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