Try to Cover Some Extra Miles. This photo is of my mother leading us to the top of Brahmagiri mountain when she was around 70 years old. We had been to Trambakeshwar to visit the Lord Shiva temple, one of the twelve Jyotirlingas in India. We did all the expected things like darshan-puja in the temple, taking bath in Kushavart, trekking to the Ganga Dwar etc. Our visit to Trambakeshwar could have been considered complete. But we came to know that the originating point of Godavari River is on the top of other side of Brahmagiri mountain. People normally visit Ganga Dwar as originating point of Godavari River which is on the city side of Brahmagiri mountain. Trekking to the top of the mountain and going on the other side to visit the actual originating point is tough, so visiting city side Ganga Dwar is considered to be equivalent to visiting the origin of Godavari River . My mother decided to do that extra mile and visit the other sid...