Saturday, December 30, 2023

Kailash Yatra and Nepal Sights- 2023

Day - 1 ( Sep 10)
Reached Kathmandu 

Day -2 Kathmandu sights 
Swayambunath
Pasupathinath
Durbar Square



Day -3
Kathmandu sights
Pasupathinath
Budhanilkantha 

Day -4
Manokamna 

Day -5
Kathmandu sights
Shopping etc

Day -6 
Kathmandu to Kerung

Day -7
Kerung trekking 

Day - 8
Kerung to Saga

Day -9
Saga to Manasarovar 

Day -10
Manasarovar to Darchen 

Day - 11
Darchen to Dirapuk 

Day - 12
Dirapuk to Darchen 

Day - 13
Darchen to Saga

Day - 14
Saga to Kerung 

Day - 15
Kerung to Kathmandu 

Day - 16
Kathmandu to Pokhara 
Pokhara sights
Mahendra Cave
Seth River Gorge
Devi Falls
Fewa Lake & Temple

Day - 17
Pokhara Aarthi 

Day - 18
Mukthinath Darshan (Helicopter)
Pokhara to Kathmandu

Day-19 (28 Nov)
Kathmandu to Chennai


Monday, December 25, 2023

Jyothirling Yatra - Summary

We kept Chennai as base and travelled to all the Jyothirlingas

Kedarnath, we travelled as part Char Dham trip in Sep 2022 and covered rest of the Jyothirlingas statewise in different months between Sept and Dec

Uttarkand
Kedarnath, Uttarkand (as part of Char Dham Trip in Sep 2022)

Uttar Pradesh
Day- 1 
Arrival at Varanasi 
Ganga Arti at Assi Ghat
Day -2 
Ganga snanam
Sthartham 
Kasi Viswanath Darshan 
Kasi Visalakshi
Annapoorani temple

Gujarat
Landed in Bhavnagar airport 
Day -1 
Koliaak Nishkalank Mahadev mandir
Local temples
Day-2
Drive to Sasan Gir
Somnath temple
Day-3
GIR Lion Safari
Nageshwar Jyotirlinga
Dwaraka
Beyt Dwaraka by Boat
Day-4
Drive to Jamnagar airport

Maharashtra
Day -1:
Arrived in Mumbai airport 
Triambakeshwar
Panchavati
Shirdi Aarthi
Day-2
Shirdi Darshan 
Grishneshwar
Ellora caves 
Shani Shignapur
Day - 3
Bheema Shankar
Ravi/Vidya's place
Back to Chennai

Madhya Pradesh
Arrived in Indore from Chennai 
Day 1 
Mandu sights
Maheshwar - Palace, boat ride in Narmada
Day 2
Narmada Snan
Omkareshwar Jyothirlinga, Sangam (boat ride)
Mamleshwar 
Shankaracharya Gufa ( via Old bridge)
Day 3
Ujjain
Maha kaleshwar Jyothirlinga
Kala Bhairav 
Mangal
Sandipani Ashram
Guha
Har Siddi Maa temple
Day 4 (Indore local sights)
Ganesh temple
Lal bagh Palace
Street food Market
Back to Chennai 

Jharkand
Day 1
Flight from Chennai to Calcuta
Train to Jasidh (as our flight to Deogarh got cancelled)
Night stay at Deoghar 
Day 2
Baidyanath Jyothirlinga 
Train to Calcutta and flight to Chennai

Andhra Pradesh
Day 1 (23 Dec)
Train from Chennai to Ongole and drive to Srisailam 
Darshan at Srisailam temple 
Day 2
Darshan at Srisailam temple 
Sakshi Ganapathy
Srisailam Tiger Reserve Safari (useless)
Back to Ongole and train Chennai

Tamilnadu
Day-1
Train from Chennai to Madurai
Drive to Rameswaram 
Day-2
Rameswaram Temple
Drive to Madurai
Madurai Temples
Train to Chennai

Thursday, December 7, 2023

Odisha Trip

Day - 1 (6 Dec)
Bhubaneswar temples (Kedar gowri, Mukteshwar and LingarajaTemples)
Puri - Janganath Temple

Day -2
Puri Jaganath Temple
Sakhi gopal temple
Konarak Sun Temple
Dhaulagiri Shanti Stupa
Bhubaneswar (Udayagiri/Khandagiri Caves)

Day - 3
Nandankan Zoo

Could have finished in 2 days as under
Bhubaneswar temples & Konarak with overnight stay at Puri
Puri temple in the morning and Nandankan zoo later in the day