Ladakh

river · lake

Rigzin Motup, owner of Pangong Inn, speaks about the travails of running India's highest altitude hote, along Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh!

hills · river

Tourists visit Thiksey Monastery, the largest Tibetan monastery in central Ladakh, Kashmir, India.

hills · architecture

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

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…

Chemdey gompa (Buddhist monastery) in Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India. Chemrey Monastery or Chemrey Gompa is a 1664 Buddhist monastery, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Leh, Ladakh, northern India.

highway · hills

At a height of just under 40000 feet, Upshi is one of the highest civilised settlements in India. It lies along the Indus river valley.

Baby Yak suckle its mother's milk. An old Ladakhi lady takes the baby yak back to its shelter in Ladakh, Kashmir, India.

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…

snow · hills

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

hills · livestock

Traders sell spices, dried fruits and nuts under makeshift tents on side walks in Ladakh markets. The local produce are sold by womenfolk on the streets everyday. Fresh organic produce can be bought at competitive prices.

hills · snow

Ladakhi children playing in snow as a winter storm hits Ladakh, Kashmir, India. 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 Himalay…

desert · hills

Yak (Dong) Yak, a wild ox is the largest animal of the cold desert. Yak is immensely furry and weighs about a ton. It has curved horns whose tips can be as wide apart as 90 cm and measure 76 cm over the curves.

wildlife · snow

As one moves further north to the high altitude Himalaya, one finds communities involved in protecting the Snow Leopard, an elusive but strikingly beautiful species.

hills

View of the Leh city as seen from the royal Leh Palace in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir. Leh Palace is a former royal palace overlooking the Ladakhi Himalayan town of Leh.

hills

Ladakh is a region of India in the state 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.

hills · livestock

Ladakh is a region of India in the state 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.

hills · livestock

Ladakh is a region of India in the state 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.

Ladakh is a land of high passes on the borderland of India & Tibet. Ladakh is also known as 'The Land of the Mystic Lamas', 'The Broken Moon land', or 'The Last Shangri-La'.

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 · river

The confluence of river Indus and Zanskar, Ladakh, India. Zanskar river originates from the Himalayas, meets Indus river which originates from China and flows into Pakistan.

fort · temple

The mud-brick fortress of Basgo Gompa is perched high in the hills of Ladakh, between the Himalaya and Karakoram mountain ranges in northern India.

river · wildlife

Far away view of Stakna monastery in the Leh, Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Stakna Monastery or Stakna Gompa is a Buddhist monastery of the Drugpa sect in Leh district, Ladakh, northern India, 21 or 25 kilometres from Leh on…