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.
I took this pic when we were returning from Morachi Chincholi... I think we were somewhere on the expressway.... and I remember wishing for dark clouds and some rain, but all we could see was the sun!
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The sky still looks quite dramatic.
ReplyDeletewhat awesome skies..
ReplyDeleteLove the varied cloud formations and their shades...
ReplyDeleteWow...stunning photo!Thank you for sharing and have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteNice post for skywatch Friday post.
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The gathering clouds look like they r ready for an invasion of sorts. lol
ReplyDeleteHeavenly!
ReplyDeleteThe only word for that sky!
A beautiful view. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteNice silvery cloud patterns Anu.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful capture.
Sun peeping through clouds,silhoutted mountain and blue background...really nice.
ReplyDelete@Mridula: yes, it does..... I loved the sun peeping from between the clouds...
ReplyDelete@Patty: thanks...
@Sankara : thanks.....
@Steffi: thanks! I just had a look at your blog, and you took me back to the days when I loved to stitch and used my mom's old sarees to practice stitching clothes for myself!!!
@Light and Voices: thanks a lot! loved your clouds too... thats how the sky looks like here today!
@Stan: what a way to describe the clouds!! LOL!
@Joy: thanks so much!
@P.N.Subramanian: thanks....
@Indrani: thanks... yes.. the silver lining does come out, doesnt it??
@Chitra: thanks.....