Sharbaad Markanda ~ Ambala
24km

1. A Hindu temple near the starting point.

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3. The appearance of Hindu goddess is splendid.

4. The appearance of sugar cane field and railway bridge in the wetland.

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6. I keep walking the road which looks like this picture.

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8. I could see the traces of flood on the tree bark.

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10. These young men offered me to serve chai.
11. He is reading the pamphlet which I gave to him eagerly.

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14. A modern restaurant. The content of ad was enormous.

15. The appearance of grandfather with turban and grand-daughter was very impressive.

I took a selfie with them.
16. He listened to my story eagerly. When I told him that I walked from Calcutta, he was so moved that he gave me 100 rupee.

This was the first time that I received donation for pilgrimage from an Indian. I was deeply moved.

17. I took a picture of 100 rupee bill for commemoration. Sir Gandhi was printed on the bill.

18. I dropped by a chai store. The owner of the chai store read the pamphlet eagerly.

When he understood my pilgrimage, he performed a big gesture and praising talk.

He raised his hands up toward sky. Then he looked at me and said, “I am proud of you.”

I heard this kind of praising words for the first time. I felt great rewarding for my pilgrimage.

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20. Wild boar.

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22. This tall man chased after me. He introduced himself as security man working at a bank.

He said that his cousin was studying in Korea.
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24. After we departed, he sent me an e-mail immediately. He asked me to visit his village.
25. In India, I can find very frequently a wild space like this picture near urban village.

26. Urban space.
27. There was an outlet store.
28. Now I arrived at today’s finishing point, Ambala (blue dot on the map). Dharamshala is near at hand.
Today was the 333th day of my pilgrimage. In fact, today was a smart day.

(The word ‘smart’ and ’33’ have same pronunciation in Korean language.)

Categories: 09-2. India, Course and Diary