Sandra, Day 12
The day started quite frustrating. Rajan picked me up at 9am and we went through my list of targets, but most of them were either closed because of Diwali (indian public holiday) or he never heared of them. So first we went to a temple in Tapovan. This place is extremely popular amongst devotees and picnickers. As per a popular legend, Dronacharya has done penance here. People were bringing gifts to the temple and singing, probably in preperation for the Diwali festival.
Next we visited Jangchubling Monastery in Dehradun. This is the central institute of the Seat in Exile of the Drikung Kagyu Order of Tibetan Buddhism. Jangchubling is a Monastery and an education center which emphasizes both traditional monastic education and present-day training to meet contemporary needs. Most buildings here were closed too but the buildings and area was still very nice to see.
Then we wanted to visit the Forest Research Institue and i was really looking forward to this one. Unfortunately the Museum was closed and so we only walked around in the hallways for a while and then went back to the car 
Next Rajan wanted to show me the temple where he and his family goes to every week. Situated 7 kilometres from Dehradun is the famous temple of Chandrabani. According to the mythological beliefs this spot was inhanited by Maharshi Gautam , his wife and daughter Anjani who are worshipped in this temple. They believe that the daugher of heaven Ganga had manifested herself on this spot which is now popularly known as the Gautam Kund.
Since there wasnt anything left on my list that we could visit today we decided to go to the big market in Dehradun.
The center of cities activities is the popular landmark known as the Clock Tower. Constructed before independence, this six-faced tower might have adorned a prestigious position in the history of this hilly region. The market at Clock Tower is Dehraduns main market and it was crowded like hell because everyone was busy shopping presents and sweets for Diwali.
After one hour on the market i had enough for one day (this was worse than Frankfurts main shopping mile on Christmas day) and Rajan brought me back to the hotel.
