Finally at the lake

Jomolhari (Dzongkha) or Qomo Lhari (Tibetan), is straddling the border between Yadong County of Tibet and the Paro district of Bhutan. The north face rises over 2,700 metres above the barren plains. The mountain is the source of the Paro Chu (Paro river) which flows from the south side and the Amo Chu which flows from the north side. Religious practitioners and pilgrims visiting Mt. Jomolhari stay at this temple. Nearby the temple are several other sacred sites including meditation caves of Milarepa and Gyalwa Lorepa. Within an hour’s walk up from the temple at an altitude of c. 4450 meters is Tseringma Lhatso, the “spirit lake” of Tsheringma. In Tibet there is an annual pilgrimage from Phari Dzong to the holy lake called Jomo Lharang at c. 5100 m just north of the mountain.