Ladakh

hills · snow

The body of this Himalayan Ibex is frozen stiff and makes cracking sounds when moved. Seen at an altitude of 14, 000 feet in Ladakh, this Ibex was probably killed by a Snow Leopard.

highway · river

National Highway 1D (NH 1D), also known as Srinagar-Leh Highway, is a National Highway entirely within the state of Jammu & Kashmir in North India that connects Srinagar to Leh in Ladakh.

hills · snow

Clouds moving in quick motion over snow covered Himalayan mountain ranges in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir. Leh, was the capital of the Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh, now the Leh district in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir.

hills · aerial

Nubra Valley in Ladakh, India, where a vast braided riverbed winds through one of the highest inhabited mountain regions in the world.

aerial · river

Experience the breathtaking beauty of Ladakh from a stunning 6K aerial perspective as this drone journey soars above some of the most spectacular landscapes in the Indian Himalaya.

hills · highway

A road journey through the high-altitude terrain of Ladakh, India, filmed from inside a moving vehicle. The dashboard is visible in the foreground, providing a traveler's perspective of the route ahead.

hills · desert

This archival footage captures the striking summer landscape of Ladakh’s arid cold-desert terrain, revealing its vast open spaces, rugged mountains, and timeless spiritual atmosphere.

hills

Solar panels and diesel generator are the source of electricity at Hemis monastery in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. Hemis is the name of the biggest monastery in Ladakh.

hills · festival

Spituk is yet another interesting monastery, on the hill top near Indus about 18 kms. from Leh on Srinagar road. The Spituk monastery offers a commanding view of Indus.

Likir monastery stand 6 km north of the main Leh -Srinagar highway, a little before the village of Saspol. From Leh itself, the distance is 62 km in the western direction.

architecture · hills

Thiksay Gompa or Thiksay Monastery (also transliterated from Ladakhi as Tikse, Tiksey or Thiksey) is a gompa (monastery) affiliated with the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism.

wildlife · snow

Snow Leopard spotted at Ullay village in Ladakh. The snow leopard (Panthera uncia syn. Uncia uncia) is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

snow · hills

Foreign naturalists trek over snow filled barren mountains during their search for Snow Leopard in Ladakh, India. The snow leopard is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

Lying 15km south of Leh in Ladakh is the famous Archeological Survey of India's conserved site called the Shey Gompa or Shey Monastery. The monastery is surrounded by Shey Palace Complex and the beautiful awestruck meadows of Ladakh.

hills · architecture

What a beautiful statue image of the Maitreya Buddha at Thiksey gompa in Ladakh, India. This is the most typical image of the Maitreya Buddha from Ladakh. Some lovely old Buddhist antique thangkas adorn the walls.

fort · music

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hills · ceremony

In Tibet, Prayer Wheels have been made for many centuries in a wide range of sizes and styles - from hand-held and table-top wheels, all the way up to giant eight or twelve foot Prayer Wheels with diameters of five to six feet.

hills · snow

Tourists driving through a snow covered road on a mountain pass in the background in Ladakh, Kashmir, India. Tourists walking on snow covered roads of Ladakh, Kashmir, India.

Shey Palace complex along with Shey monastery makes the landscape full of contrasting colors. The backdrop of the complex gives it a very soothing sight to the eye.

Where can be the worst place for a car wreck down? No place other than a trip to Ladakh. Where the roads are as rugged as it can get and no assistance for quite a few kilometers.

The serene expression of Maitreya Buddha statue which is painted with gold. Beautiful and tall scuplture of future buddha at Thiksay monastery in Ladakh.

hills · river

A sweeping panoramic view showcases the breathtaking landscape of Nubra Valley in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.