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People in Ladakh work at a carpet making workshop. A Ladakhi woman weaves the carpet and makes the design with colorful threads. The carpet of Ladakh is indigenous to that part and has not been introduced from outside. The community of Buddhists inhabiting Ladakh mainly prepares carpets for their personal use. People of the area have been weaving the carpets from very early times. Some opine for the carpets of being oldest. The carpet is the main form of furnishing, is used for sitting during the day and sleeping at night, seat their guests on it, and spread it for ceremonies and feasts. Source: jkhandicrafts.com This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150,