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Badrinath and Mana pass

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I tried to go straight to Mana pass without maying my respects at the temple, and Badrinath was not having any of it! He dragged me back by my ears. 
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One of the world's highest ATMs :) I withdrew money just for the feeling of using one of the highest ATMs in the world! 
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As I mentioned in the book, the 'Rawal' or Head priest of the Badrinath temple is always a Namboodiri brahmin from Kerala! 
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After a long and involved campaign, I finally got the chance to ride into Mana pass - albeit for a short distance. But I had to deposit my camera at the security post - so no pics of that journey.  But do read about it in the book! It was an amazing experience. 
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The road from Joshimath to Badrinath is simple awesome. 
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It was a real joy to ride this road. 
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lot and lots of steep hairpin bends and road in great condition made this a really fun place to ride. 
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The green mountains and the Alaknanda flowing below...
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Yet another dam... The Vishnuprayag hydroelectric project...
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All this damming and road cutting leads to landslides...
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The wonderful Vishnu prayag. 
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Confluence of Alaknanda and Dhauliganga
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joshimath and auli
malari and niti valley
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