read about & travel to Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh, 29 pics

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Namaskar Mitra,

 

Spiti means middle country, a name given as a result of its ties with Indian and

Tibet. Here even the mountains look beautiful.

 

1. Spiti Valley a Hidden Paradise in Himachal (my article) -

http://www.esamskriti.com/html/inside.asp?cat=568&subcat=567&cname=gmanspiti

 

2. 29 pictures on Spiti valley -

http://www.esamskriti.com/html/new_photo.asp?subcatid=121. Picture contents are

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Drive from Lahaul Valley to Kaza, the big town of Spiti Valley. World famous Ki

Monastry, built before the 15th century, is the repository of rare thangka

paintings and several ancient musical instruments. Its library holds the

manuscripts of the sacred Tangyur texts.

 

Kibber Village, 4205 mtrs, is the second highest permanently inhabited village

of the world connected by a motorable road. The village was so clean and well

laid out. Villagers have TV & VSAT based telephone exchange. Welcome to Tabo,

3050 metres. Founded in 996 ad, Tabo has exquisite wall paintings and stucco

statues and is often called the Ajanta of the Himalayas. The complex has 9

temples, 23 chortens, caves. In Trans Himalayan Buddhism, Tabo’s sanctity is

next only to Tibet’s Tholing monastery. It has been declared a World Heritage

Site by UNESCO.

What I liked about the people of Spiti Valley was that they were happy, content

and appreciated work done by the Govt of India. In Tabo, a place amidst

nowhere, friend Jayant could speak to his wife in London instantly. Women

played a very important role in managing local restautants.

 

See you at the site, Share the Wealth, with Prem and Om

sanjeev

 

 

 

 

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