DAY 18: REST DAY AT QUZU / TRUGHO GOMPA (LAKE MANSAROVAR)
The weather had not improved overnight. It was still drizzling and was still freezing cold. Any way there was not much to do today except relax at the Gompa Guesthouse and chat with friends. Yatries were in no mood to take a dip in the freezing waters of the lake. While Our time on the ships, they had scared US enough of Hypothermia and its affects.
Apart from the ritual of taking a dip in the lake, the other thing to be done was to do a “Hawan”.
With the Hawan place and timing decided a few yatris went ahead and braved the cold waters of the lake and took a dip.Any way WE had seen the Tv series “Man v/s Wild” and WE remember how he educated us on how to stay calm and collected if WE have to jump into Frezzing waters, and what one should do to avoid going in shock etc etc
As soon as Our feet touched the cold water, due to the cold WE felt as if 10000’s of pins and needles were stinging Our skin, but WE continued, prayed and enjoyed a lot taking Holy Bath Dip.
After the Havan and Prayers offerings, WE visited the Gompa. Gompa’s in Leh and in Tibet are almost the same. Same kind of architecture, same kind of decoration and same kind of artifacts. But the major difference is that in India they can put the photo of Dalai lama in a Gompa but in Tibet they cannot!!
Pics From Day18
Cloudy, Rain and cold weather
Havan
The best way to spend the day was to Visit the Trugho Gompa
By the evening, we could see the silver lining on the clouds and Mt. Kailash
By night we could see other mountains around. Notice the fresh Snow on the top
End Of Day 18
The weather had not improved overnight. It was still drizzling and was still freezing cold. Any way there was not much to do today except relax at the Gompa Guesthouse and chat with friends. Yatries were in no mood to take a dip in the freezing waters of the lake. While Our time on the ships, they had scared US enough of Hypothermia and its affects.
Apart from the ritual of taking a dip in the lake, the other thing to be done was to do a “Hawan”.
With the Hawan place and timing decided a few yatris went ahead and braved the cold waters of the lake and took a dip.Any way WE had seen the Tv series “Man v/s Wild” and WE remember how he educated us on how to stay calm and collected if WE have to jump into Frezzing waters, and what one should do to avoid going in shock etc etc
As soon as Our feet touched the cold water, due to the cold WE felt as if 10000’s of pins and needles were stinging Our skin, but WE continued, prayed and enjoyed a lot taking Holy Bath Dip.
After the Havan and Prayers offerings, WE visited the Gompa. Gompa’s in Leh and in Tibet are almost the same. Same kind of architecture, same kind of decoration and same kind of artifacts. But the major difference is that in India they can put the photo of Dalai lama in a Gompa but in Tibet they cannot!!
Pics From Day18
Cloudy, Rain and cold weather
Havan
The best way to spend the day was to Visit the Trugho Gompa
By the evening, we could see the silver lining on the clouds and Mt. Kailash
By night we could see other mountains around. Notice the fresh Snow on the top
End Of Day 18
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