Name of Place:
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Renukaji
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District:
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Sirmaur
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State:
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Himachal Pradesh
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Country:
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India
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Time to Visit:
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January to December
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Renukaji is a religious place in District Sirmaur of Himachal
Pradesh. It is about 155Kms from Shimla. It is a place where one can spend time
in peace. There place are two lakes, Renukaji Lake and other is Parashuram Tal.
Boating facilities are available in Renukaji Lake. It is the largest lake in
Himachal Pradesh having about 3kms of circumference. Temples of Lord Vishnu,
Lord Parshuram, Lord Shiva and Goddess Renukaji are there in the campus.
It was a rainy day of 10th August, 2013, when I moved on by
bike from Shimla towards Solan to meet my friend Parveen Sharma. There we
decided to visit Choordhar but we cancelled our tour due to rain, as there at
Choordhar, a lot of track is on foot. Then we decided to visit Renukaji Lake
which is in the Sirmour District of Himachal Pradesh. It was about 110kms from
Solan and due to rain we decided to move by car and we started our journey by
Maruti 800. Parveen was having a lot of work at his office therefore we moved
at around 6:45PM towards Renukaji via Solan-Nahan Road. The road was too good
for driving except the stretch of about 2-3kms. Somewhere landslides were there
and was covering half the road, but as there was no traffic on the road, we
din't faced any traffic problem. After reaching Do-Sadka (Name of Place), there
was a road bifurcation to Renukaji. From there, the road was narrow but good
enough. Through that road we reached at Dadahu (A station before Renukaji)
around 10:15PM, hired a hotel room there and had our dinner/night halt.
In the morning at 09:00AM we left the hotel, had our breakfast
and moved towards Renukaji Lake. From there, it was at the distance of about
1km and after reaching; we parked our car, entered the Renukaji Lake campus,
spent some time in the temple campus of Renukaji. Some pics of campus are
here....
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| Parshuram Tal, Renukaji (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Park Outside Renukaji Temple (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Fish Fight in Parshuram Tal, Renukaji (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Fish Fight in Parshuram Tal, Renukaji (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Lord Vishnu Temple in Renukaji Campus (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Lord Vishnu Temple in Renukaji Campus (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Lord Vishnu Temple in Renukaji Campus (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Story Of Renukaji (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Holy Rock in the Campus of Renukaji (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Parshuram Temple in Renukaji Campus (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Parshuram Temple in Renukaji Campus (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Lord Shiva Temple in Renukaji Campus (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Renukaji Temple Entry (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Renukaji Temple (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Back Side of Parshuram Temple, Renukaji (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Back Side of Parshuram Temple, Renukaji (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| An Old Man Playing Nagada in Renukaji Campus (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Goddess Durga Temple in Renukaji Campus (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Old Sculptures in Renukaji Campus (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Parshuram Tal, Renukaji (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
Then we moved on the road around the
lake. The Lake was full of fishes and even we found turtles or tortoise, I
don’t know what actually it was. There is a Wild Life Sanctuary around
the lake. Entry with vehicles is chargeable but due to rain, road was not so
good inside. Therefore, we decided to move on foot and we saw some animals
there like Neelgai, Barking Deer, Black Buck, Spotted Deer, Sambar, Lion, Black
Bear, Leopard, Birds etc. Here are some pics...
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| Wild Life Sanctuary Info/Tips Board, Renukaji (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Open Wildlife in Renukaji Campus (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Open Wildlife in Renukaji Campus (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Open Wildlife in Renukaji Campus (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Open Wildlife in Renukaji Campus (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Renukaji Lake View (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Renukaji Lake View (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Renukaji Lake View (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Parveen Sharma at Renukaji Lake (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Manoj Mehta at Renukaji Lake (Pic: Parveen Sharma) |
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| Lotus in Renukaji Lake (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Lotus in Renukaji Lake (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Lotus in Renukaji Lake (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Lotus in Renukaji Lake (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Manoj Mehta at Renukaji Lake (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Use Me Dustbin Bear in Renukaji Campus (Pic Parveen Sharma) |
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| Parveen Sharma at Renukaji Lake (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Lord Vishnu, Bramha & Goddess Lakshmi in a Temple at Renukaji (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Lord Shiva Family in a Temple at Renukaji (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Manoj Mehta at Renukaji Lake (Pic: Parveen Sharma) |
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| Parveen Sharma at Renukaji Lake (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Manoj Mehta Towards WLS, Renukaji (Pic: Parveen Sharma) |
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| Hanging Bats in Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Nilgai Info Board, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Barking Dear Info Board, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Black Buck Info Board, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Cheetal in Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Cheetal in Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Sambar Info Board, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Cheetal Info Board, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Back Side of Renukaji Lake (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Lion Info Board, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Black Bear Info Board, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Black Bear, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Black Bear, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Black Bear, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Black Bear, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Black Bear, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Black Bear, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Black Bear, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Black Bear, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Black Bear, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Black Bear, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Black Bear, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Black Bear, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Lioness Info Board, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Lioness, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Lioness, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Lioness, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Backside view of Renukaji Lake (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Backside view of Renukaji Lake (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Lion, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Lion, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Lion, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Lion, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Lion, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Lion, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Lion, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Lion, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Lion, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Lion, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Lion, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Backside view of Renukaji Lake (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Backside view of Renukaji Lake (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Backside view & WLS Road of Renukaji Lake (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Backside view & WLS Road of Renukaji Lake (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Manoj Mehta at Backside of Renukaji Lake (Pic: Parveen Sharma |
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| Parveen Sharma at Backside of Renukaji Lake (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Leopard Info Board, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Leopard, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Leopard, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Leopard, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Leopard, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Leopard, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Leopard, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Leopard, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Leopard, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| WLS Road side view of Renukaji Lake (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| WLS Road side view of Renukaji Lake (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| WLS Road side view of Renukaji Lake (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| WLS Road side view of Renukaji Lake (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
On the Wild Life Sanctuary (WLS)
road, there is a natural water source, which is believed to be the milk of
Kamdhenu Cow. We has some water there and clicked temples being seen from that
side....
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| Natural Holy Water on WLS, Renukaji Road (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Natural Holy Water on WLS, Renukaji Road (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| View of Temples from Natural Holy Water Side (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| View of Temples from Natural Holy Water Side (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| View of Temples from Natural Holy Water Side (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| View of Temples from Natural Holy Water Side (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
Then we decided for boating and hired
a boat. I was boating for the second time after Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh. It a
different feeling as there was no noise. Fishes were following our boat.
After boating we clicked some shots......
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| Mithun Info Board, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Mithun, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Mithun, Renukaji WLS (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Tortoise in the Renukaji Lake (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Tortoise in the Renukaji Lake (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Tortoise in the Renukaji Lake (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Manoj Mehta outside Renukaji Campus (Pic: Parveen Sharma) |
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| Parveen Sharma outside Renukaji Campus (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Manoj Mehta outside Renukaji Campus (Pic: Parveen Sharma) |
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| Manoj Mehta outside Renukaji Campus (Pic: Parveen Sharma) |
Then we moved and stopped at Dadahu
to click some shots...
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| River Giri at Dadahu, Renukaji (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| River Giri at Dadahu, Renukaji (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Natural Beauty from Dadahu, Renukaji (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Natural Beauty from Dadahu, Renukaji (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Natural Beauty from Dadahu, Renukaji (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
On the way back we saw a beautiful
waterfall and we stopped there, had some water showers, clicked some pics,
moved back to Solan and again I enjoyed the driving.
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| Temple below waterfall on the way from Renukaji (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Waterfall on the way from Renukaji (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Waterfall on the way from Renukaji (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Waterfall on the way from Renukaji (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
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| Parveen Sharma on the way back to Solan (Pic: Manoj Mehta) |
Information
given is completely based on my personal experience.
Regards
M.
K. Mehta
