Langza

Langza, Hikkim and Comic form a small village circuit that takes you to some of the highest villages in the world. Hikkim has the highest post office in the world. Langza is known for two things—fossils and the giant Buddha statue that overlooks the valley as if keeping an eye on it and protecting it from evil forces. Located on a meadow surrounded by the Himalayan mountain ranges, Langza is a lovely village. As I walked towards the colourful Buddha statue, many young children, mostly girls approached me. They all had curious looking stones in their hands. I looked at some of them and knew they were fossil stones that are also known as shaligram. I asked them where do they get these from and the prompt answer was that they get them from the jungle. These fossils in some way preserve the life from the time when these tall mountain peaks were actually a part of the sea. I had a small conversation with the girls and found them extremely confident in dealing with tourists and in making sure no one clicks their pictures. The Buddha statue is relatively new but again stands at a vantage point where only your eyes can capture the entire scene and not camera.