Ladakh

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. Ladakh is famous for its natural beauty and adventure sports.

river

India gets its name from the Indus river! Poplar trees with the sun shining through the leaves, a barren stark landscape (typical lunar landscape of Ladakh), with harsh mountains and rocks behind.

architecture · hills

Panoramic view of Thiksey monastery in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Thiksey Gompa or Thiksay Monastery (also transliterated from Ladakhi as Tikse, Tiksey or Thiksey) is a gompa (monastery) affiliated with the Gelug sect of Tibetan Budd…

Indian chef prepares Kashmiri Mutton Rista at a hotel in Ladakh, Kashmir, India. Rista is a popular Kashmiri Cuisine which takes a lot of effort to prepare but it’s all worth it. You may have had meat balls or kebabs.

architecture · hills

The majestic Leh palace rises from the edge of a hill overlooking rest of the Ladakhi Himalayan town of Leh.

village · hills

Traditional house made up of mud in the Himalaya range which are covered by snow. Prayer flags is being hosted infront of house as well as on roof of house.

hills

Ladakh, the land of many passes, of freezing high barren landscapes lying across the lofty Asian tableland - is among the highest of the world's inhabited plateaus.

hills · snow

A herd of Himalayan Ibexes on the snow filled mountains of Ladakh, Kashmir, India. The Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica) is a species of ibex that lives in central Asia.

This is a stunningly sharp time lapse of a movement of clouds over a stark Ladakhi landscape taken in the peak of winter when the temperature was an average of minue 30 degrees Celcius! Shot with a Canon EOS 5D Mk2 camera using a Nikon 20 m…

hills · river

Ladakh is a region of Jammu and Kashmir, 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 descen…

Ladakh is a high altitude desert with barren slopes, stark landscapes and treeless terrains. Yet, it has no shortage of water which flows abundantly from snow melting through the summer months and feeding its streams and rivers.

hills · river

Fly over Ladakh. Stunning aerial views of Leh and Ladakh to the extreme north of India. Leh - Ladakh is the largest province within the North Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir, covering approximately 60,000 square miles (100,000 sq. km).

hills · snow

Clouds billow behind a group of winter hay-stacks in Ladakh, even as the birch trees are bereft of leaves, at the peak of a Ladakh winter.

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 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.

The Yak is a long-haired bovine found throughout the Himalayan region of south Central Asia. Yaks are herd animals.

Time lapse of clouds in Ladakh. 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

Himalayan Fox at its kill, competing with Pied Magpies, in upper Ladakh, winter 2011. Himalayan Fox is one of the rare species in Ladakh. Himalayan Fox are adapted to the cold environment.

High passes in Ladakh, with sunset in time lapse HD mode.

highway · snow

Truck accident in Drass. Narrow roads leads to accidents en route to Ladakh. The narrow road is on the western section of the Himalayas mountain range and is part of the 275-mile long route from Srinagar to Leh.

hills · highway

Ladakh road trip is all about crossing the various 'la' or the mountain passes. Ladakh got its name from the high altitude mountain passes. “La” means Passes and “Dhak” means many, in short, Ladakh literally means land of many passes.

Hemis Monastery existed before the 11th century. Naropa, the pupil of the yogi Tilopa, and teacher of the translator Marpa is connected with this monastery. A translation was made by A.

Chef prepares Kashmiri Garlic Soup at a hotel in Ladakh, Kashmir, India. Ingredients : - Water - Carrot - Cabbage - Garlic - Salt - Chopped Cabbage - Chopped Carrot - Spring Onion - Green Coriander Leaves - White pepper - Butter - Corn Flou…