Tucked into the untouched valleys of North Sikkim lies a lake so still it seems to sleep during the day. But as the clock nears midnight and the world quiets, this lake begins to murmur. Locals call it silent, but those who’ve stayed late by its edge say it hums. Some believe the sound comes from the wind, others whisper of voices long gone.
Set high in the alpine reaches near Lachen, this hidden waterbody remains unnamed on many maps. The journey to reach it is an uphill silence through dense pine forests, followed by a stretch where no mobile network dares to follow. At night, the moon casts a silver shimmer across its surface, and with no streetlights for miles, the stars get their turn to reflect.
\The air is icy even in summer, and conversations feel out of place. This is a place not meant for loudness, but for listening. Old monks from nearby monasteries have been coming here for decades, meditating in silence at midnight when they believe the lake remembers everything it has seen.
If you stay long enough, you might not hear voices, but you will hear something shift. Something ancient. Something honest.
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