The Tribal Trunk

By Ruchi Mallik

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Always & forever... 📍Ali Bedni Bugyal Trek, March 2021 . . . . #mountaingirl #alibednibugyal #meadow #travel #wander #life #happy #trip #instagram #offthegrid #fitness #bucketlist (at Bedni and Ali Bugyal, Uttarakhand) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTgyBUtI6L7/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Happy Birthday Maa.. 😃🥳😘 Thanks for becoming our mother & filling every moment of our lives with such tender love and affection enough to last many lifetimes. Now that dad & you have united again at the same time, same day after 35 years (talk of divine coincidences), I hope you're not making everyone jealous of the sweetest love we've grown up seeing. I feel eternally grateful God gave us the most beautiful childhood ever and truckloads of such happiness & memories that I cant feel anything but really really lucky and blessed... I promise to live life to the fullest like u did and to be good so that I can deserve to be born & loved by a woman like you in all my lifetimes to come 😊 Have fun up there while dumbo @varun.mallik90 & I bask in ur love and the newfound strength, peace & purpose which I know u'l always bless us with. We love you Ma! ❤😊 https://www.instagram.com/p/CMpqKiMhrKF/?igshid=1pcnyvm1kvxry

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Lets pledge to protect mama nature 🌱🌳🌿🌺🌏 #worldenvironmentday . 🌺 Rhododendrons at EagleNest Wildlife Santuary an evergreen rainforest in Arunachal Pradesh, 2017 . . . #savetheplanet #gogreen #EaglenestWildlifeSantuary #rainforest #planetearth #green #incredibleindia #rhododendron #wildlife #SoloFemaleTraveler #travel (at Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBDtqRKHmuU/?igshid=33tj42dijvtu

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Mood 💛 . . #mood #feels #yellow #sunshine🌞 #café #istanbul #karaköy #lockdown2020 #thistooshallpass #instagram (at Karaköy İstanbul) https://www.instagram.com/p/CA7mxJaHs6j/?igshid=es355x0j4bj9

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The mighty Ganga in her fierce avtaar near Gangotri Glacier 🌊 📸 2007' . . #ganga #ganges #india #travelthrowback #lockdownlife #travelmemories #mighty #himalayas #travelblog #incredibleindia #travelinspo #harharmahadev #indiangod #yatra #namaste #instagood (at Gangotri Glacier, Uttarkashi, Uttarakahnd) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAtGkZoDcki/?igshid=13yohdkvv0lc1

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How much long before I can read my book in a cafe with cute tiles, I wonder 🤔💭📚 .. and yea take floor selfies too 🌈 . . #lookdown #lockdownlife #lockdown2020 #4 #mumbai #lifequotes #ihavethisthingwithfloors #tiles #café #bookish #cute #stayathome #photography #musings #coronavirus #covid_19 #why #peaceful #selfisolation #instacool (at Oberoi Mall) https://www.instagram.com/p/CALeVejHMuu/?igshid=trlo4h38hes0

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Thanks for being my partner in adventure Maa 👩‍👦👭 ❤ You're the best!!! #happymothersday . . #ineedueveryday #bestmom #travepartner #partnerincrime #mymother #motherdaughter #mum #momsofinstagram #goodlife #mom https://www.instagram.com/p/CAAoemnn_ey/?igshid=1gyjypxg2vx40

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"There’s nothing as significant as a human face. Nor as eloquent. We can never really know another person, except by our first glance at him. Because, in that glance, we know everything. Even though we’re not always wise enough to unravel the knowledge." . As I miss wearing my sarees, thought of sharing one of my favourite quotes from one of my favourite books written by one of the greatest authors that walked the face of the earth. . 🙂 Can u guess who is she???? . . . #author #objectivism #lockdown #diaries #blackandwhitephotography #swipeforcolor #ilovemyself #saree #mood #currentlyreading #again #bookstagram #quotesforlife #inspo #instagram #bloglife #fashion #throwbacktuesday #wfh #self #random #lockdown2020 #2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/B_zqcQqnP0u/?igshid=151ewljmbptot

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We are all in this together ❤ . . #togethertoday #staysafe #rumi #rumiquotes #thistooshallpass #healing #stayhome #takecare #strongertogether #covid19 #pandemic #thankyou #turkey #goturkey #instalove Pic courtesy @goturkey (at somewhere in the world) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_sNscXng9m/?igshid=5wunckv2rusb

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The Earthling of an Earth sign wishes you a Happy Earth Day from her favourite place on the Earth 🌏♈ . . #happyearthday #earth #goodolddays #motherearth #planetearth #earthling #earthday #planet #saveourplanet #earthy #earthsign #taurus #moon #throwback #filepicture (at Some Where on Earth) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_SyrKzHCYS/?igshid=ohmwsj862i0

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"You dont analyse such sunlit perfection, you just bask in its warmth & splendour" ~Stephen Fry on this one. . Absolutely True! P.G. Wodehouse is a rather unconventional choice and wouldn't please you unless you're a seasoned #reader who loves the language and have a flair for an archaic backdrop with generous dollops of ludicrous piquant satire; in which case, it will be a perfect rib-tickling delight you'd much savour. . Also, in the background is my dark version of the much popular #dalgona coffee made from #davidoff fine roast juxtaposed against a genious from my favourite homegrown brand @amul_india 's white limon #chocolate ❤ . . #plebianpleasures #booklover #reader #bibliophile #lovetoread #bookstagram #reading #currentlyreading #bookish #bookishfeatures #bookstagram #notes #readingnook #pgwodehouse #blandingscastle #livre #bookpic #bookbabe #bookstagrammer #instabook #instagood #dalgonacoffee #coffeelover (at Mumbai, Maharashtra) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-w0TiVhTuj/?igshid=5848tb06ibl6

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This little one turned 30 yesterday 👼🎂🥰 . . #babybrother #happy30th #31march #grownuptoosoon #celebratinginquarantine #welcometotheotherside #lovetoannoyhim #notsolittleanymore #bigsis #love ❤ (at Mumbai, Maharashtra) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-ctw_Ehke1/?igshid=2frr1dhubx7w

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It is said the best ones are always first to go. Its true. I will miss how I could come to you for the silliest of the things & you were always there for me. Very few people are as selfless, humble and as loved as you were and im glad to have known a person like you. Never thought id have to write this 😔💔 ....until we meet again Khan Saab!❤ . . #RIP #abdullahkhan #ninjawarrior #angelsgofirst #realstrong #gentlegiant #luckyheavens #youwereloved #willmissyou #aaba https://www.instagram.com/p/B-X5RYOnMnS/?igshid=ywpsuv88bttr

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Ganges, Godmen & Hallucinatiins 🕉 | ⏬ Read about my initiation to the #Divine 💫 . 📍Gaumukh, Gangotri Glacier: Headstream of Holy Ganga (4100 m) 📸 May, 2007 . This marks the time I was embraced into the world of infinite possibilities; my first ever #journey (Read Pilgrimage) to the 2 'Dhaams' of the Holy4 to be undertaken by every #Hindu in their lifetime. A young #girl, all of 20, far away from home, with beautiful souls who I met in the most magical way (An anecdote in itself 😅 Thanks again @vivekoberoi 🤗) . After days of #penance & #Ganga aartis at Parmarth Niketan, #Rishikesh; and after seeking blessings from Yamunotri & Gangotri temples, we started our 20km journey to Gaumukh, origin of the holy Ganges in the #Himalayas. . About 5-6 kms inside, at our #basecamp (pic1&3) by the Ganga, we witnessed the most spectacular #sunset followed by a dark #newmoon night that was filled with at least a trillion #stars, a hundred shooting stars at the blink of an eye, the milky way &what looked like other galaxies. Something stirred inside of me in that moment. . The following morning after the #blissful ganga aarti, we set off on the remaining 14 km (oneway) #hike on rugged dangerous, yet most peaceful & divine #terrain along the Ganga with her ever changing moods, all from fierce to calm. We even saw some #ancient looking #Sadhus & #mystics sitting in caves in deep 'Dhyaan'. Chanting the powerful hindu #mantras as we all walked up, there was a strange #mysterious energy engulfing & protecting us. The giant majestic #mountains, they all started to seem like Shiva sitting in #meditation. I started seeing forms of #Gods I worship, in the rocks, clouds, trees, everywhere. A non-believer may pin my hallucinations to my first time experiencing a very high altitude (14,000 ft apx.) . Finally I beheld the #sacred spot, Gaumukh, from where She flows... The air was different & the feeling unexplainable. The kind of peace & quiet I never knew existed. As I dipped my hand in the icy holy water, I realized my #soul has soaked, in some magical kind of divinity and in that moment, I knew that I have changed, forever. . . #lifeexperience #followthesigns #live #weip #hdigabtt ❤ (at Gaumukh) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9-FC0nBxb5/?igshid=imqy1w4oyr5c

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Mum.&.I hiking the gorge-ous Ihlara Valley! ⏩more pics➡️➡️ . 📍Ihlara Valley, Cappadocia, Turkey. 📸 October 2019 . Located in the town of #Güzelyurt this valley is a 16km gorge cut into volcanic rocks deposited during several eruptions of the nearby volcanos and runs from Selime to Ihlara village. Known to be one of the world's biggest, it has a picture perfect setting with the Melendiz Stream flowing throughout the valley along which one can hike. You can also visit sixteen of the valley’s 105 churches that are open to visitors, and most of these are within 1km of the official valley entrance in Ihlara.  . Dont forget to take little pit stops on the perfectly placed benches, picnic spots and the few cute riverside cafes extended on platforms on the stream. . We happily hiked a small 5 km stretch of the valley and ate the most delicious meal with juice from the freshly plucked pomegranates & oranges 🍊 . . . #backpacking #ıhlaravadisi #ihlaravalley #cappadocia #turkey #turkiye #türkiye #turkish #traveltales #travelpic #travelinspired #tbt #goturkey #femaletraveler #natgeotravel #lonelyplanet #goplaces #mustseeplaces #hiddengems #travelfashion #ootd #potd #Passionpassport #dametraveler #jetsetter #globetrotter @goturkey (at Ihlara Valley, Cappadocia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B93gkkXHw1z/?igshid=5u9j2qhi96wy

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Thats all of me summed up on my bedroom wall 🥰 . . #myroom #noir #bedroom #mydesign #selfpainted #vitruvianman #dreamcatcher #mypainting #kawaii #succulents #books #fairylights #memories #frames #greywalls #decorgoals #freshflowers #diy #lights #instagood #potd #homedecor #blackandwhite #decorinspiration #goals #instadecor #design #my #personality https://www.instagram.com/p/B9v2R7AHsq3/?igshid=19pej61bit6mf

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What all can u spot embedded on the path... ⬇️Read below⬇️ I can see 2 smurfs, grapevine murals, feet, evil eyes & a whole lot of coolness 😃💙🦋🍇🧿🏠 . 📍Sirinçe (si-rin-djey): The Wine making village of Selçuk Turkey 🇹🇷 . Most part of the winding large cobblestoned #path here is embedded with cute & quirky souveniers all along. Its fun to spot these while walking about tasting the fruit 'Şarabi' or #wine made my the locals. Must say some are verry innovative. Spot these on your next trip to this WINE PARADISE 🍷 @goturkey . . . #ihavethisthingwithfloors #turkey #sirince #şirinçe #selcuk #selçuk #izmir #travel #wine #winemaking #grapevine #winesofinstagram #igers #instagrammarketing #wander #travellove #travelblog #travelblogger #femaletraveler #travelphotography #lonelyplant #natgeoyourshot #feet #shot #visitturkey #goturkey (at Şirince) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Gq3VfH1Hz/?igshid=r3g8kn7pjiym