Mummy of the Middle Land | Spiti Valley Roadtrip Ep:08 | Gue Village to Dhankar | #WhereDoWeGoNow

Hello Follow Stray Artist on Social Media :- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestrayartist/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thestrayartist/ Episode 8: In this Episode we Enter the Spiti Valley & we head out to a very remote village i.e. Gue Village. It is the village that is famous for its 600 Years old Mummy. It’s a strange feeling when we witness the mummy, or we can say a great monk who sacrificed his life for the settlement of the Gue village. After staying for a while in Gue village we went further to Tabo & then Dhankar, but it is not the destination that we are talking about. We can assure you these will be one of the best roads that you will ever witness, filled with beauty, huge mountains, deep valleys & an endless stretch of Indo-Tibetan Road. Route: We took the Main NH-505 road i.e. the Indo-Tibetan Road. That lead us to Tabo, further we reached Dhankar from the same road using a detour on the right. Nehru Home Stay: 9459405151, 9459736842 Spiti Valley is a cold desert mountain valley located high in the Himalayas in the north-eastern part of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The name "Spiti" means "The Middle Land", i.e. the land between Tibet and India. Local population follow Vajrayana Buddhism similar to that found in the nearby Tibet and Ladakh regions. The valley and surrounding region is one of the least populated regions in India and is the gateway to the northernmost reaches of the nation. Along the northern route from Manali, Himachal Pradesh or Keylong via the Rohtang Pass or Kunzum Pass respectively, the valley lies in the North Eastern section of the Indian state Himachal Pradesh, and forms part of the Lahaul and Spiti district. The sub-divisional headquarters (capital) is Kaza, Himachal Pradesh which is situated along the Spiti River at an elevation of about 12,500 feet (3,800 m) above mean sea level. Lahaul and Spiti district is surrounded by high mountain ranges. The Rohtang Pass, at 13,054 feet (3,979 m), separates Lahul and Spiti from the Kullu Valley. Lahul and Spiti are cut off from each other by the higher Kunzum Pass, at 15,059 feet (4,590 m). A road connects the two divisions, but is cut off frequently in winter and spring due to heavy snow. The valley is likewise cut off from the north up to eight months of the year by heavy snowfalls and thick icing conditions. A southern route to India proper is periodically closed for brief periods in the winter storms of November through June, but road access is usually restored a few days after storms end via Shimla and the Sutlej in the Kinnaur district. Spiti valley is a research and cultural centre for Buddhists. Highlights include Key Monastery and Tabo Monastery, one of the oldest monasteries in the world and a favourite of the Dalai Lama. It was the location of the scenery and cinematography in the Indian films Paap, Highway and Milarepa, a biographical adventure tale about one of Buddhism's most famous Tibetan saints. The Buddhist monastery in the valley served as the locus of the set and some of the monks appeared in the film. The Pin Valley of Spiti is home to the few surviving Buchen Lamas of the Nyingmapa sect of Buddhism. The small town of Manali was the beginning of an ancient trade route to Ladakh and, from there, over the Karakoram Pass on to Yarkand and Khotan in the Tarim Basin. Spiti is summer home to hundreds of semi-nomadic Gaddi sheep and goat herders who come to this valley for grazing their animals from the surrounding villages and sometimes as far as 250 km. They enter the valley during summer as the snow melts and leave just a few days before first snowfall of the season. #milesonbike #WhereDoWeGoNow #strayartist Follow Stray Artist on Social Media :- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestrayartist/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thestrayartist/ THE SPITI VALLEY ROADTRIP 2018: 1. https://youtu.be/mmA2JxskPZg 2. https://youtu.be/jssSMQMp2tI 3. https://youtu.be/gc6wyAbWSkQ 4. https://youtu.be/v2tt2oIRUv8 5. https://youtu.be/SeB160XI9Aw 6. https://youtu.be/byjgcexe1Zw 7. https://youtu.be/FwY4EhdqHKA 8. https://youtu.be/QPqiMHBzwg4 9. https://youtu.be/aUH-CYEHnHA 10. https://youtu.be/t4nFinEmGlo 11. https://youtu.be/PFbg73QbGbY 12. https://youtu.be/baUkmQBfhls 13. https://youtu.be/myLMGpmMl1I 14. https://youtu.be/K5Neatjdljo 15. https://youtu.be/D8TiNxOoaf0 16. https://youtu.be/vSp1el5FbBA Music Credits: 1. YouTube Audio Library If you felt happy watching this Vlog, please do like & do comment because your words mean a lot, they motivate us and puts a smile on our face and so you go spread happiness by sharing the video with your friends. Please do subscribe to our channel and hit the bell icon if you want to see our Amazing Journey as we Ride On.