Air travel from Pokhra to Jomsom
Pokhra is the second largest city in Nepal and one can get the beautiful view of Annapurna peaks from here. The Phewa lake situated in Pokhra is main tourist attraction and this town serves as the gateway to Muktinath. One thing we noticed here in Nepal this time is that electricity is not available throughout the day both in Kathmandu and Pokhra, though hydro electricity is abundant in Nepal. The generators are switched only in the night in the lodges. As the altitude of Pokhra is just 800 m we didn’t feel much cold and after about 15 days we used the fans here at Pokhra.
Pokhra is the second largest city in Nepal and one can get the beautiful view of Annapurna peaks from here. The Phewa lake situated in Pokhra is main tourist attraction and this town serves as the gateway to Muktinath. One thing we noticed here in Nepal this time is that electricity is not available throughout the day both in Kathmandu and Pokhra, though hydro electricity is abundant in Nepal. The generators are switched only in the night in the lodges. As the altitude of Pokhra is just 800 m we didn’t feel much cold and after about 15 days we used the fans here at Pokhra.
Beautiful view of Annapoorna peaks from Pokhra Town
Another view of the peaks
( There are six prominent peaks in the Annapoorna Ranges)
( There are six prominent peaks in the Annapoorna Ranges)
Fish tail peak as seen from Pokhra
As normally the
small planes from Pokhra to Jomsom are operated from morning 6 O’ clock to 11
O’ clocked we left the hotel at 5 O’ clock in the morning and were treated
wonderful golden view of the different peaks of the Annpoorna mountain ranges.
The tour operatord had booked our tickets in Simrik Airlines and the flight
left on scheduled time as the weather was clear. As the flight from Pokhra to
Jomsom passes through two mountain ranges namely Annapoorna and Daulagiri
ranges the weather conditions determine the flight schedule. Normally the wind
velocity is conducive from morning 6 to 11
so about four sorties can only be performed during this interval after
this as the wind velocity increases no
flights are operated. Visibility is also another problem so when it rains or
snows the flights are cancelled. Almost all the pilgrims face some problem
either dutring the onward journey or the
return journey because of this only way then is travel by jeep in a bone
rattling tortuous path for about 12 hrs.
If there are land slides enroute the yatra has to be cancelled no other
go.
View of Nilgiri peaks at Jomsom
Some of our group members
Pokhra Airport
We travelled by Simrik Airlines plane from Pokhra to Jomsom
We travelled by Simrik Airlines plane from Pokhra to Jomsom
Panoramic view of Pokhra Town from the sky
Different views of the Fish tail peak
In Nepali language this peak is called as Machepuchere meaning fish tail. When seen while travelling in lane we can see that the peak resembles a fish tail hence this name.
While on the flight we enjoyed the beauty of the peaks of both the Annapoorna nd the Daulagiri ranges. Especially astonishing was the Machapuchare peaks – meaning Fish Tail Peak. From Pokhra the peak resembled a cone but as we travelled further it resembled a fish tail and so the name to this peak. After about 45 minutes of flight the flight landed at the picturesque Jomsom Airport. In three sorties all 40 pilgrims of group reached Jomsom without any problem. We were accommodated in a hotel there and from there we enjoyed the beauty of the snow covered Nilgiri peaks towering over Jomsom.
The monastery at Lubra village from where the jeeps to Muktinath ply
As other pilgrims of our group were yet to arrive we explored Jomsom it is at the best a small village with a main road both sides you have restaurants, guest houses and shops selling atrefacts mainly salagramams. There was a Shiva temple nearby and we climbed about 50 steps to rach the shrine. We found that all the Shivalingams in Nepal are four faced like Pasupathinath. After the arrival of all the pilgrims of our group we had breakfast and left for Muktinath by mini bus and reached the shores of Kali Gantaki river.
The Guest oust at Jomsom in which we stayed
The interior of the guest house
We were on the shores of the Holy Gandaki River in
which Shalagrama-shilas are found. For the believers these are the manifestation of Sriman Narayana. An
object of reverence and a pooja Murthi. Vaishnavas worship aniconic representation of
Vishnu in the form of a spherical,
usually black-coloured rocks found
in the sacred river Gandaki. For scientis thesr are ammonites or the fossils of the shells of marine animals what Himalayas were
once before the Indian plate and the Eurasian plate started to collide. After the collision the Himalayas were formed.
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