Ladakh

hills · music

A Ladakhi family sings and chants to entertain foreign tourists in Ladakh, Kashmir, India. Rigzin Yangdol tells us that these Ladakhis are "not singing a folk song. They are chanting a prayer in honour of BODHISATTVA.

hills

The Himalayas have been a challenge to every mountaineer, traveller, trainer and adventurer in the world. Extending over miles from the stark cold desert of Ladakh in the west to the tropical forest of Arunachal in the east.

crafts

Archival footage of the women of Ladakh and their attire, shoes and jewellery.

crafts

Under a blue sky and a backdrop of a colourful structure and a rocky hill, makeshift tents sell clothing and shawls in Ladakh. Ladakh is known for exotic pashmina shawls other handloom products originating from the region.

snow · hills

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

hills · wildlife

You can also see the visiting black necked cranes of Phobjikha valley, Bhutan. The black-necked Cranes in Bhutan (Grus nigricollis) are winter visitors during late October to mid February to the Phobjika Valley and Ladakh, India, from the T…

hills · aerial

Experience a breathtaking aerial journey over the spectacular Nubra Valley in Ladakh, where the striking aquamarine waters of the Shyok River wind through one of the Himalaya's most dramatic high-altitude landscapes.

hills · wildlife

Kiang herds moving along the Indus basin in Changthang The image shows a group of Kiang, or Tibetan Wild Ass (Equus kiang), walking in a loose formation along a rocky riverbank in the high-altitude landscape of Ladakh’s Changthang plateau.

aerial

Golep Kangri and Stok: aerial view of winter in Ladakh Stok Kangri is a challenging trekking peak in Ladakh. Highly inspired trekkers always try to push their limit and take things forward, in anything they do.

river · hills

An aerial view of Stakna monastery and Indus river, Ladakh. Located 30 km from Leh on the banks of the Indus River, Stakna Monastery gets its name from the shape of the hill it is built on.

hills · livestock

The Indus River in Ladakh, locally known as the Singhe Khababs (out of Lion's mouth), flows across the north west to the south east, passing through Ladakh and flows into Pakistan where it joined Shayok and Suru to become major historical I…

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.

architecture · hills

A thangka, also known as tangka, thanka or tanka is a painting on cotton, or silk appliqué, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala of some sort.

hills · livestock

Bharal or Himalayan blue sheep standing on high altitude mountain in Ladakh. The Bharal , also known as the Blue Sheep, is a high mountain sheep that is the primary prey of Snow Leopards.

snow · hills

Naturalist uses spotting scope to look for Snow Leopard in the barren mountains of Ladakh, India. The snow leopard is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

hills · village

View of Prayer wheel and Jammu and Kashmir Bank in the Tangtse village of Ladakh, India. Tangtse lies on the valley floor through which the Harong stream flows.

hills · snow

View of snow covered barren mountains in Ladakh, Kashmir, India. Ladakh is a region of India in the state of Jammu and Kashmir that extends from the Karakoram Range in the north to the main Great Himalayas to the south, inhabited by people…

river · highway

Kargil is a city in the Kargil district of Ladakh, in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the second largest town in Ladakh after Leh.

village

The Indian village of Chuchot Yokma is located in the taluk of Chuchot, district of Leh Ladakh, in the state of Jammu & Kashmir.

hills

Driving on the snow covered roads of Ladakh in Kashmir, India. Ladakh is a region of India in the state of Jammu and Kashmir that extends from the Karakoram Range in the north to the main Great Himalayas to the south, inhabited by people of…

hills · snow

A herd of Himalayan Ibexes on a snowed over valley in Ladakh, Kashmir, India. The Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica) is a species of ibex that lives in central Asia.

hills · river

Tangtse lies on the valley floor through which the Harong stream flows. Surrounded by mountains, the village lies on flat arid ground with greenery to be seen only along the Harong stream.

river · lake

We cross an Indian Army Tata truck (2 tonner) coming from the Indo-Tibet border. Tangtse village on Leh- Pangong Tso road. Tangtse lies on the valley floor through which the Harong stream flows.