The lake

Leech Attack!/ My First and Last Trek

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October 23rd 2010
The next day we had a breakfast of Tibetan bread and apple pancakes and went to look for Khecheopalri Lake. As Wikkipedia says .... "the sacred Khecheopalri Lake is known as a "wish fulfilling lake", folklore and legends associated with it are many. The folk lore has generated deep religious interest and as a result lake's waters are permitted to be used only for performing rites and rituals. C ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more