Saturday, 15 June 2013

Places to See in Mcleodganj Dharamshala India

The most memorable experience of my Journey was when the temperature dropped to almost zero degree and I woke up at 0400 hours due to extreme Cold temperature and no heating facility besides my jacket and socks , as I woke up to the dark night, in an instant decided to capture the Himalayan Sunrise on my Camera
Hiking the Himalayas between the Prayer flags

I was waiting in my hotel lobby to feel safe to move out and see something across the narrow streets, however to my surprise there were monks dressed in traditional red gown with handy prayer wheels and chants on there lips heading towards the " Tsuglag Khang "or better known as Dalai Lama Temple, due to extreme FOG the streets weren't  visible to my lame eyes hence I followed the Monks towards the Mountain and got the Best Shots to cherish for life.
Following the Right Path 
Devotee at Dalai Lama Temple 





Prayer wheels, has the MANTRAS engraved on each wheel and as per the Buddhist Belief, one must rotate the wheel to let the Mantras flow in the air, quite an effective way of chanting prayers.








"Om Mani Padme Hum" the basic of all Mantras is engraved on the prayer wheels, prayer flags and even on random stones as you walk pass the Monestary giving a sense of Holiness and Divine ethnicity as the simple harmony and the rich values which people here follow. 

St.John's Church built in 1862 - was one of the most dramatic places I have ever been to, there was so much of history going on in here at once, though the church was closed I sneaked in after bribing the Care taker and felt the presence of English culture in India with pure sense of great monumental architecture.

Amidst of the Great Pine trees 

St John's Church, Macleodganj India


Jogiwara Road right in the Middle of the Main Chowk is the best shopping place to buy Nostalgic Tangka  paintings, symbolic icons and Local in-vogue fashion.

Tangka Art in Process
A 7feet tall Finished Tangka Painting 


Dharmkot, TIPA ( Tibetian Institue of Performing Arts), Bagsu Waterfall, Dal Lake, Triund, TCV (Tibetian Children Village) and many more to name a few places that changed my over all prospective towards life. 


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