Travel : Valley of Ladakh, Indian Himalayas (159 images)
Travel story, the desert Valley of Ladakh (and around). Ladakh (capital : Leh town - 3505 meters) is a high altitude remote valley tucked away in the Indian Himalayan mountains. Only accessible by road for about 2 months of the year, Ladakh remains a world removed from the rest of the country. Tibetan buddhism is practiced by most Ladakhis, but in actual fact, this Mahayana buddhism was practiced in Ladakh and Kashmir long before the Tibetans themselves.
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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The road from Leh to Tso Moriri is accompanied...
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Khardung La (5359m) is a High Mountain Pass in...
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Khardung La (5359m) is a High Mountain Pass in...
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Khardung La (5359m) is a High Mountain Pass in...
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Khardung La (5359m) is a High Mountain Pass in...
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Scenery around Leh, Ladakh..*Pre-season Jeep...
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Scenery around Leh, Ladakh..*Pre-season Jeep...
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Scenery around Leh, Ladakh..*Pre-season Jeep...
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A monk stands on a wall in Thiksey Gompa, Leh,...
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Scenery around Leh, Ladakh..*Pre-season Jeep...
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Scenery around Leh, Ladakh..*Pre-season Jeep...
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Scenery around Leh, Ladakh..*Pre-season Jeep...
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Scenery around Leh, Ladakh..*Pre-season Jeep...
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Scenery around Leh, Ladakh..*Pre-season Jeep...
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Scenery around Leh, Ladakh..*Pre-season Jeep...
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Scenery around Leh, Ladakh..*Pre-season Jeep...
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Stok Gompa. Stok (3364m) is the current...
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Stok Gompa. Stok (3364m) is the current...
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Stok Gompa. Stok (3364m) is the current...
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Stok Gompa. Stok (3364m) is the current...
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Hemis Monastery of the Drukpa lineage, dating...
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Hemis Monastery of the Drukpa lineage, dating...
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Hemis Monastery of the Drukpa lineage, dating...
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Hemis Monastery of the Drukpa lineage, dating...
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Hemis Monastery of the Drukpa lineage, dating...
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Hemis Monastery of the Drukpa lineage, dating...
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Hemis Monastery of the Drukpa lineage, dating...
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Hemis Monastery of the Drukpa lineage, dating...
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Hemis Monastery of the Drukpa lineage, dating...
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Hemis Monastery of the Drukpa lineage, dating...
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Hemis Monastery of the Drukpa lineage, dating...
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Hemis Monastery of the Drukpa lineage, dating...
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Hemis Monastery of the Drukpa lineage, dating...
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Leh.Pre-season Jeep road trip from Delhi to...
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Photos of the Drukpa Lineage Head Lama of Hemis...
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An elderly Ladakhi woman spins a handheld mani...
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An elderly Ladakhi man spins a handheld mani...
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Ladakhi buddhists gather in Chokhang Vihara,...
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Tourists and local Ladakhis visit Shanti Stupa,...
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A golden sitting buddha, as seen on 31st May...
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An array of Ladakhi jewellery are hung up for...
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Clothes, scarves and jewellery are displayed...
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A monk spins the prayer wheel before morning...
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Two monks blow long horns on the roof of...
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Two monks blow long horns on the roof of...
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Two monks blow long horns on the roof of...
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Young monks sit waiting for the special prayers...
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A monk walks past as young monks sit waiting...
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A young monk adjusts his robes as other monks...
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Chamba, a 19 year old monk repetitiously chants...
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Chamba, a 19 year old monk flips his notes as...
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Young monks take a rest outside while a long...
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Young monks refill kettles of tea while special...
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The 12m tall golden sitting statue of Maitreya...
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The 12m tall golden sitting statue of Maitreya...
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Thiksay Monastery on 1st June 2009, in Leh,...
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Scenery on the outskirts of Leh town on 1st...
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Ladakhi locals board the bus on 1st June 2009...
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Scenery on 1st June 2009 of the Himalayan...
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Scenery on 1st June 2009 of the Himalayan...
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Scenery of the Himalayan village landscape and...
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Scenery on 1st June 2009 on the way to Hemis...
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The only school teacher in the whole valley of...
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The only school teacher in the whole valley of...
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Ladakhi women cook dinner on 1st June 2009, in...
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Ladakhi women wash up after dinner on 1st June...
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Yangchan Tsering milks a yak on 2nd June 2009...
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Tsering Dolma, a friend of the family prepares...
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Tsemang Dolma (left) and a friend prepare...
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While her daughter, Dolka plays nearby, on 2nd...
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Rinchen's mother, Tsemang Dolma makes dough...
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A Ladakhi boy plays in the fields on 2nd June...
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Yangchan Tsering irrigates the fileds on 2nd...
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While her daughter, Dolka plays nearby, on 2nd...
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Yak skulls left out to dry in the sun under a...
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Rinchen Namgyal, aged 19, and his cousin,...
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Rinchen Namgyal, aged 19, and his cousin,...
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Rinchen Namgyal, aged 19, helps his mother with...
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Rinchen's mother, Tsemang Dolma makes chuitagi...
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Rinchen Namgyal, aged 19, sits by the window...
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Rinchen Namgyal, aged 19, carries burning...
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Ladakhi locals board the bus on 3rd June 2009...
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A Ladakhi girl looks out of the window on the...
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Scenery of the Himalayan mountains from the bus...
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Scenery of the Himalayan desert and mountains...
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View of the meeting of 2 rivers with different...
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View of the upper Indus river on 3rd June 2009...
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Border Roads Organisation road workers sweep...
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Scenery of Nubra Valley, Ladakh on 4th June...
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Tourists hold up the national flag of India for...
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Tourists hold up the national flag of India for...
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Tourists pose for photos in front of signboards...
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A tourist walks uphill through the snow and...
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Scenery of Nubra Valley, Ladakh on 4th June...
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Scenery of Nubra Valley, Ladakh on 4th June...
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A group of road workers sit down to eat against...
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Panoramic view of the scenery of Nubra Valley,...
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Scenery of Nubra Valley, Ladakh on 4th June...
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A group of yaks stroll across the highway....
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Scenery of Nubra Valley, Ladakh on 4th June...
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Scenery of Nubra Valley, Ladakh on 4th June...
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Horses graze on grass in the wetlands with the...
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Panoramic scenery of Nubra Valley, Ladakh on...
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Tourists ride Bactrian camels across the desert...
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A herd of goats graze on shrubs and trees near...
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A Bactrian camel takes a rest at the sand dunes...
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Tourists ride Bactrian camels across the desert...
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Tibetan Buddhist prayer items in the Diskit...
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Carved Tibetan Buddhist prayer slabs of rock...
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Tibetan Buddhist monks go about their daily...
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Tibetan Buddhist monks go about their daily...
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Tibetan Buddhist monks go about their daily...
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The decorated door of a prayer room in Diskit...
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Tibetan Buddhist monks go about their daily...
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The resident caretaker monk is seen doing his...
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Sunbeams shine down on the Shyok river in...
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Resident monks go about their daily chores such...
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Resident monks go about their daily chores such...
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Random tourists and Buddhist followers alike...
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Random tourists and Buddhist followers alike...
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Multicolored Pashmina scarves are hung up for...
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Dusk view of the upper Indus river. between...
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An Indian Army truck drives through stunning...
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Scenery of the upper Indus river in Ladakh...
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Scenery of the upper Indus river in Ladakh...
