A Picture Gallery
Ladakh
Ladakh - the Land of Rock
Map of Jammu and Kashmir State
Map of Ladakh
Snow-capped granite mountains
Ladakh - the land of many passes
Landscape from Thiksey monastery
The Leh Palace, standing like a sentinel, overlooks the town
An aerial view of the land of many passes
The serenity of the high altitude Pangong Tso Lake
Multi-colored rock faces dot the landscape
Hill formations near Lamayuru monastery
Religion
The impressive facade of Thikse monastery
Facade of Leh monastery and palace
The Avalokitesvara with a thousands hands, Lamayuru monastery
A young lama at Hemis monastery
Engraved prayer stones
Double storey statue at Shey monastery
Lamas beating drums at Lamayuru
Prayers flag atop Stok Palace, near Leh
Lamas on the way to prayer room, Hemis monastery
A Buddhist wall painting at Thiksey monastery
Announcing the annual festival at Spituk monastery
The cave monastery of Shergole
Main entrance to Thiksey monastery
Sankar gompa - the only monastery built on plain
Huge rock-hewn images of Buddha at Mulbekh
Lamas painting a Mandala at Spituk monastery
A fresco depicts the Buddhist 'wheel of life'
A trident, symbol of the Shakti cult
Buddha image at Thikse monastery
Trumpet blowing lamas
Acolytes bear trumpets at a monstery function
The rich art treasures of the monastery at lamayuru
A beautiful image in Alchi monastery
Prayer flags
The deeply religious people of Ladakh in Buddhist procession in Leh
People of Ladakh region
Bejewelled girl
Ladakhi men and women in their traditional finery
Ladakh - a repository of a myriad cultural and religious influences from mainland India, Tibet and Central Asia
Ladakhi belles dressed in traditional attire
A resident of the highland plateaus
A Dard inhabitant of Ladakh
A Ladakhi child
Festivals
Ladakhi marriages are festive occasions
Lama musicians perform at a festive occasion
A mask dancer at Hemis festival
Mask dancer at Hemis festival
Lamas wearing terrifying masks at the Lamayuru festival
Mask dances and dance dramas being staged in the courtyard of the Lamayuru monastery
Buddhist painted scroll and an ancient mask at Spituk
Frescoes such as these adorn monastery walls
Arts and Crafts
Craftsman at work
Woman carpet-weaver at work
A Buddhist wall painting
A typical Buddhist floral motif
Vegetation
Cultivator ploughing a field
The main crop of ladakh is barley
Local wild flower plant
A fruit tree
A forest of poplars in autumn
Apricot blossoms in spring
A rich profusion of flowers
Wildlife
A water-bird of Ladakh
The wild horse is unique to Ladakh
Pashmina goat
Recreation
The popular sport of archery
Treks
Trekking enthusiasts in Ladakh
Trekking in Ladakh is a popular pastime
Excitement extraordinary: river running in the Indus
Trekking terrain near Lamayuru monastery
Kargil, Drass, Suru Valley, Zanskar
Region
Map of Kargil-Drass Regions
Map of Zanskar Region
Zoji la: the approach to Ladakh
The beautiful lower Suru basin near Kargil
A mountain stream near Shergole village
Suru Valley with the Nun-Kun massif in the background
A typical rural scene at Zanskar
The rope bridge at Zangla
Religion
Pibiting monastery and its environs
Huge rock-hewn image at Mulbekh
A statue of Buddha carved out of stone at Mulbekh
Rock carvings of Buddha near Padum
Sculpture near Drass
The Dalai Lama delivering sermon at Padum
The cave monastery of Shergole
Karsha monastery and village in the background
Phugthal - the cave monastery
en route
Darcha
Glorious sunset at the Karsha monastery
Vegetation
A fruit tree
Local wild flower plant
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