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Chandigarh to Leh With Milli Moonstone

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Known as the roof of the world, Ladakh remains covered with snow for a major part of the year. The paradise on earth located in extreme north of Jammu & Kashmir, thus remains isolated and aloof. Come summers in the plains and Leh too sheds its blankets of snow and metamorphoses to the world’s largest cold desert on the rocky peaks of Himalayas . The versatility in geographical and cultural offerings of this place has been responsible for many different names that are given to Ladakh in the past. Some people call it La-Dags meaning "Land of High Mountain Passes", some call it " Cold Desert in the Skies" and some refer it as “ Land of Moon ” etc. Ladakh was not a properly known place a few years back, until some curious foreigners explored it and turned it into a potential tourist spot. The cold deserts of Ladakh became centres of tourist attraction mainly due to its Buddhist culture that breathes here and due to the options of thrilling adventu