Himalayan Ranges
For centuries, the mighty Himalayas, crowning the Indian sub-continent, have been revered as the abode of divinity. Hundreds of shrines and pilgrim sites dot the Himalayas foothills and the lofty ice clad peaks, many of them associated with the Indian epics. The sacred River Ganges originates here before winding its way down to the plains. Also in the Himalayas are the prayags or the sacred confluences of the various rivers that feed the River Ganges.
Himalayan Ranges
The Himalayan mountain system is the planet’s highest and home to the world’s highest peaks, the Eight-thousanders, which include Mount Everest and K2. To comprehend the enormous scale of this mountain range consider that Aconcagua, in the Andes, at 6,962 m (22,841 ft), is the highest peak outside Asia, whereas the Himalayan system includes over 100 mountains exceeding 7,200 metres (23,622 ft).
Nestling in the Northern lap to the Himalayan Ranges, Himachal Pradesh, literally means the land of the Snow. Valleys overflowing with exotic flowers, snow-capped peaks and green hills, gushing rivers and stream.. Himachal Pradesh is breathtakingly beautiful. It is also home to several temples and Buddhist monasteries.