While returning from Ghangaria nearby Govindghat I saw a few pilgrims collecting fruits from a shrub. I question and the reply – Tatela Shrub. It is a medicinal plant and its fruits are first dried up and then beaten to…
This photo was taken during the Ghangaria–Hemkund trek. It is said and believed during the ancient era sages used to write on the bark of the Bhojpatra tree.
There are two glaciers. The one you are watching within the image is about 20 meters approx. in length and 6 feet wide. One has to cross very carefully because on the right side of the glacier path is thousands…
All horses stop before the Hemkund Glacier. Two km approx. further journeys to reach Sri Hemkund Sahib can be made via trek/Kandi/Dandi.
Ghangaria received electricity last year – 2012. And most mobile networks do not work but do not worry. There are telephone booths. Phone Call charges per minute in Ghangaria are Rs. 10.
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