[https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛰️" title="Berg" aria-label="Emoji: Berg">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚁" title="Hubschrauber" aria-label="Emoji: Hubschrauber">] On a two day trip to visit Kedarnath temple, which is one of the panch kedar shrines, located at the height of ~11,500 ft. Tomorrow, I& #39;ll be leaving for Guptkashi, which is at a distance of ~180km from Rishikesh & from there I& #39;ll be taking a chopper to the temple.
[https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛰️" title="Berg" aria-label="Emoji: Berg">] We& #39;ve crossed Deva prayāga, which is one of the Pañca prayāga, where the heavenly rivers Alaknanda & Bhagirathi river merge to form the river Ganga.
[https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛰️" title="Berg" aria-label="Emoji: Berg">] We had lunch at Srinagar which is ~110 KM away from Rishikesh & ~37 KM away from Devprayag. It is home to two central universities : NIT Srinagar & HNB Garhwal University.
[https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛰️" title="Berg" aria-label="Emoji: Berg">] After a long and arduous journey, we& #39;ve finally reached Guptkashi. It has an ancient Vishwanath temple & a temple dedicated to Ardhanareshvara.

View from the place we& #39;re staying :
[https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛰️" title="Berg" aria-label="Emoji: Berg">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚁" title="Hubschrauber" aria-label="Emoji: Hubschrauber">] After a ~1HR trip from Guptkashi to Phata, we& #39;ve finally arrived at the helipad.

View from the helipad :
[https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛰️" title="Berg" aria-label="Emoji: Berg">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚁" title="Hubschrauber" aria-label="Emoji: Hubschrauber">] We had arrived early at Chipsan aviation& #39;s heliport in Phata by 5:45AM, but we were allocated on the 2nd chopper trip, which left the heliport at ~6:45AM and arrived at Kedarnath temple& #39;s heliport in approximately 7 min.

The chopper& #39;s first trip :
[https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛰️" title="Berg" aria-label="Emoji: Berg">] After arriving at the Kedarnath temple& #39;s heliport, we had to walk upto the temple, which is approximately a kilometre away from the heliport.
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[https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=] After arriving at the Kedarnath temple& #39;s heliport, we had to walk upto the temple, which is approximately a kilometre away from the heliport." title="[https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛰️" title="Berg" aria-label="Emoji: Berg">] After arriving at the Kedarnath temple& #39;s heliport, we had to walk upto the temple, which is approximately a kilometre away from the heliport.">
[https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛰️" title="Berg" aria-label="Emoji: Berg">] Garbhagriha or the sanctum sanctorum of the Kedarnath temple is closed due to COVID-19, but you can still see the Jyotirlinga from an elevated stand near the Nandi.

A few photographs of the temple :
[https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=] Garbhagriha or the sanctum sanctorum of the Kedarnath temple is closed due to COVID-19, but you can still see the Jyotirlinga from an elevated stand near the Nandi.A few photographs of the temple :" title="[https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛰️" title="Berg" aria-label="Emoji: Berg">] Garbhagriha or the sanctum sanctorum of the Kedarnath temple is closed due to COVID-19, but you can still see the Jyotirlinga from an elevated stand near the Nandi.A few photographs of the temple :">
[https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=] Garbhagriha or the sanctum sanctorum of the Kedarnath temple is closed due to COVID-19, but you can still see the Jyotirlinga from an elevated stand near the Nandi.A few photographs of the temple :" title="[https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛰️" title="Berg" aria-label="Emoji: Berg">] Garbhagriha or the sanctum sanctorum of the Kedarnath temple is closed due to COVID-19, but you can still see the Jyotirlinga from an elevated stand near the Nandi.A few photographs of the temple :">
[https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=] Garbhagriha or the sanctum sanctorum of the Kedarnath temple is closed due to COVID-19, but you can still see the Jyotirlinga from an elevated stand near the Nandi.A few photographs of the temple :" title="[https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛰️" title="Berg" aria-label="Emoji: Berg">] Garbhagriha or the sanctum sanctorum of the Kedarnath temple is closed due to COVID-19, but you can still see the Jyotirlinga from an elevated stand near the Nandi.A few photographs of the temple :">
[https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=] Garbhagriha or the sanctum sanctorum of the Kedarnath temple is closed due to COVID-19, but you can still see the Jyotirlinga from an elevated stand near the Nandi.A few photographs of the temple :" title="[https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛰️" title="Berg" aria-label="Emoji: Berg">] Garbhagriha or the sanctum sanctorum of the Kedarnath temple is closed due to COVID-19, but you can still see the Jyotirlinga from an elevated stand near the Nandi.A few photographs of the temple :">
[https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛰️" title="Berg" aria-label="Emoji: Berg">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚁" title="Hubschrauber" aria-label="Emoji: Hubschrauber">] While returning back to catch our helicopter back to Phata, I came across Indian Air Force& #39;s Chinook helicopter at the heliport, which was beautiful.
[https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛰️" title="Berg" aria-label="Emoji: Berg">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚁" title="Hubschrauber" aria-label="Emoji: Hubschrauber">] Here& #39;s a video of Chinook helicopter taking off :
https://twitter.com/asxyzp/status/1322494606542471168?s=19">https://twitter.com/asxyzp/st...
[https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚁" title="Hubschrauber" aria-label="Emoji: Hubschrauber">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📸" title="Kamera mit Blitz" aria-label="Emoji: Kamera mit Blitz">] Also, while waiting for my chopper, I noticed something interesting :

The chopper blade, which rotates too fast for the eye to observe, seems really slow when observed through a camera : https://amp.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/47u3qi/eli5why_do_helicopter_blades_look_as_if_they_are/

CC">https://amp.reddit.com/r/explain... @ShaunakSA @EpicRotis
[https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛰️" title="Berg" aria-label="Emoji: Berg">] While returning back from Guptkashi, after concluding my trip to the Kedarnath temple, I also visited the temple of Mata Dhari Devi, which is literally situated on the Alaknanda river :
[https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛰️" title="Berg" aria-label="Emoji: Berg">] Alaknanda river :
[https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛰️" title="Berg" aria-label="Emoji: Berg">] White sand beach on the ghat of Alaknanda river :
[https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛰️" title="Berg" aria-label="Emoji: Berg">] So far, we& #39;ve crossed two prayāgas of the Pañca prayāga :

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☑️" title="Kästchen mit Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Kästchen mit Häkchen"> Deva prayāga, where the rivers Alaknanda & Bhagirathi river merge to form the Ganga.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☑️" title="Kästchen mit Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Kästchen mit Häkchen"> Rudra prāyaga, where the rivers Mandakini & Alaknanda merge.
https://twitter.com/asxyzp/status/1322054641224278017?s=19">https://twitter.com/asxyzp/st...
[https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=] So far, we& #39;ve crossed two prayāgas of the Pañca prayāga :https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☑️" title="Kästchen mit Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Kästchen mit Häkchen"> Deva prayāga, where the rivers Alaknanda & Bhagirathi river merge to form the Ganga.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☑️" title="Kästchen mit Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Kästchen mit Häkchen"> Rudra prāyaga, where the rivers Mandakini & Alaknanda merge. https://twitter.com/asxyzp/st..." title="[https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛰️" title="Berg" aria-label="Emoji: Berg">] So far, we& #39;ve crossed two prayāgas of the Pañca prayāga :https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☑️" title="Kästchen mit Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Kästchen mit Häkchen"> Deva prayāga, where the rivers Alaknanda & Bhagirathi river merge to form the Ganga.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☑️" title="Kästchen mit Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Kästchen mit Häkchen"> Rudra prāyaga, where the rivers Mandakini & Alaknanda merge. https://twitter.com/asxyzp/st..." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
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