Ladakh

Imagine our shock when we had a Tempo Traveller leaving for Ladakh at 12 midnight and were waiting for our brand new 65" Curved Samsung UHD 4K TV to arrive from Snapdeal.

highway · river

View of Indian Army truck convoy travel to Indo Tibetan border at Chang La, Ladakh in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Chang La (el. 5,360 m or 17,590 ft) is a high mountain pass in Ladakh, India.

hills · aerial

Stunning aerials of climbing in Ladakh Himalaya, around Stok and Golep Kangri.

ceremony

Shey Palace complex is structures located on a hillock in Shey, 15 kilometers to the south of Leh in Ladakh on the Leh-Manali road.

hills · village

Garkon Village in Ladakh’s Aryan Valley is surrounded by orchards covered in white and light pink blossoms during spring. Apricot, cherry and apple trees fill the middle of the valley, with tall poplar trees standing above the orchards.

lake · aerial

An aerial view of the Tso Kar basin in Ladakh, India, one of the most important high-altitude wetland systems of the Indian Himalayas.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teaching on "The Three Principal Aspects of the Path", "Chanting the Names of Manjushri" and "Generating Bodhichitta Through Equalling and Exchanging Oneself and Others in the Restricted Tradition" at the teach…

river · village

A clear water stream flows down the Sakti / Shakti Village in Ladakh. Sakti / Shakti is a village situated only 45 km from Leh city of Jammu and Kashmir state in India. Thak Thok Monastery is situated in the same village.

river

Starting from The Apricot Tree Hotel, fly over the Indus river valley at Nurla in Ladakh, with poplar and willow thickets by the Indus, a bridge crossing the river and a stream flowing in.

flowers

Sickle Medick is an erect perennial herb with trifoliate leaves, and short rounded stalked clusters of small yellow pea-like flowers, each 8-11 mm long. Leaflets are generally narrow-oblong, 8-10 mm, toothed.

festival · hills

Hemis is an idyllic village in Ladakh, in Northern India . The town is just over 40 km southeast of the town of Leh. Hemis is home to the Hemis Gompa a pre- 11th century monastery that was re-established in 1672.

snow · hills

Naturalists searching for Snow Leopard in the snow covered barren mountains of Ladakh, India. The snow leopard is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

village · temple

This is Chemday monastery, we are told! Far away view of Takthok monastery perched on solitary brown hill at Shakti village, Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

snow · hills

Naturalists searching for Snow Leopard in the snow covered barren mountains of Ladakh, India. The snow leopard is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

snow · hills

Naturalists make fire and warm themselves as they take a break from the search of Snow Leopard in the upper Ladakh. The snow leopard is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

ceremony · festival

There is a side to this incredible place which is Hemis Monastery, a Himalayan Buddhist monastery of the Drukpa Lineage, in Hemis, Ladakh, India. It is situated 45 km from Leh it’s religious side.

hills · village

A panoramic view of Kibber Village reveals the dramatic high-altitude cold desert landscapes of the Himalayas.

hills · farmland

View of Shey monastery drive past stupa fields & willow trees to Thiksey monastery in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

hills · snow

The landscape of Rezang La is shown under a clear, deep blue sky. In the far background, snow-capped peaks rise sharply, indicating high-altitude terrain exceeding 15,000 feet.

lake · wildlife

The Changtang is a high altitude plateau in western and northern Tibet extending into southeastern Ladakh, with vast highlands and giant lakes.

snow · hills

A group of naturalists searches Snow Leopard in the snowy mountains of Ladakh, India. The snow leopard is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.