BHARAT DARSHAN: EXPLORING THE UNEXPLORED: HIMALAYAS: THE UNTOUCHED PARADISE-Kaza,Key/Ki/Kee Monastery/Gompa(Episode-15)

In this show of our documentary travelogue on Steemit, "Bharat Darshan: exploring the unexplored", Sukhnidhey Films (www.sukhnidhey.com), takes you to the highest mountains in the world, the Himalayas.

Continuing our journey from Tabo in the previous episode we now head straight to Kaza, situated at 11,980 feet above msl. It is the sub-divisional headquarters of the remote Spiti valley in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh.

The road to Kaza is a true off-roading experience for every travel enthusiast--one who has a strong affinity for dangerous mountain driving, however!

The road is broken at several places, and makes you wonder sometimes if you are actually driving on the mountain slope itself. As we proceed, we spot beautiful sand-dune like mountains along the road-side, which are naturally carved out by the forces of nature. They are a very strong reminder of that ancient age, millions of years ago, when the whole region was submerged under ocean waters and the Himalayas, as we know them today, were unborn.

Spiti valley is a cold desert; consequently the slopes of the snow clad mountain peaks are barren, devoid of any vegetation. This aggravates the problem of erosion; the slopes are covered with loose, grainy, soil, which often slides down in the form of immense debris on the very road itself. This makes for very careful, patient, and slow-speed driving.

So, hold your breath, tighten your seat belts and come along with us as we take you to this divine place, gather and document historical evidences on this enchanting journey, studying the architectural features and critically examining the events as described in the ancient Indian texts, and as we see them first hand. "BHARAT DARSHAN: exploring the unexplored", every Thursday at 12pm EST on Steemit.
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