A Day at Majnu ka Tilla Little Tibet. Majnu Ka tilla (popularly known as MKT) is a tiny neighborhood in north Delhi , but the minute you enter it, you're in a completely different world. A fine Buddhist-style gate stands amid grey, three-storey structures, packed close together. Tall buildings on either side make the narrow alley so dark it's as if the sun's rays never makes it here. I feel I've stepped into a different world, far removed from the chaos of urban Delhi. The people have been living here since 1960 and they speak in Tibetan as well as Hindi. Shops on either side sell only exotic Tibetan jewellery, Buddhist artifacts and crockery, only. Ahead, the alley opens into a bright courtyard facing the monastery. Old ladies sit in the sun, making fresh momos and lempings and pancakes rolled with chilli paste. The winding alleys, cool breeze blowing in your face, faint echoes of Dalai Lama's preachings, graceful Tibetan ladies in their t...
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