Buddhist Pilgrimage Tours Package

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Early in the morning, a jeep will drop you at Lamayuru, also known as “Place of Liberation “ where you may seek blessings in an old and impressive monastery. The trail to Alchi diverges at Fautu-La. As you descend from the pass, Mani Walls and Stupas emerge in the isolated scenery of the Himalayas. Legend has it that the area was once under a big lake, hence the moon-like landscape on the eastern part of the village. The Yogi Naropa‘s pilgrimage led to the building of the monastery on the mountain precipice in 11th century. It is an easy trek starting at Lamayuru. However it gets harder along the trail. You will follow an old pilgrimage route. The trek will see you cross high mountain passes and deep valleys. On arriving at Alchi, you will notice the distinctively beautiful Tibetan-Kashmiri art which recounts of an era long gone.
“The painters and sculptors from Kashmir brought with them a highly sophisticated form of art, which was deeply rooted in the classic Sanskrit texts of India. The masters from Kashmir would have also trained local artists and there was a marvelous blending of the local idioms with the developed styles coming from Kashmir,” says the historian, Binoy K Behl.