DRONAGIRI...AYURVEDIC EXCURSION TO AN UNCHARTED LAND FROM RAMAYANA
Chapters - Timeline of Trek
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00:00 Start With Intro Clip Of the Trek
00:24 Start of Journey from Dehradhun Railway station
00:31 Picking up rental gearless scooters to drive till Joshimath over 2 days
00:50 Driving in a rental car from Joshimath Till Jumma village
01:55 Starting of Trek from Jumma village , Visiting Ringi Village in between & crossing many landslides & snow areas
05:11 Reaching Camping Spot for the night
05:41Staring Trek Towards Dronagari Village & passing through many snow areas & landslides
08:27 Reaching Dronagiri Village. First step of the year in the village since people Migrated in October
10:01 Knowing Why Lord Hanumana is not worshipped in this village
11:41 Journey Back to Jumma with thoughts & reflections
The name "Dronagiri" is of great significance in Indian culture. The Ramayana makes strong mention of it as the mountain lifted by Lord Hanuman and transported it to Lanka to procure the mystical Sanjeevani herb to revive Sri Laxmana. The mountain contained many miraculous herbs and Lord Hanumana was short of time to select the one required as instructed by the vaidya sage Sushena. This chain of events has been rooted in the traditions of locals of Dronagiri village who do not worship Lord Hanumana here as he uprooted their life giving mountain. Located at 3750 m (abmsl), Dronagiri is the highest inhabited village in the pristine Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (NDBR). The village becomes desolate in winter and people leave for lower habitations.They leave their houses empty and food stocked (interestingly potatoes which do not get rancid even after 6-8 moths). They return in late May and only enter the houses after a ritual to ward off spirits. Being located at such inhospitable terrain and being cut for most parts with civilisation they have immense knowledge of herbs and harsh survival techniques. I hope going this journey opens up new perspective to less known land in the Indian Himalayas in state of Uttarakhand
Language : English / Hindi
Subtitles : English Subtitles for Hindi audio
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