Saturday, April 12, 2014
Friday, June 28, 2013
Jomsom
JOMSOM , the windy valley of Upper Mustang...
Jomsom is
main head quarter of Mustang district. Jomsom Village is situated on the foot
of mount Nilgiri 7140m. This village has at the altitude of 2760m above the sea
level. Jomsom is the main gate way to proceed sacred Muktinath Temple (3850m)
for Hindus and Buddhist people of Nepal.
Jomsom
has also domestic airport from Pokhara> Jomsom> Pokhara and motorable
route from Pokhara> Beni> Jomsom . Jomsom is also ending point of great
Annapurna circuit trek of Nepal.
Another, destination from Jomsom is Kagbeni
village and it is about 2hrs in walking distance. Kagbeni is the departure point
to famous Upper Mustang. Upper Mustang is famous for its reddish Rocky
Mountains, desert landscapes and old Tibetan monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism in
Nepal. This valley was the Salt Trade route of Nepal to Tibet. Upper Mustang
was also known as” Forbidden Kingdom,” “The
Lost Kingdom” etc. This region is quite famous for tourists for light to hard trekking
in Himalaya.
Around the Jomsom, one can easily hike
to Thini village (45 minutes), Syang village (40 minutes), Marpha (1:30 hrs),
Dhumba lake (1hrs) in walking distance.
for more details Clik here : http://www.travelsupportnepal.com/
for more details Clik here : http://www.travelsupportnepal.com/
Pictures of Jomsom
PICTURE OF JOMSOM, MUSTANG
Nilgiri Himal 7123m.
Dhumba lake
Jomsom Village
Kaligandaki river
Jomsom Airport
Muktinath
MUKTINATH ( The place of ultimate liberation)
Munktinath is a small village of Mustang
district situated at the altitude of 3781 m. above from the sea level. The name
of the village comes from the famous shrine Muktinath.
Muktinath
means place of Nirvana and is
home to the Muktinath temple as well as several monasteries. It is said that
all sorrows you feel are relieved when visiting the Temple, which is a scared
pilgrimage site to both Hindus and Buddhists. The image of Muktinath is worshipped by the
Buddhist as 'Avalokitesvara' the god of compassion and as God Naga calls ‘Lwang
Ghyalmo’. The Buddhist calls it “Chuming
Gyatsa” or the place of 108 holy water spouts. Hindus hold this to be a reincarnated
form of Lord Vishnu giving the rise to the belief that Vishnu himself received
salvation here. Another attraction nearby is the
Jwala Mai monastery with the female nuns
this contains a spring and an eternal flame fed by natural underground gas. This
trek takes you a long valley of the Kali Gandaki river, breath taking view of unique deserted mountains and the view of Nilgiri, Dhaulagiri mountains can enjoy.
for more details Clik here : http://www.travelsupportnepal.com/
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)