Lamayuru is one of the most ancient monasteries in Ladakh, the oldest surviving structure dating to the 11 th century CE. What makes this monastery particularly fascinating, is its location, amidst what is today called the “moonscape”, for the spectacular natural rock formations, which truly are “out of the world”! As per legend , there once existed a huge lake in this area, populated only by the Nagas (serpents). It was prophesized that there would be a great monastery built here. This prophecy came true when the great acharya Naropa (756-1041 CE) arrived. He emptied the lake, meditated for many years inside a cave, and built the first monastery here. The present structure is a new one, built around the cave where Acharya Naropa is said to have meditated. This legend seems to fit well with the geological formations seen in the area, which suggest this was a paleo-lake, which disappeared around 1000 years ago. Lamayuru is about 130 km from Leh , and the Indus River flows along th
There is no better time to explore the Western Ghats than
the monsoon, but we rarely get to go anywhere in the rains, thanks to the
school schedule. This year, however, we struck lucky, with the school changing
its term breaks, and giving us some bonus holidays in August! Which is why, you
haven’t seen me online the last couple of weeks. Where did I go? Can you guess
from this pic?
Yes folks, this is Jog Falls in Karnataka, a place which has
been on top of my wish list for a long, long time!!!
With the recent happenings in our family, Shankar wasn’t able
to join us, so I first thought of heading out alone, with just Samhith in tow. Then,
on an impulse, I decided to drag my mother along, so, for those of you who haven’t
met her yet, here she is, along with Samhith, whom most of you know well by
now!
The main idea of going on this trip was to give Samhith and
me a much needed break, since we aren’t really sure how much we will be able to
travel this year, and it surely did that. As you can see from these pics,
Samhith did have a wonderful time…
Whether it was playing on the Om beach at Gokarna…
Or making sand castles….
Travelling by passenger trains…
Or picking shells on the Varca beach at Goa…
Or soaking in the spirit of Goa….
And these were just a few of the many things we saw and
did!!
This was one much needed vacation for us, and we enjoyed it
to the hilt. It is now time for me to re-live all that enjoyment, sharing all
of it, with all of you! So stay tuned and keep coming back! There is loads
coming up, soon!!!!
Quite a lot of places covered... and he's turning out to be a good poser :)
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like a good holiday. Waiting to hear more. And the water fall pics are so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWow! What a lovely place! I want to visit it too!
ReplyDeleteThe first photo is awesome.
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