Photo Travelogue :
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We had started at 8.15am from Bhuj, and finally reached our destination at almost 2pm; of course, with various stops in between ~ to Kalo Dungar, India Bridge, Tent City ( read my previous posts ), lunch and various checks ~ getting permits et all. I was glad and very relieved to reach at last.
the final entrance to the White Rann...
some souvenir stalls just outside the entrance gate...
welcome to the white desert...
what I saw was breath-taking to say the least...
its surreal to see the White Rann with your own eyes, I promise...
during day its almost golden white and at night the moon's silver blanket takes over...
pointing towards sheer bliss...
#Salt #Desert #WhiteRann #Kutch~ A must 1-time experience #travelphotography #travelblogger #ttot #lp #travel #trip pic.twitter.com/3fvkwSJROV
— ? ? NandiniDéka ? ? (@NandiniDeka) March 22, 2016
people taking horse and camel driven carts to go right to the middle...
I chose to walk the 3+ kms stretch...till we reach the waters...
chatted with this horse-man who was taking shelter in the shade of his horse...
I looked around the place, overwhelmed at nature...
horizon, where art thou?
is it the moon's surface, we have landed?
#Beautiful #Surreal #WhiteRann #Salt #Desert #Kutch in #Gujarat #travelblogger #ttot #lp #travelphotography #travel pic.twitter.com/eaTTAwy8xp
— ? ? NandiniDéka ? ? (@NandiniDeka) December 3, 2015
If you've watched the films Refugee and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, you must've seen the white desert in celluloid already. But, its another thing altogether to view it in real. Quite an experience! More awesome is I heard, when you visit it on a full-moon night, especially, when all waters have dried up in the desert. Since, the air is salty, you feel different when breathing in, kinda heavy. Do take some mask if you have breathing problems.
I was very curious about the 'Spooky Part' of the Rann ~ which is - in dark nights, the appearance of unexplained strange dancing white lights phenomenon known as Chir Batti, in the Banni Grasslands ( the seasonal marshy wetlands) on its southern edge and in the adjoining desert of the marshy salty flats of the Rann ( which I was visiting that day ).
The Great Rann of Kutch is a salt marsh in the Thar Desert in the Kutch District of Gujarat, India. It is about 7500 km² in area and is reputed to be one of the largest salt deserts in the world. This area has been inhabited by the Kutchi people. The best time for visiting the Rann of Kutch is during the Rann Utsav which is held every year from November to February ( wiki ).
Address : White Rann Of Kutch, Dhordo, Kutch district, Gujarat, India
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