tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10339427456263056952024-03-13T10:34:01.687+05:30INDIAN HIMALAYASUshnish Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09727310069092219284noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033942745626305695.post-31761029364577023242010-09-22T19:55:00.002+05:302011-04-25T18:13:15.190+05:30SHERAGHAT ON SARAJU RIVER ( Like Frankfurt am Meins)<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SHERAGHAT is a tiny place on the Bank of Saraju river. It has few huts, on both sides of the road, selling essential things for the villages spread around in the Hills. People get down from the bus to have a cup of tea, hot Pakodas and boiled eggs too. It has been always our stopping point, after a nerve breaking drive, ( with few Rum stops) on our way to Choukari from Almora. This place has some emotional attachment thats all. You may pass through the place without realizing.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am posting here few photos and marked the locations of the photos on it. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can see the Saraju river flowing down. A tributary joins on the left. The road from Almora comes from the right bank, crosses the bridge and goes to Berinag. The tributary has a foot bridge. ( Please read the note on the map below.)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://goo.gl/photos/b0SW" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj773_DVpVBkfUYvlAZQJnbAhPBSX-Efl_xx_JNkrddtu71WhD3SUz6V7EOAHj1lbtzDwGSzJccPR9BMO6yJV97qcX62rYJ2oIhzsxeY3ri5yyo3VWLJD7vVTOMaV_A-KgEzbAnGs7axyvW/s400/photography%20location.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div align="center"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Sheraghat Bridge on Saraju river. Someone is already on the bridge and I am going on to the bridge on the left</span>.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two people are sitting on the foot bridge and watching the cremation</span>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhon2NvLghJmZd1drkS3YT8akUWWnD9d-TysY6_tXJSkN6rLK8vhDns2v0fbAQkk14xgJTt5T-dz05WZvhbfsG_MQXyzw-RFeZ2xUMi8SmCuIm8CiBXEM_UlxPv_dtz6aIeOu2otbiUPR8/s1600/Watching+cremation,+sitting+on+the+bridge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhon2NvLghJmZd1drkS3YT8akUWWnD9d-TysY6_tXJSkN6rLK8vhDns2v0fbAQkk14xgJTt5T-dz05WZvhbfsG_MQXyzw-RFeZ2xUMi8SmCuIm8CiBXEM_UlxPv_dtz6aIeOu2otbiUPR8/s400/Watching+cremation,+sitting+on+the+bridge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This photo was taken seconds before the blue atired girl vanished from the bridge, (on the left).( I mean, she did not fall from the bridge, just left.)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I saw her at the bus stop sometime back and she was quite pretty.. People normally hurry back before evening due to Leopards, who come out for hunting at dusk, They generally don't eat human beings, but love to eat dogs.</span></div><br />
</div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhra3mC95GvzPEZRu4JkZ1aKTHkxPE9lr3pdC9WX8q_kmbJGDR1G_c5BQVibNr-OOuQx0VcOCCUWFFcFT74RAJl1vN2mGWHl50RqoFN6esssTNjdhCGrApjVOhfDO0IlRSloEHCQHbmpB8/s1600/Sheraghat,+the+girl+in+sky+blue+is+vanishing+from+the+foot+bridge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhra3mC95GvzPEZRu4JkZ1aKTHkxPE9lr3pdC9WX8q_kmbJGDR1G_c5BQVibNr-OOuQx0VcOCCUWFFcFT74RAJl1vN2mGWHl50RqoFN6esssTNjdhCGrApjVOhfDO0IlRSloEHCQHbmpB8/s400/Sheraghat,+the+girl+in+sky+blue+is+vanishing+from+the+foot+bridge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is one of the rare trips, we ( we 2 brothers) , had allowed our wives to come along..My tea is waiting for me to finish the photography. While my brother is framing driving strategy with a smoke , ladies are enjoying tea. Guess who is someone ??</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOS3pjWHEn-9XUKydbbV7zSlZ28BkQyN13x_ElTAHifk9z2yzpS_dTjN0EgQBZXJTsOZgF272oJzdP9C3QDLAikVXVWDp3RsWiGV42eLtcWb9AFphLa9Oz8BAyjGO_MZ3vlp4RfZpwig/s1600/Tea+at+sheraghat+tea+shop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOS3pjWHEn-9XUKydbbV7zSlZ28BkQyN13x_ElTAHifk9z2yzpS_dTjN0EgQBZXJTsOZgF272oJzdP9C3QDLAikVXVWDp3RsWiGV42eLtcWb9AFphLa9Oz8BAyjGO_MZ3vlp4RfZpwig/s400/Tea+at+sheraghat+tea+shop.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In our subsequent trips since 2006, we did not go via , Sheraghat, we took a longer route via Jageswar, Gongoli hat, ( the famous Kalika temple) and Patal Bhubaneswar. That is another story </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
</div>Ushnish Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09727310069092219284noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033942745626305695.post-24185303343078677422010-06-04T13:42:00.003+05:302010-06-04T13:50:15.447+05:30NAUKUCHIA-TAL ( Lake) , FOOT HILLS OF THE HIMALAYAS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXzCQkyCE4Yk1p-s-Be1oiW_hOfOh0GAP3ikhy5ZGCOxoraCWp_VXSYRNf_atX5CnDELIvk1XbepTiGK25gplI_ABFcjDNzNc6WHa7UWyCmXi7qXhzEN19CiEjrKZQqi6zpOGU16p0IY/s1600/lake+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="116" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXzCQkyCE4Yk1p-s-Be1oiW_hOfOh0GAP3ikhy5ZGCOxoraCWp_VXSYRNf_atX5CnDELIvk1XbepTiGK25gplI_ABFcjDNzNc6WHa7UWyCmXi7qXhzEN19CiEjrKZQqi6zpOGU16p0IY/s200/lake+1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nuakuchia-Tal ( Nine-corner lake ) is a beautiful lake in the foot Hills of Himalayas. Tourists normally go to Naini Tal and make day trips to the near by lakes such as Bhim Tal, Sat (7) Tals, Naukuchia tal.</span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We decided to go th Naukuchia Tal for few days, on an invitation from my daughter's in-laws, who have a beautiful summer cottage, high on the Hill and over looking the lake.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">People who love to relax and far from the madding crowd, they normally go to this place. It has few hotels, resorts and Govt tourist lodges.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The place is about 300 KM from Delhi and normally a drive of 6 hrs. It is located at 4000 ft .The climate is neither too hot nor too cold , all round the year.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The whole lake is not visible from any given point . So there is a saying if some one sees all the 9 corners from one place he will die or some people say his/her wishes will be fulfilled. I believe the second belief.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I opened the google map , saw the lake and made a wish for all of you. It will be fulfilled, just wait and see. I could not figure out 9 corners on the map, but it is there , see if you can find them, from the picture below.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am posting few photos below, shot from my " Khadus" Camera Canon SX1 IS. This camera has a 20X optical zoom. So the photos are very deceptive vis-a-vis what you see with your eyes.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The NaukuchiaTal as seen in Google map.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The place is good for bird watching. I forgot to carry my bird book. It is really a treat to see the birds , the blue magpie, the paradise fly-catcher, the white eyed and many other colorful birds.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am posting here few photos. My cameras are not suitable for bird photography. So the result is not good . But have some idea.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The white eyed. </b>A very tiny bird.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Have a nice weekend and see you at food-court..soon</span></i></b></span>Ushnish Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09727310069092219284noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033942745626305695.post-78608936591499809742010-01-06T06:09:00.002+05:302010-01-06T08:34:31.327+05:30TRISHUL, INDIAN HIMALAYAS<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In my previous writings I have posted few photos of Nanda Devi and Nanda Kot. I have also shown various peaks which surrounds Nanda Devi. These peaks are also called the jewels of Nanda Devi. ( Please read the introduction to Nanda devi and Nanda Kot).</span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here I will post the photographs of the famous peak, TRISHUL. It looks like the Trishul, trident of Lord Siiva from a particular angle.Trishul in its full glory is seen from the place called Kausani, 51 KM from Almora. ( Trishul height is 7120 M)</span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will cover separately how to reach these places and this posting will be limited to photographs of Trishul taken from Various places in Kumaon. The view dramatically changes as you travel from east to west keeping the mountains to the North. Amazingly I may suddenly see Lord Ganesh with a cute trunk, some times I may see a face with beard and Mustache, ....</span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These photographs were taken during my numerous trips to the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand Province. As I travel during the same time (end November to 1st week of December) of the year, the peaks look the same year after year. Only difference is due to any cloud formation that changes the view dramatically.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some times I travel end of March, to enjoy the Rhododendron blooming every where (above 6000 ft).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I could only select a few photographs, as it is difficult to frisk and search the whole storage place. :-)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I shall give here photos taken from Kausani tourist bungalow, few taken from a new place which I traveled 1st time and some views from the road as we traveled west to east</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3.Sunset 2 taken in Dec 1998 </span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Sunset 3 taken in Dec 2005 or 06</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Mid day the peak is white and no cloud at all, taken in Dec 2006</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Sunrise-1, on Trishul from Kausani, sun has hit the lower 2 peaks, the main peak in under the shadow of the cloud.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. Sunrise-2 The sun is further up and peaks are lighting up.</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7- Sunrise-3 Shot in another year and look at the cloud !!! Amazing!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">See the lighting condition during morning and evening, it is just amazing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now we will move to another place to see the same Trishul. Just imagine you have gone further east, ie to the right from Kausani. As you are moving right ( to the east), how will the peak look like?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lets take a look at Trishul from a village called SItla. Here Trishul looks bit different as we have moved further towards south east. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10 Sunrise-1 from SItla, the 1st ray of sun has just hit the peak and the cloud</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. 11 Sunrise-2 Sun is little up, peak to the right is Maikitoli </span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">These photographs are deliberately kept at low resolution , if you want to print , let me know. I will send higher res one for printing </span><br />
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</div>Ushnish Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09727310069092219284noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033942745626305695.post-64332785062106705962009-12-24T13:51:00.000+05:302009-12-24T13:51:13.164+05:30GREETINGS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvsOyvOJ0gBwNi0uSQRCFCwKi8BedVpxlm0WeI1XZpnjHRc3J4uaxwzxFyGlCly281IK-JDsxhwJrccfbLtYGLI8_U_jRphCQYO8nEUXoSXyliQc0LTlq59rKUgfKmbx-Zi_FfC4Df_4A/s1600-h/grreings+foodies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvsOyvOJ0gBwNi0uSQRCFCwKi8BedVpxlm0WeI1XZpnjHRc3J4uaxwzxFyGlCly281IK-JDsxhwJrccfbLtYGLI8_U_jRphCQYO8nEUXoSXyliQc0LTlq59rKUgfKmbx-Zi_FfC4Df_4A/s400/grreings+foodies.jpg" /></a><br />
</div>Ushnish Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09727310069092219284noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033942745626305695.post-6245472729120067572009-11-12T20:18:00.002+05:302009-11-13T09:23:35.088+05:30CLOUDS OF CHAUKORI, HIMALAYAS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cloud watching was of great interest when I was a kid. Father used to show us various shapes in clouds, a pouncing Lion, an elephant trunk and head, profile of a bearded man etc etc. I used to be amazed. Slowly that habit vanished as I grew older.</span><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But when I go th the mountains, far from the madding crowd, things are very different, watch sunrise and sunset, ( God willing and weather permitting), keep on looking at the dazzling peaks far away, spot all known stars at night, study plants and try to recognize them from books, look at birds etc.</span><br />
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</div>Ushnish Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09727310069092219284noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033942745626305695.post-9350608270158485392009-11-06T12:04:00.108+05:302009-11-12T13:29:24.146+05:30NANDA KOT<div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Nu6xgsG22w4/Sip1ziqkE9I/AAAAAAAADhA/1v1ilgDAjOE/s1600-h/3SR6DSCN1076-150.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been planning to upload some photos of great peaks in Nanda Devi range. I had mentioned names of some of the peaks in my Blog on Nanda Devi.</span><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is another beautiful peak Nanda Kot. You cant miss it while travelling in Kumaon. The chisel edged flat face peak is so prominent from all places!! Unlike Nanda Devi, which is very difficult to see from most places, Nanda Kot is always visible form all the places.</span><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before proceeding further let me introduce the peaks around Nanda Devi. When you travel in the Hills, no one including locals can tell you the names, simply because they never bothered to know.</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The picture below is taken from Choukari and you see this view from the tourist lodge all day. Note the chisel edge characterstics of Nanda Kot </span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Now the lesser mountains have received sun, the lonely Oak tree is also glowing in early morning sun.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9. photo was taken a day earlier, when there was no bright sunshine</span><br />
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</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The peak looks different as you travel away from Choukari towards west. But it maintains its chisel edge. These are few samples, shot far away from Choukari.</span><br />
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</div></div></div></div></div></div>Ushnish Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09727310069092219284noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033942745626305695.post-80671439241200725462009-10-13T23:44:00.005+05:302009-10-18T07:56:28.734+05:30THE KUMAON SOJOURN AND RUM STOP.<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><b>(DOUBLE CLICK PIC TO HAVE AN ENLARGED VIEW)</b></span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have traveled in Kumaon numerous times during last two decades. Early winter and early spring are my favorite time. A small place called Choukari has been my main destination’ I go to Choukari to see </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nanda Devi</span></st1:placename><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><st1:placetype w:st="on"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Peaks</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Nanda Devi, worshipped as Goddess throughout the hills, is very elusive, very difficult to see as it is surrounded by mighty peaks, known as the jewels of </span><st1:place w:st="on"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nanda Devi</span></st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. They are Nanda Ghunti, Trishul, Devisthan / Mrigathuni, Maiki Toli, Nanda Khat, Nanda Kot, Nanda Bhanar, Panwali Dwar etc, all rising beyond 22000 ft.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Choukari is the only place where you see </span><st1:place w:st="on"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nanda Devi</span></st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> clearly through a slot in between the other peaks. (Provided the Goddess Nanda Devi is pleased with you) Of course, you can see from Gadwall side, but it looks so different.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In Kumaon you can't miss the dome shaped Nanda Devi main and the pointed </span><st1:place w:st="on"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nanda Devi</span></st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> east.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is nothing in Choukari. The tourist lodge is the only place where you can stay. If it is packed, you are in trouble. Normally when I travel, it is empty barring a few omni present Bango santans.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Year after year it has been like a dream. Early morning when it is still dark, have a "Bed Rum" (the kitchen staffs don't get up so early to make bed tea) and rush to the nearby hillock wading through tea bushes, fix up camera and wait for the sunrise. Then you see, in Surjo Ghosh's language " Tushar shubhro giri shikhar-e hathat Rakta pat", on the surrounding peaks.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then there is nothing much to do, take a drive through the pines to Thal (of Corbett fame "Man eater of Thal") on the bank of Ram Ganga river, eat some freshly fried trout, buy 2 kg female goat meat (male goats are exported to the plains for us) and come back to tourist lodge. I being a privileged person and a family member of the staff, the meat will be cooked for all unofficially.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Or you can go to Patal Bhubaneswar, or to famous Gangoli hat Kalika mandir. If you are there in March end and during Nava ratri, you will lose count of the animals that are sacrificed continuously on Astami day.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The view during sunset is equally mesmerizing.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the afternoon have Pakodas and rum and watch sunset. (Once in a while tea with Pakoda is equally good). Nights are usual, menu is the same since time immemorial, set by me and my brother "Garam Garam Patla bangla khichudi, Makhon ba deshi ghee, lot of thin alu-bhaja, Panch phodon ba kalo jeere sombora diye." ..... Well it has become an official menu “ Bengali KhichiDi”. (Old Monk continued). </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are interested in star gazing, it is the ideal place. After dinner at 8 PM latest, you can go out to the courtyard and enjoy the stars and the planets. I love it.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But only go out if you believe in what the local people say; that the Leopards only lift dogs, cattle etc and never human beings. (Another story, when some one by mistake kicked a bunch of lazing leopards, and they run away.)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We stop at or give night halt at many places like Jageshwar, famous for 1400 yr old temples and the best Cedar forest and hot Luchi with PahaDi Dal, or in Binsar sanctuary, where there is no electricity, or Kausani, Almora, Mukteswar, Ranikhet etc. (Another story) </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The most essential thing, in this marathon drive of 1200 km in 4 / 5 days, is the "Rum stop". (Something like pit stop in Formula -1 Car racing). In one liter Biseleri water bottle put 60 to 100 ml Old Monk only and shake, keep it handy near the handbrake for the navigator and occasionally for the driver. The rum stops on the road are fixed places decided long back. Normally it will be in a place where there will be a culvert, pines, Cedars, wild oaks and Rhododendrons, a cool breeze to make you feel "how wonderful is this life!!!! What is love after all!!!! etc."</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We asked a passer by, with a head load of fire wood “ What are those red things down below”?</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He peeped down, looked at us, gave a “ ya I know” smile and said “ Oh , those are the parts of a red car which fell down right from here last year, even it took 3-4 days for the police and other Government organization to recover the bodies. Drive carefully . You city people are no good in hill driving”.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Oh God I have taken a drink I must drive carefully...Oh God I have taken a drink I must drive carefully...(like Ram -nam jopte jopte), this thought will scare you so much that you will forget the red dots and it will land you safely at a comfortable stretch (with Culvert, pine, Cedars, wild oak etc etc) for a rum stop again.</span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course if it doesn't work in some really dangerous gorge, take the handy bottle kept near the hand brake, take large gulps and say at the top of your voice (both you and the navigator, who is my younger brother always or vice e versa), "JO BOL-E SO NIHAL, SAT SHRI AKAL" and step up the gas slightly. These are well tried and they work really. Try it yourself and see. I have tried in </span><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Korea</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> too. (But remember in 1000 cc water and Old monk must not exceed 100 ml, else red dots will have companion of your car color)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</div>Ushnish Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09727310069092219284noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033942745626305695.post-38284019726067571672009-05-31T00:47:00.075+05:302009-06-10T00:05:01.591+05:30NANDA DEVI<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nanda Devi twin peaks are the most sacred peaks in whole of Kumaon and Garhwal region of India. She is worshipped all over the place. It is not visible fully from most of the places. Because it is surrounded by high ridges running to a height of 20,000 feet and the ridge is dotted with + 24000 feet peaks.<br />The ridge is called the necklace of Nanda and the peaks on it are called the Jewels of Nanda Devi. Some of the jewels are the famous peaks Trishul, Nanda-Ghunti, Devisthan, Maiki-Toli , Nanda Khat, Nanda Kot, etc.<br /><br />There are enough writings on Nanda Devi in hard copy and on Internet too. One can read a lot on expedition to the top, trekking to the Nanda Devi sanctuary (the place between the base of the peak and the ridge), and the great beliefs associated with this powerful Goddess of the Himalayas, why no one sets foot on top of the peak and just stops few feet below the peak. (Except 2 persons, who died later. It is a popular belief that the Goddess was angry with those people.)<br /><br />There are few places in Kumaon, from where Nanda Devi is visible to the maximum extent. From other places you can see part of it; at least the tip of the unique dome shaped Nanda Devi main, will be visible.<br /><br />I am not a mountaineer and no longer a trekker. I only travel where my car can go and a little trek around the tourist lodge is enough for me.<br /><br />I have traveled more than 20 times or so since 1992, just to have a glimpse at the majestic Nanda Devi peaks, my magnificent obsession. The tourist lodge manager says I am the luckiest person to have seen Nanda Devi during most of my visits.<br /><br />I am grateful to the powerful Goddess and like a great mother; she has always came in front of me even it might have been for a few minutes in some of my trips.<br /><br />For the last so many years, my routes in Kumaon are fixed. I take the same routes, sleep in same tourist lodges.<br /><br />My blog here will be limited to photographs of Nanda Devi, from Kumaon side. Nanda Devi looks very different from the Garhwal side and will not have any resemblance to what you see from Kumaon.</span><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I travel during a fixed time of the year i.e end November to 1st week of December and again in last week of Mar when the Rhododendrons are in bloom and tourist lodge tariffs are still under winter discount. The sunset and sunrise photos are taken in different years and are always in end Nov - or Dec. That's why they look the same. In March it is normally cloud covered and rarely I saw the color on the peaks.</span><br /></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I am posting few photos from my collection, as the peak looks the same during the same season of the year.</span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,153);font-size:130%;" ><strong><em>THE SUNRISE</em></strong></span></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">You get up very early when it is still dark and pray for a cloudless sky and with great apprehension peep through the window. If it is cloudy retire back to bed else wrap yourself in blanket or dress up and go out. It will be bit dark and Nanda Devi will be whitish due to snow, before sun rise. You are happy that you will see the color when the first ray hits the peak.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">1. You are waiting with camera , peaks look dull white, sun will rise from your right ( not from the east) , keep watching. The peak on the extreme right is Nanda Kot.</span><br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345379566228960866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 335px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCPSLzQDVc71SbElGd0W-qMxn_EI8F8eHl1P4KNBliYgqKPNRUQ_D1xkUdwLcA3kYNYnQ2oyuUu43JoBGUcsrsjvSrKtrEahkNCZd2AQAyCcKJXQuqG6iC9ViFsrMkHX-bVK0yIA4SpY/s400/n14+captioned+Pahar+2005+086+copy.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">2. The sun hasn't yet peeped from the east, it is still darkish where you are sitting and also the foot hills. And here are the few seconds, when the peak light up in crimson red<br /></span><br /></p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Nu6xgsG22w4/SiKc1Fge3rI/AAAAAAAADZE/p82oYD_0WLY/s1600-h/N-1+DSCN0984+NANDA+100+copy.jpg"></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345385708204120242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpaj4uZABiNLOv8HdOq8Bej6HeRV_wSVU-esllNDEOIYVapYuRWybVIfzC63OGkH5frqhYDdzKvPj4d6eCE3E7VI1siWBGm20XtSO9jFlmd-3Ga4r_RGHA-nMvwdZgiE5V-zyp4CVJwTo/s400/n1+captioned-150DSCN0984-1+copy.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">3. The sun is still below the horizon as the sun ray spreads on the peaks, changing from crimson to Orange.</span><br /><br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345383067394761634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTJNdGjM3TwNnwafDCypROk9Nngkimm1Ts3K5tFwW9FC2fKdnmKpgHNGQEuXWPIFCqZVU68QMgScbQT4BrALpeborLYNw_tWPuEg0_0R5Dj8-v9aSzan2dl5LA4t-k4Oe8901rE3d8sM/s400/n2-FSCN1196.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">4. Same shot taken from the same place a year earlier, but in end November with a different camera. The color is not exactly same.</span><br /><br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345388369349959890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 335px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHB5ewPPdeMn1yaC00uLB6acLOsJ8n2UFdYHjJ7_o_p_h3YKyWXbNlHHkxi1gCuhnsk97M8yPZG4dNXjy1c7ssCQFwmvTQezbtRf_s_8_sA60hiXmIpuqaHyNsdY3MwrT7AMuNG_m6Fg/s400/N-3+captioned+keb+copy.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">5 The Orange to yellow transition is difficult to capture with the type of camera I carry. Or I am so engrossed with the view that I forget to capture. I shall look for the golden yellow peaks from my collection and post later. The sharp peak to the left is Panwali Dwar , a lesser peak.<br /></span><br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345389145312451234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 335px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaiGbpGoissEgWkgCSv5dzRWT-qVZ84UHs72HmjcpGVl3HLpsZCwMfAef2USJBAuFCOFtCDh0YNLYigD8BlYnam0CNoByZbTZiXYrUGU5E4OsWs9SwIfoKPFdzWhPH5NGTx7wx4OEWtA/s400/n+4+captioned+sunrise+Pahar+2005+094+copy.jpg" border="0" /> <span style="font-family:verdana;">6. Nanda Devi, bright sunny morning, and view normally seen by the late risers. Now it is time to relax with more tea and after viewing other peaks from the hillock near by. ( Other peak views will be up loaded separately.)<br /></span><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345389150541778114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 335px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoGGlql0mewSBa8Ejxg3WU0aK5u_eCETQ9Picgas-k60JV7bb-0j_HV4FSAibVmPbfLyS_9KUVHWEBQfTQtUBc2ei1ozVL7GkC6SYu67tSEZbbV6DljM7YuJIqwiEiH0gbFSA-qtW4-K0/s400/n+5+captioned+Pahar+2005+102+copy.jpg" border="0" /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,102,0)"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span><strong><em><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,153)"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">THE MID DAY</span><br /></span></em></strong><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The mid day is meant for driving around or go down to the valley, on the banks of Ram Ganga river to buy some goat meat or trout fish . Or simply bask in the sun looking at the peaks or reading books or sleep.</span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">7. Early noon photo of Nanda Devi, in post winter time the area has more snow cover.</span><br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345389155753567586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 335px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEH1HKd2OXtNVt1CtzYykVLo-3r9q8YR3Yua3Xq8Fd15hIjZBPNyv0-FgGvDRBagX-NGcd-F_qjg48KwEBQ4B67nA7N2gyQuTgukwHkqh7_5Gx_STS6QYHG_Q8Xf5JDr-jrML2pwKCgk/s400/N-7+captioned+DSCN1007-1+Nanda+devi+copy.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">8. This photo is taken from a different place. As you drive through the Kumaon the view of Nanda Devi with its surrounding changes significantly. Each view is unique and enjoyable.</span><br /><br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345389154008952466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 335px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFVf1BIIwtMgTDbLdDasg-ObETc9TY5BHFwbhZtTC7SfldvpJa86FOrqv8XdqFUNmdq3yGb3l9W7zrLu5_WwdvDeViNs9er6sFoEmeitx-9sJ8MnkW4JBiuHxbNVJmrgtorKi7byWG2tw/s400/N-6+captioned+cFSCN1181-1-100+nanda+copy.jpg" border="0" /> <p><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,153);font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" ><strong><em>THE SUNSET</em></strong></span> </p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Sunset view is as breath taking as the sunrise. In fact the range becomes more colored in the evening. The following 4 pictures were taken within 6 minutes from the beginning to the last photo. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">9. Sunset on Nanda Devi, the peak has started changing color. Panwali Dwar peak to the left</span></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345389158125822226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 335px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJ75yRK84Br9q_pRU4U072H8ONoJxuxrhvAPgTrkALE6Ww5PdRY6p-fM9oI4o_PTIhmZAws-zE88jc3yyAXqewfvOGdC6T7JLcL5FMmPcw6GZqU06dj8inSJHb3rwQR7XcJzmgAvJYEk/s400/N8+captioned+DSCN1056-nanda72+copy.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">10. Nanda Devi range, Sun is close to the western Horizon, peaks are becoming orange. The chisel edged peak to the right is Nanda Kot</span></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345393073765507474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 335px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBteHt82KVb_qgY51IYubIZrHpikxTFuQMgB6axBOLC-gEPwZeclT8xcYhcUH0WTsi3gurMX6SgrJ0l16NHZaJxVuliL4Gpzclbaqz9Stz5HUXvWwJH8UrVmS4XEJKTVsllvpoDXwwz4/s400/N9-captioned++DSCN1057+Nanda+72+copy.jpg" border="0" /> <p><span style="font-family:verdana;">11. Sunset continues on Nanda devi</span></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345393502316468754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 335px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYnbBueW4zH2WVcDllBgOZJcrhYuTT9-Yvtqe6pw-8uBfAXydLXeNW2Wu31GUN89c59V3B1IDtknfl7XKoy0UlDiClo8ATlJeViFYxsLAQ-UxWpbs9qzSWJqGqAIKcDpDYVHWS3E6ElI/s400/n11+captioned+DSCN1063-72.jpg" border="0" /> <span style="font-family:verdana;">12. The crimson color will soon vanish as the sun has already gone below the horizon.</span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345394067033518674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 335px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsd7-CExAilLvUKr-qbWh8U0N3IeZJRwpyB_ptOHGVQRJ46LhB5E2XLXgPopztpFl_SMKFRQBbVQon8DIw3hDN_TtR7_CaILlPJxTGIah4WKuPAGjVPY3N3CRVZUQ2JpcRwPByOK2ED2U/s400/n11+captioned+DSCN1063-72.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,153);font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" ><strong><em>THE CLOSEUPS</em></strong></span> </p><br /><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The following two photos are extracted from high resolution photos. It is just to give a feel. The actual views are different and the peaks don't appear as close as they appear in photos. This is mainly because of using high zoom lenses, which don't represent normal eye lenses.</span></p><br /><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">13. Morning fire on Nanda Devi main and also on Nanda Khat peak, in front of Nanda Devi </span></p><p align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345394518566784946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 335px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9Yr2F483rkhbAQoyDoDBR03YPJ01X_uJlHhtE-U5bux7rffNUYN75Cb4b_zcdISZsO6gIY-Ri-N3mgvIIQQZ1GNAArAkHOw_95-zAYEcN1wiEBqRSaqlmsnMJ71Qg3fpkg5NFJwkgg0/s400/n12+captioned+Nanda+devi+main+72.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">14. Evening fire on Nanda Devi main and Nanda Khat peak, in front . devoid of sun in the evening..<br /></span></p><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345394523165793458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 335px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ6IVamqZRjbh0L76vxK5PqDak_PWE6Qr4w9zP49cyNtWD-9C_V6A_tPxg1FrQdTG1Ln2IrzMK2fqy1B8EbvH-srSIVxgabYq8OtZxwJuyBl_gCg9ZY1yZQIiaJqtKiRsLX8tlnfOfhRQ/s400/n+13+captioned+Nanda+sunset+72+copy.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p><strong><em><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,153)"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">THANKS </span></span></em></strong></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Special acknowledgement to my younger brother , Ujan. We always travelled together in our numerous trips to the Himalayas.</span><br /></span></p>Ushnish Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09727310069092219284noreply@blogger.com18