I was studying Lalita Sahasranama and writing my own notes on it. That is when I came across Srinagar as the city of Rajarajeshwari Lalit Tripurasundari. I wondered if Srinagar in Kashmir is indeed that city. In my list of Cities Named After Devi, I remember mentioning Sharika Devi as the presiding deity of Srinagar. […]

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Anuradha Goyal: Ashish Kaul is the author of a beautiful book on ‘Didda-the Warrior Queen of Kashmir.’ I’ve been reading about Kashmir, and I realized that Didda ruled Kashmir at my favorite time in India. The time when probably India was at its best. The invasions were yet to start. Our architecture, our military, and […]

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The azure blue lake playing a game of thrones as sunrays change their course of the daily path. Pangong Lake is situated about 150 KM away from downtown Leh, the capital of Ladakh, the newly formed union territory of India. The Lake is also known as Pangong Tso in the local dialect. Featured as an […]

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Hemis Monastery cradles the finest relics of Buddhist culture that thrived in Central Asia for millennia. Standing tall in the folds of arid deserted highlands of the Ladakh Himalayas, it is the sacred religious hermitage that lives on the blessings of Naropa. An ancient Buddhist scholar, Naropa presided over the operations of Nalanda Mahavihara as […]

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Delhi-Srinagar-Leh road trip via Haryana, Punjab, Jammu, Ramban, Anantnag, Srinagar, Sonamarg, Zoji La Pass, Drass, Kargil, Lamayuru and magnetic hill.

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An emotionally charged visit to the Drass War Memorial that pays homage to the soldier who died during the India-Pakistan Kargil War while defending the hills for India.

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Buddhist Cham Dance is a ritual dance that is performed in various monasteries in the Himalayas – especially in regions like Ladakh. Every monastery follows its own calendar and celebrates its own Gustor festival. In fact, this is one of the key festivals of Ladakh. When I visited Ladakh in January, I attended the Gustor […]

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Review of The Grand Dragon Hotel, Ladakh - one of the only hotels open around the year in Leh, Ladakh and a rare hotel that provides central heating. Ask them for the special Ladakhi experiences like learning the Bodhi script, local food and local costumes.

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Ladakh or for that matter, most Himalayan regions is full of mysticism. At every step, you would hear stories of magic and the faith of people that keep this magic alive. At Chandratal I heard the story of a shepherd who fell in love with a mermaid. The story at Gulmarg is of Baba Reshi and […]

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Khyber Himalayan Resort & Spa is the shining star of Gulmarg’s hospitality industry. A revived tourism interest is encouraging hoteliers to launch new luxury hotels for tourists who love to come to Gulmarg from around the world and almost around the year. It would not be an exaggeration to say that they are one of […]

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