Very different experience. different food, indifferent clothing..
very rich culture.
Mountain peaks towering at 6,000 metres, 2,500 metres deep gorges that seem to touch the core of the earth, rocks and boulders eroded by torrential rivers and high speed winds that blow across the land. A land on which winter descends with fury, making temperatures dip to bone chilling figures below zero which turn gushing streams and rivers into solid masses of ice. Connected by NH-22, Kinnaur is sparsely populated. Villages are few and far between but in them live simple god-fearing, fun-loving people.
The arts and crafts of this land are an expression of this vibrant culture. The craftsman's hands create magic that transforms jade, silver and bronze into beautiful crockery and jewellery. The magic of his brush creates the thankas that adorn most of the Gompas. While his skill creates priceless wood carvings, like the ones in the famed temples. Marraiges have lot of music where people dance all through the night till morning.
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