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Shimla - the apple orchids and beyond

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 Shimla - the beautiful hill station  The city which was famous for its apple orchids earlier, is now more popular due to Ranchod Das Chanchad of 3 Idiots and Geet (Karishma Kapoor) from Jab We Met. Places to visit:  Mall Road Ridge  Toy Train  Jakhu Temple  Kali Badi Temple  Lower Bazaar  Lakkar Bazaar  Visiting local cafes and shopping We have started our travel by toy train (narrow gauge) from Dharampur to Shimla.  We reached Shimla by 9;00 am and used the Public Lift to the reach the mall road. Our hotel was located right opposite to the lift which was quite convenient for us. We checked in and left the hotel for lunch on Mall Road. We went to a restaurant called Pakwan which was on the first floor and right on the mall road. It was a very good and hygenic place for having vegetrain food. But we could not resist ourselves with this 1873 Cafe which looked great.  This place needs a special mention as this cafe can cater to audien...
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Uttarakhand - Do Dham Kedarnath & Badrinath 2025

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 Kedarnath & Badrinath - Yeh dil mange more ...  I had the opportunity of visiting Kedarnath for the third time and Badrinath for second time because of two very dear friends of mine. Co-incidentally this time also it was a trio and we had great trip covering two dhams in just four days. It was a short but great trip with my besties.  This pic was captured when we started our journey from Haridwar.   I could discover so many new things which I did not know in my previous trips.  We all know that there are five prayags in Uttrakhand. The five prayags are Devprayag, Karnprayag, Nandpragyag, Rudraprayag, and Vishnuprayag. But I never noticed in the past that all of these are made from another river/glacier merging with Alaknanada river at the point of Sangam. It is only when Alaknanada merges with Bhagirathi at the last / first prayag - Devprayag, and then it becomes the holy river - Ganga and reaches Rishikesh and Haridwar.  Sangam Pictures We covere...
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