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The Dhankar Buddha of Spiti

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The Dhankar Gompa in Spiti as among st its posessions a metal Statue of the Buddha which was off limits to outsiders. A few people had ever seen and it was first photographed for open sources only in 2010. This is the story of the Buddha which came all the way from Gilgit

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tags: dhankar gompa, spiti, trans himalayas, tibetan buddhism, gilgit shahis, ladakh, tibet
categories: Himalayan History
Wednesday 08.14.19
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
 

The Chamba Lahaul and the British Lahaul Story

Looking towards Chamba Lahaul from outside Udaipur

Lahaul and Spiti have had a checkered fascinating history and lying on the Himalayan borderlines they have always been the bone of contention for various powers in the Region from the states of Kashmir, Chamba, Kullu, Bushahr, Ladakh, Guge, Tibet, the Chinese and even the Mongols, Baltis and Yarkandis. However little is known of the exact circumstances and the chain of events of History that followed as there are no written records. All the above powerful states / people left some mark or influence on these two adjoining Regions. This is an attempt to piece together their History though for most of the time the History followed its separate course in Lahaul and its own course in Spiti.

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tags: lahaul, spiti, chamba, british, kullu, bushahr, garza, garsa, Lah Yul
categories: Himalayan History
Thursday 07.25.19
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
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Kishtwar : At the Himalayan Crossroads

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Kishtwar is a region in the Jammu division of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Due to its unique location just under the shadow of the Great Himalayas and at the place where the religions and cultures of the Himalayas meet. They give Kishtwar a unique flavor which remains largely unexplored.

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tags: kishtwar, kashmir, chamba, zanskar, spiti, buddhism
categories: Himalayan Geography
Friday 05.25.18
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
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