McLeod Ganj.... a mini tibet

Last year i got a lucky chance to visit a place in Himachal Pradesh with a couple of friends......

A good place but i still dont know what is exceptional about that small town that makes me talking n praising about it n a wish to visit the place again n again..
This is the place where the sacred heart of tibet beats, where Dalai Lama lives n where tibetans behaves so friendly to everyone n makes u feel that there is something in this town that is truly connected to you... And the most important thing about the town is that the places around it are marvelous n splendid n gives u an awesome view n feeling of nature's blessings to Himachal Pradesh.

This place, blessed with the religious n cultural monuments of lord buddha is McLeod Ganj, a small towm located around 10km above Dharamshala. You can easily find taxies plying for hire at dharamshala bus stand ragularly running for McLeod Ganj. Dharamshala is a place that doesn't have much to reflect on visitors imagination about hill station but McLeod Ganj can be given 10 out of 10 for its sceneries n people n for everything it has. Hotel we hired was presenting a superb panorama of mountains n town.
Unfortunately we went there in the season of rain n fog that disappoined us a bit but overall this is an excellent place to visit any time.
And now the time for adventure lovers, no trip is said to be perfect without indulge in some adventure....two stunning places named bhaksunath tample n bhaksunath waterfall located around the town are just meant for them....bhaksunath temple also has a shallow swimming pool full of chilled water n waterfall thats beautiful but way to waterfall is narrow n scary n u need a healthy n adventurous feeling in urself to cross it. this waterfall is totally natural n gives excellent sceneries.
Market in the town is no less than a tibetan market at any hill station. tibetan people selling their traditional things, handicrafts n dresses n having coffee shops to give a warm comfort in cold season of hill station n looks special for tryst.
N now if u are a foodie, always want to lick a fingure dipped in variety in dishes, then forget about the indian dal roti n south indian dosa etc.. try some palatable delicious authentic tibetan cuisine that u wont find anywhere else. n believe me its yummy. You wil find a lot of restaurants in market presenting truly tibetan food in there own cultivated way. M sure their quality, quantity, hospitality, purity, menu and price wil never disappoint you.
And now the most important thing because of why this place is famous n known around the globe is tibetan monks here following buddhism. Alongside the roads, one can see a lot of buddha temple, monasteries, libraries that offer lessons in buddhism. I still remember when we went to a buddha temple in the town, we saw a lot of people wearing red dresses n worshiping their god in there own sense n tradition. they dont have to do anything with anyone else wat others are doing. We were told to take off shoes, move in to have a closer view to god n to take a clockwise round of the main temple. they even dont have any objection on photography inside the temple.

some more places near by the town are Naddi, a lake, Jwala devi, Chintpurni devi n Kangra devi n dharamkot that can make ur trip a bit lengthy, more religious n memorable too. n some other places n trekking areas are also connected with dhramshala and McLeod Ganj that can fill the hopes n desires of all adventure lovers.

Thats enough, there is still a lot to explain but the true beauty n fun is in the town n trip itself not in articles..... so if u have ever been to that ultimate n awesome place, then tell about your experience n give ur own comments n views here..........