Dussehra is coming around, family members were getting ready to get busy in there respective functions or so. Bhai were planning for Ramnagar trip, parents want to attend marriages etc etc<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I come to know by mother that Mamaji is going to village on Dussehra to change the Jhanda (Nishan Sahib) of the gurudwara on 14<sup>th</sup> Oct, what an opportunity to visit mamkot (mother’s village), gurudwara & photography. On the other hand Vivek was feeling very restless for long time & want to go for a short ride. We discuss the plan to visit the village on <st1:place w:st="on">Enfield</st1:place> Bullet & he was fine with the km & ride. The total distance from Noida to village is 320 km in which 200 km is plain riding till Kotdwar & 120 km of hill riding (that’s excite me the most)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">13<sup>th</sup> Oct, Sunday- leave Noida at 0500 hrs & reach Village by late afternoon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">15<sup>th</sup> Oct, Tuesday- leave early morning for <st1:city w:st="on">Delhi</st1:city> & attend office.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Everything was going as per plan but the confusion of double dates of Dussehra changed the whole planning. Now the Jhanda will be change on 13<sup>th</sup> Oct, Sunday & on the other hand Vivek was unable to prepone the trip & he can’t leave on 12<sup>th</sup>, Saturday early morning due to some family commitments.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">So the final planning was that I will be leaving alone on 12<sup>th</sup>, Saturday & will reach village in the morning & attend the puja & all on 13<sup>th</sup> & return with Mamiji (if I can be accommodate in the car)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I reached early from the office & checked the final packing. Meantime I was talking to Yogesh to drop the camera at home before 1900 hrs so I could catch the direct bus to Tripalisain. Yogesh was quite late & I was sure that I wouldn’t able to catch the only bus.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">He droped me at the Golf Course metro station & I reconfirmed from Dharamveer about the depature of buses to Uttarakhand was from ISBT or Anand Vihar interstate bus stand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">It was my first visit to ISBT which was re-opened after the renovation of international standards but it’s totally disappointed. The toilet was in very bad shape. It was full of water. There was no attendant either to clean it on regular basis/ intervals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">There were few buses in semi packed condition. Any how I got preferred seat in the 35 seater bus for Kotdware but I released the seat of the bus is quite small comparatively the 50 seats bus. Anyhow manage the best seat & reach Kotdwar at 0330 hrs. I quickly went to GMU counter & get the ticket for Tripalisain (which will crosss Kirku Bazar) but with the shock to see the seat, it was the last row (as we get while going to Binsar Mahadev, where half of the journey done on seating on the bunch of newspaper). I quickly went back to counter & returned the ticket.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Searching shared jeep or mid way bus, I got a decent bus for Patisain at 0415 hrs. Now the hill journey was started & by 0615 I reached Patisain. Have to wait for almost an hour to get the bus for Kirku. By my surprise I got the same bus which I have left in Kotdwar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I got a seat on the bonnet & shortly have to vacate it & offer to a lady with a child. Those 30 km I was standing on the gate & the chill & fresh air was crossing & my hair were talking to wind.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Reached Kirku by 0730 hrs & directly headed towards Lalaji shop, he advice me that either to trek or book the cab for Rs.200, right now there is no cab on sharing. I payed Rs.188 to reach Kotdwar from <st1:place w:st="on">Delhi</st1:place> & have to shell Rs.200 only for the 3 km (bad idea). I started the trek & start clicking, catching the breaths & clicking. He also informed that I have to reach at Gurudwara fast because the boys will rush to visit nearby village where famous singer Narender Singh Negi is coming.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">It took me 20 min to reach village, found Mamaji house locked I rushed to the gurudwara where every one was gathered & was on the process of changing the flag. Putting the bag aside I started capturing the moment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The Nishan Sahib was down & tilted towards the field & the young brigade was taking off the old yellow cloth from the heavy, long Nishan Sahib which is made of pure copper. The cloth was used to wear on head & after that NS was given milk bath. The new red color cloth wrapped on the NS & the top was decorated with flowers. Every Dussehra the cloth of Nishan Sahib is changed, this time Mamiji were doing the honors. After the preparation the task was to stand the NS up. A thick rope was tied to NS & some boys went to roof of gurudwara, two guys stands with the NS to control & two hold the rope to pull the NS. With a jerk & pull/push & NS stand tall in the dedicated place & every one takes blessing & offer the prayers/ ardas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">It was followed by the prasad of halwa & gur (jaggery). As I was very hungry I doesn’t know how many times I took the prasad<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Mamiji invited for the breakfast so I took a good bath & reach for the parantha breakfast & took a great nap, waked up had lunch & again gone to sleep. In the evening we all went for a walk on the new road connecting to the upper road.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">In night I come to Chote Mamaji house where Mamiji have prepared very heavy dinner followed by hot & sweet pure milk & stayed there. I have to report @ 0700 hrs to the Mamiji house as they have booked the cab for Kirku & from there we have to drive down to <st1:city w:st="on">Delhi</st1:city> in the car (again the chances were 50%)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">After reaching Kirku we had a cup of hot tea & clean the new Maruti Swift car which was recently upgrated from Zen Estilo. We took a break before Dugdda & took sweets from Kotdwar & by evening we reached home safe & sound.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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A beautiful morning in Bedni Bugayal & the reflection of Trishul peak in the Bedni Kund (Lake)</div>
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A small & beautiful village in Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand where villagers are are called Sikh Negi's who follow the Gurudwara founded by Guru Ramrai<br />
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Whenever I see the only photograph of my parents marriage. I wounder what kind of temple it was. Later when we visit our <i>mamkot</i> (mother village) I was surprised to see the Gurudwara in the village. One of my uncle was the only person in the village which used to do the <i>ardas</i> (prayers).<br />
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Pipali lies in Patti Malasyu, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand<br />
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Pipali is one of the only three villages of SIKH NEGI's in Garhwal region other two being BIJOLI and HALUNI. Sikh Negi are the few rajputs who adopted sikh panth during Aurangjeb's rule for specfic reason and return to Hindu ritual after accomplishment of mission.<br />
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Pipli Village- Coordinates: 30°01'09.13"N 78°51'53.78"E
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Bijoli Village- Coordinates: 29°54'29"N 78°49'24"E <br />
Haluni Village- Coordinates: 29°53'37"N 78°49'46"E<br />
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The main building of the Gurudwara</div>
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The complex of the Gurudwara<br />
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Five riders on Royal Enfield Standard, Machismo & 3 Thunderbird on the mission of riding one of the new world's highest motorable road to Mana La/ Pass (Indo- Tibet border) at the elivated height of 18399 ft (5608 mt.) replacing Khadung La @ 18380 ft a.s.l.. </div>
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This is the new record for TV Today Networks channel AAJ Tak to be the first documenting this untouched & unexplored region as well as the first ever bikers to touch the soil of Saraswati Valley.<br />
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The team Vivek Shukla, Kiran Rawat, Kartik Virmani, Rajeev Ranjan & Tilak Soni<br />
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In Badrinath Valley, near Halipad</div>
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In the valley of Saraswati</div>
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My photographs of Burash (Rhododendron) were publised on Swagat March 2010 issue.</div>
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Location- Devria Tal (Lake) & Chopta- Uttaranchal </div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Lansdowne was founded and named after then <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viceroy_of_India" title="Viceroy of India"><span style="color: #252525; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Viceroy of India</span></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Petty-FitzMaurice,_5th_Marquess_of_Lansdowne" title="Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne"><span style="color: #252525; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Lord Lansdowne</span></a> in 1887 (during the period of 1888 - 1894) and the originally known was, Kaludanda, after Kalun (Black) and Danda (Hill) in local language. It was developed by the British for catering for the Recruits Training center of the Garhwal Rifles. Lansdowne was a major place of the activities of freedom fighters from British Garhwal during British period. Nowadays, the famous <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garhwal_Rifles" title="Garhwal Rifles"><span style="color: #252525; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Garhwal Rifles</span></a> of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Army" title="Indian Army"><span style="color: #252525; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Indian Army</span></a> has its command office here. It is well connected with motorable roads but remote in its own way. It is situated at an altitude of 1,700mts above sea level surrounded with thick oak and blue pine forests in the Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. Presently it has the command office of the Garhwal Rifles division of the Indian Army.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The salubrious weather and pristine environment of Lansdowne leaves an immortal impact on the tourists. It is the perfect place to meditate and rejuvenate your soul. Adventure activities like, trekking, bird watching, boating, paddling etc. can be done while a visit to Lansdowne. Lansdowne is one of the most popular hill station of Garhwal region when it comes to weekend destination.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The War Memorial at the Parade Ground of the <place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on">Garhwal</placename> <placename w:st="on">Rifles</placename> <placetype w:st="on">Center</placetype></place> is an attraction for the visitors. Places of interest around the city are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santoshi_Mata_Temple&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Santoshi Mata Temple (page does not exist)"><span style="color: #252525; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Santoshi Mata Temple</span></a>, <place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on">Regimental</placename> <placetype w:st="on">Museum</placetype></place>, Bhulla Taal, St. Mary's Church, Lover's lane. The excursions from the city are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tarkeshwar_Mahadev_temple&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Tarkeshwar Mahadev temple (page does not exist)"><span style="color: #252525; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Tarkeshwar Mahadev temple</span></a>, Bhairav Garhi temple, Bhim pakora(a stone which vibrates if touched).The Annual ‘Sharadotsav’ (Festival of Autumn) is also organized at this hill station during autumn season.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Lansdowne is located at <a href="http://toolserver.org/~geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Lansdowne,_Garhwal&params=29.83_N_78.68_E_"><span style="color: #252525; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">29°50′N 78°41′E<span style="display: none; mso-hide: all;"> / </span>29.83°N 78.68°E / 29.83; 78.68</span></a>. It has an average elevation of 1,800 metres (4,593 feet). It is situated en route <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotdwara" title="Kotdwara"><span style="color: #252525; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Kotdwara</span></a>-<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauri" title="Pauri"><span style="color: #252525; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Pauri</span></a> road, NH 119. One has to take a right turn from NH 119 at a place where Garhwal Rifles has put a huge signboard by paining the directions on rock.</span></div>
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A distance view of the rock where the temple is built</div>
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View of Choukhamba Peak on the background of the temple</div>
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Sunrise behind the Nanda Devi Peak</div>
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Beautiful rhododendron gungle on the way to Karthik Swami Temple</div>
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Valley on the other side of the temple complex</div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> W</span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">hen HR announced Diwali holidays my first and only thought was to take advantage of the five day break and head to the mountains. I had two options: either to go to Devaria Tal (to capture the reflection of the <place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on">Chaukhamba</placename> <placetype w:st="on">Peak</placetype></place> in the blue waters of the lake), Ukhimath, Kalimath and Kedarnath or to go to Gwaldam. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-size: 10pt;">I wo</span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">ke up early next morning and went to the temple. There I met a person (Mr Mishra) who offered to give me a lift to <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Delhi</place></city>. Mr Mishra had come alone from <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Delhi</place></city> with 30 kg of flowers to decorate the Kedarnath temple! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The nearest airport is at Dehradun.<br />The closest railway station is at Haridwar, 221 km.<br />Kedarnath is a 14 km trek from Gaurikund, where the motorable road ends. Gaurikund is well-connected by road from Rishikesh, Dehradun, Haridwar and Kothdwar. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><strong>Kangdali Festival</strong> is a </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival" title="Festival"><span style="color: #666666;">festival</span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> held by the rung tribe of the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pithoragarh" title="Pithoragarh"><span style="color: #666666;">Pithoragarh</span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> district of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttarakhand" title="Uttarakhand"><span style="color: #666666;">Uttarakhand</span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> state in </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" title="India"><span style="color: #666666;">India</span></a><span style="color: #666666;">. This festival coincides with the blooming of the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strobilanthes_wallichii" title="Strobilanthes wallichii"><span style="color: #666666;">Kandali plant</span></a><span style="color: #666666;">, which flowers once every twelve years. It is held in the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chaudas_Valley&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Chaudas Valley (page does not exist)"><span style="color: #666666;">Chaudas Valley</span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> between August and October. It celebrates the defeat of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zorawar_Singh" title="Zorawar Singh"><span style="color: #666666;">Zorawar Singh</span></a><span style="color: #666666;">'s army, which attacked this area from </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladakh" title="Ladakh"><span style="color: #666666;">Ladakh</span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> in 1841. There also goes a regional Folklore related to this festival</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">The women go out in procession in their traditional attire to destroy the Kangdali plants, where the soldiers were hidden. The demoralised army returned along the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali_River" title="Kali River"><span style="color: #666666;">Kali River</span></a><span style="color: #666666;">, looting the villages on the way. The women resisted them and this is re-enacted to this day. Another version, comes a folklore, which tells of a boy who died upon applying the paste of the root from a shrub known as Kang-Dali on his wound. Enraged, his mother cursed the shrub and ordered the Shauka women to pull up the root of the Kang-Dali plant off its ground upon reaching its full bloom, which happens once in twelve years.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Since then, a victory dance is performed every twelve years upon the decimation this shrub in its blooming period. The women with lead the procession, each armed with a ril, a tool which was used in compacting carpet on the loom. The children and men armed with swords and shields would follow closely behind. As they sing and dance, their music echoes in the valley, and upon approaching the blooms, warlike tunes are played and war cries are uttered. The women, fierce as they were, attacked the bushes with their rils. The menfolk will follow up and the bushes are hacked with swords, who will uproot the bushes and take them back, as the spoils of the war. In turn, victory cries are raised and rice grains are again cast towards the sky to honour the deities with the prayer that the people of Chaundas Valley may be ever victorious over enemies. After the victory dance and the extermination of the shrub, the festival is concluded with a feast. Kandali last bloomed in October 1999 and next festival will be held in October 2011.</span></div>
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