Śrāvaṇa (Sanskrit: श्रावण) is the fifth month of the Hindu calendar. In India’s national civil calendar, Śrāvaṇa is the fifth month of the Hindu year, beginning in late July from the first day of the full moon and ending in the third week of August, the day of the next full moon. In the Tamil calendar, it is known as Āvani
Kardang Monastery or Gompa is a famous Drukpa Lineage monastery, and is the most important monastery the Lahaul valley, India. The associated village of Kardang was once the capital of Lahaul. The monastery is a huge white building bedecked with prayer flags. It is situated on a ridge below the 15,000 foot (4,572 metres) Rangcha peak, at an altitude of 3,500m on
Bhaga is the Vedic god of fortune, as well as a term for “lord, patron” and “wealth, prosperity”. Bhaga is an Āditya, a group of societal deities who are the sons of Aditi. Bhaga’s responsibility was to make sure that people received a share of the goods in life. He is associated with his brother, Aryaman, regarding the expectation of a successful
Rohtang Pass (Rohtang , lit: རོ་ (Ro)- suvanch, ཐང་། (thang)- plain/field ) is a high mountain pass (elevation 3,980 m (13,058 ft)) on the eastern end of the Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas around 51 km (32 mi) from Manali in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It connects the Kullu Valley with the Lahaul and Spiti Valleys of Himachal Pradesh, India. Contents 1Geography 2Overview 3Climate 4Latest News 5Road tunnel under the Pass 6Gallery
Atal Tunnel (also known as Rohtang Tunnel) is a highway tunnel built under the Rohtang Pass in the eastern Pir Panjal range of the Himalayas on the Leh-Manali Highway in Himachal Pradesh, India. At a length of 9.02 km, it is the longest highway single-tube tunnel above 10,000 feet (3,048 m) in the world when completed and is named after former Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee. With the existing Atal Tunnel
Gilgit-Baltistan (/ˌɡɪlɡɪt ˌbɔːltɪˈstɑːn, –stæn/; Urdu: گِلگِت بَلتِسْتان, Balti: རྒྱལ་སྐྱིད་ སྦལྟི་ཡུལ།), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative territory, and constitutes the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947, and between China and India since 1950s. It is the northernmost area administered by Pakistan. It borders Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir to the south, the
Ali Sher Khan Anchan (Balti: علی شیر خان انچن) (also called Ali Rai, Ray Alī, Alī Rai, Raja Sher Ali Mir, Mir Ali, Sher Ali and Ali Zad; 1590–1625) was a famous Balti king. He was a Maqpon dynasty king who unified Baltistan and expanded its frontiers to Ladakh and western Tibet in the east, and in the west to the borders of Ghizar and Chitral. Contents 1Military Achievements
Jammu Tawi (station code: JAT) is a railway station in Jammu city in the India Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Contents 1Background 2History 3Electrification 4See also 5Gallery 6References 7External links Background Jammu Tawi is the largest railway station in Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory . It is a major railhead for other places in the state and for tourists heading towards the Kashmir Valley. Jammu–Baramulla line project
Kacho Sikander Khan Sikander (1917-2007) was an eminent Indian writer from Kargil District of Ladakh. His work Qadeem Ladakh – Tarikh-o-Tamaddun is a major study of the history of Ladakh from the time people settled in the region up to the post-independent era. Contents 1Early life 2Career 2.1As a public servant 2.2As a writer 3Later years 4Bibliography 5References Early life Sikander Khan
Kargil Airport (ICAO: VI65) is a military airfield in Kargil district 6 km (3.7 mi) away from Kargil and 217 km (135 mi) from Leh. It is one of two airports in the union territory of Ladakh. The airport will be expanded for operations of commercial jets by the end of 2019. History The airport was built by the State Government of Jammu and Kashmir in 1996 for civilian