Rewinding the last months , memories of each moment comes in flashes bringing both smile on my lips and tears in my eyes. how do I MOVE ON? HOME FEELS EMPTY, My heart aches for his touch, his smell, his bark…………. Holding on to his memories, gathering the courage and strength to pen my experiences of this trek. Wondering what Simba had to do with a trek up in the Himalayas? Well, This trek wasn’t just a trek. It was a family finding their way to grieve the loss of their beloved pet. With a supportive husband and a father and armed with memories of Simba, we decided to go ahead with the trek and here is a detailed description of what we endured and enjoyed.

Kailash yatra, the ultimate journey, was a dream for me like for every other Indian. I too had been nursing this strong desire to visit the holy mount of Kailash for long but was clueless about how to accomplish it. One day a post on Facebook luckily led me to an event where an introduction of the yatra was being given by the organizer Mr. Balaji Davey of Mantra Yatra. The destined journey started with that event. An hour into the presentation, I had made up my mind to go with Mantra yatra. I persuaded my sisters to come along too and in a matter of two months, a message from the organizer landed in my WhatsApp saying that the group is full and ready with 36 yatris. After the initial pleasantries, the discussion in the group took a practical turn where each person shared his/her knowledge about the yatra. Then came the part where Mr. Balaji prepared us mentally for the yatra. There were many meetings to caution us about the possible problems and hazards in the arduous journey and how with adequate precaution the journey would be smooth. Three imortant meeting where Balaji prepared us about technicalities was very helpful.