Photo of the Day: Hindu community celebrates Krishna Janmashtami in Rawalpindi Pakistan
From the Blog pakteahouse *Saira Ahmad Nizami* Krishna Janmashtami, or sometimes simply as Janmashtami, is an annual celebration of the birth of the Hindu deity Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. The festival is celebrated on the eighth day (Ashtami) of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) of the month of Bhadrapada (August–September) in the Hindu calendar. Rasa lila, dramatic enactments of the life of Krishna, are a special feature in regions of Mathura and Vrindavan, and regions following Vaishnavism in Manipur. *Hindu community celebrates Krishna Janmashtami in Rawalpindi Pakistan.* [image: Hindus celebrating Krishna] Photo via Shiraz Hassan Details via Wikipedia pakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
Italian Mountaineer Conquers K2 without Oxygen Reserves
From the Blog sarahinsouthkorea Tamara Lunger, one of the seven women on a K2-climbing mission, reached the top of the 8,611 metres high mountain on July 26, that too without an oxygen reserve. Ms Lunger had been dreaming of climbing 8,000 metres plus peaks since she was 15 years old. “I guess one of the reasons why I chose to climb K2 was because it is the hardest to conquer,” said 28-year-old Italian mountaineer, who scaled her third 8,000 metres plus mountain. Ms Lunger had been training for the climb since a year. When it came to K2, she and her team members went up as an expedition without porters, and carried their own gear. This is what made climbing hundreds of metres of steep slopes harder. Her team leader, Giuseppe Pompili, who also climbed K2 without supplemental oxygen, bagged his third 8,0pakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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