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Muktinath had always been a holy place for not only Hindu but for other religion like Buddhist also. It was my perception that most Hindus visited this place but I was quite amazed to see people from other religion also visiting there. a few people were there for a spiritual reason and few were for other adventures. Few people were there for traveling purpose.

If you want to feel the Aroma of Nature with the divine feeling of Hindu & Buddha Religion, come to Muktinath, in the Muktinath valley at an altitude of 3,710 meters at the foot of the Thorong La mountain pass (part of the Himalayas) in Mustang, Nepal.

Visiting Muktinath in Nepal for Religious and spiritual reason:
You can find most people visiting Muktinath for the religious purpose. Hindu used to call it “Mukti Kshetra”, place of liberation or moksha” and The Buddhists call it Chumig Gyatsa, which in Tibetan means “Hundred Waters”. Muktinath (Nepal) is one of the 51 “Shakti Peethams” and also 106th among the available 108 Divya Desam.

Visiting Muktinath in Nepal for adventure :
Nepal had numerous adventure sports, paragliding parasailing. you can also take a view of Himalaya using helicopters. you only need to pay a small sum of money. Package starts from 350 USD. People loving adventures visit Annapurna trek. If you don’t want to trek you can also visit there by helicopter. there are separate packages for the same. It starts at 150 USD. It will carry you to Annapurna trek and then leave you there.

Visiting Muktinath in Nepal for Exploring:
Once in a lifetime, everyone should visit Nepal. Nepal had a lot of diversity in itself. Different people, tribes, the language will give you a unique experience. If you are an Indian very first impression would be its an India city. Same company bikes car etc will give you feeling of being in India. People also know how to speak in Hindi. You can explore a various place like Kathmandu, Pokhara, Muktinath, Chitwan etc. Visiting Muktinath will give you an amazing experience of spirituality.

I got a chance to visit Muktinath with Swamiji, that was a really awesome journey which I will always have in my life. Starting from Bus hiring from Gorakhpur we went to Muktinath via Kathmandu and Pokhara. We had a lot of fun activity on our journey, which made our journey full of fun.

We were almost 40-50 members, we also had a kitchen staff with us, whose duty was to prepare food as per our menu. His work was awesome. he prepared awesome foods for us. We halted at many places to enjoy the beauty of Nepal. As its maximum part is a hilly area, so you will get many moments to capture mountain valley beauty. Once we reached Muktinath, we were enlightened with joy.we halted there in the night and next morning We made darshan of Muktinath. We went to a few beautiful places which were amazing. After a few pics, we packed our luggage in the hotel and came back to Gorakhpur.

Nowadays, it is very difficult to get relief for two moments in our day-to-day life. Travelling is one of the best ways to get rid of an everyday stressful life, and if anyone goes to a Hill Station for traveling the fun and the happiness gets doubled. In the pleasant, the panoramic view of the skyscrapers makes everyone feel happy. Here are lists of some Hill Stations where everyone must go once in there life. check our list of must visit hill stations in 2019.

Darjeeling (West Bengal) – Darjeeling is called “Dreamland of the East” and also known as the Queen of All the Station. Its clean fresh air and mesmerizing beauty can amaze and soothe anyone, and how can anyone forget the famous Darjeeling tea. The name Darjeeling is derived from Dorie which means “Thunderbolt” and Ling which means “Place”. Darjeeling is also very important because of its proximity to Nepal and Bhutan.

Surrounded by the Himalayan peaks, Darjeeling is very wealthy in natural beauty, and the famous Kanchenjunga peak can also be seen from here.

There are so many other tourist attraction spots in Darjeeling, like Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, people usually call it Toy train. A small train which runs from New Jalpaiguri to Darjeeling, and there is the other tourist spot called Tiger Hill which is located 11 km away from Darjeeling and It is impossible to forget the view of the sunrise from the top of Tiger Hill. There is a Zoological Park called Padmaja Naidu Zoological Park which is set up to conserve and preserve the various creatures of the Himalayas, there are some rare species like Siberian Tigers, Red Panda, Tibetan Wolf etc are in the zoo. There are also some spots like Peace Pagoda, Ghoom Monastery where tourists must visit.

Sikkim– India’s northeast state Sikkim is a Hill Destination in a true sense. Sikkim has powerful Himalayan mountain chains, a continuous stream of rivers, scintillating lakes, thrilling waterfalls, dense beautiful forest, and meadows. The beauty of Sikkim is so mesmerizing that any traveler who comes here to visit never forgets his journey. Pelling, Ravangla, Lachen, Yuksom, Namchi, and Singhik are the most prominent hill stations from all hill stations in Sikkim. After seeing the panoramic view of Mt. Kanchenjunga, nobody can live without admiring it.

And the other hill places of Sikkim like Namchi, Ravangla, and Jorthang shows a major influence of Buddhism, many Buddhist pilgrimages are also located here. Sikkim is a treasure of natural beauty and it is a place which cannot be easily forgotten by anyone.

Pokhara (Nepal)– Though Pokhara is not in India, but the beauty of many places goes faded beyond its unique beauty. Pokhara is called as “Jewel of the mid-west”, and the second main tourist destination of Nepal. Pokhara is situated 200km from Kathmandu and it is linked Indian border Sunauli also. Pokhara is located beneath the great Annapurna Mountains. There are so many lakes in Pokhara, like Begnas Lake, Phewa Lake. Tourists can go fishing, boating to these lakes.

Mountain lovers can feel amazed after seeing Annapurna mountain range and fishtail peak. There are also some places like Dhaulagiri, Manaslu which makes Pokhara famous. Pokhara is also called the “City of Tourism”.

Tourists can enjoy many adventurous sports like Rafting, Paragliding, Sky diving and Ultralight fights. Pokhara is a place whose beauty is difficult to utter in words and it spells everyone with its beauty.

ooty hills – nilgiri hills

Ooty (Tamilnadu)– Ooty is a place where people can go for a change from their everyday life, this is a place that is capable of leaving its mark in the mind of anyone with its sublime beauty.

The beauty of Doddabetta peak and Pyleara Lake is such that anyone can be charmed. About 95% of Ooty like Nilgiri Hills, Ketti Valley, Pine forests is made by nature and only 5% like Golf course, Marjamman Temple, Stone house etc is made by humans.

The maximum height of this hill station is 2240 meters. This is one of the few places where no one gets disappointed and everyone feels the joy.

shimla

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)- During the British period, Britishers used to go there in summer season for a change, and still people go to Shimla for a change. Shimla has many specimens of British rule times like Ellerslie, Christ Church, Gorton Castle, Wood ville and etc.

However, this is not the only center of attraction in Shimla, but its pleasant atmosphere and snow-draped mountains are also major attraction centers.

Shimla is situated at the height of 2200m at the foothills of Himalayas. It is a well-built and developed city but it also reflects the effect of nature.

There are also many interesting places for wildlife lovers like Shimla Reserve Forest area, Chail Sanctuary, Daranghati Sanctuary and many more.

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