Ladakh

hills · festival

One of the world's largest Thangka painting of eight different forms of Amitabha Buddha revealed at Naropa 2018 Hemis is an idyllic village in Ladakh, in Northern India . The town is just over 40 km southeast of the town of Leh.

river · festival

Truly a world heritage site, this landscape has been crafted over eons by the flow of water and wind, and is theorised to be the remnants of an ancient lake as the soil has retained a clayey structure.

hills · snow

Tyres slip over winter snow that has fallen as a layer over ice that already existed on the road, creating a layer of deadly difficult-to-maneuver slipperiness.

wildlife · snow

Ladakhi school teacher explains about the importance of Snow Leopard to young children at the village school in Ladakh.

music

Local musicians from Ladakh play Tibetan trumpet, while others are beating drums inside the monastery. Musical instruments play a vital role for people living in Ladakh. Ladakh is a region in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.

highway

Earth-mover operator is working against time to clear the Manali-Leh highway in India, at the treacherous altitude of 15, 000 feet, in order to allow truck and tourist traffic to pass through, to reach Leh in Ladakh, India.

aerial · desert

A sweeping aerial view near Yaya Tso showcases the vast, rugged terrain of Ladakh. The landscape is dominated by towering barren mountains and an expansive valley floor, likely a dry or seasonal riverbed shaped by glacial and monsoon runoff…

lake · aerial

Mirpal Tso in Ladakh, India appears in vivid blue tones against a stark arid terrain. Aerial views reveal the lake’s bright, saturated color contrasting with surrounding beige and rocky surfaces.

river · hills

Shyok Valley and stunning emerald green Shyok river in Ladakh's high mountains with snow-capped ranges behind (all close to Siachen glacier), as seen aerially, from the air, in this aerial view from Ladakh.

lake · river

Pangong Tso in Ladakh, with stunning aquamarine waters, as seen in aerial view

highway · river

Upshi is a village and road junction on the Leh-Manali Highway in Ladakh region of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.

dance · snow

Moods and colours of Ladakh sunrises and sunsets, each painting the sky in a tapestry of colours. Ladakh in Time lapse, with clouds and snow peaks dancing across a changing sky

highway · village

A drive through Chushul Village in eastern Ladakh, India, filmed from a moving vehicle. The scene features a police post along a narrow paved road passing through the high-altitude settlement.

snow · river

Driving to Siachen Glacier launch point in Ladakh, along Shyok river in India Driving towards Thoise and Siachen Glacier Base in the barren mountains of Ladakh in India, during the winter snow season, in freezing temperatures.

wildlife · hills

In this engaging interview, a tourist shares his experiences exploring Ladakh and the surrounding Himalayan regions, highlighting encounters with nature, wildlife, and adventure activities.

highway · river

The Chang La (el. 5,360 m or 17,590 ft) is a high mountain pass in Ladakh, India. It is the third highest motorable road in the world. The Chang La is on the route to Pangong Lake from Leh.

hills · river

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 · hills

A group of naturalists search Snow Leopard in the snowy mountains of Ladakh, India. The snow leopard is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

river · highway

A view of Himalaya in Ladakh region of the Indian states of Jammu & Kashmir. One can see the Indus river amid of the mountains and Hindustan Motor's Ambassador passes through on a road along side the river.

Another day in the greater trans Himalayan Ladakh range! Kids run along with their encircled wire toy car and a Buddhist monk rides a bicycle through Hanle town - Hanle of the observatory and Black-necked Cranes marsh fame...

hills · aerial

Aerial views of Nubra Valley in Ladakh, India with winding, serpentine river channels cutting through a high-altitude landscape.

snow

Alectoris chukar or Chakor Partridge scrabble around in the snow on a sunny winter day in Ladakh Chukar Partridge scrabble around in the snow on a sunny winter day in Ladakh

Ladakhi women wear an attractive headgear called Perak, made of black lamb skin studded with semi precious turquoise stones, covering the head like a cobra's hood and tapering to a thin tail reaching down the back.