“At last they entered a world within a world. A... valley of leagues where the high hills were fashioned of mere rubble and refuse from off the knees of the mountain. Surely the Gods live here… beaten down by the silence and the appalling sweep of dispersal of the cloud shadows after the rain. There is no place for men.”
A billion years ago, Spiti’s present location was the bed of Tethys Sea, separating Asia from the ancient continent of Gondwana. Gondwana joined Asia to form the Indian Subcontinent and in the process pushed up the intermediate ground of the Tethys Sea. Over time the sea dried up and the Himalaya sprang up, inching higher even now as the tectonic plate of the former landmass of Gondwana continues its movement under the Asian mainland.
A billion years ago, Spiti’s present location was the bed of Tethys Sea, separating Asia from the ancient continent of Gondwana. Gondwana joined Asia to form the Indian Subcontinent and in the process pushed up the intermediate ground of the Tethys Sea. Over time the sea dried up and the Himalaya sprang up, inching higher even now as the tectonic plate of the former landmass of Gondwana continues its movement under the Asian mainland.
Ranges of the Greater Himalaya enclose Spiti in a semi circular arc, separating it from Lahaul on the west, Kullu to the south and Kinnaur to the southwest. They also prevent the moisture laden monsoons from reaching the region, thus creating in Spiti, a bleak and arid landscape in common with Ladakh and Tibet, located beyond the Zaskar Mountains to the north and east. Lacking vegetative growth, the exposed terrain is a geologist’s paradise. It records every geological age from the Pre-Cambrian to the recent, in pristine formations.
Spiti valley is formed by its synonymous river which rises on the slopes of Kunzum la (4551mts) dividing the Lahaul and Spiti district, and ends at Khab where it meets the Sutlej. From NW to SE the valley extends for 140kms. Along its course the Spiti river traverses beds of clay and rocks, out of which rise peculiar rough monument like masses honeycombed all over with deep holes as if scooped out by a sculptor. It can be a soul journey for those affected by the “mane walls”, fluttering flags, prayer wheels, monks, all beneath an ageless blue sky, in a primordial landscape. We invite you to visit this beautiful land and soak yourself in its beauty, culture and people.
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