Dhangkar – The Cliffside Monastery

Dhangkar Gompa is something not from this world. Situated on dangerous cliffs, the monastery is over 1000 years old and is perched at an elevation of 12,774 feet. The Dhangkar complex is built on a 1000-foot (300-metre) high spur overlooking the confluence of the Spiti and Pin Rivers. In 2006, World Monuments Fund selected Dhankar gompa [...]

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Spiti – An Alien Planet

PRIMORDIAL EARTH So Spiti is one of those places that kind of makes you question a lot of things. Mainly, the fairly limited perspective that we often inhabit running around in our daily lives like mice in a maze. Seeing places that expand our notions of beauty and nature is truly a gift. And I [...]

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On the Way (to and from) Mars

Brahma Muhurta So Spiti is always a place I will associate with Serendipity. For me, the two names are interchangeable because of the series of events that led me there. Mainly, bumping into a distant cousin of mine (whom I had never met) at the guest house I was staying at in Solang Nala. I [...]

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Beas Kund – The Sacred Pool

After a relaxing trip to East Himachal I headed up North to Solang Nala, and I knew at once I had found my home. The epic Himalayan snowcapped mountains I had been looking for were right in front of my eyes. Khema, the owner of the guest house, told me about a trek to Beas [...]

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Eastern Himachal

The next leg of my trip consisted of heading from Kullu to the far East…ok not that Far East, but still the magic of the unknown beckoned and and enticed me! Himachal Pradesh is a mini universe in itself, and its landscapes are inspiring…the word primordial actually takes on a meaning when seeing such places. [...]

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