Question

Question 2.
What was the purpose of the narrator’s journey? What route did he take to reach his destination?

Answer 1

Answer:

The author had set up on a religious pilgrimage to perform Kora to Mount Kailash and the Mansarovar Lake. He travelled through the old Silk Route in the Himalayas that touches Tibet to reach Mansarovar. One has to pass through several high mountain passes covered with snow and vast open plains in order to reach this destination. Enroute the narrator crossed Hor and Darchen. The weather at Hor was extremely chilly. The narrator found Hor to be depressing and shabby. Darchen was another dirty place where the narrator suffered from extreme cold and had to take medical help.

Answer 2

Answer:

this chapter tells about the silk road.