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Chakrateerth

We wake up at 5:00am. After getting the breakfast we started our trek again. It was only 7:15am. Pushkar ji told us that today our destination was Chakrateerth. He told us in between we will take the packed Lunch also. The road is quite well marked except the bolder zone, so we don't need to wait for him. We found a large Stony caves on our way. Our guide Pushkar Singh informed us that this cave was easily accommodated more than 15 people, but the shepherds spoiled the cave. After 10mints of a walk, we reached the place named by “Belpatti” As per Pushkar ji, This is the right place to take shelter in right as the source of water is near the place. Anyway after taking sometime rest, we proceed. There was a mild bolder zone. We tried to cross the zone quickly as Pushkar ji suggested us just touch the stone by feet not stay there more than 1 sec. After 1 KM we saw a large single stone. As per Pushkar Ji it was Bhim’s gada. From there we can view the Kuber Parvat which was partially co...

Laxmivan

 We started our day at 6:00am. After getting fresh,  Soma & I Went to the temple. There were only a few local people. We prayed for some time. Then we visited nearby Hotspring & visited one of the Sant who spent 6months there every year. We took our breakfast & met Pushkar Singh.  Manu Rawat sent a pickup van for us & within 15 minutes we reached Mana Village from where our trip will start. Near ITBP camp, there was a well-defined path towards the Satopanth Tal. There we met with Manu Rawat. There he assured us regarding our next 5 days trip, informed our food options & introduced with our porters also. At about 9:15am, we started our trek. The first 2-3 km was a normal walk. We found small herbs on both sides of the road. It was a stone-paved path. We had found lots of different small flowers in every step. You need to smash them to put your feet. Some red fruits, locally known as “kudrunchjha” are found here and there. After walking 2km w...