1. TRIP TO BADRINATH, A HOLY TOWN IN THE HIMALAYAS, INDIA.

3. Started from NewDelhi. Temple of Vaikuntanathaswamy.

4. First halt @ Rishikesh

5. Had a dip @ the Ganges.

6. Visited the Ram Jhula & the Laxmanjhula. (hanging bridge)

7. Visited the temple @ the banks.

8. Did shopping. Crystals & pearls strings.

9. Then proceeded towards DevPrayag.

10. River Baghirathi

11. Joins river Alaknanda

12. To form The Holy confluence Devprayag

13. CLIMBED UP SOME 100 ODD STEEP STEPS TO VISIT THE TEMPLE@ THE TOP

14. It is the temple of Sri Purushotaman, one of the 108 Divyadesam.

15. Then we proceeded to Srinagar .

16. And had our lunch.. Enjoying the beauty of nature..

17. Left for Pipalkote Driving thru the beautiful Valley of Srinagar..

18. Valley of Srinagar

19. Valley of Srinagar

20. Reaching Pipalkote.

21. Spent the night at Pipalkote

22. Started early next day to Joshimath. .

23. Enjoyed the sunrise and the moonset!!

24. Climbing up to Joshimath

25. Morning sun shining on the peaks..

26. Reaching the town of Joshimath

27. Visited the holy shrine of Sri LakshmiNarasimha

28. Also visited an old temple of srivasudevar.

29. Left Joshimath…

30. Started the uphill climb towards Badri, crossing Vishnu prayag..

31. Watched awestuck, the locals climbing the steep hill with ease, as we waited for the gate to open.

32. Traveled the most dangerous stretch of the trip, with prayers & thumping heart and adrenaline rushing..

33. Forgot everything when the snow clad peak suddenly appeared in between two mountains!!

34. A feeling of peaceful bliss filled as we watched the frozen river from the peak unfolded in front of us.

35. The holy town, Badrinath tucked between two giant hills..

36. The holy temple of SRI BADRI VISHAL.

38. THE TEMPLE BY NIGHT..

39. THE GOLDEN DOMES @ THE MAIN ENTRANCE...

40. THE HOT WATER SPRING

41. The inside of the temple with the Neelkantaparvath at the background.

42. The offerings..

43. The town & the temple at Badrinath.

44. Visited Mana the last Indian village in this Indo-China-Tibet border.

45. Saw the origin of sacred river Saraswathi, which can rarely be sighted elsewhere..

46. Started the journey back to the plains early the next day..

47. Again traveling by the dangerous mountain terrain..

48. Had the luxury of enjoying the beautiful Himalayan sunset, by the glacier river Alaknanda..

49. Reached the plains to see the early morning Ganges @ Haridwar

50. Completed the journey with a dip in Ganges @Haridwar.

51. Attended the Mahaaarathi in the evening.

52. With the beautiful Manasadevi temple at sunset as the background..

53. Had a bite at the local sweet stall

54. Reached New Delhi airport the next morning..

55. And flew back home..