Royal Mountain Travel Magazine Inside Himalayas Issue 5 | Page 58

INSIDE HIMALAYAS | NEPAL | TIBET | BHUTAN INSIDE HIMALAYAS | NEPAL | TIBET | BHUTAN LOWER MUSTANG A Land of Lamas and Buddhism by Elen Turner “Kag, I was later to discover, had in the past been an important fortress town, one of the most advanced bastions of the Kingdom of Mustang. The sight of it showed that we had now left behind all contact with the Nepalese Hindu world and had entered the land of lamas and Buddhism.” The centuries old Kagbeni Palace, now a private residence. Photo: Elen Turner. 58 www.insidehimalayas.com | By Royal Mountain Travel www.insidehimalayas.com | By Royal Mountain Travel 59