Sela pass of tawang "Heaven on earth"

It is the most amazing place in arunachal pradesh.It is located in the district of tawang in arunachal pradesh state of india.It is a high altitude mountain of an elevation of 4170 m(13700 ft). Tawang is situated at a distance of 78 km from sela pass. The pass hardly any vegetation and is usually covered by snow to all extent all through the year. ' sela pass' where war and romance meet at a height of 13700 ft.above the sea level. Sela was the local tribal girl who was in love with jaswant singh an indian soldier against her father wishes. During indo-china war jaswant was single handedly fighting with the chinese army by fooling them for three days. While sela bought him ammunition and food from the camp. Jaswant the brave indian armyman positioned himself on the top of a hill in a long trench and placed the rifles to give an impression that the entire army was behind with him. But unfortunately jaswant was betrayed by sela's father because he was against of their love. And finally jaswant was captured and beheaded by the chinese. Sela in agony commited suicide by jumping from the hillock. A brass bust of jaswant is kept in jaswant garh and also in the battle site. Sela has a pass at 13700 ft.height after her. There is also a sela lake near sela pass. During winter season it could be fully frozen. Sela lake is also known as paradise lake because of its natural beauty. The eastern part of himalayan range is pretty special for the buddhist. It is beleived that there are 101 lakes in and around the sela pass and each of these lakes has a huge religious significance for the buddhist community. Sela pass is the main route to access the tawang town and given the proximity of tawang dist with Tibet. Tawang has the 2nd largest buddhist monestry in asia and the largest in India. The temperature in sela pass is quite freezing in winter. The temperatures dip down to minus 10 degree celsius. The best time to visit sela pass and enjoy its natural beauty from march till june and from nov till feb. Every destination tells about their own beauty and a story behind it like the tale of jaswant and sela.