Mailers have become an important part of business promotions for any industry. Creating a perfect HTML mailer which will work on all mailers has always been a question of discussion. Few things which I discover while working and solving bugs are noted below.
1. <p> html tag doesn't support font color in Rediffmail.
<p style="color:#ffffff;">Give me some Sunshine!</p>
This code doesnt work on Rediffmail. Its better to use <div> instead of <p> to avoid this issue.
Simply use <div> and avoid this problem.
2. Background Image and Position:absolute CSS doesn't work on Rediffmail.
Background color works but Background image doesn't work on Rediffmail. You can use Background color in place of that image and compromise with your design. But you must be thinking why not use Position:absolute and place one element over another. But to disappoint you even the Position:absolute doesn't works. You can use following code to get better result.
<div style="max-height:0;max-width:0;overflow: visible;">
<img src="image source"/>
</div>
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<div style="max-height:0;max-width:0;overflow: visible;">
<h1>Text Over the Background Image</h1>
</div>
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</div>
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Chadar an incomplete journey rather an extraordinary experience. After a wait of almost an year I managed to spare myself for Chadar Trek. It's a frozen river Trek on Zhanskar river in Leh district. Trek starts from Shingrak Sumdo near Chilling which is around 70km from Leh. One of my guide friend Hira Singh from Wan village in Uttarakhand whom I met during Ronti Saddle Trek gave me Tashi's contact for this Chadar Trek. Tashi is a local boy from Choglamsar, Leh. With paternal house in Zhanskar village and Choglamsar he is the perfect Zhanskari. He made all the arrangements for our trek. A home stay in Choglamsar just 20 minutes drive from Leh airport and a pure Zhanskari team with all the porters from Zhanskar village. We were very touched with his hospitality. The moment you land in Leh ( 9,800 FT) you can feel the drop in temperature afterall its one of the highest airport in the world. In winter there is no Road connectivity to Ladakh, flight is the only option. Tashi welcomed us with a traditional Bandhani (silk cloth used as garland). We were very pleased with this gesture. It was a celebrity kind of feeling. We hopped on the vehicle he brought for us and reached his house in Zhampa, Choglamsar. Beautiful house.....pics here.....
Complete market was closed in Leh. One of the royal members who was also posted as Chairman was expired and today his last journey. After a warm lunch, Tashi accompanied his elder brother Mr. Wangtup with us to visit Leh market. Few of us bought some locally made gloves and socks required for the Trek. One of our member Santanu's gumboot was not arranged as his shoe size is little bigger then the normal size. We filtered whole Moti market but no result. Everything was set for the trek except Santanu's gumboot. Keep in mind to acclimatize yourself you have to keep yourself outdoors as much as possible and drink lot of fluids. If you manage to spend first 2 days without any health issues it means you are acclimatized and nothing severe is going to happen until you complete the trek. Hot soup and delicious momos were served in dinner.
Day 02 (10,480 FT, 70 Kms drive, 4 KMs trek)
A mini bus was parked in time we loaded all our sacks, porter sledges and sacks and we left Zhampa at 0900 hrs. First 50 kms Road is good then last 20kms was under construction with lot of excavation work going on. Indus River flows all along the route and we also pass through confluence of Indus and Zhanskar river at Nimmu, Magnetic hill and Gurudwara Sri Pathar Saheb. Glimpse of Frozen Zhanskar was adding onto our excitement. We reached the starting point Shingrak Yogma (Shingrak Lower) also called Tilak Sumdo around 4 kms from Chilling. Zhanskar River was flowing with all force with white and grey frozen sides and bottle blue colored water. Our guide Tashi wanted to camp here but we insisted him to camp somewhere else where its less crowded. We stepped in our gumboots which was our companion for next 6 days. Few patches on the chadar are too slippery even gumboots doesnt find the grip. Only mantra to walk on chadar is to drag your feet like a penguin. Still I bet you are going to slip. Falling is part of experience so best thing is just keep counting and enjoy falling. Even the porters and guide were falling. Trail of around 4 kms and we reached Bakula. Our guide decided to camp here. Guide showed us a cave right up in the mountain adjacent to our campsite.
On enquiry they said its Bakula cave. Many years back a lama known as Bakula Rinpoche meditated here, so the name of the place and cave was the result. Nice big cave but the trail is tough. Very inclined and loose rocks. Some how we reached there but coming down is the toughest task in such places and it was our first day so I was worried about the injuries or any mishaps. Day ended with a delicious dinner and local sweet dish made of fruits.
Day 03 (10,760 FT, 14 Kms trek)
Most of the groups were returning today. Locals warned us not to go further as chadar was breaking and temperature increasing as well. We were little worried but decided to go. We left Bakula by 0800 hrs and our plan was to walk as much as possible. We passed through Shingrak Gongma. Chadar was little broken here, we managed to cross it. Trail is almost even with slight ups and down, one is rarely breathless. Zhanskar trek is not tough only factor is cold temperature which makes it difficult and test your tenacity. We had our quick lunch in noon and continue to walk. Around 1600hrs we reached Tibb cave. Beautiful campsite but dirty, ofcourse we are responsible for that. Most of the agencies camp here. There is a big cave on left where you can hangout in the evening and porters in this trek spend there nights in those caves only. Few of them build small cave by raising stones as a wall to guard chilly wind. They don't camp near client's tents, they spend there nights in those human made caves. As soon as the sun sets temperatures falls rapidly,. So please don't expose yourself too much. Day ended with nice hot dinner. It was yak stew, first time we were having this, it tastes almost like mutton but dark in color. For those who denied to have yak meat Pasta was made for them.
After dinner we all fill our Thermo flasks and hot water bags with hot water and get in our tents. One important thing you must have with you on this Trek is hot water bags. You will get them in any medical shops, but this is going to save you in those chilling nights. Keep those bags inside your sleeping bags and keep your batteries and gadgets etc also inside your sleeping bags, otherwise batteries will drain.
Day04
Tibb to Nerak (11,150 FT, 12 KMs Trek)
Today was last day of our forward journey, from tomorrow we will start returning. It was early morning when a man wearing Lama costume came near my tent and said..please return Chadar is broken, if we are alive we can do many such treks. He was guiding a foreigner and returning from Nerak. I was little worried by his information, but decided to go as we can't believe until we see it ourselves, from last two days people were saying that Chadar is broken but still we came so far. We left Tibb around 0800 hrs, there was another team camping that night they left half an hour before us. We came across Tsomo ganga. It's the only water fall which is never frozen. There is a story behind this waterfall. In ancient times people from Ladakh region used to go Tibbet for education to become Lama's. There was a boy from Nerak village he went Tibbet to learn budhism and become Lama. After his completion the head of the institution asked him his desire, he complaint about the water crisis in his village. That head of the institution gave him a container and strictly instructed him to open this container after reaching his village. That young boy turned Lama happily left monastery and started his return journey. As days were passing the weight of the container was gaining weight. Young Lama opened that container with curiosity, as soon as he opened it, two golden fish flew and get inside the rocky mountains, from those holes stream of water started flowing. That young Lama cursed himself for being impatient, if he would have opened that container in his village same stream was to flow in his village. You can see those two big holes water flowing from one hole and another is blocked, there is a story behind blockage of that hole.
Video here...wangtup
After crossing Tsomo Ganga, we came across a place where the river was just 10 feets wide and wall on both sides are like canyon, straight wall. After crossing this zone we had our quick lunch. During our lunch we came to know about a tragedy just happened in the trail ahead. One girl drowned in that Chilling water and she was dead. Her body was wrapped in plastic and traversed on sledge. Few more kilometers ahead and we reached a place where water was coming over the Chadar. And there was no way we can cross over it. Our guide went ahead to check the trail but return disappointed. We had a quick discussion and decided to camp right there and wait for the conditions to get better. After lunch we all went to collect some wood for fire. It was a sleepless night, hundreds of thoughts were running in our minds. Can we make it?? What if we reach Nerak and the chadar loose it's shape.??
Day 05
Camp before Nerak to Tsomo Ganga (10,760 FT, 12 Kms trek)
Next morning we started early. With packed lunch and two support staff and guide we were again on the same trail with our fingers crossed. Just 200mtrs from campsite Hirak decided to return. Chadar was not completely frozen. Still water was coming over. One support staff returned with him. Again we were at the same point from where we returned. Condition was even worst, still water was flowing over the frozen ice. Still we wanted to try, few more metres and water was inside our gumboots. Our legs were inside chilled water upto knees. We were out of mind, immediately we were looking for the support we climbed on siderocks, and put off our shoes and socks. One of our member had a nervous breakdown, after offering hot water he was normal condition. We all were looking at each other, confused disappointed. Guide Tashi said it's risky to continue, still asked for our opinion. Wangtuk another support staff very positively said let's do it, he said let's fix the rope we can cross. But he was not sure what will be the condition when we return. Already a team was strucked in between Nerak and this point. We had a small team discussion and decided to return. Immediately we returned to the campsite, packed all our tents and left the campsite. Our target was to cover as much as possible, as the water level was increasing. For next few kilometres we tried to avoid the water and walked over the rocks on the banks. We reached Tibb cave, condition here was worst. There was no way we can walk through, we have to climb the side walls and cross that broken patch. Ropes were fixed, luggage was crossed first then one by one we climbed over. It took us around an hour to cross, which in normal condition will take just 5 minutes. As we crossed that patch few locals were coming towards us without there pants and informed us about even worst condition then this patch, they said you have to get into water to cross.
Next few kilometres was something which we will remember whole life. We were literally walking in chilling minus temperature water shouting, laughing, singing ofcourse with pain. Sometimes water was around waist level. Somehow we crossed this particular patch and immediately changed our socks and pants and continued walking. You should not take rest if your body gets cold it can be harmful so our guide doesnt allowed us to take rest and we kept on walking. After an hour we stopped and prepared a quick lunch and dried our socks and pants. Trail after this was normal, it was getting dark so just before Tsomo Ganga we found a camp site where we decided to camp for the night.
Day 06
Tsomo Ganga to Shingrak Yogma (12.5 Kms)
Lazy day, we started around 0950Hrs from Tsomo Ganga, we knew today is going to be our last day, noone wants to leave this trail. We wanted to spend one more day, so we thought of camping again Bakula stay tonight and then tomorrow morning we can reach Shingrak Yongma to board the bus to Leh. Around 1230Hrs we were at Bakula, We were busy with clicking photographs, our guide informed us that there is a bus standing at Shingrak Yongma, which came with a team and now it has to return without any passengers. So we decided to catch that bus and reach Leh. We had CHADAR SNAN (Bath in Zhanskar river, Chadar) had some maggi and left for Leh. Around 1500Hrs we left for Leh. Enroute we stopped at Nimmu - Confluence of Zhanskar and Indus river, Magnetic Hill and very famous Gurudwara Sri Pathar Sahib.
By 1900 Hrs we were at Tashi's house.
Watch this video, complete story of our attempt.
Mount Kanamo, 19600 ft from sea level almost 6000m. On 07th of July 2018 1750 Hrs me (Jaydhar Chowdhary) and Susanta Mudi successfully summited this peak. We did this without any guide or porter. We started the trek from Kibber Village in Himachal Pradesh. First day we reached Summit Camp and next day we did the summit. and third day returned to Kibber. Biggest challenge on this trail is the altitude you gain, in a day n half you are gaining almost 5500fts, the Kibber village is at 14108ft and the peak is 19600 ft, at this altitude oxygen is really thin. And second biggest problem is water. There is only one source of water that is way before the basecamp. You have to carry all the water from that source only. Its Kanamo Lake. We had just 5 Litres of water for 2.5 days. Less intake of water made it more tougher. But the moment you reach there, the view all around is just breathtaking you can see all small and big peaks of Spiti Valley.
Day 1: 2nd July
Kgp to Delhi
Train from Kharagpur to Delhi Anand Vihar Railway Station.
Day 2: 3rd July
Evening bus from Delhi to Manali
Reached Delhi, had lunch with few friends, who came to meet us. Gajendra already booked bus tickets for us. We reached Majnu ka Tila, where the bus was supposed to leave. We reached there at 1800hrs, but bus came around 2030hrs.
Day 3: 4th July
Reach Manali, Stay at Manali for acclimatization
Booked tickets to Kaza from Manali bus stand. Himachal tourism buses are available, you must book your tickets in advance, otherwise you might have to travel standing. Fare is 310 Rs. from Manali to kaza. There is only one bus for Kaza at 0530 hrs. Its rare to get some shared vehicle for Kaza.
Day 4: 5th July
Bus from Manali to Kaza then vehicle from Kaza to Kibber
200km + 19km
Manali to Kaza is one of the toughest but the most scenic roads in the world.
Manali - Rohtang Pass - Batal - Kunzum La Pass - Kaza
Scheduled time to reach Kaza is at 1730 hrs but it's never on time. We reached Kaza at 1900 hrs and immediately hired a cab to Kibber. 1000rs for cab to kibber. Reached Kibber at a homestay, cab driver dropped us to a home stay.
Day 5: 6th July
Kibber to KBC to Kibber Summit Camp
7.5km + 2.5km
Only source of water Kanamo Lake, carry as much as water from the lake, there is no other source of water on this trail.
Day 6: 7th July
Kibber Summit Camp to Summit back to Kibber
2km to summit + 2.5 km to base camp
Summit at 1750 Hrs.
Day 7: 8th July
kibber summit camp to kibber to Kaza
Left kibber summit camp at 1100hrs reached kibber at 1400hrs. Had our lunch and left for Kaza. Detour to Key monastery and night stay at kaza. Tickets to manali are booked in advance from kaza busstand. You will get tickets after the bus from manali arrives kaza. There are rooms at busstand where the bus driver and conductor spend there night. You can directly visit them and book your tickets.
Day 8: 9th July
Kaza to Manali
Bus left kaza at 0500hrs
Reached Manali at 1800 hrs
Night stay at Manali
Day 9: 10th July
Book tickets for Delhi
Bus from Manali to Delhi, left manali at 1700hrs reached Delhi next morning 0700hrs
Center aligning CSS is simple when we need horizontally, but vertical alignment is not simple as horizontal. We can simply use text-align: center for inline elements and margin-left and margin-right values auto for centering horizontally. In our table based layout days we used valign attribu
te but for div based layouts vertical-align attribute is there but useless. It doesnt work as it reads. Vertical-align is similar to valign, it also applies to table cells only and it works with inline elements.
This vertical-align doesnt work with block level elements like a paragraph inside a div.
A common rule which you can use and get results is as follows, using pseudo selector it can be achieved. Simple CSS rules to vertical align your elements in the middle of a div.
Content can be dynamic here, it works with multiple line of content. If it doesnt works in all browsers just add "display:inline-block;" to the child element.
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This style is usually used for the popups, which we use to center in the middle of the screen. Child can be centered both vertically and horizontally. "position" is must for both parent and child. relative for parent and absolute for child.
You should have noticed value of margin-top is -15% that is half of value of height (30%) and value of margin-left is -25% that is half of value of width (50%).
I read alot about Puducherry French colonials and all, always wanted to visit this place. I planned a small trip with my family packed my bags and reached. Located along the Coromandel Coast of Bay Of Bengal. Pondicherry or Puducherry is a city and capital of the Union Territory of Pondicherry and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in South India. It was French capital of India until 1954, its French legacy is still preserved in its French colonial settlement quarters with tree lined streets, mustard-colored villas and boutiques.
Like all other South India tourist spots you will get bikes on rental and explore all your own. I tried to book online but my good luck was the payment option was not working so I googled for local rentals and I was surprised to see that its one of the major business in Puducherry. Where ever you land in Puducherry just hire an autorickshaw and ask him to drop you at Chetty Street, Mission Street. You will get many shops and garages who provide this service. Cost depends on the type of vehicle you select. I rented a scooter and for 3 days it was my companion. It charged me Rs. 200 per day.
You will easily get on google but still I am sharing the number from where I took on rent.
V. Ambal - 9500889275, 9159978080, 7639818080, Mission Street, Chetty Koil Complex
Most of the places of interest are near Pondicherry beach.
Basilica Of Sacred Heart Of Jesus
2.5 Km from Pondicherry bus station and 100m from Pondicherry Railway station.
Pondicherry Beach / Promenade Beach
3.5 km from Pondicherry Bus Station, also known as Rock beach (coz rock along the beach), Promenade beach (coz Hotel Promenade is there adjacent to the beach). It is 1.5km long stretch between War Memorial and Dupleix Park.
Most of the places of interest are all around this beach area and Goubert Avenue which is adjacent to this beach road. French War Memorial
3.5 Km from Pondicherry bus station, on Goubert Avenue or you can say Pondicherry beach road.
Mahatma Gandhi Statue
At a distance of 3.5 km from Pondicherry Bus Station, The Statue of Mahatma Gandhi is located on the beach front of Pondicherry. Most of the cultural activities throughout the year are hosted here at this square.
Statue Of Dupleix
At a distance of 3 km from Pondicherry Bus Station, The statue of Joseph Francois Dupleix is situated in children's park on the beach road.
Bharathi Park / Government Park
At a distance of 3.5 km from Pondicherry Bus Station. Its right opposite to the Gandhi statue in beach front. The Aayi Mandapam or the Park Monument is a famous monument which lies at the center of the park. In past, Aayi Mandap was the main water source for Pondicherry town.
Raj Niwas
At a distance of 3.5 km from Pondicherry Bus Station, Raj Niwas is the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. Its adjacent to Bharati Park.
Old Light House
At a distance of 3 km from Pondicherry Bus Station, The Old Light House is one of Pondicherry's most famous landmarks and is situated on Goubert Avenue. Right in front of Pondicherry beach.
Church Of Our Lady Of Angels
At a distance of 3 km from Pondicherry Bus Station, The Church of Our Lady of Angels, also known as Eglise de Notre Dame des Anges Church is one of the popular churches in Pondicherry. Situated on Goubert Avenue. Right in front of Pondicherry beach.
Romain Rolland Library
At a distance of 3.2 km from Pondicherry Bus Station, Romain Rolland Library, formerly known as Bibliotheque Publique, is one of the oldest Libraries in the country and the biggest in the Union Territory of Pondicherry. Established in the year 1827, this library has been named after the French scholar - Romain Rolland. Adjacent to Bharati Park.
Sri Aurobindo Ashram
At a distance of 3 km from Pondicherry Bus Station, Sri Aurobindo Ashram is a famous spiritual community (ashram) located in Pondicherry. Founded by Sri Aurobindo and Mirra Alfassa (The Mother) in 1926. The ashram is also the place of Samadhi of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother.
This ashram comprises several buildings and there are around 1,200 members along with 400 students living in this center. The ashram contains a library, printing press, playground, art gallery, a dispensary/nursing home, dairy, farms and guest houses. Children below 3 years are not allowed. Prior permission required for Photography.
Manakula Vinayagar Temple
At a distance of 3 km from Pondicherry Bus Station, The Manakula Vinayagar Temple is one of the famous ancient temples dedicated to Lord Ganesha and is a popular pilgrimage site in Puducherry.
Manakula Vinayagar Temple was in existence before the French came and settled in Pondicherry and the idol of Lord Ganesha is locally known as Vellakkaran Pillai. The French Jesuits and missionaries tried to demolish the temple several times, but every time local population saved the temple.
Pondicherry Museum
At a distance of 3 km from Pondicherry Bus Station, Pondicherry Museum is situated adjacent to Bharathi Park and is known for its unique collection of sculptures. Furnitures and other household appliances used then are also displayed here.
Ousteri Lake / Osudu Lake
At a distance of 10 km Pondicherry Bus Station, Ousteri Lake, also known as Osudu Lake, is situated at Osudu Village on Pondicherry-Villuppuram Road. Spread across 390 hectares, the lake is situated between Pondicherry and Tamil Nadu. Boating facility is available here.
Church Near Osudu Lake
On the way to Osudu Lake you will find this beautiful church. Its just 500m from the lake.
Serenity Beach
At a distance of 8 km from Pondicherry Bus Station, Serenity Beach is close to East Coast Road (ECR). It is a clean, calm and less crowded beach with very few restaurants on the beach front. This beach offers several adventure activities like surfing, boating, canoeing and kayaking.
Immaculate Conception Cathedral
At a distance of 2.5 km from Pondicherry Bus Station. Founded in 1686, the Immaculate Conception Church, also known as Eglise de Notre Dame de la Conception Immaculee, is located on the Church Street in Pondicherry.
Botanical Garden
At a distance of 1.5 km from Pondicherry Bus Station and around 1Km from Railway station. You can proceed on the same road on which Basilica Church is there you will reach Botanical garden. The Botanical Garden is located south of the New Bus Stand and is one of the top Pondicherry Tourist Places. It was established in 1826. There is also a well maintained Aquarium in this garden.
Chunnambar Boat House
At a distance of 6 km from Pondicherry Bus Station, Chunnambar Boat House also known as Plage Paradiso is famous for its backwaters and it's a popular boating venue and is. Located on the Cuddalore main road, the backwater is situated at a point where the Chunnambar River meets Bay of Bengal.
Matrimandir - Auroville
And last but not the least most famous place to visit in Pondicherry Matrimandir. Thousands of people visit everyday here. At a distance of 13 km from Pondicherry. It lies on the East Coast Road and was founded by Mirra Alfassa in 1968. The structure was designed by the French architect Roger Anger. The purpose of Auroville is to build a world where people can live peacefully, irrespective of nationality, colour, caste and creed.
Soil from over 124 countries was placed and mixed inside a lotus shaped urn, symbolizing universal oneness. Auroville was built to welcome people from all over the world to live together and explore scientific, educational, cultural and spiritual pursuits as per the Auroville charter.
The town houses the Matrimandir (Temple of the Divine Mother) at the center. It is a one hundred foot high spherical structure with the lotus bud shaped foundation. Its outer walls are decorated by gold-encased discs. The structure has an exquisite meditation chamber of white marble floor and walls. Daylight entering from the roof is directed to a huge crystal globe which illuminates mysteriously providing a focus for meditation. It has around twelve gardens, lakes and an amphitheater. The 12 gardens around the Matrimandir were named by the Mother: Existence, Consciousness, Bliss, Light, Life, Power, Wealth, Utility, Progress, Youth, Harmony, Perfection. Each are symbolised by a flower.
The Visitors Center provides a pass to the Matrimandir. There is also an art gallery at Visitors Center along with a video theatre (Timings: 10.30 AM, 11.30 AM, 2.30 PM, 3 PM & 3.30 PM). There is also a cafeteria and some boutiques selling products manufactured in Auroville. Its difficult to get permission for entering into the Matrimandir and meditate. You need to take prior permission. You have to come here in person before 4 days and get the passes and permission for visiting inside the Matrimandir.
Timing for issue of passes: Weekdays: 9.30 AM to 12.30 PM and 1.45 PM to 4 PM. Sundays: 9.30 AM to 12.30 PM.
