Ladakh

A group of Naturalists find wolves in the mountains of Ladakh, India.

hills · snow

A group of wildlifer - trekkers trek over the iced-over mountains of Ladakh during their Snow Leopard expedition in Ladakh, India. The snow leopard is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

hills · highway

Scenic view of the Himalayan mountains landscape in Ladakh, India. Leh, was the capital of the Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh, now the Leh district in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir.

ceremony

A large number of monks are attending the prayer ceremony in Ladakh. you would be able to see people from Bhutan attending the prayer wearing the national attire- gho.

snow

Deepti Naval says " I discovered Ladakh just as recently as about 5-6 years ago. I first went there in the month of July-August, there are these stunning green patches all over the place and I thought that was very exciting.

river

14 Beautiful Buddha Statues of South Asia 1. A huge golden statue of Lord Buddha in Ladakh 2. A gigantic Shakyamuni Buddha statue in Bhutan 3. Golden statue of Lord Buddha at Thai monastery in Bhodhgaya 4.

festival · hills

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.

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.

highway

Time lapse of clouds moving fast over the Himalayas in Ladakh, India. Leh, was the capital of the Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh, now the Leh district in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir.

hills · ceremony

Clouds passing over the barren mountainous hills of Ladaklh with the snow-capped Himalayan mountains in the background.... Prayer flags flying with the flow of wind...

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.

snow · lake

Ice skating on a frozen pond in Ladakh...

Introduction to Ladakh... land of passes, and Snow Leopards! Ladakh lies between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south.

aerial

Aerial view of barren mountains in Ladakh as seen from a flight from Delhi to Ladakh. Ladakh the land of jagged peaks and barren landscape is at once alluring and awe-inspiring.

river · architecture

Crossing Indus River on a bridge covered with Buddhist prayer flags in Ladakh. The Indus River is a major river in Asia which flows through Pakistan and through some parts of India and China.

A lama speaks on the phone while clearing away things - the modern Indian Buddhist Lama - networked and connected with the outside world!

ceremony · river

Buddhist prayer flags in different colours hung up at Stakna Monastery in Ladakh. A prayer flag is a colorful rectangular cloth, often found strung along mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas.

ceremony

Buddhist prayer wheels is the most symbolic religious objects for Buddhist religion. Mediators turn this prayer wheel and during countless rotations of the wheel, they repeat the mantra.

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.

dance

Indian dancer Nisadhna Kumari performs Rabindra Nritya Natya at Singhey Khababs Spring Festival in Ladakh.

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 · snow

Naturalists rest during their search 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

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.