Kalpa .... continued...

The Kinner Kailash Peak -Abode of Lord Shiva

During our journey, many local people told us that only lucky people can have the glimpse of The Kinner Kailash Peak. Assumed to be one of the abodes of Lord Shiva, this peak is almost always hidden in clouds. Once we settled down in the Hotel at Kalpa, We had to target our cameras towards the Kinner Kailash Mountains for almost an hour & took almost 50 shots (that takes into account my amateur skills & my amateur camera)...  before we could capture these pictures, where the Shivalinga atop the mountain became clearly visible to us.
As the folklore goes, we definitely felt blessed & the lucky ones to get these pictures. So, will be all devotees of Hinduism if they happen to see these pictures. May Lord Shiva bless us all.

The Kinner Kailash:View from Kalpa, Kinnaur District, Himachal Pradesh, Incredible India

The Kinner Kailash - The Shivlinga on the peak of mountain

HPTDC Hotel Kinner Kailash - Kalpa, A Nature Lover's Paradise

HPTDC Hotel Kinner Kailash, Kalpa, Himachal Pradesh, Incredible India

An Inside View of HPTDC Hotel Kinner Kailash, Kalpa, Himachal Pradesh, Incredible India

Kalpa, Old Capital of Kinnaur District

After a night stay at Sarahan, next morning we resumed our journey on the Hindstan Tibet Road.  After a travel of 3-4 hours on one of the most toughest terrains, one of the most difficult roads not only in India, but in the world,  just when we thought our journey is about to close, came this signboard : Wecome to District Kinnour. It had actually just begun !!!

We'll share some of the pictures of the tough road in next post, I'm skipping some of the photos of Incredible India  to take you directly to the old capital of Kinnour district- Kalpa.

Breathtaking views of Kinnour Kailash Peak, a beautiful small town, an excellent place to stay- HPTDC's Hotel Kinnour Kailash , pure air, pure nature, pure beauty mark this place. Here are a few pics :  

 

View from HPTDC Kinnour Kailash Hotel, Kalpa, District Kinnour, Himachal Pradesh, Incredible India

Village Roghi, Kalpa, District Kinnour, Himachal Pradesh, Incredible India

Kalpa, District Kinnour, Himachal Pradesh, Incredible India

View of snow filled Kinner Kailash range from Kalpa, District Kinnour, Himachal Pradesh, Incredible India

Shrikhand Mahadev

Bhimakali Temple, Sarahan : Brass Carvings on the Gate

Lord Hanuman - Brass Carvings on Gates, Bhimakali Temple, Sarahan, Himachal, Incredible India

Lord Shiva, Parvati & Bal Ganesh - Brass Carvings on Gates, Bhimakali Temple, Sarahan, Himachal, Incredible India

Radha Krishna - Brass Carvings on Gates, Bhimakali Temple, Sarahan, Himachal, Incredible India

Lord Ganesh - Brass Carvings on Gates, Bhimakali Temple, Sarahan, Himachal, Incredible India

Magnificent View of Bhimakali temple, Sarahan

Incredible India - Bhimakali Temple, Sarahan, Himachal Pradesh

Inside View of Bhimakali Temple, Sarahan, Himachal Pradesh, Incredible India

Another Temple inside the premises of Bhimakali Temple, Sarahan.

An Old Man Playing Nagada at Prayer Time, Bhimakali Temple, Sarahan.

Sarahan : Views of Shrikhand Mahadev

Sarahan is a bit off the main route. Almost 20 kilometers off from Jeori Town on the National highway-22. Sarahan is an exotic place famous for Bhimakali Temple & magnificent views of Shrikhand Mahadev peaks. 

Here are two pics of  Shrikhand Mahadev Peaks. In Next post, we'll publish photos of the magnificent Bhimakali Temple.

View of Shrikhand Mahadev from Sarahan

Another View of Shrikhand Mahadev from Sarahan

Random Image : A Rickshaw Puller

A Rikshaw Puller in front of a five dome temple, Sarahanpur

Sarahanpur is one of the major towns of Western UP. Earlier we referred to a village near this town during our Badrinath / Kedarnath trip.
The above picture was clicked by a seven year old kid.
Till date, I haven't thought of claiming a copyright on images clicked by me & posted on this blog, but I'm sorry I can't extend the same to this image. This is an exclusive property of Mr. Ansh Chawla, Age 7, studying in class II, resident of Gurgaon, India. Image clicked on 21 May 2011.All rights reserved. (C).

Rampur Bushair : Last major town on the Journey to Kinnaur Kailash

After Shimla, the most populous town in this journey  is Rampur Bushair.

This is the last place where you get a decent stay, an ample supply of fuel for the onward journey. You should also carry a bit of extra fuel for the route as there are no petrol pumps for further 300 odd kilometers and the road is quite arduous.  

A Glimpse of Rampur Bushair

A Temple in the Centre of Rampur

 To quote HPTDC site :

There are many places for sight-seeing. Its old Hindu and Buddhist shrines include the Ragunath Temple, the Ayodhya Temple, the Narsingh Temple and the Dumgir Budh Temple which has a large prayer wheel and holds important scriptures. In an interesting colonial and traditional styles, the Padam Palace is one of Rampur's major attractions.

HPTDC operates Hotel Bushehar Regency here. A nice place to stay. 

In our case, we had shortage of time and sun was still visible in western sky when we reached Rampur. So we decided to move on & possible make it to Sarahan for our night's stay, which eventually turned out to be an excellent place, esp. The Bhimakali Temple at that place. More about Sarahan & the temple in next post.