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JOMO KUNGKHAR TREK🗻
"This 6 hour trek towards the mountain of Aum Jomo is a rare trail that many haven't taken", says Ranger Pema Rinzin. Although it rained all the way through, the trek shall forever remain as an unforgettable exploration in the Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary.
There's something quite haunting about this place and the story that highlander Ap Tshering told me that night kept me awake for a while. "It is believed that Aum Jomo doesn't welcome women here. And you can't eat eggs or pork here," he said. "Not very long ago, a female visitor ate boiled eggs near the tsho (lake). Needless to say she was dragged by her legs that night at camp by a dark entity. We believe it was Aum Jomo."
Locals don't really have an explanation on why specifically those types of foods or why certain behaviors are condemned while visiting sacred sites. But there's an invisible force when you visit these places that makes you think twice about questioning such beliefs no matter how skeptic you are.
But there's also beauty in such stories.
I can't help but marvel at the many fascinating history and tales hidden in such corners of my country. I sat in Aum Jomo's temple staring at the powerful female deity sculptured in a magnificent art form surrounded by absolutely nothing - no murals, no water offering bowls, no flowers. You won't get to experience such a setting. It's mesmerizing.
If you come all the way to Trashigang in the east of Bhutan, take this trek from Merak, it's truly an experience of a lifetime.
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