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kalpa to nako

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The Border Roads Organisation puts up a number of boards telling wise aphorisms and asking motorists to be calm and careful. This one is pretty brutal! 
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See how close the Sutlej is - a mere biscuit toss away. 
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You don't want to fall into that! 
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The ancient fort of Moorang towering over the village
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This is what it looks like under the overhang of the half tunnel
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The road follows the Sutlej river
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This is the government's warning to rash drivers - they wont remove the hulk, but keep it here as a reminder what can happen to you.
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The landscape becomes wilder and wilder
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Some anonymous wag wrote a description of someone who's leg he was pulling on the cement safety block - 'pagal sardar' - 'mad Sikh'
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Hmm...kinky!
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Memorial to soldiers who died here while building the road
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See the 'Indian writing' on the canyon walls as we approach the confluence point. 
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The confluence of the Sutlej and the Spiti at Khab. What a place! What power! 
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Prayer flags at the confluence point
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The amazing K-Zigs as we ascend to the Spiti valley road from the confluence
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This sign refers to a famous strongman and champion wrestler called 'Gama pehelwan' - and not to Bruce Banner turning into the Hulk after getting hit with Gamma rays
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The amazing oasis of Nako! 
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The eye of the earth mother
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The lake is absolutely magical! 
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Especially when you consider the terrain it is in. A brown and bare Himalayan desert
sarahan to kalpa
nako tabo dhankar
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