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    Ladakh - the top of India Ladakh is a beautiful, remote region in Northern India with rugged mountains, green valleys, blue skies, ancient monasteries and striking people.

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    Pangong Tso, at 4,350m, mostly lies in territory claimed by China. The brackish water lake appears to cycle through stunning shades of blue and green through the day, but its recent popularity with Indian tourists owes more to its cameos in Bollywood hits such as '3 Idiots'. by: sharsidd Views[1160] Ladakhi ponies make for hardy companions for anyone trying to cross the high mountain passes that Ladakh is famed for and named after. This is at Digar La, at 5,300m to 5,400m - depending on whom you ask. by: sharsidd Views[619] Mohammed the shepherd, near Saboo village. Most Ladakhis in Leh District are Buddhist, but those that are not are largely Shia Muslims. by: sharsidd Views[1058] A ten-story high statue of the Buddha as Maitreya presides over the Nubra valley at Deskit. by: sharsidd Views[614] Leh, viewed from Leh Palace as the Namgyal dynasty once might have. Leh is the biggest city in Ladakh, albeit tiny by Indian standards. Its population is about 30,000 during the long and harsh winter, swelling to about 200,000 during the pleasant summer - thanks to tourism as well as the Indian military. by: sharsidd Views[878]
     

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    Tuesday, 1 Jan 2013 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    In 2006, a friend remarked, “a man must have a hobby”: I picked up a DSLR. Then I travelled to stunning Yosemite and discovered Adams’ work. My interest – sparked as a 12-year-old ruining film making photos of birds in our well-wooded locality outside ... Read more >
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