Spiti

Himachal Pradesh·snow · festival

Women dance rhythmically and gently while singing in unison, to keep up the festive mid-winter cheer even as the valley is frozen over.

Himachal Pradesh

See the trash thrown carelessly below the bridge, by tourists? This is why we need Swachh Bharat to work.

Himachal Pradesh·architecture · hills

Flying over the Chicham Bridge in Spiti valley in Himachal Pradesh. The bridge connects Kibber and Chicham village. The bridge is situated above a deep gorge about 1000 feet high.

Himachal Pradesh·ceremony

Buddhist scriptures printed on cloth, thangka paintings, a dorjee, vase, a wooden and cloth prayer wheel, Buddhist drums, a gold Buddha statue and various other accoutrements at Key Gompa in Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India.

Spiti, Himachal Pradesh·hills · old town

Located in the remote Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh, Tabo Monastery stands as one of the most significant Buddhist heritage sites in the Himalayas.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · aerial

A tourist reflects on his memorable one-month journey across the Indian Himalayas, spanning Ladakh, Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.

Himachal Pradesh·snow · wildlife

Perfection in their camouflage of grey with rosettes, these cute Snow Leopard cubs are sitting on top of a high rock glancing at the vast expanse of snow and dry terrain in Spiti.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · snow

Spiti Valley, surrounded on all sides by the soaring snowy mountain walls of the high Himalaya, Spiti is situated India’s northern border with Tibet in the state of Himachal Pradesh.

Himachal Pradesh

Monks of Key monastery waits outside to welcome Dalai lama. The monks are holding the Dug ( parasol) and they made drawing of eight lucky sign on the road (Tashi tagye).

Himachal Pradesh·village

In a hut in a high altitude village in Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, watch these locals cook on a clay chulha fired by yak dung patties and prepare yarn with yak wool.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · snow

Across the snow barren cliffs and mountain faces of winter-time Spiti, a herd of Himalayan Ibex looks for dry sedges and grasses, as their modest lean season sustenance.

Himachal Pradesh·village · temple

Driving around Gue monastery where the ancient Tibetan mummy sits inside a glass case. Many explanations have been offered for the age and origin of the mummy. It appears to be the mummified body of a lama.

Spiti, Himachal Pradesh·hills · architecture

The historic Tabo Monastery is seen surrounded by the rugged desert mountains of the trans-Himalayan region.

Himachal Pradesh·aerial · wildlife

Spiti - Gette Village and Key Gompa - bird's eye aerial view, Himachal Pradesh.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · old town

Experience the breathtaking beauty of Spiti in this stunning footage capturing traditional houses, majestic mountains, and serene skies in the Valley.

Himachal Pradesh·architecture

Tourists deboard as they look forward to crossing Asia's highest bridge in Spiti Valley. At a staggering height of 13596 ft over the gorge named 13, 596 ft it connects two villages.

Himachal Pradesh

Sakya Tangyud Monastery in Kaza, with clouds rolling in over Spiti in later summer and early winter, in the ephemeral autumn season. Greenery still exists in patches near villages and streams.

Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh·hills

H.H. Dalai Lama lights up a lamp at Tabo Monastery during Kalachakra in Himachal Pradesh in 1996. Tabo Monastery is located in the Tabo village of Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh, northern India.

Himachal Pradesh·temple

The Mystic Mandala Temple or Initiation Temple or dKyil-hKhor-khang : The wall facing the door is embellished by a massive painting of Vairocana, who is surrounded by the eight Bodhisattvas. Mystic mandalas cover the other areas.

Spiti, Himachal Pradesh·temple · ceremony

Colourful prayer flags flutter in the complex of Tabo monastery in Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh. See the Barron Himalaya in the background.

Himachal Pradesh·festival · hills

Beautiful view of Key Monastery in Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, where Buddhist monks are busy preparing for Kalachakra Festival.

Himachal Pradesh·wildlife · hills

Two of the most iconic wildlife species of the Trans-Himalayan region—the elusive Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) and the majestic Himalayan Ibex (Capra sibirica)—in the rugged high-altitude terrain of Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India.