Spiti

Himachal Pradesh·river · hills

Holistic view of Key Monastry in Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. Wonderful enter gate designed with eight luck sign and prayer wheels and Buddhist monk enters monastery by ringing the bell.

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Help us identify this mystery raptor or bird of prey from Spiti in the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh! A viewer tells us this is a Goshawk! Meanwhile, a farmer walks into her homestead in the desolate high altitude desert of Spiti.

Himachal Pradesh·dance · village

Women of Darcha village dance to their local folk songs. Darcha is a village in a high altitude valley of Lahaul and Spiti district in the north Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · aerial

Aerial views of a snow-covered Nako Village in the Hangrang Valley of Spiti in Himachal Pradesh. At an altitude of 11,893 feet or 3,625 meters above sea level, this village lies near the Indo-China border in Kinnaur district.

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Himachal Pradesh·hills · ceremony

This scene captures the high-altitude landscape of Kunzum Pass, also known as Kunzum La, a significant mountain pass in the Indian Himalayas.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · highway

A roadside stretch in Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh, features Somang Dhaba, a popular stop for travelers navigating the high-altitude mountain roads.

Himachal Pradesh·temple

Driving through the mighty Kunzum La towards the Kunzum Mata temple in Himachal Pradesh. The mountains overlook with utmost peace and serenity and a small temple – with the Kunzum Mata sitting in the solace of whirl-pooling winds and roarin…

Himachal Pradesh·hills · village

Gette is the highest village in Spiti and is situated at a height of 4270m. At a short distance from Kaza. There were only six families living here up to last year Spiti valley is famous for its rough and rugged highways and roads.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · livestock

The bharal or Himalayan blue sheep is a caprid found in the high himalayas. The scientific name of Bharal is Pseudois nayaur. The underparts and backs of the legs of Bharal are white, while the chest and fronts of the legs are black.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · wildlife

A snow leopard is observed resting on a rocky, snow-covered mountainside in Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India.

Himachal Pradesh·hills

A group of Himachali porters enjoy their evening tea as they chit chat at a homestay in Spiti Valley. See the steam boiler which works with coal and keeps their tea hot. Also, see the huge serving kettle.

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Himachal Pradesh·hills

Tabo Monastery, also known as the 'Ajanta of the Himalayas,' is one of the most popular monasteries in the Lahaul and Spiti Valley and was founded more than a millennium back in 996 A.D.

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Himachal Pradesh·hills · wildlife

A house stands in solitary in the dry barren valley of Spiti in Himachal Pradesh. A holding pen for domesticated yaks is seen a little away from the house. Robin Accentors are seen around the premises of the house.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · snow

Experience the serene beauty of Spiti valley as it transforms into a picturesque winter wonderland, blanketed in pristine white snow.

Himachal Pradesh·festival

The Buddhist festival of the Kalchakra being presided over by the religious and political head of the Tibetan people in exile in India.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · river

A close-up on a ceremony being performed by His Holiness The Dalai Lama. He is also delivering a sermon and presiding over the Kalchakra ceremony that took place in Spiti, Himachal pradesh, India, in 2001.

Himachal Pradesh·hills

The issues this environmentally-sensitive Himalayan region is dealing with are too many to summarise.

Himachal Pradesh·river

Himachal Pradesh·hills · wildlife

Himalayan ibex and a snow leopard family in the high-altitude mountains of Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India.