Sojourn Continued

Last week I left the sojourn during Summer vacations incomplete. On the way to Palampur we paid tribute on the way and Anandpur Sahib and also visited Virasat-e-Khalsa which is a giant museum. Proceeding towards we also visited Chintpurnidevi temple. Reaching Palampur in the evening We rested for the night at our hosts residence, who was also a relative also. Next day our hosts escorted us to various places of tourist interest like Jhaknni Mata, Dharamshala and McleodGanj. Today we visited Dalai Lama's Temple at Mcleod Ganj, which was the first Buddhist temple I visited in y life. I also visited the Church where Lord Elgin Viceroy of India breathed his last and was buried there. We also visited the temple of Asur Bahaksunath who had origin from Ajmer in Rajasthan. On our way back to Palampur we paid tribute at Chamunda Devi temple. Next day we visited Baijnath which is a place where Ravana meditated to get vardana from Lord Shiva. It is strange that Himachal Pradesh, popularly known as Land of Angels( Devbhumi ) has also given shelter to some asurs or devils also like Bhaksunath and Ravana.      

Sojourn during Summer Vacations

This year during summer vacations I went to visit Punjab, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh. Beginning journey from Punjab in a charted vehicle first of all we (I and my wife) went to Chandigarh to attend Convocation Ceremony of my son Shiv pal who successfully completed his graduation and post graduation degree in Physics from IISER Mohali. After attending it we proceeded next day in the morning towards Palampur in Himachal Pradesh.