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A frozen stream during early winter in Ladakh. The highlands of Ladakh go through an amazing transformation as the temperature begins dipping in the cold days of the winter. The usually brown mountain slopes are now adorned with a thick layer of snow. The earth appears in a bridal white, with endless expanse of soft snow dominating the landscape. The bustling markets of summer and the distant lakes filled with tourists in the summer months echo only the silence of the cold days, allowing you to drink in the peace of these extraordinary mountain landscapes. In Changthang Plateau, the famous Pangong Lake freezes completely, on which you can happily walk over. The rivers too are now flowing hidden under a thick cover of ice in which trapped air bubbles form beautiful patterns. A fascinating w
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