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| Naveen Kotwal at Machail Mata Bhawan - First trail rider (biker) to reach the Machail village. |
The historic, 30 kms long, Machail Mata trail, deep
in the western Himalayas, is known for its picturesque settings and
rugged terrain. A dicey precarious trail, it runs next to Bhout Nallah,
all the way from the roadhead at Gulabgarh to Machail village. On the
6th of June 2016 Dr Naveen Kotwal, a seasoned motorcycle trail rider,
son of the soil, embarked on a motorcycle trail riding endeavour, from
Gulabgarh to Machail Mata, accompanied by a filming crew, to trail ride
this trecherous and challenging route. Having choosen the traditional
approach, the motorcycle trail riding endeavour followed the
Gulabgarh-Liundi-Massu-Saoogi-Kundhail-Chotu-Chashoti-Hamoori-Machail
route. Batteling pain, fatigue and shear challenging technical riding,
on an unforgiving mountanious terrain, with night halts at Liundi,
Saoogi, Chotu and Hamoori, Dr Naveen Kotwal reached Machail Mata on the
10th of June 2016, the first and the only person to have done so.
Now a
part of history, on being asked to comment on his acheivement, Naveen
said," the first ever motorcycle trail ride from Gulabgarh to Machail
was acheived, with the blessings of Machail Mata, divine intervention, perseverance, endurance and years of trail riding experience".
Check Photographs:
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| Near Bhot Nallah on his way to Machail Village |
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| Naveen Kotwal along with people of Chashoti village, Paddar, Kishtwar (J&K) |
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| Near GulabGarh Paddar |
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| Naveen Kotwal along with people of Hamori village, Paddar, Kishtwar (J&K) |
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| Naveen Kotwal at Kundail Bridge, Paddar, Kishtwar (J&K) |
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| Dr Naveen near Darshan Dwar of Machail Temple |
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| Naveen Kotwal at Massu, Paddar |
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| Saoogi, Paddar |
Team www.mykishtwar.com wishes him best of luck for his future endeavors.
