About Lamayuru Monastery The ancient Lamayuru Monastery was an obvious mandatory stop during our epic road trip across Ladakh. As our convoy of multiple jeeps wheeled away on the baby bottom smooth Srinagar-Zojila pass-Kargil-Leh highway, I was delighted to see the dramatic setting of Lamayuru Monastery from a distance. Located close to Leh, the capital …
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How to reach Lamayuru Monastery How do I get to Lamayuru Monastery in Ladakh? It is a commonly asked question. It is very easy to arrive at Lamayuru Monastery. You can easily arrive at Lamayuru Monastery and many other places in Ladakh via both private vehicle and public transport, thanks to the rock-solid infrastructure of …
About Chamba Statue or Maitreyi Buddha Statue The Chamba Statue of Maitreyi Buddha and Mulbekh monastery is the best kept secret of Ladakh. As we wheeled our way to the Leh city, we stopped at this offbeat place I had no idea about. A colossal rock cut statue of standing Maitreya Buddha peeped from behind …
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Leh to Nubra Valley via Khardung La – Ladakh Trip This blog is the part of my series on the 12 days long road trip through Ladakh in Incredible India. The road from Leh to Nubra valley passes through picturesque Khardung La pass, Diskit and Hundar. Diskit is not very far from Leh, the capital …
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Picture above – What you see here are the people from Dha Hanu Village, 160 kms northwest of Leh. They are called Brokpa aka Drokpa and are billed as the last Aryans in the valley. It’s said that their ancestors were once a part of Alexander the Great‘s empire. Look closely and you will see …
This blog is about the #MyGration Story of a shepherd I met near Zoji La Pass in Ladakh. It is a part of a series which I run on my blog. You can follow the hashtag #MyGrationSW series on my Instagram, Facebook and Twitter too. (Links below). To read other migration stories on my blog, …
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Music of cymbals, drums and trumpets waft in the air dramatically, spiritual chants adding to the aura of the place. Thousands of Ladakhis drop their conversation unceremoniously and glue their eyes on the elaborate ceremony. His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa, spiritual head of the 1000 year old Drukpa Order, revered as Naropa’s reincarnation, dons the …
The Drukpa Order celebrates the once-in-12-years Naropa Festival ; invites everyone to be a part of the largest Buddhist Festival in the world. We all have dreamt of heading to the Ladakh region in Jammu and Kashmir at some point of time. Especially after the movie 3 Idiots hammered it in the mind of an entire …
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This blog is the part of my series on the 12 days long road trip through Ladakh in Incredible India on invitation by Scout My Trip and OYO Rooms It takes fun company to make Highest Blogger Meet at Khandungla top happen! Here is a brief introduction of the Travel bloggers whose amazing company made …
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Here is how Highest Blogger Meet made it to India Book Of Records near Khardung La in Ladakh. It was one epic road trip through Ladakh. OYO Rooms also announced OYO Nauts in the event. Incredible India! Imagine this! The placid lake reflected the naked mountains of Ladakh, remarkable due to the patches of snow …