Ladakh

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A woman peeling potatoes for Thuppa, inside a traditional kitchen of Ladakh in Kashmir, India. Thukpa is a Tibetan noodle soup, inspired from China. It originated in the eastern part of Tibet.

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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.

An old Ladakhi women milking Yak in Ladakh, Kashmir, India. Yak is the dominant livestock species that support livelihoods for pastoralist of the Tibetan plateau and nearby Himalayan regions.

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View of snow covered roads and barren mountains in Ladakh, 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…

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Ladakhi woman churning butter... or making butter tea! Ladakh lies between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south.

lake · river

Top 10 places to visit in Ladakh: 1. Pangong Tso is an endorheic lake and is 134 km long. It is divided into five sublakes - Pangong Tso, Tso Nyak, Rum Tso (twin lakes) and Nyak Tso.

farmland · river

Fly over the field of chortens or stupas near Shey and also over Thiksey Gompa in Ladakh. Scattered across a field next to the Indus river, is one of the largest chorten fields of Ladakh, with hundreds of chortens.

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.

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.

Buddhist idols on display and for sale in Ladakh Buddhism in Ladakh is ancient and widespread and a popular theme for cultural tours in Ladakh.

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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.

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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.

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According to Petr Hrabina, "This is Tibetan argali (Ovis ammon hodgsonii). Some scientists consider it as a distinct species (Ovis hodgsoni)." Ladakh, "land of high passes" is a region of India in the state of Jammu and Kashmir and lies bet…

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Ladakh is a region of Jammu and Kashmir,in 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 desc…

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

Ladakh lies between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south. Ladakh is the highest plateau of the Indian state of Kashmir with much of it being over 3,000 m (9,800 ft).

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'.

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.

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Apricot and poplar trees in the Kashmir autumn, with a cold water stream flowing below. Autumn colours at their best! Yes - India has a fall season, too, especially high up in the Himalaya and trans-Himalaya such as Ladakh in Kashmir state,…

A kid from ladakh chews gum and blows the bubble out, local women wears traditional dress of Ladakh, another kid holds a little baby and smiles. Two man wearing traditional dress talks to each other.

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Small Leaved Locoweed is a perennial herb with thick and woody root. Aerial stem is absent. Leaves are pinnate, and leaf bases are covered with white or yellowish woolly hairs.

Ladakh is a region 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.