Himalayas

The Mighty Himalayan Mountains of India gives you a majestic sight. It is a sight to behold and cherished. Himalayas is made up of two words, Hima and Alaya. Hima means snow whereas alaya refers to abode, so that combines together to form the abode of snow or better known as Himalayas. This famous range of mountains in the northern part of Indian peninsula also acts as a strong defense barrier. The great river Indus and its four offshoots originated from king of mountains. Himalayas also has the highest elevation of the world.

Himalayas have been bestowed with several other names and one of them is ‘Nagdhiraja’. The snow-clad Himalayas stand across a length of 2500 kms from the Pamirs in Pakistan to Brahmaputra in Assam. The grandeur presence of Himalayas has always been associated with divinity. It is also a place that attracts large number of pilgrims from all over the India. The magnificent Himalayas is a great source of climate control. It determines the climate of northern India and saves us from extremely cold winds flowing from Tibet. Himalayas have also saved us from invasion from north side.

The highest peak under the fold of Himalayas is Mount Everest at 8863 meters. Kanchenjunga and Nanda Devi are other glorious peaks. There are total 94 peaks under Himalayas and astonishingly 92 of them stand above the height of 7,300m. there are several mesmerizing tourist places in the valley of himalaays including Kashmir, Kullu, Chamba etc. Himalayas have gven birth to mighty rivers like Ganga, Chenab, Yamuna, Brahmaputra, Sutlej, Ravi etc. Indian Himalayas have been divided into three zones of Shiwaliks, Pir Panjal & Dhauladhar and Greater Himalayas. Shiwaliks form the south wing of mighty mountain whereas Pir Panjal and subsequent peak forming middle range. Himalayas ranges are ode to mighty power of supreme divinity.