In May’s 42°C , we seldom venture out unless there is a compelling need (read duty) to do so. It was surely quite a sight then, to view a sea of humanity, voluntarily braving the Indian summer heat and climbing 14 km (some barefoot) up steep trans-Himalayan slopes to seek blessings from the Divine. This spiritual narrative entwined with India’s social fabric is what makes this country so unique and so surreal.
It was a beautiful and rejuvenating experience visiting “Vaishno Devi”, one of India’s most famous shrines nestled in the Trikuta Hills of Pir Panjal Range. Here are some of the pictorial memories from the picturesque state of Jammu & Kashmir. Very much a haven for nature lovers. Would be sharing some interesting anecdotes soon. 🙂
Fantastic post and lovely pictures. Nature love shows 🙂
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Thank you so much !!
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Great post with awesome clicks
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Thanks a lot for your appreciation.
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Always welcome Aishwarya ☺👍
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Wow, all photos are stunning but that full size photo of the valley on your landing page… incredible! Great post!
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Hey , thanks a ton for liking the post ! That is my personal fav too 🙂
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For a very good reason! It’s gorgeous 🙂
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Worth reading 😊 and 👍👍 for the pictures that is showing bells of temples. These bells are indeed the important part of our culture 😊
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Thanks again so much ☺ You are absolutely right , their chimes along with fragrance of incense and freshness of mountain air made the whole experience so worthwhile. Amazing feeling.
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Lovely…was here last year and still remains one of the most fav mine of all the trips l!!
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Wow, I totally agree Polomi ! That feeling when you are there on top after all the walking is fabulous.. Waiting to make a winter trip now to catch some snow too 🙂
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oh yes I was there on winters..chilling Feb..and there was some snow at Bhairo !! but nathatop was full of snow..so much that I pledged never to see snow again!!
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Ohh that sounds so exciting !! Have you posted about your trip on the blog ? I need to dig this 🙂
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My bad I was not photoghraphing den 😦
donot have good pictures.. I just went through my album..yes but I have both the trips in my blog https://travelfoodandliving.wordpress.com/tag/jammukashmir/
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Thanks a bunch, this strengthens my resolve now to make a trip to Nathatop as well ☺ Btw the pictures are really very nice ! Snow clad mountains can never go wrong 😀
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mountains are love!!
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Absolutely ! Have been a mountain kid since schooling in Mussoorie. And they just keep calling back eversince 🙂
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lucky you!!
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Haha 😀
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Very nice pictures
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Thank you 😊😊
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Simply beautiful 🙂
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Thanks a ton ☺
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Lovely pics! nice post:)
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Thanks so much Rashmi ☺
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worth reading… our Indian culture is so vast and its astonishing how you could cature almost all elements of it. Beautiful.
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Thank you so much for that ☺ I agree, India is just so much more than we ever can know !
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Yeah. The process of exploration keeps us going.. 🙂
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Lovely…. nice pic to vaishno devi jai mata di
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Thank you very much😊☺☺
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Excellent post Aishwaryya. As a dedicated solo India traveler and blogger I rarely come across content of this caliber. Enjoyed much.
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Wow that was such a nice compliment ☺ Thank you so much buddy, glad you liked this post 😊✌
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Wow! Stunning photographs! (thanks for liking my blog btw)
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Thanks a lot Sir ☺
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Awesome pictures. Love the picture of the bells!
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Thanks so much for your appreciation😊
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It’s great that u visited so many places…. ☺☺
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I did get lucky I guess😊Thanks for stopping by my blog😀
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I hope to see Vaishno Devi and Jammu&Kashmir (one of the constant venue of my daydreams of India) the next time I visit the country.
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I sincerely hope your wish gets fulfilled soon 😊😊
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