The
Himalaya, roof of the world, is a magic place where the magnificence of
the world's highest mountains is mirrored in the rugged beauty and
unique culture of the people who live in their shadow. Take a ride to
these himalayan destination.
For
the rest of the world Himalayas is a mountain range that encloses the
Highest peaks of the world. For the thrill seekers, Himalayas is the
ultimate adventure sports destination. And for the tourists they have the
most exotic and picturesque holiday resorts found on earth. But for the
pilgrims they are the most sacred and revered mountain ranges in the world.
From ancient times these holy mountains were considered the abode of Lord
Shiva. It was here in the mist shrouded crags of these mystic ranges that
the legends and myths of Hinduism were born and thrive to this day.
Drive along ancient pilgrim trails, visit the remote Himalayan temples and
shrines and experience the serenity and tranquillity of the Himalayas.
Travel on the same trail used by pilgrims for centuries to visit sacred
pilgrimage site such as Kailash Mansarovar, the Holy Mountain in Tibet and
the Char Dhams Kedarnath, Badrinath, Yamunotri, and Gangotri. In the
Trans-Himalayan regions the Monasteries, often built on steep slopes, still
dominate social life and religious practices that continues in much the same
way.
He who thinks
of the Himalayas, though he should not behold him, is greater than he who
performs all worship in Kashi. In a hundred ages of Gods....
Himalayan
range covers the entire northern part of India, nestling five major states
of the country within it. The ancient Indian pilgrims who have travelled in
these mountains ....
Travel across
the Brahmaputra and reach the land where myth meets magic and wishes are
horses! The land where nature endows man and is yet to be trimmed ....
For sheer
geographical diversity, few places in the world are as richly endowed as
Himachal Pradesh. Low rolling bills, just a couple of hundred metres ....
Jammu Kashmir
is the first Himalayan state of India, but its not another hill land of
India. Jammu and Kashmir is really three regions: the foothill plains of
Jammu ....
Shrouded In
Heavy Mist, the guardian deity Kangchenjunga both protects and terrifies the
inhabitants of the magical kingdom of Sikkim ....
Lying in the
north of the vast and bountiful expanse of India and cradled in the awesome
beauty and calm serenity of the stately Himalayas, Uttaranchal....
The flight
into Leh, the capital of Ladakh, is an unforgettable experience - over the
dramatic expanse of the Himalayas - for Ladakh straddles four main ranges -
the great Himalayan, Zanskar....
Nepal - a
country of amazing extremes, is the home of the World's highest
mountains, historic cities and the forested plains where the lordly
tigers....
Tibet, one of
the extra ordinary destinations where indeed adventure lurks around every
corner. Its name the "Roof of the world" is not a mere
statement....
