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| Himalayas
is paradise for different types of adventure
activities. The Sheer
Varity ranging from Camping, mountaineering, Trekking,
Skiing, Skating, Water Sports to aero sports like Hang
Gliding, Para Gliding make Himalayas one of the most
attractive destinations for adventure sports not only in the
India but the world over. |
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| The
Himalayas, over the centuries, have attracted trekkers,
mountaineers, pilgrims and ascetics. Its rugged heights
crowned with snow and draped in vast glaciers. Trekking in
the Himalayas is now quite enjoyable and has become
comparatively easy. There are difficult treks as well as
easy treks, long and short treks. Vehicles, helicopters,
Balloons and aircrafts are also available to explore the
Himalayas. |
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| "In
the north (of India) there is mighty mountain by the name of
Himalaya the abode of perpetual snow, fittingly called the
Lord of Mountains, animated by Divinity as its soul an
internal spirit. Spanning the wide land from the eastern to
the western sea, he stands as it were like the measuring rod
of the earth." |
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"Kalidas"
in "Kumar Sambhavam" |
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| Traditional
Hindu lore describes the Himalayas as "Devabhumi"
( God's
Land ), and they hold many important pilgrimage
places. Just as importantly, the trouble and effort
that it took the faithful to reach these places was seen as
a means to help cleanse one's soul, just as beating wet
clothes against a rock knocked out all the dirt. |
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