2nd March 2010, 22:11
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| Senior - BHPian  | Day 4 Our plan Visit Billing - 80 kms from Dharamshala On return visit Visit Baijnath Shiv Temple Visit Palampur Tea Garden Break at Neugal Cafe Started at 10am for billing Billing is considered one of the best gliding sites in the world. It is blessed by nature and is perfect as a launching pad, making it an ideal place for hang-gliding and paragliding. Baijnath temple The Baijnath temple has been continuously under worship ever since its construction in 1204 A.D. by two local merchants named Ahuka and Manyuka. Water of this temple has medicinal properties. View from our room  Shot on way to Billing   Road to Billing. Very Narrow.      Sole person on Billing.  His companion  |
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3rd March 2010, 01:22
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| Fantastic journey and pics - thanks for sharing this 'logue! Aah... I've got to visit the golden temple soon...  |
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3rd March 2010, 07:13
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3rd March 2010, 13:35
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| Senior - BHPian | We trekked to the other side of the mountain , found snow  Spent around 2 hours on the top. Mr Hukum Chand told us the he had been living there for last 30 years. Lot of foreigners visit for para-gliding. He has the contacted of arranging para-gliding. We headed back , Next spot Baijnath temple. Then via palampur took a break at neugal cafe. Back to hotel by 5.30 pm.     Narrow gauge train which run from Pathankot.    Baijnath temple  Tea garden at Palampur  At neugal cafe.  Last edited by v&v : 3rd March 2010 at 13:40. |
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3rd March 2010, 13:43
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3rd March 2010, 14:59
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3rd March 2010, 19:42
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| Senior - BHPian | Day 5 Plan Local Trekking to Nearby Village Visit Norbulingka Institute Chamunda Temple Tapovan Chinmaya Mission if time left, then consider other places too. Norbulinka Institute - This institute teaches Thangka Painting - They depic a Buddhist deity, famous scene etc Fabric Thangka - made of silk, some of them woven, some embroidere. Sculpture - made of wood , metal.      The Chamunda Devi Temple is said to be more than 700 years old. It on the bank of Baner River.Dedicated to goddess Kali in her avtar of Chamunda. Photograhy is not allowed here. Could not take any photos here. Only i could take a Map of temples in Himachal.  Chinmaya Tapovan, the ashram was founded by late Swami Chimayananda. While returning from Tapovan, we saw Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha , Dharmshala.     Last edited by v&v : 3rd March 2010 at 19:43. |
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3rd March 2010, 20:11
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3rd March 2010, 22:10
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i am upload couple of them shot flying.   Last edited by v&v : 3rd March 2010 at 22:11. | |
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3rd March 2010, 22:15
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3rd March 2010, 22:34
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Thanks doc. Could shoot much while the climb as the roads were very narrow and i was concentrating more on driving, wify and kids were little scared too. 3 to 4 hairpin were really very difficult, i had to reverse then climb. i am uploading some more shots.     | |
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4th March 2010, 12:00
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4th March 2010, 12:55
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Absolutely no traffic from opposite side. Had there been then it would be a big problem as just one vehicle can pass. The roads are very narrow. v&v | |
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4th March 2010, 19:02
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| Senior - BHPian | Day 6 Our last day of trip at dhamshala. Our plan - Mcleodganj St. Johns Church, Mcleodgani market, Dalai Lama Temple, Dal lake, Naddi View Point Started for Mcleodganj by 9.30 am. The drive is very senic and entire area has army presence.First stop was at Church of St. John's in the wilderness. Very quite place surrounded with pine trees.     Safari in the wilderness  We drove straight to Dalai Lama Temple, Two parking avaliable, one at the beginning of market and the other one at temple. Temple parking is small can accommodate around 10 - 12 cars. It is advisable to park the car at begning of market as lane are very narrow , crowded. Also the road is one way. We got stuck at couple of places due to traffic and narrow lanes.The moment you are in Mcleodganj, you feel you are out of India, it a mini Tibet.    After visiting the Dalai Lama temple, we did some shopping. There is a lot to shop. One can easily spend 2-3 hours roaming in the market.   We were informed that Dall lake is under repair, Naddi View point is inaccable due to work at Dall lake. We planned to investigate, went to Dal Lake. The climb to Dall lake is very steep and narrow lanes. Lot of opposite traffic. Dal lake was complete dry, some digging was going on.We enquired about Naddi View Point, it too was closed.    View from Mcleodganj    We spent some time at market and returned back to hotel by 5. Next day was our return journey, planned to have early dinner and do the packing. Last edited by v&v : 4th March 2010 at 19:06. |
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5th March 2010, 21:49
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