UTTARAKHAND : AN ODE TO THE HIMALAYA AND SPIRITUALITY

UTTARAKHAND : AN ODE TO THE HIMALAYA AND  SPIRITUALITY

I have made a list of places that I wish to visit, its an amateur list and keeps on changing. After my visit to Ladakh last year I was thinking of a trip to South India  in 2015 and then maybe later someday in the coming years I would visit Uttarakhand. But as the saying goes “Man proposes God disposes” and I guess that is what happened and in the summer of 2015 I found myself on the road towards Uttarakhand.

 2.           Uttarakhand , the moment this name figures in conversations  the primary thought that run through the mind are two : Himalaya and Spiritual Belief.  This state has been the focal point for the above two factors right from the ancient times . It has been the gateway to spiritual belief and becoming one with nature right from the times of Sri Adi Shankara Acharya himself . Thousands have come here in search for peace; many have found their true inner calling among the dense forests and virgin rivers that flow through the lower Himalaya. Home to the greatest of all ancient rivers, the Ganges herself; on her banks  many a great spiritual soul has contemplated life and its essence. Boasting of some great trekking options the region is a must on the Bucket list of any traveler.

3.            So for the first major trip of the year 2015 we were driving towards Uttarakhand; a sojourn into Dev Bhoomi Uttarakhand. So join us as we chart our course on the National Highway 58 as its winds its path through the mountains and valleys past cascading rivers spilling onto the multitude of state highways that reveal delightful scenic beauty at every twist and turn compelling  us to think about the spiritual belief that one is drawn into amongst untouched pristine  nature that many have journeyed before to find….