Lahaul
Oldest Gompha
Based at Keylong, visit Buddhist gompas and savour nature's spectacular sights.
Some suggestions are
Guru Ghantal (8km) regarded the oldest gompa in
Lahaul and said to have been founded by the religious leader Padmasambhava in
the 8th century.
Kardang (5km) has a library of Buddhist scriptures and houses exquisite
thangka paintings, Shashur (3km) is surrounded by a rare patch of woodland and
its 17th century gompa hosts Shashur Tseshe festival in June. Tayul (6km) means
the 'place that is chosen' and has a huge statue of Padmasambhave.
Baralacha La (4,890 m 75 km) is an 8-km long pass where the paths from
Zanskar, Ladakh, Spiti and Lahaul meet; Suraj Tal (4,800m) is a lake just below
the summit of the pass and is the source of the river Bhaga. Sarchu, on the
route to Leh, is the last point in Himachal and has a tented colony for tourists.
Trilokinath (53 km) has fine stone carvings and Udeypur (53 km) has an ancient
temple.
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