Bageshwar

    The holy town of Bageshwar is the place that can liberate one from the cycle of life
 and death as told in the puranas. The sacred temple of Baghnath, Lord Shiva attracts
devotees from far and wide. Especially on ‘Shivratri’ festival the rush has to be seen
to be believed. This beautiful town lies between the Gomati River and Saryu River.
The land attracts spiritual people like magnet owing to its mystical hills. Bageshwar not
only attracts the spiritual minds but also beauty lovers like trekkers alike. The place is
a trekker’s paradise which was pioneered by AdiShankaracharya who trekked through
these routes in 8 th century.Bageshwar is the entry point to trekking routes like Pindari,
Kafni and Sundrdunga glaciers.

Bageshwar scenery

                                                                          

How to reach Bageshwar

Airport- Nearest being Pant Nagar 206 km.

Train- Kathgodam is 190 km far from Bageshwar.

Road-Taxis are available from Almora 90km, Nainital 137km and kathgodam 180km.

Kausauni

Kausani,Nature at its best

                                                         

Kausani ,hill station is famous for its scenic beauty and the spectacular view of
 Himalayan peaks it provides. It serves as a window to the peaks of Himalayan
region like Nanda deviNandakot and Trishul. Situated at height of1890 mts
above the sea, this picturesque hill station is 50 km north of Almora. The town
is open for tourist all-round the year. The best time to visit this place is between
September and November.Kausauni is birth place to renowned poet Sumitra
Nandan Pant who praised this place immensely.The town is calm and serene
away from the rush that hill stations usually have. A walk down the dense forests
 is refreshing ,trekking can be fun here.

How to reach Kausauni

Airport-Pant Nagar airport 178 km is the nearest to this place.

Train-Kathgodam 142km is the nearest railway station .

Road-Kausani is linked to major hill station by road.Delhi 430 km ,Almora 51
km and Ranikhet 62 km.

Pithoragarh-Uttarakhand

Pithoragarh lies in the eastern part of uttarakhand.This place oozes with natural beauty and serenity.The beautiful town is surrounded by dense forest and is located at a height of 1600 mts.During the regime of 

Chand dynasty in Kumaon it was a major role player in politics.Pithoragarh has Tibet on its northern part 

and Nepal on its east direction.Pithoragarh is also a starting point for pilgrims going to Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.

Pithoragarh,Om mountain

                                                                                  

How to reach Pithoragarh

Airport-Naini saini is the airport at Pithoragarh.It is not a commercial airport.

Train-Tanakpur is the nearest railhead at a distance of 150 km.

Road-Pithoragarh is well connected with roads.

Five most romantic destinations in India

     The romantic places in India can be countless if you are romantic at heart.Even a village landscape can be the most loved environment if love surrounds your heart.Still the beauty of these five places attracts so many love birds from across the country.The top list which I have prepared is open for discussion.

1.Kerala
The number one destination for romancing couples.The land of backwaters and termed as god's own country.
This place is full of loving and kind people ready to help you at any time.The coconut trees with the beauty of backwaters is  unparalleled.

Answer to riddle

Indira Gandhi

  

Tiger woods

Answer to riddle at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgdSj3EBa-I

Answer to second riddle at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iirG9wZxAZM
 first goat goes with farmer in boat. He leaves goat at other end.Then he comes back and takes tiger and drops at other end and takes back goat in the boat.He drops goat at the original bank and takes hay stack in boat. Drops hay at the tiger end. Comes back to goat and takes her to other end.
 

Badrinath Temple - Seat of Lord Vishnu

     Badrinath is regarded as the seat of Lord Vishnu,seen as the most important of the char dham .It gets more visitors than the other three because it lies on the way to Hemkund sahib,the Sikh pilgrimage.
       Located on the banks of river Alaknanada and along the Neelkanth mountains ,Badrinath temple is second to none.Badridham is regarded as the holiest of the four temple,devoted to Lord Vishnu.Perched on the mountain ranges of Nar and Narayan ,Badrinath is the home of Lord Vishnu.The name Badrinath is derived from the local berries growing the area known as 'Badri'.

Yamunotri -Char dham

      The starting point of the Char dam yatra is the Yamunotri.The place where Yamuna the daughter of Surya,emerges and purifies the earth.Yamuna is also known as Jamuna and Kalindi.It is believed that whoever takes a bath in river Yamuna will be spared a torturous death as Yamuna is sister of Yamraj,Lord of Death.

Yamunotri temple

                                                
       This temple dedicated to river Yamuna is 3165 mts above sea level .The shrive witnesses large numbers of devotees from April to October.Yamunotri is the source of river Yamuna originating from Champassar glacier 1 km ahead of the temple,quite difficult to get there.
      The temple boasts of three hot springs,most important being the Surya kund. Here the tank is filled with boiling water and rice is dipped into it to be taken as prasad. A sulfur hot spring where males take a bath is quite refreshing.A draupadi kund is also in the premises of the temple.
      Divya shila is a rock slab where prayers are offered to the deity.The trek from Janaki  chatti is filled with scenic beauty and warefalls along the mountains.

Watch video of Yamunotri  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eud36RjnIoU


How to reach Yamunotri

Air        -Jolly grant,17 km from Rishikesh.
Train    -nearest station Rishikesh,Dehradun,Haridwar.
Road     - Rishikesh to Yamunotri:222km
                via Narendernagar to chamba ,Tehri,Dharasu,Barkot,
                Janakichatti.

                Another route is from Dehradun to Barkot to Janaki 
               chatti.(It being shorter)


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The lotus sutra-Open for display at Delhi

         A rare moment for buddhism here in Delhi as Lotus sutra opens today to public.As informed by Times of India ,Gilgit Lotus sutra manuscript discovered by cattle grazers in Gilgit in a Buddhist stupa in 1931.This rare manuscript housed with the National Archives of India,dates back to 5-6th century AD.They are perhaps the only body of Buddhist manuscripts discovered in India.
        The first set of Gilgit Lotus Sutra manuscripts was found in a wooden box inside a circular chamber of a Buddhist stupa in 1931 in POK.National Archives say that manuscript survived the test of time because of sub zero temperature of region and the fact that it was written on a Bhoj(birch) tree that is resistant to decay.
         The Lotus sutra is one of the most revered scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism and represents the discourses delivered by Buddha towards the last days of his life.The sutra originally written in Buddhist form of sanskrit ,in English this sutra means'Sutra of white lotus of sublime Dhamma'.It is popularly known as the Lotus sutra.
         The Lotus sutra states that Buddhahood is a condition of immense happiness,freedom from fear and from all illusion-is inherent in all life forms.The development of this ability enables all to overcome the problems of life and live a fulfilled active life,fully engaged with others and society.The Lotus sutra asserts the ultimate reality of Buddha nature inherent in life forms.It is a teaching which profoundly affirms the realities of life and encourages one to develop communication channels with others and society at large.It make attainment of enlighenment a possibility open to all people regardless of their race,gender,education or societal status.

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