Ladakh

festival · village

Buddhist chortens (stupa) and Himalayas mountains near Shey Palace in Ladakh, India. The Palace and Monastery of Shey are in the vicinity of the village by the same name. Shey used to be the capital of ancient Ladakh.

river

The tin cans have been placed in such a way that they circle the Poplar trees so that donkeys don't peel off and eat the bark as they are wont to do, here in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir state, India.

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.

hills

Time lapse of clouds moving slow in the morning sky - 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, inhabited by people…

hills · village

Tourists take a break and lunches together at a home-stay at Oleh Village in Ladakh. Oleh Village is probably the last village of Ladakh which is around 14400 ft above from sea level and has only four houses with the total population of 20…

snow · hills

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

highway · village

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.

festival · dance

Budhist nuns dance and sing during the Naropa Festival in Ladakh. Hemis is an idyllic village in Ladakh, in Northern India . The town is just over 40 km southeast of the town of Leh.

hills

Driving up to the Karu valley across the Indus to reach the Hemis monastery. Hemis Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery (gompa) of the Drukpa Lineage, located in Hemis, Ladakh (within the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir).

river · hills

Confluence of Indus and Zanskar rivers in Ladkh. The Zanskar River is a north-flowing tributary of the Indus. In its upper reaches, the Zanskar has two main branches.

lake · river

Pangong Tso, Tibetan for "long, narrow, enchanted lake", also referred to as Pangong Lake, is an endorheic lake in the Himalayas situated at a height of about 4,350 m (14,270 ft). It is 134 km (83 mi) long and extends from India to Tibet.

hills

Ladakh 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.

hills

Ladakh is a region of Jammu and Kashmir,in the northernmost state of the Republic of India. It 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 desc…

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Ladakh is a region of Jammu and Kashmir,in the northernmost state of the Republic of India. It 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 desc…

Ladakh is a region of Jammu and Kashmir and 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.

Relief tents at Choglamsar, Ladakh. The villagers who lost their homes in the mud-slide of the 2010 monsoon were houses in temporary tents until their houses were constructed.

wildlife · birds

An Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii) standing in a shallow rocky riverbed in Ladakh, India.

highway · snow

A very mysterious attraction existing on the Leh-Manali Highway is Gata Loops as the stories related to it are creepy and at times scary.

hills · bazaar

Stock footage of driving through bylanes of Leh bazaar in the Ladakh city of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

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.

hills · highway

The Magnetic hill, located close to Leh, is known for its wonderful magnetic properties. Once here, you can see for yourself vehicles moving up at a speed of 20 km/ hour with the engines off.

hills

Time lapse of clouds moving slow in the morning sky - 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, inhabited by people…