MY KAILASH YATRA 2005

BLACK DOG at MANASAROVAR

2008-08-27T17:30:00.001+05:30

This photo of Bhairavji at Manasarovar was taken by my friend and co-yatri BINOTA PATNI during her yatra in 2008 " before going to kailash this june i read a book which talked of seeing a black dog atKM being very auspicious- some say it is sakshat shiva, some beleive it is your ancestors coming to you and some say it is bhairavaji .see the snaps and look what i saw. i feel lucky and happy about it.during my 06 yatra i had seen a 3 legged black dog at same place where i stood this time but in 06 i did not know of the significance till i read book this year.this time i went and waited patiently at same spot near chuugu gompa facing kailash and prayed for a darshan.these 2 snaps are from my camera."writes Binota Patni. one photo is here.

kokila wagh & varalakshmi at kali temple

2008-06-28T12:44:00.000+05:30

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varalakshmi&porter anand sigh

2008-06-28T12:41:00.000+05:30

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THE AUTHOR NEAR MANSAROVAR&KAILAS

2008-01-31T13:06:00.000+05:30

KAILASH VIEW

2008-01-13T05:52:00.000+05:30

yatra2007

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My BROTHER SHANKER
THESE ARE PHOTOS OF MY BROTHER SHANKER,RADHIKA,RATNAM AND LALITA .THEY WENT ON THE YATRA IN 15TH BATCH 2007.
LTO R- SHANKER,RATNAM[eldest sister-in-law],mr.BUTIA[l.o],RADHIKA[mrs.shanker],LALITA[my 3rd. sister].

YATRIS OF16th BATCH,2005

2007-11-20T20:04:00.000+05:30

LADIES-swaran grover,raghavilata,uma devi,varalakshmi,kokila wagh,kalyani sethuraman,swarnalata agarwal,manju mittal,jayadev gohil,sheeela arundale,kamala bali,gargi,geeta
STANDING-BR menon,yeeshu shukla,RK pandey,nikunj patel,GN moorty,arun raheja,roshan agarwal,MANAGER,Dr........,niranjan mittal,.......,jayadev gohil,SD sharma,Timeri murari,Dhanajaya sarma.
SITTING-DK Lamba, Pradeep singh bisht, Dhanasekaran,KC jhamb, chandan singla,suresh B. kalage,asit das,BK prasad.
[This photo was taken by Kailash photo studio,Darchula.]

HIMALAYAN VIEW ON THE WAY TO MANGTI

2007-09-03T16:46:00.001+05:30

CLOUDS AROUND SNOW-CAPPED MOUNTAINS.

2007-08-18T17:23:00.001+05:30

A VIEW OF MANSAROVAR

2007-08-02T04:39:00.001+05:30

RAINBOW OVER MANSAROVAR

2007-07-21T20:58:00.001+05:30

-INDRADHANASH overSACRED MANSAROVAR

A HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINSCAPE

2007-07-19T14:44:00.001+05:30

THE GOLDEN PEAK OF ANNAPURNA AT SUNRISE

2007-07-18T18:09:00.000+05:30

There are several organisations arranging yatra to Mount Kailas and mansarovar from the Nepal route.the links to some of these are given here; www.kailasmanasarovar.org ; www.shaivam.org ;I will give some more in the coming days.

Another view of OM PARVAT[19th sept.2005]

2007-07-18T18:03:00.002+05:30

snow-capped mountains

2007-07-16T18:30:00.001+05:30

2007-07-14T07:30:00.001+05:30

Another view of Mount Kailas [taken on 9th september 2005]

Cassia fistula inflorescence

2007-07-12T20:32:00.001+05:30

A closeup of Cassia fistula infloresence,displaying the golden yellow flowers.

CASSIA FISTULA;INDIAN LABURNUM

2007-07-12T20:16:00.001+05:30

कास्सिया फिस्तुला;although it is native to India's forests we see large trees rarely at present and the crown is generally not well developed.this species is seen in the foothills in Himalayas.
This tree with a well grown crown is found in L.V.Prasad Eye Hospital in Hyderabad ,India.The tree is at the entrance gate and adds beauty to the main building; it is in flower for three months from April to June.This photo was taken in the last week of June 2007.

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE PILGRIMS

2007-06-22T04:32:00.001+05:30

The two lakes seen in the lower half of the picture are Mansarovar on the left and Rakshstal to the right;Mount Kailas is in the snow-capped range immediately above the lakes.[This satellite photo of Mansarovar and rakshastal is from NASA's 'worlwind' which, lets you zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth. Leveraging Landsat satellite imagery and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data, World Wind lets you experience Earth terrain in visually rich 3D, just as if you were really there.

Virtually visit any place in the world. Look across the Andes, into the Grand Canyon, over the Alps, or along the African Sahara.Pl click on this link to see this amazing imagery-
http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov
Comments by Rudra Rebbapragada
I am happy to share this memory of my journey from 1973 when I served in the
Garhwal Himalayan Sector.This journey I under took to visit men at two forward Company locations in the KUMAON HIMALAYAS.I had no prior knowledge that I would be walking in the foot steps of thousands of Hindu pilgrims who over hundreds of years used the same route to visit Mount KAILASH and ManSarovar.After 1962 Chinese aggression,the pilgrimage had come to an halt and I read that small batches of pilgrims are now allowed to travel up this route to enter Tibet.

Istarted from GAUCHAR inCHAMOLI DistrictfUTTARANCHALandtraveledtoPITHORAGHAR District in a jeep.The road was in a very good condition and theweather was fabulous.Iaccompanied my Sector Commander on this trip.He is anInfantry Officer from BELGAUM(KARNATAKA)and his name is Colonel Serdesh Pande.The road trip offered me some beautiful views of Hill Stations like ALMORA and we went past DARCHULA and reached a place called TAWA GHAT where theroad ends.It is located in the North East part of KUMAON Himalayas and RIVER KALI forms the border between India and Nepal.Indian pilgrims traditionally followed this land route to reach LIPU-LEKH PASS and travel further north to have Darshan of Kailash.We had a small camp where the trail begins.We started in the morning and initially I could keep up with the pace of my Commander.He is a tough guy and he proceeded walking non-stop even when the ascent is steep and daunting.He went ahead and I was trailing far behind him but I had a chance to stop and enjoy the scenery every now and then.This mountain route was in use for such a long time,the track is nice and wide and quite beaten up.As I was walking north,I met several of nomadic tribe families(GUJJARS)walking down the trail on their annual migration before commencement of winter season.They were moving down with all of their belongings and live stock.Even the very old had to walk.Only babies were carried.Eventually,before Sun set I had reached my camp almost an hour or more after my Commander.When I reached,the camp looked totally deserted.I asked the sentry as to what had happened to every one.The sentry had replied that the COLONEL had taken out every one on a training exercise.

You may well imagine his toughness.He is UNBEATABLE.I take pride in our Infantry.He was out there,not to impress any one and not to get a good report from some superior but to test the men.He did not want to waste one single minute to relax or refresh him self.He walked with out a break and was absolutely ready to start his mission.I knew this because I was coming behind him.I just relaxed for the rest of the evening.I was really impressed by his strength,endurance and devotion to his job.He is an Officer who took full pride in his work,even though there is no one to watch and appreciate what he was doing at a company out post.He went away the next day after the exercise and inspection.I stayed back for a slightly longer stay.I remember purchasing some apples from a small orchard next door.
I trekked to the next Company location(earlier they had come down to the first location for training)along with the men.En route,I have seen Mount Kailash of India(a smaller version of Kailash in TIBET).This camp is surrounded by high peaks and some dense forests.We had a stove that burns wood and keeps the room warm all night.The Lupi-Lekh Pass is some distance from the camp and due to tensions with China,we were sending only men who were fully armed for patrolling.
Towards the end of that year,my Commander returned from a Conference and informed that I was selected for a position in the Hospital Wing of our Unit and told me that he could not resist that move because of my Senior Executive Medical Officer's open appreciation for my professional work.I ended my tenure in GARHWAL and KUMAON HIMALAYAS without visiting major centers of pilgrimage but never the less very fruitful and enjoyable.
Rudra Rebbapragada

remarks from RUDRA REBBAPRAGADA

2007-06-21T13:59:00.002+05:30

Thanks for sending the link for " KAILAS YATRA ".I could view the beautiful pictures and also read the travel diary.It is very interesting.I read about the use of camphor at high altitude for the very first time.Please let me know a little more about it.I heard about the use of small doses of diuretics if a persons has to acclimatize very quickly to high altitude.Generally,we recommend a gradual process of acclimatization and people are encouraged to camp at an altitude of 9,000 feet before reaching higher altitudes.If time doesn't permit,diuretics such as Tablet Lasix should help.
I read news paper stories about resumption of pilgrimage to Mount Kailas and read that the Chinese Govt would allow only small batches of pilgrims via the land route.I am glad to note that my aunt was in this small batch of pilgrims who performed this Yatra.Really a great feat.

Rudra

2007-05-01T20:24:00.000+05:30

24th sept.BHIMTAL.

2007-04-23T16:33:00.000+05:30

This is the end of a memorable yatra!!after 26 days of trekking,reaching unimaginable heights both spiritual and physical of 18500',fulfilling life's dream of a visit to sacred Kailas and holy Manasarovar we came to the plains of India,and travelling from Darchula we reached Newdelhi by 10.45Pm.
OM NAMAH SHIVAYA.

22nd Sept. A LANDSLIDE NEAR MANGTI !!!

2007-04-23T16:31:00.000+05:30

On 22nd on our way from Mangti to Darchula,there was a landslide caused by heavy rains in the last few days;we all carefully negotiated over the large rocks seen in the photograph.

20th sept. Snowcapped peaks from Gunji [11550']

2007-04-23T16:30:00.000+05:30

we left kalapani early morning and reached Gunji by twelve noon covering 9km.we had spectacular views of snowcapped peaks;we had a good hot water bath here after a long time;we felt relaxed and happy and recounted our experiences of the yatra with each other and felt like one family.

ANNAPOORNA PEAK

2007-04-23T16:28:00.000+05:30

WE had a wonderful view of Annapoorna peak as we started at Kalapani for Gunji.