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Skeleton Lake of Roop Kund in India – where Myths, Mythology and Nature conspire to hold and reveal a gruesome secret

Skeleton Lake of Roop Kund in India – where Myths, Mythology and Nature conspire to hold and reveal a gruesome secret The Skeleton Lake Roopkund (also known as Rudra Kund, Mystery Lake or Skeleton Lake) is a high-altitude (about 5000 meters above sea-level). It is a glacial lake in Uttarakhand in northern India, at the base of...

March 27, 2020By Anand ParameswaranHimalayasroopkund, himalayas, myths, north india, travel to India, Beyonder, India0 CommentsRead more...

The Chausath Yogini Cult – celebrating the Feminine

Chausath Yogini cult - an obscure, forgotten cult in ancient India that celebrates the feminine, its philosophy, persecution and fall For fans of Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the answer to the ultimate question is 42. Ancient Tantric rituals and beliefs had another number that evoked fear, belief and piety - the 64. Or...