Magnetic Hill

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Stretch of the Leh-Kargil road where an optical illusion makes vehicles seem to roll uphill.

About 30 km west of Leh near Pathar Sahib; the road actually slopes downhill.

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Confluence of the Zanskar and Indus rivers

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Gurudwara Pathar Sahib

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This Gurudwara houses a rock with the imprint of a Sikh that supposedly prayed here and was supposed to be crushed by the rock, but miraculously survived.

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