Ladakh

highway · hills

A vehicle drives along a paved two-lane mountain highway winding through a rugged high-altitude valley in Ladakh, India.

highway

'Never leave the person who lives for you - Sweetheart'. This is the advice dispensed by a truck drive who plies the tough roads of Ladakh in India.

festival · flowers

The entrance to the Darchik Cultural Centre in Darchik village opens onto the annual Apricot Blossom Festival in the Aryan Valley of Kargil district, Ladakh.

lake · river

Pangong Lake in stunning aquamarine, as seen from the air in Ladakh, with high mountains behind Pangong Tso in Ladakh, with stunning aquamarine waters, as seen in aerial view

hills

Tibetan Partridge in mid-winter Ladakh freeze, hardy pheasant family or pheasanidae like Ptarmigan type bird of the high Himalaya and trans-Himalayan regions.

hills

This is not the Markha valley. In fact, this is the lush, green campsite in the Shang Phu, between the passes of Gyuncho La and Shang La in Ladakh. A haven, truly, and a fabulous trek away from the regular busy routes around Leh.

Hemis Gonpa Monastery in Ladakh: Archival footage of almost desolate Buddhist site from 1990's

snow · hills

The winter in Ladakh is almost a waiting game - waiting for spring to arrive. The people almost live in dormancy, with nothing to grow, and subsisting on the effort and cropping of the summer and autumn season.

highway · snow

Early winter snow and ice cover on the world's highest road and traffic jam in the trans Himalayan Ladakh region, on Khardungla pass.

Ladakh as a Union Territory of India gets its first tableau at the Republic Day Parade 2021.

river · village

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.

village · festival

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.

wildlife · snow

Chukor Partridge and Pied Magpies call close at hand while the huffing of the cameraman gets caught in the camera's audio track. A Snow Leopard roams the treacherous craggy cliffs in high altitude desert of Ladakh, India.

hills · highway

The vast, barren landscapes of northern India’s Trans-Himalayan region, where smooth mountain highways stretch across dry, treeless plains surrounded by rugged eroded ridges.

highway · hills

Driving the high altitude plains of Ladakh, heading towards the Tsaga La Pass in the form of a motor traverse in Ladakh: Driving in India and the trans Himalaya. ITBP Check Post Loma, Tara and Hanle roads.

livestock · hills

A peaceful scene unfolds in the high-altitude plains of Ladakh, India, where a flock of Changthangi (Pashmina) goats grazes freely across a lush green pasture.

hills · highway

Tourists from Switzerland as they share their experiences of arriving in India and their first impressions of the country.

highway · snow

Peaks that overlook the Khardung La pass access motor road, as seen after a fresh snow storm.

river · aerial

Aerials of Nimo, Nurla and Basgo, greenery restricted to Indus river banks, cold desert all around.

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.

Kang Yatse 1 and 2 or Kangyatse peaks in Ladakh. View from the summit of KY2, including neighbour KY1, view of KY1 and KY2 from the Kongmaru La, Skywalker team making mok-mok.

dance

These are Shia Muslims from Ladakh, the major ethnic group in the region, putting up a dance performance that amalgamates Ladakh Buddhist culture and Islam from the Shia sect.

river

Ladakh craggy dry landscape driving in India's rugged northern mountains, along Indus river