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Day 2: The once-in-a-lifetime experience that it is -Leh Ladakh!!

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And the morning sun shone bright into our rooms invitingly. Since its on the heights, the mornings are pretty early in this part of the country. After having a hearty breakfast, we headed to the very famous "Hemis Monastery " across the rivers, barren mountains, white sand plains spreading out to infinity. The Hemis Monastery is the largest monastic institution in Ladakh. It was a huge square shaped area comprising of two temples and a museum. The architecture bore the the minute writings and paintings dominated by red,white,blue, and green color. While the temples has deities symbolizing the Hindu gods and goddesses, their names and appearances were very interesting and equally intriguing! There was a priest reciting their holy scripture continuously in a microphone; his voice and chants resounded the whole monastery giving it a pious feeling. One of the most interesting things I found there was that In...

THE ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME-EXPERIENCE THAT IT IS- LEH LADAKH!

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                    T HE ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME-EXPERIENCE THAT IT IS- LEH LADAKH! Truly known as 'The roof of the world',  Leh Ladakh are not just places you visit, but an experience that you go through.  A trip that I was reluctant to go to as I preferred exploring the south of India- Kerala and the backwaters to be precise, I totally feel pride in my decision of having experienced the serenity, gasps of amazement and an absolutely out-of-the-world encounter. The state boasts of its wide open blue skies with snowy clouds, rocks and hills that are thousands of years old but speak their own stories-each mountain speaks a different story! you see hills of all colors, as if breaking the barriers and borders of religion, caste, and nationality- blue, green,brown,black,pale yellow, turquoise, grey,white,ET.AL. Very interestingly, amidst these mountains, there ...