
Maun Mela fishing festival and traffic near twin bridges in Uttarakhand
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Maun Mela, a traditional community fishing festival held along the Aglar River in the Tehri Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India.
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The Katang Putit or Kharra - the noisy and gregarious Pied Magpie of Ladakh, Shanti Stupa lit up at night, a Ladakhi woman collects potatoes from her fields, and apples on the trees outside a homestead in Leh. A passenger commercial airlines traverses the blue and white cloudy and clear skies of Leh, as seen from Shanti Stupa hill. A biker gang drives through Leh. Prayer flags atop a hill above Shanti Stupa. Water ATM's of Leh dispense cold and hot water, and have been made to provide clean drinking water for tourists, without the need for them to buy plastic bottles that are then irresponsibly disposed off. What a lovely view of Leh one gets from the Shanti Stupa hill! Shanti Stupa lit up at night, woman collects potatoes, Katang Putit or Kharra: Pied Magpie of Ladakh This footage is part
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