Author : Mohit Lohani
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798513735090
Kailash Mansarovar Yatra a Journey of 5 Days by Mohit Lohani Pdf
Why only 10,000 or so Indians visit the Kailash Manasarovar annually - the most sacred pilgrimage for 100,00,00,000+ Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, and Tibetans? It is because most have known about the Painful Path of 25+ days, while only a few know of the Pleasant Path of 5+ days, to reach here. This is a vivid travelogue with color imagery, of the Pleasant Path of 5+ days (June 2017) which shall inform and inspire readers to visit Kailash Manasarovar, as easily as anywhere else in India and abroad. THE PAINFUL PATH of 25+ days is less preferred now: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) offers only 1500 or so seats from a computerized lucky draw for two routes via Lipu Lekh Pass (Uttarakhand) and Nathu La Pass (Sikkim). Both the routes must be mandatorily started from Delhi after the medical certificate is obtained, which involves a stay of 3-4 days in Delhi. The journey is for 19-21 days involving days-long bus rides, 100+ kms of trekking occasionally in damp conditions, riding ponies across snowy passes, overnight stay in unhygienic sleeping tents with limited rest and minimal medical facilities for ladies and elders. Many travelers have detailed the miseries in their travelogues and this travel option is best avoided by most tourists now. The PLEASANT PATH of 5+ days is preferred now: Private Travel Agents ply 10,000+ tourists every year, offering two routes via flights through Nepalgunj-Simikot-Hilsa and via bus journey through Kathmandu-Kerung. The flight route of Nepalgunj - Simikot - Hilsa offers luxurious comfortable stay at Nepalgunj and Purang, unforgettable Himalayan views on the hour-long flight from Nepalgunj to Simikot and a 20 minute helicopter hop to Hilsa border, decent time to rest and lunch at picturesque Simikot and Hilsa's finest lodges, and fast-traveling comfortable AC Bus journeys from Hilsa to Purang and Kailash Manasarovar. Every aspect of the journey - a significantly shorter travel, luxurious stay, good quality of food and hygiene, medical provisions, guides, porters etc, lends such a pleasurable impression that most tourists prefer and recommend this route now. Further, these routes can be customized to include day-long sight-seeing of Lucknow, Kathmandu, parikrama (kora) of Kailash, even Lhasa (Tibet's capital) and the cost can be negotiated according to the group size and facilities covered. The travelogue includes journey and imagery of the following: Description of the holy sites of Kailash and Manasarovar Journey details of the towns of Nepalgunj, Simikot, Hilsa, Purang / Burang, Dharchen Observations, Advisory and Things to Remember Details and difficulties of travel via MEA Route
