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.
The Nakki Lake at Mount Abu has a small island at the centre where some ducks have been kept.
They have not been caged, thankfully, and seem free to come and go as they please. It seems quite evident that they do come back, because we saw many on the banks of the lake, as well in the enclosure itself.
They attracted quite a lot of attention from the tourists boating in the lake, but no one threw any food or tried to touch the birds, which was quite heartening to watch!
They have not been caged, thankfully, and seem free to come and go as they please. It seems quite evident that they do come back, because we saw many on the banks of the lake, as well in the enclosure itself.
They attracted quite a lot of attention from the tourists boating in the lake, but no one threw any food or tried to touch the birds, which was quite heartening to watch!
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