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Explore Himalayas: Valley of flowers

Valley Of Flowers National park     Uttarakhand is well known for its Hindu pilgrimages like Haridwar & Rishikesh. This state is blessed with rich nature and beautiful mountains. It also contains many national parks like Jim Corbett national park, Rajaji national park, Gangotri natinal park, valley of  flowers national park etc.                               Valley of flowers , National park of Uttarakhand and UNESCO world heritage site is located in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand Near   Ghangharia & Joshimath town. This valley is declared a national park in 1982 and Now it is world heritage site.  Valley of flowers is 20 km northwest of Nanda Devi National Park. Why to visit valley of flowers ?      You must be thinking that what is special about this valley which is worth visit !! Valley of flowers is located in the lap of nature s...

Explore Himalayas: Monasteries of Himachal

Famous Monasteries of  Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh is famous for its beauty, rich nature and heart stealing mountains, But it is also famous for its rich  Buddhist culture. Himachal has may beautiful small villages in which many famous Buddhist monasteries which  tells the story of art, peace and culture of Buddhism. What is monastery ? A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone. In India it is also called Gompa. Monasteries in India recognizes for practicing  Tibetan Buddhism.    Lets explore some famous monasteries of Himachal !! TABO Monastery ALTITUDE : 3050 m In the lap of white clay mountains the most revered Buddhist institution TABO monastery is situated in Tabo village of spiti valley, Himachal Pradesh, north India. It was founded in 996AD by Tibetian Buddhist Lotsawana Rinchen Zan...