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The women of Turtuk, as elsewhere in Ladakh, are adept in agriculture and are a common sight on the fields. This is a custom from the old days: men went away trading, supplied fodder for the animals, or were employed as porters or pony drivers, and women had to manage both homes and farms.

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The women of Turtuk, as elsewhere in Ladakh, are adept in agriculture and are a common sight on the fields. This is a custom from the old days: men went away trading, supplied fodder for the animals, or were employed as porters or pony drivers, and women had to manage both homes and farms.

 

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