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 Vaishali
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Vaishali Patel was born in Mumbai and brought up in Ahmedabad. She has lived in Canada & USA.. Now she lives in India. She was a student of Fine-Arts (paintings) and has organized solo and group shows of her paintings. She has deep connection and passion for Himalayas since her childhood. She has taken mountaineering training in Manali and Dharamasala. In her teens she led school groups with ANALA (Ahmedabad Nature Lovers Association)
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Her love for nature and devotion to Bhagvan Shivji carved her path towards the majestic Kailas Mansarovar in 1994 for the first time. It was a journey of ecstasy and joy. She was just 19, which probably made her the youngest girl to visit this holy place on foot (involved approximately 350 kilometers of hiking and walking). Since then, she has been leading many groups to Kailas Mansarovar Yatra and other parts of Himalaya every year.
Vaishali believes that helping people to visit Kailas Mansarovar and other spiritual places in Himalayas provides her great degree of satisfaction and joy. |
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Hira Dhamala: |
| Hira Dhamala has been Managing Director of Karnali since the company was established in 1997. Prior to this Hira and several friends started working together to lead trekkers, and this group of friends formed the basis of what is now Karnali. |
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Hira was born in the Himalayan village of Khanigaun in the Langtang region, and to this day he maintains a deep connection with the Himalaya Mountains. When he was twelve years old his family relocated to the jungle area of Chitwan and the mountains became a distant dream on the horizon, no longer a clear presence in his life. When he decided on a career in tourism Hira was drawn back to the mountains of his early childhood, and here he began his intensive explorations of Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan. Hira has led treks for over fourteen years now, and even when he is not guiding guests on Himalayan adventures he often explores the outer reaches of the Himalayas to learn more about bird watching and Himalayan nature photography.
Hira also contributes his time, efforts and financial support for social work in Nepal. In 2004 he helped build the Ratna Community Library in Chitwan where students, local farmers and the business community of Chitwan have access to over 4,000 books. He also focuses his efforts on education. He is currently involved in building a school in the isolated village of Ghiling in Upper Mustang for 60 children from Nursery to Class Five. Hira also raises funds for individual school sponsorship and to help finance skills training for the blind through the Nepal Integrated Blind Association.
When he is not out on a trek Hira personally welcomes each guest and sees to the details of their ‘Journey of a Lifetime’. Over the years he has gathered a kind, capable and experienced staff who work in close co-operation in handling every aspect of the business |
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Bhavna Patel: |
| Bhavna Patel was born in Sojitra, Gujarat, India and currently lives in the UK. She has been a student of Business and Finance and has interests in art, paintings, travelling, loves cooking and taking on new challenges. |
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After having read an article in the Gujarat Samachar she came to know of "Kailash Mansarovar". Bhavna decided to join one of Kailash- Mansarovar Maha Yatras with Karnali Excursions (P) Ltd. Her first visit to Kailash Mansarovar was in 2005 which she found very adventurous and exciting. Since then she has been to Kailash-Mansarovar many times and has had unforgettable experiences each time.
Bhavna always saw how professional, loyal and caring the Karnali Excursions (P) Ltd team was, and adding this to her personal great interest in Kailash Mansarovar she decided to join the Karnali Excursions' team by helping all the Yatris from the UK with their inquiries.
She likes traveling, exploring new places and being close to the nature, far from the materialistic side of life. To date Bhavna has travelled quite extensively, mainly to North and South India ,Nepal and Tibet. Her greatest aim is to provide positive and excellent services to all Karnali Excursions customers and to be with the Ultimate "Kailash Mansarovar". |
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