Stories About Diligence - Character Development Series

The Leh Palace is a 17th-century royal palace and one of the central attractions in Leh. Built under the patronage of King Sengge Namgyal, his family lived here. The nine storeyed Dun-coloured palace now has a museum and a prayer hall, while the main attraction is the extensive view of Leh and the surrounding Zanskar Mountains from the terrace. Namgyal Tsemo Gompa makes Founded in early 15th century, Namgyal Tsemo monastery in Leh in Ladakh is renowned for its three-storey high solid gold idol of Maitrieya Buddha. Situated on a mountain top behind the Leh palace, the monastery offers panoramic views of the surrounding ountryside, the gently flowing Indus River and the snowcapped peaks of Zanskar range. As a mark of his respect to Buddhism, the king Namgyal Tsemo built the monastery above his palace. Situated at the cliff of Namgyal hill, its architecture is impressive. View of Leh from the gompa is breathtaking as the view changes with light. The Likir Monastery is one of the ol...

The popular Magnetic Hill of Ladakh is a unique hill where vehicles defy the force of gravity and move upwards on the hill when parked at the marked location. The hill lies at a distance of thirty kilometer from the town of Leh on the Leh-Kargil highway near Pathhar Sahib Gurudwara. Gurdwara Pathar Sahib, is a beautiful Gurudwara sahib constructed in the memory of Guru Nanak Dev Ji about twenty five miles away from Leh, on the Leh-Kargil road , 12000 ft above sea level. The Gurdwara was built in 1517 to commemorate the visit to the Ladakh region of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder Guru of the Sikh faith. You can see a large stone with the back of "Guru Nanak Dev Ji" and the footprint of the demon on its other side. I was very excited to be on the highest highway of the world. Khardung La, also known as Khardzong La, is a high mountain pass in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, near Leh. It serves as the gateway to Shyok and Nubra Valley. Khardung La is popular as the hig...

I was very eager to see and feel this environment from very closely; thus the next morning I moved alongwith Indus River, which was flowing by the side of the village. The Indus River is the backbone of Ladakh; historically and presently prominent places and Leh, Basgo and Tingmosgung are located close to the river.  It is one of the largest rivers in the world in terms of annual flow. The river has historically been important to many cultures of the region. I had visited Buddhist Monastery on my day first. This Monastery also called Spituk Gompa , is a Buddhist monastery located about Seven kilometers from Leh. One of the most dazzling monasteries in India, it houses 100 monks and a giant statue of Goddess Kali . It is famous for its collection of Buddhist objects of antique arms, icon, ancient masks and numerous Thangka paintings. I saw lots of "Panchakkies" first time in my life alongside of Indus River. There was less water in the river at this time; still flow was...

Leh is well known for its winter season. It was cold here at this time. I stayed with my friend, who was residing at Spituk village, of Leh. I was just 7 kilometers from the city and 5 kilometers from the airport yet the only buildings in sight are the monasteries perched on the mountains that surrounds the area. Spituk is a very small village, spread alongside of Indus River. People of there are very cheerful, helping in nature, honest and very hard working. Wheat was the main crop at that time and with this they started growing vegetables also. They had goats and sheep in the name of animal wealth. Apart from this, they had yaks which were used to plow the fields and carry the goods.  They were so friendly that on the very first day, I got introduced to dozens of people and we became friends. I had my lunch at the house of one of them and the dinner at another's house. They called the boy "Jula" and the girls as "Julie". Their salutation was also "Jule...

I had a great desire to go to Leh since childhood. There were many soldiers in our village, three-four of whom were in Leh. Everyone talked about them in my village. This used to increase my curiosity even more. I got this opportunity in September 1993. Where there are so many high, snow-capped mountains, where there are circuitous paths to go, where it takes so long to reach, but that place will be no less beautiful and delightful than heaven. Because anyway the Himalayan mountains are world famous. It was the day of 01 September 1993, in the morning, I started preparing to go to Leh. There was no end to my happiness because my childhood wish was going to be fulfilled. My flight was from Chandigarh. For this I caught a bus from my hometown Mahendragarh Haryana at 2100 am because my flight was at 0600 am the next day.  I reached Chandigarh at 0500 hrs in the morning at Airport. I checked in and boarded in the flight. It took off from Chandigarh at 0625 hrs and landed at Leh air...

The power and beauty of the waterfall always fascinate us. Waterfalls are one of those rare universal things that all humans love. The sound and feel of moving water is just soothing, which are beyond our imagination. When we see this seductive scene, our mind gets mesmerized by it. It teaches us that no matter how many problems we face in life, we should not panic. If for some reason you fall, it should be like a waterfall, which does not lose its beauty even after falling from such a height. It is not that if there is a loss in business, then take the money of the country and run away abroad. This will make the circumstances even more hostile, even your own identity will be lost. You will have to hide yourself from your friends and relatives, you will be separated from all your close ones and its bite will make you suffer till life. In such a situation, take help from the country, share information about your financial situation to the country and assure that you will come back to...

       The mountain of Dhosi contains the remains of a fort built by Hemu about 500 years ago, the fort was built to protect the heritage and ashrams on the hill from frequent attacks by Muslim invaders in medieval times.      Apart from the temples in Shiv Kund, there are several temples in the pit area of ​​the half, hill on the top of the hill from Kultajpur. These include the Chyavan Temple, the Shiva Temple at the pit, a Devi Temple at the top of the hill and a Ram Temple next to the Royal Guest House.      Maharishi Chyavan did penance here, he invented Chyavanprash. The sanctum sanctorum of the Chyavan temple has Shekhawati paintings and a cellar that can be used as a dharamshala (resting place) for pilgrims. Other structures on the hill have the reconstructed Chandrakop. Read More...      ढोसी के पहाड़ में लगभग 500 साल पहले हेमू द्वारा निर्मित एक किले के अवशेष है, मध्ययुगीन काल में मुस्लिम आक्रमणकारियों द्वारा ...

  My mother's native place is Dhosi village in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan. The mountain of Dhosi is an extinct volcano, of which it is a part, standing alone at the north-west end of the Aravalli mountain range.     T he mountain of Dhosi , which is about 345 meters to 470 meters above the surrounding land and 740 meters above sea level. Is the meter. It has temples, ponds, forts and caves at the top and is surrounded by forest.      The Haryana portion lies in  Mahendragarh district to the south, 5 Kilometers from Narnaul  on Singhana Road; the Rajasthan portion lies in  Jhunjhunu district  to the north. Read More... मेरी माँ का पैतृक स्थान राजस्थान के झुंझुनू जिले का ढोसी गॉंव है। ढोसी का पहाड़ एक विलुप्त ज्वालामुखी है, जिसमें से यह एक हिस्सा है, जो अरावली पर्वत श्रृंखला के उत्तर-पश्चिम छोर पर अकेला खड़ा है । ढोसी का पहाड़, जिसकी ऊँचाई आसपास की भूमि से लगभग 345 मीटर से 470 मीटर और समुद्र तल से 740 मीटर है। ...