The mystery of the mysterious caves built by human hands thousands of years ago in the Himalayan region of Nepal has not been solved till date. About ten thousand caves have been built at a height of one hundred and fifty five feet from the ground. A vertical tunnel is made on top of the rock to enter these caves.
These caves are made by cutting the rocks and often the mouth of the caves is at the end of the rock. Images and tools of ancient times have also been found in these caves.
It is a mystery how these caves were entered. Archaeologists have not been able to solve the mystery of what was the purpose of their construction and when they were completed.
These caves are found in the far north-central region of Nepal, 250 km north-east of Kathmandu in the Mustang region. They are formed on this mountain range at an altitude of 14,000 feet above sea level in the northern Himalayas. The caves are located at a height of 155 feet from the ground.
These thousands of man-made caves are considered some of the world’s most mysterious archeological mysteries—thousands of these holes, delicate and enormous, are built into the clay-colored rock. -A surprising number of these caves have been discovered, some dug into the rock face while others are excavated as tunnels.
Many questions arise after seeing these thousands of years old caves, for example, who built them? Why built? And it is not known how those who dug these caves climbed up to these mountains at a height of 155 feet from the ground.
According to an estimate, the number of these caves is 10 thousand, the people who saw it said that it looks like a huge sand castle –
Historical references indicate that this Himalayan site was once the capital of the Luo kingdom, now known as Upper Mustang, often presented as the hidden imaginary paradise of Nepal. Upper Mustang was an independent state whose geographical location gave it complete control over the trade between the Himalayas and India. Lo Manthang, its capital for centuries, is distinguished by its white buildings, often draped in colorful Buddhist flags.
This mountainous area was used as an important passageway between Nepal and Tibet centuries ago. To reach this ancient capital of Lo Manthang, one has to take a dangerous flight to the town of JomSom. After that, if the weather is dry, it is a six-hour journey by truck to the surface of Murtafa Tibet. During the rainy season this six-hour truck journey is offset by several days of trekking on horseback. This region
It is one of the few places where Tibetan culture has survived. Until 1992, it was completely closed to tourists.
Adventure photographer Cory Richards, mountaineer Pete Athans and archaeologist Mark Aldenderfer and their team are credited with bringing this mysterious site to the world after 1992.
“This is a very ancient place and it consists of many floors – climbing these caves talking to the heavens was not an easy task – because the rocks were moving and it was a great danger for the team” –