When Westerners look at the Himalayas, they see the world's highest mountain chain. But for Asians, they are above all a magnificent water tower. Their eyes and thoughts turn to the sparkling glaciers, countless waterways and majestic rivers of this
Most of the Himalayan rivers are born at about 5000 m altitude on the Tibetan plateau. Over the course of about a hundred kilometres, they arrive at 300m altitude in the Indian plains. This impressive descent takes them through the
Water is the perfect embodiment of the ideal of purity. The water from the roof of the World, born of eternal snow and inaccessible peaks, is of perfect, divine purity. All the peoples of the Himalayas, whatever their beliefs, worship the water