Spiti

Himachal Pradesh·snow

The road to Spiti is closed after the first snowfall, but the skilled locals of Spiti use it throughout the year, however, our WildFilmsIndia crew drives through the roads with a view of thick snow sheets.

Himachal Pradesh·river · hills

The town of Kaza, Kaze or Kaja is the subdivisional headquarters of the remote Spiti Valley valley in the Lahaul and Spiti district of the state of Himachal Pradesh in the Western Himalayas of India.

Himachal Pradesh·ceremony

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·snow · sport

Himalayan mountains covered in snow in Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. Kids play football during snowfall. They cover their faces with clothes because of winter and a cold breeze.

Himachal Pradesh·fort

Ancient hand-painted thangkas that were painted with vegetable dyes, and prayer flags inside this ancient Buddhist gompa in India. Dhankar Gompa is a Gompa, a Buddhist temple in the district of Lahaul and Spiti in India.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · desert

The Spiti Valley is a mountain desert valley located high in the Himalaya mountains in the north-eastern part of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The name "Spiti" means "The Middle Land", i.e. the land between Tibet and India.

Himachal Pradesh·wildlife · birds

The European goldfinch or goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), is a small passerine bird in the finch family that is native to Europe, North Africa and western Asia.

Himachal Pradesh·ceremony

Tabo is a small town in the Lahaul and Spiti district on the banks of the Spiti River in Himachal Pradesh, India. The town lies on the road between Rekong Peo and Kaza (alternative spelling: Kaja), the sub-divisional headquarters of Spiti.

Himachal Pradesh

'Use Me' says the dust bin, and the donkey tips into it with its mouth, to get some leftover food.

Himachal Pradesh·fort

Dhankar Gompa is a Gompa - a Buddhist temple in the district of Lahaul and Spiti in India. It is situated at an elevation of 3,894 metres (12,774 feet) in the Spiti Valley between the towns of Kaza and Tabo.

Himachal Pradesh

Guest house in Spiti, with bagchuk tables and wood interiors. Filmed during the Spiti Kalachakra...

Himachal Pradesh·flowers

What are these flowers that we filmed in Spiti, Himachal Pradesh? Help us identify them, please! Quite a bunch of strange varieties. One looks like a Catmint.

Himachal Pradesh·fort

Dhankar Gompa is a Gompa - a Buddhist temple in the district of Lahaul and Spiti in India. It is situated at an elevation of 3,894 metres (12,774 feet) in the Spiti Valley between the towns of Kaza and Tabo.

Himachal Pradesh·river · hills

The town of Kaza, Kaze or Kaja is the subdivisional headquarters of the remote Spiti Valley valley in the Lahaul and Spiti district of the state of Himachal Pradesh in the Western Himalayas of India.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · highway

Key Gompa or Ki Monastery is a thousand year old Tibetan Buddhist monastery located prominently on top of a hill at an altitude of 4,166 meters (13,668 feet) in the Spiti Valley.

Himachal Pradesh·festival · politics

An audience with His Holy Highness, the Dalai Lama / gunlun, the religious and spiritual head of the Tibetan government in exile and Buddhist people all over the world.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · river

Nako is one of the most picturesque hamlets in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh. Situated at an elevation of 3662 meters above sea level, the Nako Monastery is built around a small lake.

Himachal Pradesh·fort · hills

Dhankar Gompa is a Gompa - a Buddhist temple in the district of Lahaul and Spiti in India. It is situated at an elevation of 3,894 metres (12,774 feet) in the Spiti Valley between the towns of Kaza and Tabo.

Himachal Pradesh

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The Dalai Lama, here also delivered a sermon and presided over the Kalchakra ceremony that took place in Spiti, Himachal pradesh, India, in 2001.

Himachal Pradesh·temple

A mummy of a Tibetan Buddhist monk, believed to be about 500 years old, has been found in India’s northern Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh.The mummy, identified as that of monk Sangha Tenzin, was found inside a tomb at Ghuen village in…

Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh·ceremony · hills

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.