Ladakh

hills · aerial

Good stock footage of Ladakh range peaks seen aerially in morning light... Ladakh "land of high passes" 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…

hills · snow

Clouds passing over snowy mountains of Ladakh, India. Ladakh, the land of many passes, of freezing high barren landscapes lying across the lofty Asian tableland - is among the highest of the world's inhabited plateaus.

hills · temple

Gangon Tashi Chodzong (sgang sngon bkra shis chos rdzong), popularly known as Phyang Monastery is situated at a distance of approximately 20 km to the west of Leh, the district capital of Ladakh.

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.

river · wildlife

Stakna monastery lies on the left bank of river Indus. Just beyond, one can see a dam that drops water back into the Indus river. The Stakna monastery lies at a distance of 25 Kms from Leh on the left bank of the river Indus.

Reception area of The Grand Dragon hotel in the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The Grand Dragon Ladakh is owned and operated by Abdu family from Leh.

wildlife · snow

Puffing in the warm mid-day sun, this Snow Leopard rests content after a good meal, in Ladakh, India.

wildlife · birds

Grus nigricollis or the Black-necked Crane feeding near a high altitude marsh in Ladakh. Note the cold mirage behind the Crane, in this high altitude desert!

hills

Dark black and white clouds moving fast in the morning sky - Time lapse in Ladakh. 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, in…

river · highway

Upshi is a village and road junction on the Leh-Manali Highway in Ladakh region of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located 47 km to the southeast of Leh along the Indus river valley and Tanglang La on the Leh-Manali highway.

festival · dance

The annual festival known as Yuru Kabgyat is the major attraction of the monastery. Mask dance by the lamas are the highlight of the festival. Another important ritual followed during the festival is the burning of effigies.

hills · river

Nubra Valley is one of the MUST VISIT destinations in Ladakh at an average altitude of about 10000 Feet or 3048 Mtrs. It is among the sub-areas in Ladakh, situated in the North East side having Diskit Village as its fundamental base camp.

snow · hills

A group of naturalists search 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.

lake · river

See the glittering aquamarine Pangong Tso lake outside the clear glass windows of the Pangong Inn in Ladakh. Soak in the winter sun as you sit in the nice warm interior of the dining hall.

hills

Ladakh "land of high passes" is a region of India in the state of Jammu and Kashmir that lies between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south, inhabited by people of Indo-Aryan and Tibetan descent.

farmland

A farming couple (accompanied by their daughter) work on the fields outside their village in Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India.

hills · livestock

Shops selling, garments, clothes, blankets, bags, sunglasses, woollens are a plenty in the small markets of Leh, Ladakh If you wish to take some memories from Ladakh, the world's highest hill station, then shopping is the ideal choice.

hills · aerial

Desert, clouds and snow peaks of Ladakh can be seen aerially... Ladakh "land of high passes" 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,…

Tibetan Wild Ass, or Kiang search for food on salt pans in Ladakh. The kiang (Equus kiang) is the largest of the wild asses. It is native to the Tibetan Plateau, where it inhabits montane and alpine grasslands.

ceremony · architecture

Visitors spin prayer wheel at Lamayuru Monastery Lamayuru or Yuru Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Lamayouro, India.

hills

Hemis is the name of the biggest monastery in Ladakh. The courtyard of Hemis Gompa is the stage for Hemis festival which is celebrated on the 10th day of the Tibetan lunar month as the birthday of Padmasambhava, the founder of Tibetan Buddh…

coastline · river

Hippophae, the sea-buckthorns, are deciduous shrubs in the family Elaeagnaceae. The name sea-buckthorn may be hyphenated to avoid confusion with the buckthorns (Rhamnus, family Rhamnaceae).