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View from our room in Changspa village of the mountains behind Leh town. This was not snow but intense reflected light.
Leh is the capital of the Leh District of Ladakh, India. The city lies on the true right bank of the Indus River in a narrow valley north of the river at an elevation of some 3,530 m (11,581 ft.).
I photographed this dancer during the closing ceremony of the 15-day 2007 Ladakh Festival at the Leh Polo Ground. Her headdress is called a 'perag', which traditionally reflects the status of the wearer. The festival is held annually in Leh and nearby venues and includes polo games, archery competitions, music concerts, Cham Dances (Mask Dances), rock climbing, river rafting and camel safaris.
Leh, the capital of Ladakh region, absorbing the last few rays of the Sun. View from near the Shanti Stupa.
Leh was not the first time I had gone higher than 10K'. Previously, I had felt quite OK at Pikes Peak (14K'). Getting to Leh from Srinagar (5K') in a plane, in 45 minutes, though, meant we were all feeling pretty miserable. However, we would adapt and scale nearly 18K' the next day when were drove through Khardung La.
Leh is the capital of the Leh District of Ladakh, India. The city lies on the true right bank of the Indus River in a narrow valley north of the river at an elevation of some 3,530 m (11,581 ft.).
I photographed this dancer during the closing ceremony of the 15-day 2007 Ladakh Festival at the Leh Polo Ground. Her purple embroidered hat is called a 'tibi' and is worn by Buddhists. The festival is held annually in Leh and nearby venues and includes polo games, archery competitions, music concerts, Cham Dances (Mask Dances), rock climbing, river rafting and camel safaris.
Leh is the capital of the Leh District of Ladakh, India. The city lies on the true right bank of the Indus River in a narrow valley north of the river at an elevation of some 3,530 m (11,581 ft.). The Leh Palace towers over the city at left. It was built by Sengge Namgyal who ruled the Kingdom of Ladakh from 1616 to 1642. The royal family occupied the upper floors with stables and storerooms on the lower floors. On the ridge to the right, the lower complex is the Namgyal Tsemo Gompa (Namgyal Tsemo Monastery). On the summit, the Tsemo Castle (aka Victory Fort, elev. c. 3,680 m, 12,073 ft.) is seen. Both were built by King Tashi Namgyal (ruled 1555-1575).
Leh is the capital of the Leh District of Ladakh, India. The city lies on the true right bank of the Indus River in a narrow valley north of the river at an elevation of some 3,530 m (11,581 ft.).
Dancers are seen here during the closing ceremony of the 15-day 2007 Ladakh Festival at the Leh Polo Ground. The festival is held annually in Leh and nearby venues and includes polo games, archery competitions, music concerts, Cham Dances (Mask Dances), rock climbing, river rafting and camel safaris.
Leh is the capital of the Leh District of Ladakh, India. The city lies on the true right bank of the Indus River in a narrow valley north of the river at an elevation of some 3,530 m (11,581 ft.). The minaret and dome of Leh's Jama Masjid (Jama Mosque) are seen here.
A winter's view. The barren chinar trees in the city with a view onto the high banks of the Indus river and the mighty 21,000 ft Stok range of the Himalayas beyond.
In the background on the horizon stands the Leh Palace, Ladakh.
There are countless number of photos of the Palace at Leh in Ladakh. Infact when I wanted to visit this monument one cloudless sunny November day, it was an exercise in futility as it was the weekly off so no entry was allowed. That was the last sight of the gates of the Palace or so I thought. I will not be ever seeing the palace again.
The facade of the Palace however is a prominent feature all along the bazaar side of the Leh town and you cannot afford to miss it in the skyline. So it did make periodic appearance in photographs that I took in the derelict and decaying inner sanctums of the township such as this place.
There is a life that goes on in the shadows and dark areas of Leh , while the sun shines fiercely and the monuments glisten on the mountainside while the sky takes on inky blue tones ( with an underexposure in camera)
This was built around the 17th century and is a a stone structure in 7 layers modeled on the Potala of Lhasa, Tibet.
This was the seat of the royal family of Ladakh. Today it stands mute testimony to its solidity while the square houses around the area were inundated by flash floods in 2009-2010.
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Taken on a cycle tour from Srinagar in Kashmir to Leh and back Leh nestles in the Himalayas at 11,500 feet / 3,500 metres
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Leh is the capital of the Leh District of Ladakh, India. The city lies on the true right bank of the Indus River in a narrow valley north of the river at an elevation of some 3,530 m (11,581 ft.).
I photographed this young woman during the closing ceremony of the 15-day 2007 Ladakh Festival at the Leh Polo Ground. The festival is held annually in Leh and nearby venues and includes polo games, archery competitions, music concerts, Cham Dances (Mask Dances), rock climbing, river rafting and camel safaris.
Leh is the capital of the Leh District of Ladakh, India. The city lies on the true right bank of the Indus River in a narrow valley north of the river at an elevation of some 3,530 m (11,581 ft.).
Attendees head home from the Leh polo ground after the closing ceremony of the 15-day 2007 Ladakh Festival. The festival is held annually in Leh and nearby venues and includes polo games, archery competitions, music concerts, Cham Dances (Mask Dances), rock climbing, river rafting and camel safaris.
Just before touchdown in Leh …
Landing in Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe airport in Leh which is one of the highest commercial airports in the world situated at an altitude of 3256 m ,itself is an experience.
It is tecchnically very challenging for the pilot to land in and take off due to its position surrounded by mountain slopes and highlands.The wind pattern also plays a big role and and changing wind pattern as the day progresses makes landing and take off more challenging …hence all to and from flight operates only in morning time.
On this winter morning though initially weather played a spoilsport but as we got closer to ladakh somehow the weather god heard our inner pray and the weather just opened up , offered magnificent unobstructed views of high himalayan snow clad ranges ,spectacular mountainscape , glaciers and indus flowing cutting across mountain valleys.
From the experience ,anybody traveling from Delhi to Leh is recommended to secure window seat at the left hand side of the aircraft looking towards the cockpit to get the maximum opportunity to enjoy the spectacular mountain vista on a clear day.
Shanti Stupa is a Buddhist stupa(domed) on a hilltop in Chanspa, Leh district, Ladakh, in north India. It was built in 1991 by Japanese Buddhist Bhikshu, Gyomyo Nakamura as part of the Peace Pagoda mission. The Shanti Stupa holds the relics of the Buddha at its base, enshrined by the 14th Dalai Lama.
Leh is the capital of the Leh District of Ladakh, India. The city lies on the true right bank of the Indus River in a narrow valley north of the river at an elevation of some 3,530 m (11,581 ft.).
Spectators are seen here during the closing ceremony of the 15-day 2007 Ladakh Festival at the Leh Polo Ground. The festival is held annually in Leh and nearby venues and includes polo games, archery competitions, music concerts, Cham Dances (Mask Dances), rock climbing, river rafting and camel safaris. The Namgyal Tsemo Gompa (Namgyal Tsemo Monastery) is seen atop the ridge left of center, with the Tsemo Castle (aka Victory Fort, elev. c. 3,680 m, 12,073 ft.) to its right. Both were built by King Tashi Namgyal (ruled 1555-1575).
Leh is the capital of the Leh District of Ladakh, India. The city lies on the true right bank of the Indus River in a narrow valley north of the river at an elevation of some 3,530 m (11,581 ft.).
I photographed this yak mask during the closing ceremony of the 15-day 2007 Ladakh Festival at the Leh Polo Ground. The festival is held annually in Leh and nearby venues and includes polo games, archery competitions, music concerts, Cham Dances (Mask Dances), rock climbing, river rafting and camel safaris.