What Mythology Says about Himalayas ?

The oldest Veda, the Rig Veda refers to the Himalayas as ‘Himavan’, a deity and asks: “To which other deity shall we offer our prayers? On account of your prowess, mountains like the Himalyas and the oceans with rivers are created and the distant quarters are designated as your mere arms.” No wonder then that a mountain of so many aspects is viewed in Indian mythology as having a ‘divine soul’. It is called “Devatatma” in a Sanskrit poet Kalidasa’s works.

Location of Himalayas

The Himalaya is the world's largest mountain range. Its peak is of 8,000 meters, which is approximately 26, 000 feet. There are 14 such peaks of Himalayas and hundreds of summits, which are around 23,000 feet high. The east is guarded Namche Barwa while the west is guarded by the splendid Nanga Parbat. The Himalayas are mainly young folded mountains. It extends from west to east for about 2,500 km in a curve from the Pamit Knot in the northwest to the valley of the Brahmaputra River in the east. The width of the Himalayas is of 100 – 400 km. The Himalayas range covers an area of 612,021 sq. km. The Himalayas passes through five nations: India, Pakistan, China, Bhutan and Nepal. The Himalayas is also the origin or source of world's two important river systems: the Indus Basin and the Ganga - Brahmaputra Basin from south to north the Himalayas are divided into different parallel range :-

	Lower Himalayas	: average height of 3,700 m
	Sub Himalaya	: average height of 900 to 1, 200 m
	The Great Himalayas	: height above 6,000 m
	Tibetan Himalayas	: average height of 4,000 to 4,5900 meters

The Karakoram Range in the northwest is also considered as a part of the Himalayan range.

Some of the Famous peaks:

Mount Everest : Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world and rises to a height of 8,850m (29,035) above sea level.

Karakoram : Second highest mountain peak in the world with a height of 8,611m or 28,250ft.

Kanchenjunga : Height of 8,000 meters. It is located at latitude 27° 42' 9'' and Longitude 88° 9' 1 '

Nanga Parbat eight of 8,126m or 26,660 ft

Annapurna ranks 10th highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,091m.

Manaslu located at longitude 84.33 and latitude 28.33

Dhaulagiri Mountain located at longitude 83.30 and latitude 28.42