Wild Rangers- Trek to Bhimashankar via Ganesh Ghat Route 24th & 25th August 2013

Hey All,

We at Wild rangers 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 !!

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.

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.

                                               

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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.

■ It is up to the individual to arrange their own holiday / accident insurance & each adult would be asked to sign a liability waiver.

■ Wild Rangers 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, wild rangers 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.