Ladakh

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…

snow · hills

View of massive glacier with snow peaks of Ladakh as seen from an aeroplane's window. 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,…

hills

Shanti Stupa is situated at a height of 4267 meters overlooking the Leh city, it gives a panoramic view of surrounding snow capped mountains .

river · village

One of the northernmost village in Ladakh, Turtuk lie on the plains of the river. When the first tourist arrived in Turtuk, a tiny farming village nestled between snow-topped mountains in India’s far northwestern region of Ladakh, he was gr…

Astounding beauty welcomes you to this absolutely mesmerising spot. Fondly known as Moonland amongst the locals here, Lamayuru in Ladakh, a few km ahead of Likir, is quite certainly Moon on Earth.

festival · ceremony

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.

livestock

A herd of Ibex in the Union Territory of Ladakh, India. Capra is a genus of mammals, the goats or wild goats, composed of up to nine species including the wild goat, the markhor and several species known as ibex.

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Team of two of hikers walk on deserted lofty mountain of Ladakh. Despite being not easy to climb the stiff mountains the hikers make an effort to climb the deserted terrain.

Statue of Buddha in Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh. 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.

hills · aerial

Water movement leads to soil erosion can be seen aerially in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

birds · wildlife

A Hodgson's Redstart would look similar but this is a male Black Redstart. Black Redstart in its summer breeding grounds in Ladakh, preening and cleaning its feathers, opening its mouth / gaping and stretching and apparently exercising! Thi…

Landscapes in Ladakh, Kashmir. Nestled between the Kunlun Mountain ranges and the Himalayas, Ladakh boasts of innumerable vistas ranging from lakes to mountains and valleys.

Ladakh is a region of Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state of the Republic of India. Nestled between the Kunlun Mountain ranges and the Himalayas, Ladakh boasts of innumerable vistas ranging from lakes to mountains and valleys.

hills · highway

High-altitude scenery of Ladakh, featuring a traditional Buddhist gateway (known as a Torana) set against the rugged mountains of the Trans-Himalayan cold desert.

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.

hills · aerial

Aerial view of shining clouds and mountainscapes of Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

architecture · hills

A huge Maitreya Buddha statue at Thiksey Buddhist Monastery in Ladakh. 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 Buddhi…

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.

hills

Tourist vehicles slip on the icy roads in Ladakh, India. It's a dangerous situation to drive on icy roads.

snow · hills

Naturalists search for Snow Leopard and reach Oleh Village 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 people only.

hills · farmland

An old Ladakhi woman in her agricultural field with a spade. The Ladakh people have features very similar to the native American people, as can be seen here. Ladakh is in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in North India.