Going
out on a monsoon trek is always so appealing, the wild flowers that generally
bloom during this particular period of the year triggers the zeal! Having arranged
the gears, I and my friend Ankit Bilash Joshi rushed towards Gosainkunda
section of Langtang National Park, for a face to face encounter with the wild
flowers!
Beautiful
and charming wild flowers came into scene from Dhimsa (3040 m asl). The
mesmerizing outlook of Anemones sparked
the fascination in us. Aster, Rhododendron lepidotum, Roscoea purpurea
and Himalayan rose Rosa sericea lined
up to excite our nerves till Cholangpati (3616 m asl).
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Aster sp. |
The monsoonal drizzle was
in its usual rhythm. The raincoats on our body did not suffice; by the time we
reached Chandanbari (3310m asl), we had been soaked. Thus we stopped by Hotel
Red Panda, sipped a cup of tea each and advanced up hills. The most thrilling
shots were waiting us up above.
Beyond
Lauribina, the alpine meadows were adorned with the blanket of Rhododendron anthopogan. Its sweet
fragrance has given it a humble space at every household where it is used as
incense.
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Rhododendron anthopogan (male and female) |
Cassiope fistigiata, Saxifraga, and Fritillaria cirrhosa were
adding to the beauty of the meadow.
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Cassiope fastigiata |
Yellow
violets Viola biflora were in their
best outfit. This was enough to keep us glued almost for about an hour.
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Viola biflora |
‘Pilgrims
making their way to Gosainkunda often suffer altitude sickness by remaining in long
contact with the flowers at this section’, we were told by a local. But in our
case, these flowers seemed to add fresh air and I in particular, was not
willing to escape the scene just in a while.
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Pilgrims heading to Gosainkunda |
While I was busy photographing the
flowers on the sloppy terrain, Ankit waited for me at Buddha temple.The moment
I reached there, he was having tea at a tented tea shop. The shop setters were
packing their tents and other belongings. The Ganga Dashahara Mela was concluded the previous day. But we had nothing to do with the Mela. It was the flowers we were after.
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Buddha mandir |
Wild
is beautiful!!
As usual loved your photographs and write up!! Had you written a little bit more of the contents we readers would be lucky enough to know much of your experience....Keep up the good job :)
ReplyDeleteI have already posted a long blog on the entire Langtang region. So, did not want to repeat things, just wanted to show that Gosainkunda section is fantastic for wild flowers hunt!
DeleteWild greetings by wild flowers!
ReplyDeleteI guess the rain had a beautiful purpose to soak you during your wild flower hunt..every flower looks so enchanted and even more wildly beautiful in presence of crystal rain drops in them
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