Ladakh, a high altitude desert. Its one of the most beautiful places and one of the must visit places in India.
It's also known as 'Mini Tibet", for it's cultural and historic facts being similar to that of Tibet.
Every place in Ladakh has its own scenic beauty and nothing can be missed. But since we are constrained with time, we visited only few places like Leh, Nubra Valley, Tso Moriri and Pangong Lake.
There are few places en-route from Kargil to Ladakh. The first one being the Mulbek.
Mulbek:
In Buddhism, there is a concept of future Buddha, who is named as "Maitreya Buddha".Maitreya is a bodhisattva who in the Buddhist tradition is to appear on Earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma.
At an altitude of 3304 mt (from sea level), there is a 9mt tall rock cut statue of the Maitreya Buddha. The scholars believe it to be of 8th centenary but there is a thought it is of a Kushan period about 2000 years old.
There is an inscription on a near by rocks orders from the King Lde for not to sacrifice a goat at the altar of a deity , there is also an inscription that this order of King is too hard if goat is not sacrificed what will the deity say .
Moon Land:
Sangam Point:
This is the meeting point of the Indus and the Zanskar rivers. Since colour of the both rivers is different from one another, it makes a scenic beauty.
The colors depend on the season, most of the times bluish but when we visited the water is muddy. Hence can see the difference but not the beauty!!
The magnet hill:
Magnet Hill is a gravity hill located near Leh in Ladakh, India. The hill is alleged to have magnetic properties strong enough to pull cars uphill and force passing aircraft to increase their altitude in order to escape magnetic interference, while in fact, this is a purely optical effect caused by layout of the surroundings (see Gravity hill).
The “magnet Hill” is located on the Leh-Kargil-Srinagar national highway, about 50 km from Leh, at a height of 11,000 feet above sea level. On its south side flows the Indus, which originates in Tibet and goes to Pakistan. The magnetic hill has become a popular stop for domestic tourists on car journeys. (Source: Wiki)
Gurudwara Shri Pathar Sahib:
According to a local legend, once a wicked demon live in the area who terrorised the people where the gurdwara is now situated. The people prayed to the Almighty for help. It is said that Guru Nanak heard their woes and came to their aid. He settled down on the bank of the river below the hill where the wicked demon lived. The Guru blessed the people with sermons and became popular in the area. The locals called him Nanak Lama. Seeing this the demon got into a rage and decided to kill Guru Nanak Dev.
One morning when the Guru was sitting in meditation, the demon pushed a large pathar (boulder), down from the hilltop, with the intention of killing the Guru. The boulder gained speed as it rumbled down the hillside, but when it touched the Guru's body, it softened like warm wax and came to a halt against Guru Nanak's back. The Guru kept on meditating unhurt and undisturbed. Thinking that the Guru had been killed, the demon came down and was taken aback to see the Guru deep in meditation. In a fit of anger, he tried to push the boulder with his right foot, but as the pathar still had the softness of warm wax, his foot got embedded in it. Pulling his foot from the boulder the demon was dumb founded to see the impression his foot had just left in the stone.
On seeing this, the demon realised his own powerlessness in comparison to the spiritual power of the great Guru. He fell at the feet of Guru Nanak Dev and begged for forgiveness. Guru Sahib advised him to get rid of his wicked ways and asked him to lead a life of a noble person. This changed the life of the demon, who gave up evil deeds and started serving the people. (Source: Wiki)
After Ladakh, our next destination is Manali.
It's also known as 'Mini Tibet", for it's cultural and historic facts being similar to that of Tibet.
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| Enter the desert!! |
Every place in Ladakh has its own scenic beauty and nothing can be missed. But since we are constrained with time, we visited only few places like Leh, Nubra Valley, Tso Moriri and Pangong Lake.
There are few places en-route from Kargil to Ladakh. The first one being the Mulbek.
Mulbek:
In Buddhism, there is a concept of future Buddha, who is named as "Maitreya Buddha".Maitreya is a bodhisattva who in the Buddhist tradition is to appear on Earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma.
At an altitude of 3304 mt (from sea level), there is a 9mt tall rock cut statue of the Maitreya Buddha. The scholars believe it to be of 8th centenary but there is a thought it is of a Kushan period about 2000 years old.
There is an inscription on a near by rocks orders from the King Lde for not to sacrifice a goat at the altar of a deity , there is also an inscription that this order of King is too hard if goat is not sacrificed what will the deity say .
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| Maitreya Buddha |
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| Beauty of Ladakh |
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| Beauty of Ladakh |
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| Beauty of Ladakh |
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| A Buddhist monk! |
Moon Land:
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| Moon Land |
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| Moon Land |
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| Moon Land |
Sangam Point:
This is the meeting point of the Indus and the Zanskar rivers. Since colour of the both rivers is different from one another, it makes a scenic beauty.
The colors depend on the season, most of the times bluish but when we visited the water is muddy. Hence can see the difference but not the beauty!!
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Magnet Hill is a gravity hill located near Leh in Ladakh, India. The hill is alleged to have magnetic properties strong enough to pull cars uphill and force passing aircraft to increase their altitude in order to escape magnetic interference, while in fact, this is a purely optical effect caused by layout of the surroundings (see Gravity hill).
The “magnet Hill” is located on the Leh-Kargil-Srinagar national highway, about 50 km from Leh, at a height of 11,000 feet above sea level. On its south side flows the Indus, which originates in Tibet and goes to Pakistan. The magnetic hill has become a popular stop for domestic tourists on car journeys. (Source: Wiki)
Gurudwara Shri Pathar Sahib:
According to a local legend, once a wicked demon live in the area who terrorised the people where the gurdwara is now situated. The people prayed to the Almighty for help. It is said that Guru Nanak heard their woes and came to their aid. He settled down on the bank of the river below the hill where the wicked demon lived. The Guru blessed the people with sermons and became popular in the area. The locals called him Nanak Lama. Seeing this the demon got into a rage and decided to kill Guru Nanak Dev.
One morning when the Guru was sitting in meditation, the demon pushed a large pathar (boulder), down from the hilltop, with the intention of killing the Guru. The boulder gained speed as it rumbled down the hillside, but when it touched the Guru's body, it softened like warm wax and came to a halt against Guru Nanak's back. The Guru kept on meditating unhurt and undisturbed. Thinking that the Guru had been killed, the demon came down and was taken aback to see the Guru deep in meditation. In a fit of anger, he tried to push the boulder with his right foot, but as the pathar still had the softness of warm wax, his foot got embedded in it. Pulling his foot from the boulder the demon was dumb founded to see the impression his foot had just left in the stone.
On seeing this, the demon realised his own powerlessness in comparison to the spiritual power of the great Guru. He fell at the feet of Guru Nanak Dev and begged for forgiveness. Guru Sahib advised him to get rid of his wicked ways and asked him to lead a life of a noble person. This changed the life of the demon, who gave up evil deeds and started serving the people. (Source: Wiki)
After Ladakh, our next destination is Manali.
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