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Himalayas is a massive mountain system in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from Tibet.
Himalaya is the home to the world's highest peaks and the highest of them is the
Mount Everest, 8848 m.
Himalaya, due to their large size and expanse, have been a natural barrier to
the movement of people for tens thousands years. This has prevented
intermingling of people from the Indian subcontinent with people from China and
Mongolia, causing significantly different languages and customs between these
regions. The Himalayas have also prevented military expeditions - Genghis Khan
could not expand his empire into India.
Several places in the Himalaya are of religious significance in Hinduism,
Buddhism and Jainism. There are very many of the important religious places in
the Himalayas and there were over 6,000 monasteries in Tibet!
Many mystic entities are associated with the Himalayas. For instance, Shambhala
is a very famous mystical town. It is one of 24 Himalayan hidden realms in
Vajrayana Buddhism. Some legends believe Shambhala is a real town where
secret Buddhist doctrines are being saved, other legends consider that it is in
the mental realm only and does not physically exist.
In any case, Himalaya is a very interesting place, like nothing on earth.
Travelling around the mountains can be somewhat hard, but Himalaya is surely
worth a visit!
I now present to you some of my photos of Himalaya on the website Himalaya-foto.ru.
Among them are many photos of Nepal - the very Himalayan country. In the future,
going to add many images else - I have a lot of them. |
