Friday, September 6, 2019

Haa the mythical land

My visit to Haa Dzongkha during the break was memories variegated with scenic beauty, rich experience of unique cultural, pristine environment and mythology in every valley and hilltop. It was a land of tranquility in the truest sense separated from hoopla of the busy modern day, especially experienced when traveling from the outside world.

Anyone traveling to Haa for the first time via Chelela is welcomed by the three mountain peak locally reversed as the " Meri Pheunsum" towering over the Haa river meandering along the silent village clustered here and there in the valleys.The connection with the mythology start right from the contact with the sight of the mountain peak. The peak represents the embodiment of Manjushree, Avalokitesvara and Vajrapani, three supreme manifestation of Buddha family.

At the bottom of left peak is nestled the legendary lhakhang karpo(White Monastery) and lhakhang Nagpo(Black Monastery) represented by the color of walls. The civilization of Haa is also related with the construction of the monastery, which is said to be mysteriously built by humans suddenly appearing from the tripod peaks. This also gave rise to the name of the place.

Surrounding the valley is various Monastery nestled in the belly of the cliffs and hilltop which emanates a mystical aura through out the land. There will be lot details if each and every history is enumerated but it won't also do justice on my part, particular if I don't mentioned about the spiritual flower found in this place. In order to see this spiritual flower, the visit to Yangthang Goenpa, particularly at the entrance of the courtyard of the Monastery lies the rare and the only one living spiritual flower existence in Bhutan the 'Meto Udumwara', which is claimed to come in to existence only when a Buddha is born. The place is around fifteen minutes drive from Haa town and perched on the slope of a hill. There is sudden feeling of immense happiness at the sight of the flower.

After the visit to the place and learning existence of scared Buddhist testimony, the belief in the Buddhism is strengthen further. In this modern world with proven scientific method of impossible mythological elements, the visit to such places will establish somewhere in your minds that myth is also sometimes true.

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Source: Trip Adviser.











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