‘’THE NEELKANTH’’ “The NEELKANTH (blue throat) peak rises to a breathtaking 6,957 meters behind BADRINATH & is named after Loard Shiva’s attributr of having a blue throat. Shiva drank the celestial poison to save the gods from destruction but kept it for all time in his throat making it blue. The peak is every bit as calmly indestructible as the god it is named after.,, Trekking above the treeling in Uttarakhand can feel like u r on the moon, albeit a snow- coved moon. The sacred shrine of Hemkund, the bighest Sikh shrine in India, beautifully located near the Valley of flowers. “The western reaches of the highest & youngest mountain range in the world, the Himalayas, fall in Uttarakhand where their immortal majesty & beauty comforts & protects the mortals, but also makes them bow in reverence, If Lord Shiva chose to live here away from the worid, through centuries, sadhus, yogis, & ascetics have followed his example by wandering here in search of self-realization.” Golden Panchachuli Peaks at Sunset: Munsyari. The Hathi Parbat peak shines in the sunset. At6474meters, it is one of the highest of the peaks to Badrinath. You can get splendid views of the as well as other peaks from Auli. If Shiva is the lord of the Himalayas then Nanda Devi, an incarnation of Parvati, is his consort & revered as such. Here, sunset finds Nanda Devi in a contemplative mood.
Posted on: Sun, 01 Sep 2013 15:21:42 +0000
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