The Spiti Valley - A Lesson in Patience

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

INDIA | Monday, 10 December 2012 | Views [191] | View Larger Image

Watching the sun set over the Pin River bed can be a very rewarding experience for a patient photographer. On a lucky day, one can spot ibex’s and fox’s grazing on the scanty grass on the riverbed. The cloud formations and the sky colour change by the minute during sunset

The Spitians are a deeply religious people. This is an under-construction monastery at one of the highest inhabited villages in Asia – Kibber (14,000ft). Construction work usually takes a long time in these regions due to logistical issues cause by the altitude. The faithful actively contribute in maintaining and developing the monastery complex in spite of the hardships.

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Bus Drivers hold the most important job in the valley. The villages are far out and connected by roads that are not remotely like the German autobahns. A normal day would see people loading granite slabs, LPG cylinders, wooden columns, and sometimes, even sheep in the busses. The bus driver in this picture is seen patiently waiting for a group of workers unloading construction material from the top of the bus.

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The Spiti Valley - A Lesson in Patience

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