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Greetings people, welcome back to my channel 'Follow Jack'
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and welcome to the Yoga capital of India, Rishikesh
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we'll see everything about it including why it's considered as the Yoga capital
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and we'll see what are the important things here
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along with the adventurous things like bungee jumping, zip-line and river rafting
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and we'll cover most important spots such as Ram Jhula and Lakshman Jhula bridge
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Triyambakeshwar mandir and the famous 'Deepa aaradhana'
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then I'll tell about my hostel experience from here
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let's move to the video
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"Majestic music"
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"Majestic music"
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"Majestic music"
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now time is 6.30 in the morning
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now we're at the river banks of Ganges for small rest
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the sceneries are very good and many people are doing Yoga here
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some of them are busy at jogging and running
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and this guy is doing meditation after taking a bath
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so this bridge is called as Janki Setu
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there are two more bridges here called as Ram Jhula and Laxman Jhula, we'll visit those two also
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today I have ideas of doing zip-line and river rafting
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river rafting path will cross this side also I guess
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they seperated that too in 3 divisions: 9 Kms 12 and 24 Kms
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I think 18 Kms are also there, it depends on the agency
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I'm not sure about booking, so I'll do it via the hostel I'm staying
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I have to say about this hostel, it's really good
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and it has beautiful vibe and it has many bookings left
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because as I done late booking in night, I have very less chance to mingle with others
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they provide kitchen, breakfast, lunch, dinner and everything
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so we don't need to go outside for purchasing goods
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I tried their food in the morning and it's worth the price
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come let's see, I'm very hungry now
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let's drink chai and we'll explore everything
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this bridge is called as Janki Setu bridge
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the length of the bridge is 274 meters,
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due to the high number of tourists, they constructed this bridge for 48 crores
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next to Ram Jhula and Laxman Jhula, these 3 bridges
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are main tourist spot here and
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people will take photos and do walking here
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we can access this bridge via vehicle too, they have dedicated lanes for that
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Ganges river looked very nice from here
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2 Kms from this bridge we saw a local tea shop in streets
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we decided to have tea break and we also ordered butter bun
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it was very good, vendor tossed the bread in frying pan after spreading butter in the bun
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that tea and bun combo was heavenly
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I already told about the bridges Ram Jhula and Laksham Jhula, we visted Lakshman Jhula and it's closed for now
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maybe for maintanance work
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we have a nearby temple called Neelkanth mandir as it's in our bucket list
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we can't go from here, we need to take a long route
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this is the Neelkanth Mahadev temple
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this is located 30 Kms from Rishikesh, it's open from 5 A.M to 6 P.M
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the architecture is amazing,
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it has 11 steep floor like structure
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we need to leave our footwear outside as usual
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I saw many things in this temple, each floor had many room like structure
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those rooms had many dieties we worship
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goddess Parvathi was present in many avatars, same goes for Lord Shiva also
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we can purchase Rudhraksha or any holy ornaments from the shops here
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they also sell small statues made of many materials
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one pandit tied a rope in my hand and encouraged me to do milk abishekam to Linga statue
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I gave 20 Rs as offerings to him
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they only allow us till the 10th floor
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and the view of the ganges from that floor looked majestic, see for yourself
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guys now we're at the top of Neelkanth Mahadev temple
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so here we can find one shrine of lord Shiva
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he is known as Thirumukeshwar
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so one Lingam surrounded by snake like structure
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and one pandit was here who gave blessings to us earlier
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he smeared holy powder in my forehead and stamped it like thrisool(trident)
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that's all we can't go any further floor
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it's closed here and look the view of the Ganges from here
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many have alreadt started river rafting and
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we'll go there next, it seems different
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water is calm at many places and
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at few spots it seems rough, I'm going to be excited
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look there are many small temples here
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this is the part of this temple and that one is a different one
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there are many ashrams, hotels, hostels, houses
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and shops, this view is so good
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without wasting any time, I travelled 13 Kms to reach the zip-line
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this is the GangaZip adventure from Rishikesh
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compared to other adventure activities this zip line is very cheap
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they charge 1500 Rs for per person, if you want to travel in this
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you must below 110 Kgs so the zip line can support you well
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before starting this trip they will get our details and signature in certain documents
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to be honest, this is like a declaration form that says they're not responsible for your life
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after that documentation and payment, they will give some instructions
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like how to travel and how to stop for any emergency
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then they will give us a trial, my good time there was two girls while I'm doing this
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they're eager than me so they both preceded me and I did in the last
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because it's first time in my life and I shot a 360 degree footage for you
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look this, so you can also experience my ride
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"shouting in joy"
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they dropped us in one-way, and we done a small trek fro 5 minutes to reach the return point
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I was the one who has to be do this first this time and this one seems very high than the last one
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if you visit Rishikesh, give it a try at this GangaZipline
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"classical music"
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"classical music"
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"classical music"
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-How do you feel now?
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I feel many things and I want to share that to the world after I hit the down floor
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zipline was awesome and another level
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the first time I feared that it would get teared, as the gravity pull was high
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I thinked of dropping on the rafting people
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those were crazy thoughts, but this ride is worth every penny
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it's the second cheapest activity and the cheapest one is river rafting
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and we're heading to that next,
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I'm also excited for that, because I never done this before
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I think I done that in my childhood with my parents, but I never doone this after that
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so we're trying that for the first time in Rishikesh
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you can see that cable from here, it seems close from here
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but at the top it's very frightening
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I went to hostel and changed my dress for rafting and waited at the pickup point
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the good thing here is the agent who arranges this river rafting
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they picked up from our convenient location, it was easy for us and the 5 members travelling with in this adventure
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we travelled towards to the start point of rafting
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before reaching that point we saw many guys doing the rafting
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and it made us excited, finally we reached the starting point
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they gave the required gears like helmets, life jackets for safety purpose
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we need to wear those to start river rafting
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they will divide us in small teams, one raft can accommodate 8-10 members
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my draft was filled with boys, they all from Mumbai
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they're friendly and joyful
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they made me feel good about my river rafting experience
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I had small fear of dropping from raft and swept way in the current water
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but this experience is a memorable one for me
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"crowd shouting"
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"crowd shouting"
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after reaching the midway we can drop from raft and float in the river
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so everyone were floating and enjoyed the ride
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the travel distance is 13 Kms and it took 1 to 1.5 hours to complete this
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guys it was very fun, and I never expected this much
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I was so excited and
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- How was our gang?
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you guys had another level of fun and we floated in the river
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we're lifting this so we can help them to place in the starting point
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it's very sunny here
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they have slippers and I had no footwear with me now
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we reached the hostel again and changed our dresses
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and we decided to see the Light showing worship(deepa aarthi) at Ganges river
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this event happens at Triveni Ghat and this place always densely crowded
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as you can see this crowd, many claimed that it's beautiful to witness in-person
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and I realised that, they organized it neatly
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all devotees will wait for an hour before the event starts
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and then they will leave, special followers
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who are paid to stand near the pandits and they will do pooja with their family
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they also drenched them in Ganges to throw away their sins
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they also do the final rites for dead people here
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this Aarthi looked beautiful and
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imagine that beauty in a drone shot
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how beautiful it is from the top angle?
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in this crowd I met a Tamilian, he was expressed his joy after meeting us
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he said that he is going to leave this place the next day for Badrinath, I talked with him for a while
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then we played with this kids
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after sometime the crowd was diluted, then
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I examined the lamp used for aarthi
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next I visited Ram Jhula, it was built in 1986 and it seems very strong till now
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I saw this bridge while I was in river rafting, but the night view is awesome
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these lightings and decorations are looking good
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police are gaurding on both sides, because they will never allow vehicles after the place gets crowded
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this bridge is the only point that joins the two places,
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and if not for this bridge, you have to travel 15 Kms extra to reach other side
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this Ram Jhula and Lakshman Jhula bridges are must see spots for you in Rishikesh
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after RamJuhla you need to visit a statue of lord Shiva nearby
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this statue looked familier, then I realised that it's the same one
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from the 2013 floods in news
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we may thought this statue was grounded but in reality it's situated at a high position from land
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it was horrific to imagine that disaster
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there is an ashramam behind this but it was closed while we visited there
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there are many things we need to see in Rishikesh apart from the things I have shown in this video
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I can explore these things only with my one day time limit
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I hope it was useful for you, if you visit Rishikesh
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don't forget to visit these temples, ashrams, bridges and adventure activities
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you will get an unforgettable experience, the video ends here
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thanks for watching guys, we'll meet in another place similar to this
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till then stay tune guys, I'm your Sailendiran signing-off for 'follow jack'.
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