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The Vaishnodevi Experience 2023

My first trip to Vaishnodevi was unimpressive. Climbing was hard, and it only served to highlight how badly out of shape I was, while my in-laws managed to cope so much better. Further, I hadn’t quite realized that the cave experience wouldn’t be the same as I had imagined, since the original cave was only opened at certain times a year, and that we only entered a newly created tunnel, one far easier to access, and hence more manageable with the crowds that thronged the mountain shrine. The resulting experience at the shrine, for barely a fraction of a second, hardly compared to what I had expected / imagined / heard about. So, for me, Vaishnodevi was like any other temple, nothing to write home about, something that was reflected (though not explicitly mentioned) in the blog post I wrote then.
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A performance by the Parakeets.....

Do you remember going to the circus and seeing birds performing feats? They gave the gymnasts and athletes a run for their money, didn't they? Yesterday morning, a group of parakeets put up a show right outside my window... Take a look at their antics....





























Did you enjoy the performance? Waiting to hear your comments................
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Location: Chedda Nagar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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  1. UnknownJuly 4, 2010 at 8:45 AM

    Wow !! nice one...

    how much time did it take to capture all this ??

    You have some patience ma'am... :)

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  2. The wildJuly 4, 2010 at 9:15 AM

    Interesting ,its amazing what a shower can do ,it brings joy to so many :)

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  3. IndraniJuly 4, 2010 at 12:46 PM

    They are such fun to watch. You got a great series.

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  4. Sankara SubramanianJuly 4, 2010 at 12:53 PM

    Brilliant! This is so beautiful that I am surprised people kept these rose-ringed parakeets in captivity in yesteryears.

    After watching this show I am curious to know as to what they found so interesting under the street light :-)

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  5. UshaJuly 4, 2010 at 2:21 PM

    Was Samhith around or did the poor chap miss it owing to school timings?

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  6. MANISHAJuly 5, 2010 at 1:28 AM

    HI! VERY NICE PHOTOS.

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  7. Anuradha ShankarJuly 5, 2010 at 10:00 AM

    @Shyamgovind: thanks... but i took pics for barely 15-20 minutes! they had already been there for a while before I could get my camera and start.... but they were just too fascinating to watch. so the question of patience didnt arise at all!

    @Shilpa: thanks...

    @The Wild: Absolutely!

    @indrani: Thanks.....

    @sankara: so true...... and I wondered about the same thing... but its not just these parakeets, but all birds come to perch there... wonder what is the secret!

    @Usha: no, as usual, the chap was in school....

    @Manisha: thanks...

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  8. MridulaJuly 5, 2010 at 10:52 AM

    A nice show indeed.

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  9. jayasreeJuly 5, 2010 at 4:30 PM

    Thats indeed a beautiful show. Glad you could notice them and capture it, brilliantly.

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