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 was looking through some of my older photos and found this one that I had somehow missed posting...... We were on our way to Morachi Chincholi and all of us were stunned to see this wonderful sight before us.... the sun setting over the hills and the moon rising.... This pic was taken at a point where we could see both of them together...
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nature is amazing isnt it..we just dont pay attention to it ..wonderful sighting
ReplyDeleteThats my native place.NIce to see this picture.
ReplyDeleteLovely picture Anu. If I was posting it I would crop out the black part but maybe you left it for the effect?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful picture, I love it when the moon is up in daylight!
ReplyDeleteWhat a rare one, indeed! I'm so happy that you posted this; reminded me of the moon and sun in one photo when I was in Matheran.
ReplyDeleteYes, a beautiful sight. :)
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