A travel blog about my experiences in travel and treks
19th August 2012 This Temple is hard to miss in Srinagar. Situated on a hill of 1000ft height, it is one of the prominent places seen from Dal Lake. Shankaracharya Temple seen from Dal lake The climb to this … Continued
19th August 2012 Awantipur is a small town 28 km from Srinagar on Srinagar-Ananthnag road. Overlooking Jhelum River that flows next to the highway, the primary attractions in this small town are two Temples dedicated to Lord Shiva and Vishnu. … Continued
19th August 2012 This was the photo that inspired us to visit this great Temple. Taken by John Burke in 1868 from a hill, it looked grand. (Picture is taken from Wikipedia) But the Temple shown by our car driver … Continued
18th August 2012 While climbing down from Gangabal, the ruins of a Temple were seen at the base of the valley. Though we were aware of an old that Temple existed in Naranag, it was never expected to be just … Continued
12th August 2012 Today there are very few Hindus left in Kashmir valley, but some good Temples still exists. One such Temple is Kheer Bhavani Temple at Tula Mula 27 km from Srinagar. A religiously significant Temple for Kashmiri Pandits, … Continued
18th August 2012 Previous posts: At Sonamarg Vishansar lake Crossing treacherous Gadsar Satsar lakes Gangabal and Nundkol lakes Today is the last day of our trek. It’s the day where we need to descend 4000 ft to Naranag. The first thing I … Continued
17th August 2012 Previous posts: At Sonamarg Vishansar lake Crossing treacherous Gadsar Satsar lakes Today would be an eventful day for us as we would be seeing the last but the most picturesque lakes of Gangabal and Nundkol. The days … Continued
16th August 2012 Previous posts At Sonamarg Vishansar lake Crossing treacherous Gadsar It was our fourth day of the trek. Everyone was anxious hoping for weather to improve. With previous day’s experience still fresh, Organisers did not wanted to start the … Continued
14th August 2012 Previous posts: At Sonamarg It had rained slightly during night. Weather was still cloudy when I woke up at 6 AM. This was what I saw when I came out of my tent. We … Continued
12th August 2012 Prologue I never thought that I would be going for back to back treks in Himalayas!! Having never done any serious trekking in Himalayas (Expect for the short ones at Yamunothri and Kedarnath), the sudden splurge on Himalayas was … Continued