MUNSIYARI - Photo Gallery
| NOTE : ALWAYS drive carefully there...remember, mountains have a way of dealing with overconfidence. |
Respect Nature. She Reciprocates!
MUNSIYARI
...under the shadows of Punchachuli
Munsiyari...the lofty Himalayan sequence.
Altitude : 2.200 mtr.(7,200 ft.)
State : Uttarakhand
DISTANCE FROM
Delhi : 570 km.
Nainital : 280 km.
TOUR
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
Delhi - Moradabad - Kaladungi - Nainital - Almora - Berinag - Chaukori - Thal - Tejam - Munsiyari
ACTIVITIES
Nature walk, village tourism. Besides picturesque landscapes, birds like raven, monal, wagtail, falcon & Himalayan griffon can be spotted here.
Nature walk, village tourism. Besides picturesque landscapes, birds like raven, monal, wagtail, falcon & Himalayan griffon can be spotted here.
NOTE : In Kumaon, Munsiyari is the closest tourist destination to the Himalayas. It is the base camp for many treks.
Off to MUNSIYARI >>
Let's WANDER WHERE WIFI IS WEAK
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| NH-9 is East-West running Highway starting from MALOUT (Punjab) to ASKOT (Uttrakhand). NH-9 passes through Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh & Uttrakhand |
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| Naini Lake - NAINITAL |
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| Relax...to enjoy! |
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| The company of lovely Ram Ganga. |
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| Who said it?... Rivers to the forest are, as arteries to the body. |
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| Sea green coloured Ram Ganga is a tributary of sacred Ganga. |
...SPARKLING WATERFALLS...
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| ...God's art-work! |
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| ...another one. |
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| ...& the famous BIRTHY FALL (red-roofed KMVN TRH, on the extreme right) |
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| Misty Birthy, the noise factory... |
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| ...releases huge volume of water from a height of 125 meters |
...& the SCULPTURES...
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| Figure it out! |
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| Nothing... |
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| Roaring waterfalls, colourful valleys & several water-crossing right through the road and finally... |
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| ...the STUNNERS... |
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| ...the towering PANCHACHULI, a cluster of five peaks... |
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| ...my hometown. |
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| The Snow Basket... |
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| ...and sprawling Meadows on the way to Munsiyari. |
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| Getting cloudy! |
A morning show!
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| The first crimson ray of Sun kisses the highest of the PANCHACHULI peaks... |
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| A colourful treat...all day long! |
An evening show!
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| Hammered by the hail later in the evening. |
Next morning...a visit to NANDA DEVI TEMPLE
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| Towards PANCHACHULI... |
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| & nearer... |
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| ...through fairy landscapes |
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| Every bend takes you closer... |
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| ...to NANDA DEVI TEMPLE |
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| And an easy 100 mts uphill trek... |
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| ...drops you at the fantasy world! |
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| NANDA DEVI TEMPLE |
What's In The Name : Pandavas, on their way to heaven cooked their last meal here. Hence, the name Panchachuli, panch(five) & chuli(cooking hearth). Another theory is that in ancient times this region was part of the Nepal Kingdom and in the Nepalese language Chuli means peak. Hence the five peaks.
In Kumaon, Munsiyari is the closest tourist destination to the Himalayas.
It is the base camp for many treks -
Nanda Devi - 13 to 15 days
Milam glacier - 9 days
Ralam glacier - 9 days
Namik glacier - 10 days
Khaliya round trek - 3 days
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PHOTO GALLERIES
1. NAINITAL & JAGESHWAR...the lake city & the land of Shiva
2. MUSSOORIE & DHANAULTI
3. MUNSIYARI...the lofty Himalayan sequence
2. MUSSOORIE & DHANAULTI
3. MUNSIYARI...the lofty Himalayan sequence
QUICK READS
PILGRIMAGE in HIMALAYAS
Respect Nature. She Reciprocates!
Mountains are the World’s Water Towers. Water, stocked as Glaciers, flows downwards in form of rivers. Besides satisfying our thirst, it also sustains most of the food production in addition to the maintenance of various green belts that generate the basic requirement of our life, the oxygen.
My birthplace, Delhi is a wonderful place, just a few hundred kilometers away from world's most famous water towers, The Towering Himalayas. And whenever we want to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city we head straight into the lush green wilds of the Himalayas to breathe easy in the lap of raw nature. With an almost endless list of destinations, blessed with delightful landscapes and colourful trails for all tastes, capacities & capabilities, Himalaya, we believe is the abode of Gods. However, spending time in such serene surroundings brings its own responsibilities too...
...avoid littering around. Use eco-friendly produce during the journey.
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The Himalayan escape...around Delhi
"Tourists don't know where they've been. Travellers don't know where they are going"
-Paul Theroux
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| Wanderer's Wonderland |
* Compiled from Google
We had a restorative weekend. The thoughtfully planned amenities, which include a spa and recreational spaces.
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