Leh
is a city in Ladkah region and is in Jammu & Kashmir state. Leh is very
like a main town of Ladakh. And I went to Leh expedition with Milestone
enterprises and Smart Photography Magazine.
On
26th august 2011. I had my flight to Chandigarh. This was the first
trip that I was doing alone.... means I had alone with the group members. No
brother, no guardian. No one...so I was bit disturbed. As I landed to Chandigarh
we went to press club, at there I met all my group members.
That
day only we went to Manali. We spend two days there. Actually now manali is
like a city, were you will find anything, but it's a fun too.
After
that on 29th august 2011 we left for Leh. It takes two days to reach
Leh. The road distance is approx. 496 KM. and we decided to cut the first day
on 248 KM. at Sarchu.
Sarchu
is a place that everyone should enjoy it at least once in a life. That night
was freezing cold. Me and my friend Jegan went outside the tent to click star
trails...around 11 PM. and it was almost -2 degrees that night was the worst
night I ever had in my life.
Then
next day that is 30th Aug. we moved to Leh. As we hit Leh everyone
started looking here and there.... everyone was tired few minutes before we enter
Leh, but as we hit the city everyone started feeling energy of Leh.
On
31st Aug. we went to
famous 'Thikse Monastery', were a famous huge 2 floor size, Golden platted
Buddha's statue is located. The important thing about that is you can't cover
the whole statue even with a 10mm wide-angle lens. Same day we went to very
famous 'Khardungla' its world's highest moterable road...Height is 18,300 feet
above the sea level. It is the best experience to go there and enjoy the heaven
view.
Sept.
1st was the day that we all were looking for. On 1st Spat. Famous
Ladkah Festival begins. Ladakh Festival is also known as Festival of colours
(In ladkah). There were more than 30 thousand people who came there not only
from India but also from other states of the World. If you are Portrait
Photographer then you will go crazy in it.
Next
morning that means on 2nd Spat. We went to 'Pang-Gong lake' .The Crystal clear salty water shines in many
shades of blue depending upon its depth. It literally changes shades with sunlight.
With a backdrop of mountains of various hues and colors, it is a sight for the
Gods. At an elevation of 4300 meter, the air is cool even in summers at Ladakh.
Pangong Lake is about 4 Km wide on the average and at least 136 Km long. The
extent of the known portion is, therefore, upwards of 250 square miles (400 sq
km) or about the same size as the holy lake of Mansarovar.
On
3rd slept. We left Leh and started our journey back. But this trip
gave me such a wonderful experience of all kinds. I really thank all the people
who were with me and made my trip more wonderful.
- Sarvesh Rajpathak
