Voyage Vedas

Mountains are Calling - Part2 30th October 2021 - 13th November 2021 It had been more than 2 years since we had gone on a trip to the mountains. Hence we planned for this trip to the mountains. Read about how we planned for the Trip here . On 29th October 2021 we travelled from Gurgaon to Noida , so as to spend the night at Noida and start for Haldwani on 30 October 2021. The journey from Gurgaon to Noida became an ordeal in itself.  We had put in the destination on maps. Maps directed us on an alternate path, other than the usual path we used to take, as at this pint of time the alternate path was the fastest. The way was via Gwal Pahari . We were on the correct path, but due to a confusion in judging the directed path, we took a wrong turn and it somehow took us to the Agra Highway. After a long time and after paying the Highway toll, when we enquired, the guy on the toll booth told us that we were on the wrong path and now we had to exit the High Way and back track. As we exit...

  Mountains are Calling : 30th October 2021 - 13th November 2021 It had been more than 2 years since we had gone on a trip to the mountains. The last trip to the mountains was the trip to Badrinath, Valley of Flowers and Hemkund Sahib in August 2019 (Read about the Trip here: The 1200+ Km Bike Trip , Biking the Himalayas ). By now Covid had struck. We had been smitten by Covid for a long time. We had been through a bad time which had confined us to our homes for an extended period of time. We had refrained from moving out of homes as we wanted to avoid any infection of Covid. We had been hearing news of friends and family being infected by Covid. We had also heard of distant relatives losing their lives due to Covid. The environment was gloomy. We wanted to come out of the gloominess and rejuvenate our spirits. An environment of peace and tranquility was desperately needed. An atmosphere which was free from fear, where we could find solace and indulge in a bit of soul searching. Th...

  Kamakhya Devi Temple - Pithoragarh : Kamakhya Devi Temple is a Temple dedicated to Devi Kamakhya "The Goddess of Desire", who fulfills all your desires and saves you from all sorts of ailments & troubles. Situated on a hill the Temple is around 7 km from Pithoragarh. It is the only temple in Uttarakhand dedicated to Goddess Kamakhya. Locals told us that the Temple was built by Madan Sharma ji on 22nd March 1972. As the locals say: Madan Sharma, an army personnel, was posted in Assam used to visit Kamakhya Devi Temple in Guwahati for worshipping the Goddess. Later he was transferred to Pithoragarh. It is said that at this point of time the Goddess herself showed her willingness to accompany him to Pithoragarh. Obeying to the willingness of the Goddess, Madan ji established the Temple on the hill. A small Temple then has now transformed into a big Temple Complex. Apart from the central complex dedicated to Goddess Kamakhya the temple complex houses small Temples of ...