Weltraumbilder von Nepal, Tibet und dem Himalaya

 Kailash and the lakes   Manasarovar and Rakas Tal

"Image courtesy of Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center." See http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov , Part of Picture ISS004, adaption Andrées de Ruiter www.nepal-dia.de

On this picture both lakes are frozen. The left one is Rakas Tal and symbolise the moon and the dark powers. Manasarovar on the left has the form of the sun and symbolyses the poweres of the good. Kailadh is a very  holy mountain for Buddhists and Hindus.

"Image courtesy of Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center." See http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov , Part of Picture ISS004, adaption Andrées de Ruiter www.nepal-dia.de

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