15th century Mummy in Himachal Pradesh's Geu Village
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Geu Village Did you know that a small little village in Himachal Pradesh houses a naturally preserved 550 year old Mummy? This village is completely off the beaten track. You will not find it on the list of places to visit in Himachal Pradesh. Geu is in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh at an altitude of 10,000 feet, in the border of India and Tibet. Located around 350 km from Shimla, you will need to travel by road to reach Geu. It is very close to a place called Sumdo which you will pass if you are going to Tabo from Nako. Close to Sumdo there is a left turn on the highway NH 22, Geu is around 12 kms from there. Geu has started receiving a few visitors because of a 550 year old mummy that this village houses. The mummy is of a 45 year old lama who was meditating when the avalanche must have struck him. This mummy was found in one of the eight stupas in the village which were severely damaged after the 1975 earthquake in this region. There is no preservati...