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ress River'. Soon afterwards you'll likely see a neat line of tents set up for one of the Indi-
an pilgrim groups. Trekkers can often stay here if there's space.
Zutul-puk Monastery (4820m) is 10 minutes from the Indian camp. The zutul phuk
(miracle cave) that gives the monastery its name is at the back of the main hall. As the
story goes, Milarepa and Naro Bönchung were looking for shelter from the rain. They de-
cided to build a cave together, but Milarepa put the roof in place without waiting for Naro
Bönchung to make the walls (thus once again showing the supremacy of Buddhism). Mil-
arepa then made a couple adjustments to the cave, which left a footprint and handprint that
can still be seen today.
The monastery has a simple guesthouse (beds ¥70-80) , but the half-dozen rooms some-
times get booked out by Indian groups. The area around the monastery is also littered with
rubbish mounting with every pilgrim season.
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