Vibes Outdoors:- Trek to Magical Bhimashankar via Ganesh
Ghat Route 24th & 25th August 2013.
Hey All,
We at Vibes Outdoor's invite you all
for a Two day Trek to Magical Bhimashankar via Ganesh Ghat Route 24th &
25th August 2013. Welcome to the land of Shiva, land of Indian Giant Squirrel –
Shekharu, a land of sacred flora and fauna,!! with mystical fog and rain as our
companions all the way !!
Little Info About the place:-
Type: Hill
Height: 3500 Feet above MSL
(Approx)
Grade: Medium (5. hrs trek)
Base Village: Khandas
Bhimashankar is one of the 12
Jyotirling's of India, a pilgrimage place approximately 3500 feet high up in
the hills. The area around Bhimashankar is covered with thick dense jungle, is
a Wildlife Sanctuary. The sanctuary is small (only about 100 sq. km’s), but it
is home to a wide variety of animals Leopard, Sambar, Barking deer, Porcupines,
Grey Junglefowls, Wild pig, Hanuman langur, Rhesus macaque and Flying Squirrel
etc. The sanctuary is famous as the home of a highly endangered subspecies of
the Indian Giant Squirrel – Shekharu (Ratufa indica elphistoni), which is also
the state animal of Maharashtra.
Mesmerizing scenery on the way,-
bhimashankar wild life sanctuary!!
Shiva Temple: The temple of
Bhimashankar is around 1200 – 1400 years old and is built on the Hemad Panthi
style. There are very beautiful sculptures and paintings on the roof and
pillars of the temple. At the front of the temple hangs a huge metal bell cast
in 1729. There is also a 15-20 feet high “Deepmala” or lamppost in the outer
corridor of the temple. There is also an inscription on stone on this lamppost.
It is to be noted that the original name of the river Chandrabhaga at
Pandharpur is Bhima. This Bhima River originates at Bhimashankar
Gupt Bhimashankar : There is a
water stream route going down from the left of the Ram temple. Taking that
route, we enter a thick jungle. We reach a temple around 25 minutes through
this route. A route going toward the waterfall, left of this temple, leads to
the “water sculpted” “Shiva Linga” under this waterfall. This is called the
Gupt Bhimashankar. There is a huge waterfall at this place.
Nagphani : We reach a pond when
we climb towards Bhimashankar from the Ghat. The route going towards the right,
from this pond, takes us to the Hanuman temple. The route going up through this
route leads to the Nagphani. We can have a view of the forts of Peth and Padhar
and the plateaus of Peth and Matheran.
Detailed
Schedule
Day 1
On 24th August, Saturday Morning
We will be starting with the
second karjat slow local (time table given below)
People may board the same Karjat
train from the station of their convenience and meet us in the train directly.
(Get into second boggy from Karjat side)
Catch the following train for
Karjat from CST, starts at 05:18 AM
Saturday, 24th August 2013
08.00 Hrs: - Gathering at Neral
Rail station
08.30 Hrs: - Introduction, and
Info-giving Session, Move to Khandas by public Vehicle
10.00 Hrs: - Reach at Khandas
10.30 Hrs: - Start Ascending
towards Bhimashankar Village
13.15 Hrs:- Lunch
17.00 Hrs:- Reach the top
18:00 Hrs:- Shiv-Jyotirling Darshan
~Dinner and then some fun and
rest ~
Day:-2
Sunday 25th August, 2013
06:00 Hrs: - Wake up and
Refreshments
07.30 Hrs: - Breakfast
08:00 Hrs: - Move towards Nagfani
(hoping for incredibly beautiful view of valey)
12:30 Hrs: - Lunch
13:00 Hrs: - Start descending
from Ganesh Ghat Route.
18:00 Hrs: - Reach Karjat.,
(Timings may vary ½ hr, with
subject to individual’s pace at trek and traffic conditions)
Trek Fees Rs. 1000.00 per Person
for Non-members, and 950/- for members.
This includes
1. Travelling from Karjat to
Khandas by public transport, 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner on Day 1,.
2. on day 2, 1 breakfast, 1
lunch, travelling from Khandas to Karjat.
Registration
and Payment Details :-
For Registration one needs to
call and send SMS Name and Email Addresses of participant along with alternate
contact number, to any of the coordinator mention in below contact .
Limited entries only for this
trek available.
Please make the payment in
following bank acc,
1.
Name of Acc Holder
:- Deepak Tarachand Pogade
2.
Bank name
: State bank of India
3.
Bank account number : 31271150332
4.
Bank branch name and address :
Khadakpada branch Shop no.227,
Shelar park,khadakpada,Kalyan(w)
5. IFSC code for bank : SBIN0011159
For any further details contact:
Deepak 9422682020, 8080287071
Tushar 9890672593
Things
to be carried:
Identity proof.
A Water Bottle (~2-3 Ltrs),
Torch With Extra Battery (Must)
Camera, Cell Phone, Cap(Optional,
wrap it in plastic, water proof protection)
Extra Pair of Clothes
Some ready to eat food. Plum
cakes, Biscuits etc.
Medicine those if you require
usually (Optional)
Extra Pair of clothes,
Beddings/Sleeping Mat/sleeping
Bag is must.
Good trekking shoes, carry extra
pair of shoes or floaters if possible
A haversack to put all these
things, Windcheaters.
Please avoid wearing Gold and
other ornaments.
Terms
And Conditions
■ It is up to the individual to
arrange their own holiday / accident insurance & each adult would be asked
to sign a liability waiver.
■ Vibes Outdoors hold the right to
change the venue, or date, of the event,
■ Event may be cancelled or
postponed due to natural calamity, any system error,
■ In case event place or venue is
changed, Vibes Outdoors will notify same to participants by phone, web and Face
book, no change in costing will be charged.
■ In case of cancellation of
event, money will be returned to those who have enrolled, without any cutting.
■ In case of cancellation of
event, from participant's side, money will be returned to those who have
enrolled, with 1. In case cancellation
done before, one week, Rs. 50/- will be deducted.
2. In case cancellation done before, 2
days of trek, Rs. 100 will be deducted.
3. In case cancellation done on same
day as tour is leaving or left, no refund will be given.
All our treks are Eco-friendly
treks; kindly take care of nature around us. Smoking and Drinking alcohol
during trek is strictly prohibited if anyone found doing that will be expelled
from trek without refund.
Regards,
Team Vibes Outdoors
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consequential loss) of any kind to person or property suffered by any
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