-5 Winter Hiking | Episode -1 | Solo Without Guide | Asia's Largest Meadows | Ali Bedni Bugyal | 4K

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00:00 - Introduction
00:47 - Delhi to Mundoli
01:26 - Homestay in Mundoli
02:56 - Mundoli to Kuling
04:13 - Hike towards Didna
07:20 - Diana Village

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Today's trek starts with a steep zig-zag descent from Kuling Village .

Stick to the trail that goes around the village on the outer periphery — they lead directly from the Didna Village , a clearing 200 ft below the village. The descent is steep and your legs can tire easily. Your next stop is to reach the iron bridge over the river. All along your walk to Raun Bagad, you hear the whistles of the thrushes and the soft chirps of the swallows among the rhododendrons.

This is Raun Bagad, a grassy bank on the river – a good place to camp. Below, the Wan river tumbles about as it rushes to meet the Bedni Ganga and seemingly out of the depths of the river, you’ll spot Lammergeiers, their massive wings stretched out catching the eddies. From the iron bridge, Lohajung is two hours away from here.

From here, you have one trail that goes to Kulling and the other one takes you to Lohajung.

The route of Kulling village is quite an ascent from the Wan river. This is a shortcut one can take. However, the trail is very much exposed and steep. You gain elevation very rapidly and you don’t like it. Kulling is a cluster of 20-odd houses set against the emerald green of stepped hills.

The other trail to Lohajung is a well-marked trail with a gradual ascend through mixed forests. Have lunch in one of the clearings on your way to Diana Village. This is a much more gradual ascent to reach Diana

You are expected to reachDidna by 4 pm.

The Ali Bedni Bugyal trek has seeped into the Shiva-Parvati mythology. While such mythological stories find their way into every household as bedtime stories, theaw pahadi stories are rarely heard of.

The entire trail of Ali Bedni marks the journey of Shiva and Parvati and their children between Kumaon valley, Parvati’s home, and Kailash Manasarovar, where Shiva and Parvati lived after their marriage. The entire route does exist and covers an aerial distance of around 155 km.

It is said that all of them carried out this journey every four years to visit Parvati's maternal home and then return to Manasarovar.

The peaks of Nanda Ghunti, Trishul, Bethartoli and Bethartoli south symbolise Shiva, Parvati and their children. Today, when the sky clears and these four peaks can be seen, the Pahadis believe the four of them to have reached back to their home.

Nanda Devi Raat Jaag Yatra (pilgrimage), which occurs roughly every 12 years, is carried out on the same path in remembrance and honour of this grand journey. One of the biggest Pahadi festivals, it has a participation of 1.5 Lakh people, who hike together barefoot through this trail.

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