September/October 2021 -- The Trip with purpose

I wrote about my father's passing away in a blog post in my other blog. He passed away of COVID-19 during peak of pandemic in April -2021.  Because of the peak of pandemic, he was cremated with COVID protocol on the next day after his death and we decided to hold off to other rituals for a later date and time where it might become safer for people to travel.

September 2021 during pitru paksha, we decided it was the right time to continue and complete the first set of rituals related to his passing away. After his cremation, we had kept his last remains in our garden and asthi visarjan was the first step to kick start the set of rituals that were to follow. 

Here is the travelog of the road trip that we undertook to bid final farewell to my father.

1. Day 01 -- 17 September 2021, Bengaluru to Hyderabad
2. Day 02 -- 18 September 2021, Hyderabad to Bhopal
3. Day 03 -- 19 September 2021, Rest day at Bhopal
4. Day 04 -- 20 September 2021, Official Work at Bhopal
5. Day 05 -- 21 September 2021, Lots of bureaucratic work at Bhopal
6. Day 06 -- 22 September 2021, More bureaucratic work at Bhopal
7. Day 07 -- 23 September 2021, Asthi Visarjan at Prayagraj
8. Day 08 -- 24 September 2021, Asthi Visarjan and Back
9. Day 09 -- 25 September 2021, In search of North Indian Rivers, Bhopal to Noida
10. Day 10 -- 26 September 2021, Towards Haridwar and Rishikesh
11. Day 11 -- 27 September 2021, Noida to Gwalior
12. Day 12 -- 28-September 2021, Gwalior to Orccha
13. Day 13 -- 29 September 2021, Orccha to Ujjain
14. Day 14 -- 30 September 2021, Ujjain to Omkareswar and Back
15. Day 15 -- 01-October-2021, Ujjain to Bhopal
16. Day 16 -- 02-October-2021, Dashmi Rituals
17. Day 17 -- 03-October-2021
18. Day 18 -- 04-October-2021, Terahvi Rituals
19. Day 19 -- 05-October-2021
20. Day 20 -- 06-October-2021, Bhopal to Bhedaghat
21. Day 21 -- 07-October-2021, Bhedaghat to Amarkantak
22. Day 22 -- 08-October-2021, Amarkantak to Nagpur
23. Day 23 -- 09-October-2021, Nagpur to Bengaluru

This completes the total trip. The total Toll paid was Rs. 7778. Total amount towards fuel was more than Rs. 80,000/-.

Day 22 -- 08-October-2021, Amarkantak to Nagpur

08-October-2021

Again we were following the college timelines, so I had time to walk around in the morning and see the places. As I mentioned in previous blog, we stayed at MP Tourism Holiday Homes. So here is a tour of the property if you wish to stay there.

After breakfast we decided to walk around the town. The first place to visit was the Narmada Kund. Here is a short video from Narmada Kund.

After spending some time in Narmada Kund, I decided to visit Kalchuri Temples which are just across the road from the Narmada Kund.

Then we just walked across the banks of the river for some time and then it was time to continue our return journey. The plan for the day was to reach Nagpur. We left checked out from the hotel and left for Nagpur.

Here is our journey.

Finally we arrived at our hotel in Nagpur. We stayed at Le Meridien in Nagpur. We find this place to be most convenient to stay. 

Day 21 -- 07-October-2021, Bhedaghat to Amarkantak

07-October-2021

Last night we arrived late in Bhedaghat and checked into MP Tourism Marble Rock Motel. Here is my review of the place.

The morning time was busy with college so I decided to trek around Bhedaghat. The MP Tourism Motel has good trails around it where one can go for a trek. Here is a video of one of my treks around the motel.

1:00 PM The online classes were over, so it was time to checkout and leave Bhedaghat. We had to reach Amarkantak by the end of the day.

3:30 PM We stopped at Ghughwa Fossil National Park primarily for a bio break. The park also seemed closed.

5:00 PM We stopped at a MP Tourism Motel at a placed called Jogi Tikariya for a cup of tea.

7:30 PM We arrived in Amarkantak and checked in at MP Tourism Holiday Homes.