#neem karoli route

[jeevanjali]

Kainchi Dham Kaise Jaye: कैसे पहुंचें कैंची धाम? जाने से पहले जरूर जान लें ये जरूरी बातें!Kainchi Dham Kaise Jaye: धार्मिक तीर्थ स्थलों में से एक कैंची धाम आश्रम श्रद्धालुओं के बीच काफी लोकप्रिय है।

[tirthyatraindia]

Meet the Saints and Sadhus of Braj: Stories of Devotion and Wisdom

Braj, the divine land of Lord Krishna, has been a hub of spirituality and devotion for centuries. Pilgrims undertaking the Braj Chaurasi Kos Yatra Package not only visit the sacred sites but also get an opportunity to meet the saints and sadhus who have dedicated their lives to the path of Bhakti (devotion). These spiritual seekers, residing in ashrams, temples, and along the pilgrimage route, serve as living embodiments of faith, imparting wisdom and inspiring devotees with their deep love for Krishna.

The Role of Saints and Sadhus in Braj

Braj, covering Mathura, Vrindavan, Barsana, Govardhan, and other sacred towns, has always attracted sages and ascetics who renounce worldly attachments to immerse themselves in Krishna Bhakti. Many of these saints spend their days chanting Hare Krishna, narrating divine leelas (pastimes), and guiding pilgrims towards spiritual enlightenment.

These saints play a vital role in preserving the essence of the Braj Chaurasi Kos Yatra Package by keeping the traditions alive through kirtans (devotional songs), Bhagavad discourse, and personal interactions. Their presence makes the pilgrimage a transformative experience, allowing devotees to not just visit holy sites but also deepen their spiritual connection.

Famous Saints and Their Stories of Devotion

1. Sant Vallabhacharya and Pushti Marg

One of the greatest saints associated with Braj is Vallabhacharya, the founder of the Pushti Marg (path of grace). He promoted complete surrender to Lord Krishna and established the tradition of Seva Bhakti, where devotees serve the deity as their own child or beloved. His teachings continue to influence thousands of Vaishnavas, especially in Govardhan and Nathdwara.

2. Swami Haridas – The Saint of Divine Music

Swami Haridas, a great devotee of Krishna and a musical maestro, is believed to have performed intense penance in Nidhivan, Vrindavan, where Lord Banke Bihari appeared to bless him. His soulful compositions are still sung in temples, invoking deep devotion among Krishna bhaktas.

3. Raskhan – The Muslim Devotee of Krishna

Raskhan, a Sufi poet, left his materialistic life to immerse himself in Krishna Bhakti. His verses, dedicated to the leelas of Nandlal (Krishna), are a testament to the universality of devotion, inspiring seekers from all backgrounds.

4. Baba Neem Karoli – A Saint Beyond Boundaries

Baba Neem Karoli, though associated with different spiritual centers, spent time in Braj. His teachings of unconditional love and surrender to God have made him a revered figure among devotees worldwide.

Why Meeting Saints Enhances the Yatra?

While the Braj Chaurasi Kos Yatra Package covers temples and sacred places, interacting with saints offers a deeper understanding of Krishna consciousness. Listening to their life experiences and wisdom brings peace, devotion, and inspiration to pilgrims, making their spiritual journey more meaningful.

A pilgrimage to Braj is incomplete without seeking the blessings and knowledge of these saints who dedicate their lives to serving Krishna and spreading divine wisdom. Their stories and teachings remind us that true devotion transcends all worldly barriers, leading us toward eternal bliss.

For an enriching and spiritually uplifting experience, book your Braj Chaurasi Kos Yatra Package with Tirth Yatra India and embark on a journey of divine grace! 🚩🙏

[cabsule]

A pilgrimage to Haridwar is a sacred and transformative journey, and the experience can be further elevated with the right mode of transportation. While there are various travel options available, Delhi to Haridwar cab booking stands out as the ideal choice for a seamless and enriching pilgrimage. In this blog, we’ll explore how booking a cab for your journey from Delhi to Haridwar can significantly enhance your spiritual experience.

1. Comfort and Relaxation for a Spiritual Journey

A pilgrimage requires energy and focus, and Delhi to Haridwar cab booking ensures that you can travel in comfort, allowing you to conserve your energy for the spiritual journey ahead. The long drive can be tiring, but a private cab with ample space, air conditioning, and a comfortable seat will ensure that you arrive feeling relaxed and refreshed.

Unlike crowded buses or trains, a cab offers you the peace and solitude necessary to mentally prepare for the sacred experience that awaits you in Haridwar.

2. Personalized Service for a Customized Experience

When you book a Delhi to Haridwar cab, you have the flexibility to tailor the journey to your preferences. Whether you want to take detours for sightseeing, make stops along the way, or enjoy a leisurely meal at your preferred restaurant, a private cab allows you to customize your travel experience.

This level of personalization is essential for a pilgrimage, as you may want to pause and reflect at certain points along the journey. Your driver can accommodate these needs, ensuring that your trip is as fulfilling and spiritual as possible.

3. A Direct and Convenient Route

One of the biggest advantages of Delhi to Haridwar cab booking is the direct route it offers. There’s no need to worry about transfers or long waits at bus and train stations. Your cab will pick you up from your preferred location in Delhi and take you directly to Haridwar.

This convenience means that you can avoid the hassles of public transport and save valuable time, ensuring that you can focus on the spiritual aspects of your journey rather than dealing with logistics.

4. Flexibility in Timing and Stops

Pilgrims often prefer to travel at specific times to align their trip with personal schedules or auspicious dates. Delhi to Haridwar cab booking offers the flexibility to choose your departure time, making it easier to align with any spiritual or religious significance you may have for the journey.

Additionally, if you wish to stop at certain holy sites or places of interest on the way, such as the famous Neem Karoli Baba Temple or the tranquil town of Haridwar itself, your driver can accommodate these requests. The flexibility to make these stops ensures that your pilgrimage is both personal and profound.

Having a cab ready to transport you directly to the heart of Haridwar allows you to begin your spiritual journey immediately upon arrival, without the added hassle of finding transportation in a new city.

Conclusion

A Delhi to Haridwar cab booking offers a wealth of benefits that enhance your pilgrimage experience. From the comfort and flexibility of a private cab to the ability to customize your journey according to your needs, it’s an ideal choice for anyone looking to make the most of their trip to Haridwar. Whether you’re traveling solo, with family, or in a group, booking a cab ensures a safe, comfortable, and enriching journey.

[travelnew]

Train, bus & helicopter between home & base camp for Uttarakhand trek

11.04.2024, Thursday.

Three friends met at the station. One of us had actually joined impromptu (on-the-spot) and had managed to get all confirmed reservations (not even RACs)!

The final packing of the bag concluded a few hours before the journey started.

My bag weighed 13 kg.

We alighted at Delhi.

Another train journey took us to the foothills of Uttarakhand - Kathgodam. We met our fellow trekkers in this train for the first time - Paresh Bhai from Ahmedabad and Govind Bhai from Panvel, MH.

12.04.2024, Friday.

22:30 The train reached Kathgodam. Our KMVN's hotel TRH Kumaon Dwar just 5 minutes from Kathgodam railway station and we fell off to sleep in the clean rooms.

13.04.2024, Saturday - day 1 - reporting for the trek.

Our batch of 25 gathered on time and the long journey to Munsiyari starts. It is our base camp.

On the way, we passed by the Neem Karoli Baba Ashram, Kainchi Dham. It is approximately 3 hours from Kathgodam and 8 hours from Munsiyari. We saw it from the top and the road swirls next to it in the valley. I wish we could have stopped for darshan of this powerful place. Neem Karoli Baba was the avataar of Lord Hanuman. Jay Shri Ram.

Pandey Lodge at Munsiyari is our base camp.

The long spacious room accommodated 5 trek mates and it had 2 attached washrooms. The stay was comfortable in the clean room.

14.04.2024, Sunday - acclimatization day.

YHAI Delhi, the organiser of this trek had arranged a hike to the nearby Nanda Devi Mandir.

15.04.2024, Monday - flag off.

Our trek starts by a flag off ceremony and we walk into the jungle.

Our trek route will face the Panch Chouli peaks (5 snow clad peaks). And a detailed description of the trek will be given in the blog posts to follow.

19.04.2024, Friday - group breaks & election day.

Now the plan to RETURN actually started the moment we were seated in the bus from Kathgodam to Munsiyari.

It was election day. And public transport was not easily available. Some of our group members panicked and requested that the acclimatization can be forfeited (dangerous when the trek is an high-altitude one) and thankfully nothing of that sort happened. Members had their flights and trains booked and were apprehensive that they might miss them.

We had booked our return by helicopter and the ride was my life's first. Many of us had traveled in aeroplanes, but helicopter travel is rare. There is weight limit. Anyone above 85 kg and anyone's luggage above 5 kg would be overweight and will pay INR 100/- per kg. My luggage was was 8 kg above the permissible limit and I had to pay Rs. 800/- more. After taxation and luggage, my total fare for the helicopter ride was INR 4475/-.

The same friend who had booked impromptu tickets, got confirmed helicopter tickets for us.

The experience was good. It's choppy. No wonder, it is called a chopper 🚁.

The best part of this aerial journey is bypassing the 12 hour road trip, which dehydrated me completely while coming here.

7 antiperistaltic movements and eyes closed tight. Too much.

The 🚁 ride cuts the travel time to just 45 minutes. The pilot doesn't allow any recording even with a mobile. Flight mode is compulsory. He was shouting some instructions inside the cabin with the rotors on and we couldn't hear anything. We just nodded and actually didn't utter a word in the entire flight and gestured to our neighbours about the land formations seen from the top.

Yet frankly I did feel nauseous, but thankfully not as bad as the road trip.

From the top, Uttarakhand has only mountains, valleys, towns, and rivers. The mountains are lush green. The rivers are running dry.

Nainital is easily identifiable from the top, with the lake after which it is named and also the other lakes of Nainital.

From the chopper 🚁, when all the mountain ranges ended, our ride ended, with landing in the plains at Haldwani. It was hot and jolted us.

We had changed our train's boarding point to Haldwani and INR 20/- per head rickshaw (x 3 passengers = 60/-), dropped us to Haldwani railway station, which was just 15 minutes away.

Friends parted.

We took the Kathgodam - Delhi Junction train.

The train reached Delhi Junction at 3:30 am.

We rested till 6 am in the waiting room.

Delhi has lots of travel options, but we selected to walk the last mile after metro journey to a delicious breakfast at Janpath.

Now the heat awaits us, but my Delhi friend's plan saved us. Check out what Delhi has in store for us and it will be a pleasant surprise. A ride in my friend's Mercedes Benz!

Check out my trek experience with YHAI at Munsiyari Khaliya Top in Uttarakhand.

[shut-up-rabert]

Things that happened in UK:

->It was Uttarakhand, not United Kingdom. +1 for that

-> The weather was too cold, and the altitude too high for my flatland ass. My ears hurt baaaadd.

-> Did I mention that I get sick in the mountains? Cold + the bends on the roads, I’m dead already.

-> I’m a summer person and I was in mountains in not summer. (Literally no offense to pahadis here. Not your fault my stupid unadaptable ass couldn’t T-T)

-> The boys were hot. I think I had my @sanskari-kanya moment with one guy in Nainitaal when I was looking at his damn gorgeous face for a split second and looked away just as I saw his eyes rising upto me (He was hiking up the slope with his pals while I was heading down, I couldn’t stare longer because bhencho mujhe sharam aati hai)

-> There was garbage and gunk on roads, had they thrown all of it in the Naini lake and made a trash, cold island they could’ve had a United Kingdom of there own. (Seriously, tourists and locals both need an orientation on cleanliness because my village is cleaner than a tourist hotspot :/)

-> The mini adventure sports, maggie points, waterfalls on the route were all *chef’s kiss*

->Neem Karoli!!! I hated the upset stomach and headaches the mountains brought but the temple was so worth it!!! T^T and to be offering water to Shivji on Mahashivratri at a place as beautiful as that! *cries*

-> cold did wonders to me whether I like it or not. My hair wasn’t frizzy, my skin wasn’t tanning away from my natural skin tone, I had a blush kinda effect on my face because of the weather. When I saw myself in the mirror, I kinda realised why the hot guys were looking—

-> The guest house was so worn down and old fashioned I was half convinced I got lice from the pillows. ->Jim Corbett. The resorts there are soo good I’d go there just to relax and no other reason.

-> Why the fuck do you have to wake up at 5 to see a tiger safari? Why are you guys willingly dragging me along to a place you KNOW has tigers?? WHY THE FUCK DOES THAT TOURIST CANTER HAS NO PROTECTING LAYER NOT EVEN GLASS—

-> Tried sleeping in the safari but the trail was so fucking bumpy+ people kept waking me up to show me deers. All in all, I came back sleep deprived, starving, dirty, every joint in my body aching, and oh, did I mention tanned, and covered in dirt? I’ll need a deep cleansing of my hair to get that all out :’)

->Not to mention we saw no tigers, not that I wanted to because its a fucking tiger, but all those six hours of pain for some deers, elephants, crocodiles and monkeys? Seriously, If I wanted to see a lazy animal lying around with its limbs spread I’d look at my brother on a sunday afternoon.

-> a lot of things sucked but hey, atleast it wasn’t the United Kingdom