A Kinnaur Lahaul Spiti Trip.
Himachal- the land of gods.(Lahaul Spiti).
Spiti Residential Complex.
The Lahaul, Spiti and Pangi areas are largely followers of Buddhism.
Spiti Valley can be used to spend time among the magnificent mountains.
While coming from Shimla and Kinnaur Tabo is the gateway to Spiti valley.
Spiti's border starts at Samdo[74 km from Kaza]
which is quite near to India-China border.
Spiti's border start at Samdo[74 km from Kaza]
which is quite near to India-China border.
Geographically, the Pin valley is shut off from the rest of Spiti by high mountains.
Spiti's border start at Samdo(74 km from Kaza)
which is quite near to India- China border.
Travellers interested in exploring Spiti can also visit the destination via National Highway No 21.
In the Patan valley in Lahaul Spiti there are a few families belonging to the Samvegala.
Kinnaur, Lahaul- Spiti, Kulu, Chamba-
Pangi are tribal areas which are snow bound most of the year round.
If you are travelling from Shimla,
drive on National Highway number 22 and you reach Tabo in Spiti.
Lingti is the third biggest river,
after the Pin which pours its great waters out into the Spiti.
So then here in Himachal, historically already there are some Buddhist communities in Lahaul and Spiti areas.
In Lahaul and Spiti and in Kinnaur, however,
the most widely spoken languages belong to the Sino-Tibetan family.
As the name suggests, Spiti Homestays in Himachal would make you experience a homestay of an
entire community.
Interestingly, India is home to a remarkably well-preserved specimen of this ancient tradition-
the Gue mummy of Spiti Valley.
Major railway stations near Spiti are Chandigarh and Shimla,
which are directly linked to most of the Indian cities.
This is the largest monasteric complex in Spiti and has nine temples,
23'chortens', a monks chamber and a nuns chamber.
When I give teachings in Spiti, everyone will listen very attentively and whatever I say,
they will just nod their heads.
Spiti Valley is also known as the Little
Tibet due to its vegetation, terrain and climate which are similar to Tibet.
Featuring next in the list of top 10 beautiful cities in India
2015 is the splendid hill town of Spiti in Himachal Pradesh.
Pashtnina goats are mostly reared in Ladakh, the Lahaul and Spiti valleys, and the Chini valley and its neighbouring areas of Himachal Pradesh.
This is the largest monastic complex in Spiti, and the old section has 9 temples,
23 chortens, a monk's chamber and a nun's chamber.
So if you plan to visit Spiti Valley, remember to make a detour to Gue
and spend some time with India's only naturalised mummy!
There are also passes that lead from Spiti into southwestern Tibet,
but these are now shut due to the closed border between India and Tibet.
To monitor the changing climate closely, the Indian government has
set up a high-altitude station named Himansh in Spiti at an altitude of 13,500 feet.
At an altitude of 12,774 feet, the monastery is perched
unbelievably on the edge of a cliff and offers a panoramic view of Spiti valley.