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Sunday, September 30, 2007

Trip to Naimisaranya Naimisharanya Naimisharanyam Naimisaranyam Temple

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About General Place: Naimisarnyam



Hotels:

I stayed at Lucknow –hotel sagar(room rent Rs.1580pn no 0522- 2206601 to 05, fax 0522-2206644, email mailto:info@hotelsagar.com,%20hotelsagar@satyam.net.in Website-www.hotelsagar.com) and took a taxi to this place and back at Rs1000. You can also stay at sitapur and come to this place.

Other hotels: Use link - http://www.vegetarian-restaurants.net/India-Guide/IndianStates/Uttar-Pradesh/Lucknow.htm

Details about the temple through links:

http://divyadesamonline.com/hindu/temples/kolkota/naimisaranyam-temple.asp


NaimisaranyaThis is where the Srimad Bhagavatam was spoken. It is said that a pilgrimage to Badrinath and Kedarnath is incomplete without a visit to Naimisaranya. In the Mahabharata it is said, “Anyone who fasts, prays, and attains perfection at Naimisaranya finds happiness in all the worlds.”
When Lord Brahma contemplated a great wheel that would span the entire universe, the wheel’s center was at xe "Naimisaranya" Naimisaranya. Naimisaranya has a parikrama (circumambulation) path of 16km, in which all the sacred places in India are believed to be located.
Lord Balarama, Dadhici Muni, the Pandavas, Prabhu Nityananda, and Ramanujacharya all came here. The Pandavas are said to have come here when they were in exile. This is the place where the demigods came to ask Dadhici for his body, to be able to create a weapon that would be able to kill the demon Vritrasura. Lord Rama is said to have performed a sacrifice here for killing Ravana.
It is said that if you bathe in Chakra-tirtha Kund and make an offering to the presiding deity, Lalita, on a full moon day that falls on a Monday, you will wash away all the sins committed in a lifetime. About 10,000 people come for this. Lalita Devi, the presiding female deity of Naimisaranya, is said to grant fulfillment of desires.
InformationIt takes about two or three hours to see the major places here. I hired a guide for Rs 100 for two hours. He did not speak very good English, but he knew all the places. These places would have been difficult to find without him, as almost no one here spoke English and the places are spread out.
If you would like to walk around Chakra-tirtha, which is what most of the pilgrims do, remember to bring clothes for bathing.
Chakra Tirtha KundAt the junction of Dwapara and Kali-yuga, 80,000 sages headed by Saunaka Rishi wanted to perform a sacrifice to hold off the effects of the oncoming age of Kali. They asked Lord Brahma where they should hold the sacrifice, and he told them he would send his disc to the earth and they should perform the sacrifice where it hit. It struck the earth at Naimisaranya. The disc passed through the earth at this spot, Chakra-tirtha.The Bhagavat Purana says there is no holy place on earth that compares to this one.
Chakra-tirtha is said to be the center of the universe. It is said that the large sweet-water spring that marks the location of Chakra-tirtha has no bottom. The British wanted to disprove this as mythology, so they brought a cable and attempted to find the bottom. After more than 1000 metres (3300 ft) they ran out of cable and gave up.
Vyasa GaddiClose to Chakra-tirtha is where Vedavyasa is said to have divided the Vedas into four parts and written the Puranas. There is a big banyan tree here which is said to be over 5,000 years old and the place where Vyasa sat. In the temple there is a deity of Vyasadeva.
Hanuman Garhi & Panch PandavaThere is a 5½m (18 ft) self-manifested Hanuman deity here. In the Ramayana it says that Ravana captured Rama and Laksman and kept them in Patalaloka at the bottom of the universe. Hanuman came and rescued them. When he came back to earth he arrived at Naimisaranya. There is a deity of Hanuman, with Rama on one shoulder and Laksman on the other. Pilgrims buy big sweets and put them in his mouth.Panch Pandava is a temple dedicated to the Pandavas.
Other PlacesSuta Gadi is where Suta Goswami sat while instructing the sages 5,000 years ago. He spoke the Srimad Bhagavatam here.
There is also the Narada Deva Temple with 108 altars and the 1008 Siva-linga Temple, containing copies of the four Vedas and Puranas, including Srimad Bhagavatam (Bhagavat Purana).Where to Stay and EatYou would normally come here for a day trip from either Lucknow or Sitapur. It is best to bring your own water, as I did not see any place that sold bottled water or cold drinks. There is a decent basic Government Bungalow here, which usually does not have electricity.
TravelNaimisaranya is about 80km northwest of Lucknow and 60km from Sitapur. To get here you would normally go first to Lucknow or Sitapur.
From Lucknow there are regular buses (3 hr) from the Kasierbagh Bus Stand. It could be a good idea to take a taxi to Naimisaranya from Lucknow, as the bus trip is long and painful. You can also take a passenger train from Lucknow to Sitapur, and then get a bus to Naimisaranya from there. This complete trip would take four or five hours one way. There are regular buses to and from Sitapur (2 hr).
The bus stand in Naimisaranya is about an eight-minute rickshaw ride from Cakra-tirtha. The bus stand is a little off the road.


Photos of temple

Temple Phone Number:

Std Code----- Phone Number :


How I went:

I stayed at Lucknow and took a taxi to this place and back at Rs1000. You can also stay at sitapur and come to this place. The taxi service phone no is Mr.Shafi -9839071274.

Visited Chakra Tirtha first, Go(cow thirtha) jus adjacent when you do a circumambulation of chakratheertha. There is a shiva temple on chakrathirtha which you can worship. Next I went sakthi shakthi peet of godess Lalita and then to gomti river, vyas gufa, hauman temple and finally to Narayan temple which is a 108 divya desam temple.

The place is very old and has lot of link to vedic age.


How to reach

Nearest Airport – Lucknow

Nearest Rail Head/ Railway Station – Lucknow or Sitapur.

Road Access: By local busses from Lucknow or Sitapur

Preferred travel base: Kolkata

STD Code of Kolkatta -033

Railway Station code for Lucknow – LKO ,Sitapur – STP and for Chennai MAS


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Visit to Ayodhya Temple

Trip to Ayodhya Temple:


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About General Place: Ayodhya

http://www.vegetarian-restaurants.net/India-Guide/IndianStates/Uttar-Pradesh/Ayodhya.htm

Hotels:

Use Link - http://www.vegetarian-restaurants.net/India-Guide/IndianStates/Uttar-Pradesh/Ayodhya.htm

Details about the temple through links:

http://divyadesamonline.com/hindu/temples/delhi/ayodhya-temple.asp


Photos of temple


Temple Phone Number:

Std Code-05276 Phone Number :


How I went:

I came here from Mathura in the mathura patna express starting from mathura at 10 pm and reaching here by 12 in stead of 9 10 am which was the scheduled arrival time.Kept my luggage at clock room at station after taking a pair of towels, clothers for changing. Took a cycle rickshaw for Rs 150 for 3 hrs to visit important places.


You can refer my name as Ashok from Chennai to the rickshaw fellow. Was a very good guy. His name is Ranjit Jha and mobile no is 09935735920.



First went to Ram ghat (ram ki podi like hari ki podi in haridwar)(there are many ghats where you can take bath like varanasi on river saryu. It is a very big river like ganges. Took bath in Newghat on Saryu river. Changed to new clothes. Prayed to lord shiva at nageshwar temple nearby. Went to ram shila where they are redying the stones to be used in final consturuction of temple. There is a model of temple too. From here we went to Hanuman Garhi temple and from there to Ayodhya temple at 2pm.

The ayodhya main temple of rama is open till 11 am and then opens again only at 2 pm. The security is tight and very near entrance there is a place to deposit all your belongings and you really can carry anything except money. Security is tight and there is security check at 6 places on the way to temple. There is a long winding cage like path leading to the temple. The temple is a small moorthy visible from 50 meters away(security allows viewing only from that distance). After viewing for half minute u r asked to leave. Again you walk 1 km to get out of the highly guarded site.

There are many places to be seen. Actually there are char(four) dhams here within 25 km radius to be seen. You would do well to keep one full day or 1 ½ days for this place to see all important places.



How to reach

Nearest Airport – Lucknow. From here it is 5 hrs to ayodhya


Nearest Rail Head/ Railway Station – Faizabad(junction 5 km away from ayodhya) or Ayodhya itself.

Road Access: Busses from lucknow.

Preferred travel base: Lucknow

STD Code of Ayodhaya -033

Railway Station code for Lucknow – LKO, Ayodhaya-Ay, Faizabad-FD




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Visit to Gokul,Ayarpadi,Mathura,Govardhan giri,Vrindavan,Brindavan

Trip to Mathura,Vrindavan,Brindavan,Govardhan Giri Temple:


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About General Place: Mathura,Vrindavan,Brindavan,Govardhan Giri

http://wikitravel.org/en/Mathura
http://wikitravel.org/en/Vrindavan

Hotels:

I stayed at Rs 400 AC retiring room at station. It is very very nice and spacious.

Other Hotels use link below.

http://wikitravel.org/en/Mathura


Details about the temple through links:

http://divyadesamonline.com/hindu/temples/aayarpadi-temple.asp -Same as gokul that is how it is called or know at Mathura

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gokul

http://divyadesamonline.com/hindu/temples/mathura-temple.asp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Govardhan_hill

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrindavan


Photos of temple


Temple Phone Number:

Std Code-0565 Phone Number :


How I went:

I came here from Amritsar. Took a AC retiring room at Station for Rs 400. Fantastic room. Hired an Auto for Rs 750 to take me around gokul, mathura and Govardhan girir. The total distance to be traveled for the three places above is 110 km. I took the auto at 1 pm and came back after visiting many main places at about 8 pm.

You can refer my name as Ashok from Chennai to the auto fellow. Was a very good guy. His name is Kamal Singh Kashyap and mobile no is 098979 28718.




First went to Gokul. There I paid Rs 50 to a guide who showed me around. There are about 5 places to be seen and all places priest demand money of 250 etc upto 5000. Never give in unless u want to really make contributions. Made some contributions to Nandbhavan temple of balaram ph 9997543642.



Next I went to Govadhan hill. There is a temple here. People also do a prikrama of the hill which is 14 km.


Next I went to Brindavan and few temples there


Last I visited Krishna Janma bhoomi where Krishna was born and a Krishna radha temple in the same place.





How to reach

Nearest Airport – Delhi. From here it is 3-4 hrs to Mathura by bus or train


Nearest Rail Head/ Railway Station – Mathura

Road Access: Busses from Delhi

Preferred travel base: Delhi

STD Code of Mathura -

Railway Station code for Mathura – MTJ, New Delhi NDLS




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Visit to Vaishno Devi

Trip to Vaishno Devi Temple:


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About General Place:


Hotels:

Refer How I went below

Details about the temple through links:

Official Website: http://maavaishnodevi.org/new1/index.html

Photos of temple

http://maavaishnodevi.org/photo_darshan.asp

Temple Phone Number:
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board Katra, J&K (INDIA) Tel : +91-1991-232367, 232238, 232025, 234053Fax : +91-1991-232089, 232769 Email : admin@maavaishnodevi.org

Information & Facilitation Centre Hyderabad 1011, 10th Floor Raghava Ratna Towers Abids,Hyderabad (AP)Phone No.: 040-30607256, 66827255
Information & Facilitation Centre New Delhi103, Ground Floor, World Trade Centre,New DelhiPhone No.: 011-32956920

Std Code-1991 Phone Number :


How I went:

You will have to reach Jammu by train or flight or bus. I took a budget room at Hotel Diamond near bus stand. Std code 0191 Ph 2577792,2577065. Rent was Rs.250. The station also had good retiring rooms. I was asked to wait for 2 hrs. I had to start immediately to Katra. So I took the hotel room.

After having a quick bath, took an auto to drop me at busstand for taking a bus to katra. The bus takes 2 hrs to reach katra and costs Rs.30 per seat.

You can also stay at katra Many many stay places are there. Am giving a Budget hotel and a Rs1500 budget hotel name.

Budget hotel: Galexy guest house 01991-232491 ,232950

Slightly high range hotel Hotel Malti Palace 01991 – 233500, 233501 fax 232733

You can walk up the 13 km road from katra to Vaishno devi temple from a place called Baan ganga. Rs 25 by Auto from bus stand. Fom there if u cant go up by walk you can take a palanquin carried by 4 persons..looked very comfortable sofa to me…or take a horse. I had opted for helicopter for want of time. I was also told you can go upto ardh quary(a place at half way mark on climb) in pony and from there three wheeler is available for drop at temple.

I think Himalayan and air deccan operate the helicopter service.Generally sky is clear in hills till 11 am.Airdeccan which I had opted had its service starting only from 11 am till 2 m. So I wld recommend opting for himalyan. Unfortunately, vaisho devi did not call me as due to bad whether the helicopter could not go. So never go there assuming u can finish in one da. Have 2 days or preferably 3 days for the trip as if you opt for any other mode, you will travel 26 km or more in a day which on a hill is very tiresome. The helicopter service from air deccan is rs 1600 one way and issues a priority vip pass for quick dharshan which can be collected by showing the boarding pass at kalika bhavan in room 8 at temple. The auto fare to helipad from bus stand is Rs.60.


Places of interest


How to reach

Nearest Airport – Jammu. Take a bus or taxi(exclusive taxi would cost Rs 600-800..i think you can bargain till Rs.400) to katra.

Nearest Rail Head/ Railway Station – Jammu. Take a bus or taxi(exclusive taxi would cost Rs 600-800..i think you can bargain till Rs.400) to katra.
Road Access: Busses from Delhi

Preferred travel base: Delhi

STD Code of Jammu and Katra and temple is same -01991

Railway Station code for New Delhi NDLS, DLI or NZM, Jammu –JAT




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Visit to Devprayag, Rudraprayag,Agastyamuni,Gowrikund,Kedarnath


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IMPORTANT: Generally this temple is closed between November and Mid may. Best is to go by end May and June. After that monsoon sets in and there are many landslides. Then you can go between mid September and October.

Routes:

Trip to Kedarnath - Devprayag, Rudra prayag,Agastya Muni, Kedarnath –If going by Helicopter:

Trip to Kedarnath - Devprayag, Rudra prayag,Agastya Muni, Gowrikund,Kedarnath: If going by Taxi or Bus.



About General Place:

It is one of Shiva’s Jyotirlinga. http://www.templenet.com/jyotir.html


http://www.jyotirlinga.com/panchakedar.htm

Hotels:

http://www.badarikedar.org/content-badari.aspx?id=58

http://www.gmvnl.com/newgmvn/touristbunglows/

There are many rooms available between Rs 150 to Rs.300 near temple.


Details about the temple through links:

Official Website:



Photos of temple:

Temple Phone Number and Contact:


Std Code-01364 Phone Number :
Other Links:



http://www.kedarnath.org/

http://gov.ua.nic.in/uttaranchaltourism/districts/uttarkashi/Kedarnath.html

http://gmvnl.com/newgmvn/districts/rudraprayag/kedarnath.aspx


http://gmvnl.com/newgmvn/




How I went:

I took a taxi from @ Rs.2000 per day for 3 days from Mr. Rakesh Barthwal (will recommend him for any of your travel need in char dham or Himalayas be it haridwar, rishikesh, kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri or Yamunotri. His ph no is 9837077122, residence no is 0135 -2438255. Office no is 0135-2438455. He is a very very good natured and polite person.

Had booked my to and fro helicopter from Agastya muni
http://www.gmvnl.com/newgmvn/transports_services.aspx



Started at about 2 pm and reached Agastya Muni at 9 pm. Restedthe night there at vinod rest house..rs 200 per day(ph 01364 256202 mob 9412441657 and took the early morning 11 am flight to kedarnath which is the last flight..if you take that you can be in kedarnath for a day and next day when the helicopter brings the first lot of passengers by 7 am you will be taken back to agastya muni. The charges to and fro are Rs.7000 and as it happened in my case one way is cancelled due to whether conditions you will be charged Rs.4500. I fyou leave by any other flight time you will be brought back by same flight in 1 ½ hrs after a priority dharshan @ Rs. 500 which is separately chargeable.

http://www.gmvnl.com/newgmvn/transports_services.aspx

Alternatively you can take a bus to gaurikund via dev prayag and rudraprayag and trek 14 km to reach kedarnath by foot or pony (Rs 750 two way) or by dholi(palanquin carried by 4 persons) @ Rs 2800.
While here generally you can do a good pooja to the lord straight by also using the panda(archak person)..you may have to pay rs 100 or so to the panda...you can also take your pooja material a do straight..i was invited by a group of people from south who were doing mahaabhishek to the lord the next day morning between 4 am and 5.. you can book this the previous day by paying Rs.3500. 5-6 people are allowed. I got up at 3 am and had requested for hot water for bath. it was -1 degrees. at 4 am i sat outside the temple and was reciting om nama sivaya..it was so so fresh and tranquil...there is a amrit kund right behind the temple which is actually a hole in which all the abhishek done to shiv accumulates..the taste will be sour..please do take the teerth for drinking and for sprinkling on your head..there is also the samadhi of adi sankara right behind the temple.


My helicopter did not tun up the next day carrying any passengers as the whether was bad. Whether changes are so volatile here. Every 2-5 min there is a change. Generally after 11 it becomes very cloudy so the only time gap for helicopter services is between 7 am and 11 am. Since my helicopter did not come and I had to leave I was left with no option but to trek down by foot..I did trek 7 km down ..found it tough…after that got caught in rain and luckily I was near the half way mark called Rambara which is a small town..i could rush inside a small dhaba..there I waited for 2 hrs for the heavy rain to stop..being in no mood to walk down took a pony from there for Rs.100 and after a tough back breaking ride reached gowrikund where I had asked my taxi to come from agastya muni and headed back to agastya muni reaching there by 8 and then dozed off and left early morning the next day from there and reached rishikesh by 2pm from where I had done my bookings to go to jammu tawi for visiting Vaishno devi.

Places of interest:


Bhairav Temple- 2 km trek slightly up on the mountain.

Chorabari lake-u can try- went 75 % way. Then came back. As I had not taken any guide.

Vasuki tal – Most difficult –I did not go-photo- link
- http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/India/North/Uttaranchal/KedarNath/photo186229.htm

You can ask guides for Chorabari lake andvasuki tal in GMVN Kedarnath.




How to reach

Nearest Airport – Dehra Dun or fly to Delhi and take a bus/ train to Rishikesh or haridwarHyderabad. Actually the airport is nearer to Secunderabad railway station.


Nearest Rail Head/ Railway Station – Rishikesh, Haridwar, Dehradun

Preferred travel base: Rishikesh

STD Code of Kedarnath -01364

Railway Station code for Hyderabad HYB Secunderabad-SC, KCG(this is also another station in Hyderabad) Chennai- MAS, Bangalore SBC, New Delhi –NDLS,DLI or NZM, Kolkatta- HWH, Mumbai –DR,CSTM,LTT




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Visit to Rishikesh

Trip to Rishikesh Temple:


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About General Place: Rishikesh

http://dehradun.nic.in/rishikhesh.htm

http://www.vegetarian-restaurants.net/India-Guide/IndianStates/Uttar-Pradesh-North/Rishikesh.htm

For the adventurous people who wish to river raft etc use link below-
http://www.mumukshuresorts.com/mumukshu_mountain_resorts_services.htm


Hotels:

I stayed at Yog Niketan.


Other Hotels use link below.

http://wikitravel.org/en/Rishikesh

Details about the temple through links:


Photos of temple


Temple Phone Number:

Std Code-0565 Phone Number :


How I went:

I came here from Haridwar in a Share auto for Rs 30. You can also hire an entire auto for rs 250. It is a 24 km journey from Haridwar..



Places of interest

http://dehradun.nic.in/rishikhesh.htm


Went to Triveni Sangam Ghat had a dip, went to Ram Jhoola, lakshman jhoola.




How to reach

Nearest Airport – Delhi. Dehra Dun Go by bus or train or taxi from here to haridwar and then take an auto or taxi to rishikesh.


Nearest Rail Head/ Railway Station – Haridwar,Rishikesh

Road Access: Busses from Delhi

Preferred travel base: Delhi

STD Code of Rishikesh- 0135

Railway Station code for New Delhi NDLS, DLI or NZM, Rishikesh –RKSH,Haridwar-HW




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Visit to Haridwar

Trip to Haridwar Temple:


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About General Place: Haridwar

http://haridwar.nic.in/

http://www.vegetarian-restaurants.net/India-Guide/IndianStates/Uttar-Pradesh-North/Haridwar.htm


For the adventurous people who wish to river raft etc use link below-
http://www.mumukshuresorts.com/mumukshu_mountain_resorts_services.htm


Hotels:

I stayed at Hotel Vajeer Murti (pn 01334-229466, 9411150314)on the rear side of chitra talkies. Would recommend Siv Vishram lodge(http://svgl.co.in/) which I saw is a very neat place. 01334-227618 mobile 9358090830. It is very near Hari ki Pauri too and cost would be around Rs.300 to Rs 500. There is another Purohit lodge. Ph 01334-326850 or 225683


Other Hotels use link below.

http://www.vegetarian-restaurants.net/India-Guide/IndianStates/Uttar-Pradesh-North/Haridwar.htm



Details about the temple through links:


Photos of temple


Temple Phone Number:

Std Code-01334 Phone Number :


How I went:

I came here from Delhi by taking bus that took 6 hrs and cost Rs.125. There is a shatabdi from delhi in morning and evening that jus takes 4 hrs to reach haridwar.

The places of interest are

Hari Ki Pauri -Most imporatant place in Haridwar where Ganges meets the plains. There is a evening aarthi at 6.30 pm which you should not miss. For this either u need to be there at 6 pm itself or you will not be able to make it properly as rickshaw etc is stopped 2 km away and u need to walk it down. By the time u reach it would be over. SO please if you need to go here for the aarthi be there at hari ki pauri at 6 pm sharp.

Manasa Devi temple – Very near hari ki pauri a cable car faciltity takes u to the top and down at Rs.48.

Chandi and Anjana devi (mother of hanuman) temple –Auto can take you here. Cable car charge is Rs 75. It may take an hour and half to see.

Pawan dham

Gita mandir

Maya devi temple

Bilvakeshwar Temple

Daksha Temple

http://haridwar.nic.in/touristplaces.htm






How to reach

Nearest Airport – Delhi. From here haridwar is 5 hrs by bus or train


Nearest Rail Head/ Railway Station – Haridwar

Road Access: Busses from Delhi

Preferred travel base: Delhi

STD Code of Haridwar - 01334

Railway Station code for Haridwar – HW, New Delhi NDLS




For Internet/ Mobile Railway ticket Booking in India use

http://www.irctc.co.in/


For Travel by Private bus to and fro to any major town in India and some interstate destinations use the links below for bus booking through internet.

http://www.redbus.in/

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