An abundance of faith playing a part in the protection of the people , faith in the spiritual , faith in the elements , and a faith in the people . Villages built river side , at the foot of a mountain , evidence of landslides either side . Life goes on in the fields and in the faith halls .
The road to Lamayuru another of those you never want to end , another one of those that can ’ t end soon enough . A challenging combination of narrow twists , rocky riverbed trails , and high-altitude breathlessness .
A narrow passage led to a bitumen road and the last four hours , 60 kilometres , were forgotten . A sauwastika emblazoned on a hill side seemed an ominous prelude to what may come . No , a symbol of ‘ eternity ’ to the Bön sect of Tibetan Buddhism , the very fact that Lamayuru means sauwastika . This symbol ,
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