9 places in the Himalayas to experience total silence

Somewhere between the honking rickshaws, relentless Team pings, and your neighbour’s eternal renovation work (you would know if you live in the metros), there exists a place, or rather, several, where silence isn’t just golden; it’s sacred.
Welcome to the Himalayas, where the decibel levels drop lower than your phone’s ringtone, and the only thing louder might be the crunch of your hiking boots on a pine-strewn trail. If you also want to swap those honking sounds with those occurring naturally in the mountains, here are 9 Himalayan hush-havens where silence isn’t a suggestion, it’s a way of life.