Tawang is also known as the land of mompas,hidden paradise and land of dawn lit mountains...it has countless monasteries,nunneries,several lakes,many waterfalls andd hot water springs too.It offers breathtaking views,fresh mountain air,unexplored scenic beauty,challenging treks...very old valuable scriptures are kept here in the monastries.
One of my blogger friend asked me if the air is too thin here......yes it is ...on our very first trip my kid sister fainted while we were crossing SELLA PASS(14000ft).......it was army troups posted there who helped us.....we were asked to gulp down the Brandy they offered us...and we were strongly adviced to warm up ourselves with little dosage of either brandy or rum...my lips were chapped so badly that it was hard to speak even.But now with air travel and global warming things have changed a lot.......very recently a group of some elderly ladies had a great trip luckily none of them faced any problem.
Inhabitants of TAWANG are of MOMPA-TRIBE....they belong to mongoloid stock and are very religious.Lamas hold a very important and respectful place in this society...their advice is seeked in every sphere of life here.It is believed that the name TAWANG was given by MERA-LAMA of 17th century.
YAKS....they are spotted everywhere here.
One of my blogger friend asked me if the air is too thin here......yes it is ...on our very first trip my kid sister fainted while we were crossing SELLA PASS(14000ft).......it was army troups posted there who helped us.....we were asked to gulp down the Brandy they offered us...and we were strongly adviced to warm up ourselves with little dosage of either brandy or rum...my lips were chapped so badly that it was hard to speak even.But now with air travel and global warming things have changed a lot.......very recently a group of some elderly ladies had a great trip luckily none of them faced any problem.
Inhabitants of TAWANG are of MOMPA-TRIBE....they belong to mongoloid stock and are very religious.Lamas hold a very important and respectful place in this society...their advice is seeked in every sphere of life here.It is believed that the name TAWANG was given by MERA-LAMA of 17th century.
YAKS....they are spotted everywhere here.
Wonderful pictures.If time permits when I visit India I shall try my best to visit this beautiful place.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for taking us there. This is so interesting. I don't like the feeling of being in high elevations. The air is very thin up on top of Haleakala on the island of Maui and leaves you gasping. I didn't like it. The Mompa people are very attractive. That baby is adorable.
ReplyDeletei'm amazed by all the different cultures, customs and religions in the world. thanks for introducing me to another new place that i will never visit.
ReplyDeletegood post.
ReplyDeleteआप का ब्लाग अच्छा लगा...बहुत बहुत बधाई....
nice pictures and really infoemative piece...thanx.
ReplyDeletei shall be visiting sikkim in october..can you provide some information about that state?
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Even I have suffered of things like hill diaorrhea and lack of oxygen at many of my trips which were at a height. Great post.
ReplyDeletegajab ki tasveeren hain......
ReplyDeletepahli tasveer to lazavab hai.....
badhai......
Wonderful snaps and thanx for taking us to these places :)
ReplyDeletethis seems like such an unbelievable place. such history and culture. the scenery is awesome!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photographs, Kavitha. Very very informative post. We are planning to visit there, coming December. Will it be bearable for us, Chennai people. My son comes home at that time and we are planning a trip there.
ReplyDeleteIf we come, we will read this again. It might be useful. Thank you.
What wonderful photos Kavita!
ReplyDeleteTawang sounds like an amazing place. I'd love to get the chance to visit there. I can just imagine trekking one of the dawn lit mountains.
Thank you so much for bringing it closer to me.
"Tawang...Land of Dawn Lit Mountains" - The titles you choose for your posts are apt and appreciable.
ReplyDeleteKavitaji, if Tawang is known as "Hidden Paradise", this blog should be known as "A Tourist's Paradise". What you say?
Keep sharing memories of many more such interesting places...good luck...