SELA PASS – HISTORY AND ROMANCE MEET AT A HEIGHT OF 13000 FEET

Sela Pass in Tawang Arunachal Pradesh Clouds on earth enroute to Tawang It is cold and there is snow scattered all around me. I look around and think that if there is heaven on earth, then this should be it. Surrounding me are cotton candy clouds that have descended from the sky to earth covering  everything from mountain peaks to grasslands, flowers and birds . As I get down to take in the view, they touch my  cheeks gently . Small mountain peaks thrust their heads out of these clouds presenting a pretty picture. I am wrapped in a world of white. A sea of white clouds We are driving from Dirang, a small hill station in Arunachal Pradesh towards Tawang set high in the Eastern Himalayas . The mountains curve as River Kameng flows along with us. A frozen Sela Lake As we continue on our way snow-clad mountains give us company until we reach a glacier which opens to a gate guarded by dragons with bright colored flags fluttering all around. A frozen lake greets me. A small tea shop stands a