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a series of travel images from India: Ladakh, a mountainous region in North-Western India bordering Pakistan, Nepal and Tibet (China). Formerly it was the Himalayan Kingdom of Ladakh and since 2019 it is a special union territory. The culture in Ladakh has close ties with its neighbour Tibet, breathtaking landscapes and authentic Buddhist monasteries welcome the visitor. (photography on this page by Willem Proos and Paulien Schaper: images 23-49).
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - prayer flags in the valley of Leh, capital of Ladakh, Indus River valley at an altitude of 3500m.
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - Tiksey Gompa, a Buddhist monastery
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - interior of a prayer room, Tiksey
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - the Maitreya Buddha (future Buddha) at Tiksey Monastery
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - Stupas (Buddhist shrines) at Shey Monastery
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - mask of a protective deity, Tiksey
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - Lamayuru Monastery, about 125 Km west of Leh
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - traditional Ladakhi dress at a dance performance
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - monks making a Mandala, a representation of the kosmos, Hemis Monastery
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - traditional Ladakhi dress, a Perak, adorned with Turquoise
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - Shey Monastery
Ladakh-0012
Pictures of India - Ladakh - women selling vegetables at Leh market
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - tradtional Ladakhi house building style, Leh
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - Leh Palace ruins, former seat of the kings of Ladakh
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - Tikse, or Tiksey Monastery
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - traditional dancing, Leh
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - Leh, medieval architecture, Leh palace
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - the Indus River valley on the road to Lamayuru
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - traditional Ladakhi folk dance and costumes
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - traditional dress, Perak, at a cultural show
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - have some Chang, Millet beer
Ladakh-0022
Pictures of India - Ladakh - the Maitreya Buddha at Tiksey Monastery
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - Stupas, Buddhist shrines, in the Leh valley
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - view over the town of Leh, Ladakh's capital
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - stupas and prayer flags near Shey Monastery
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - Ladakhi lady wearing her Perak adorned with Turquoise and Lapis Lazuli, traditional clothing
Ladakh-0027
Pictures of India - Ladakh - festival at Phyang Monastery
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - local people, traditional dress, Likir
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - monks preparing for the dance at Phyang Monastery festival
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - local lady in traditional dress at the Phyang Monastery festival
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - Lamayuru Monastery
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - woman knitting while watching the sheep
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - musicians at the Phyang Monastery festival
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - elderly lady with a prayer wheel, Lamayuru
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - stupas and prayer flags at Shey
Ladakh-0036
Pictures of India - Ladakh - horseman with his horses, mountains of Likir
Ladakh-0037
Pictures of India - Ladakh - Ladakhi woman in her kitchen, Wuleh
Ladakh-0038
Pictures of India - Ladakh - walking the Kora, the circuit around Lamayuru Monastery
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - masked dance, Phyang Festival
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - landscape near Sarchu, Manali to Leh road
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - a Mandala, a symbolic representation of heaven, at Hemis Monastery
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - a friendly nun at a monastery
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - at the Phyang Monastery festival
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - girl in front of a stupa at Lamayuru
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - a nun spinning wool by hand
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - local woman collecting goat droppings for fuel, Wuleh village
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - view over Leh town from the palace
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - grazing yaks in the Indus Valley
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - Ladakhi woman in her kitchen, Wuleh
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - a view over the valley at Leh
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - Ladakhi women shopping, Leh bazaar
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - ruins of the old fort next to Leh palace
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - main shopping street in Leh, palace in the background
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - learn your future with a bird picking an envelope, Leh bazaar
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - a view over the valley from Leh Palace, the Shanti (Peace) Stupa in the distance
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - the polo ground seen from above, Leh
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - a view over Leh from the old fort
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - the old fort towers over the city of Leh
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - view over the fertile valley of Leh
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - at the polo ground, a popular sport. Leh
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - at the polo ground, a player in action
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - crowd at the polo ground
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - people gathering at Phyang monastery for a festival
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - people gathering at Phyang monastery for a festival
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - masked dances at Phyang monastery festival
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - masked dances at Phyang monastery festival
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - masked dances at Phyang monastery festival
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - traditional outfits at Phyang monastery festival
Ladakh-0069
Pictures of India - Ladakh - Tiksey Gompa, a Buddhist monastery some 15 Km south of Leh
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - view over the Indus Valley from Tiksey Gompa (monastery)
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - the Maitreya Buddha at Tiksey Monastery
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - view over the Indus Valley from Tiksey Gompa
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - the Indus brings water and fertile slib, at Tiksey
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - view over the Indus Valley from Tiksey Gompa (monastery)
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - at Tiksey Gompa (monastery)
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - paintig of a protective deïty, Tiksey Gompa (monastery)
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - monks blowing their horns at Tiksey Gompa
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - the local bus at Shey
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - a Buddha image at Shey Gompa
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - the road up The Khardung La (pass), the highest motorable pass at 18.380 ft (about 5600m)
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - the Khardung La connects the Indus Valley withe the Nubra Valley
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - the sign on top of the Khardung La (pass)
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - on top of the Khardung La (pass)
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - prayer flags on top of the Khardung La (pass)
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - flowers at high altitude, on top of the Khardung La (pass)
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - flowers at high altitude, on top of the Khardung La (pass)
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - local men posing on top of the Khardung La (pass)
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - view over the descent back to Leh from the Khardung La (pass)
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - Hemis Gompa, back in the Indus Valley
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - courtyard at Hemis Gompa (monastery)
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - entrance of Hemis Gompa (monastery)
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - paintings at Hemis Gompa (monastery)
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - Buddha statue at Hemis Gompa (monastery)
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - images of deïties, Hemis Gompa (monastery)
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - a decorated stupa, Hemis Gompa (monastery)
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - at Hemis Gompa (monastery)
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - traditional Ladakhi dancing and costume
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - traditional Ladakhi dancing and costume
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - traditional Ladakhi dancing and costume
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - traditional Ladakhi dancing and costume
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - traditional Ladakhi dancing and costume
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - the ancient Alchi Gompa (monastery), west of Leh
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - crumbling paintings at Alchi Gompa (monastery), west of Leh
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - monk collecting apricots at Alchi
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - Alchi Gompa (monastery), west of Leh
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - the Indus Valley on the road to Lamayuru
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - lunch stop on the road to Lamayuru
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - where the Zanskar River joins the Indus, road to Lamayuru
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - engine trouble on the road to Lamayuru
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - travellers on top of the public bus on the road to Lamayuru
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - Lamayuru Monastery catching late sunlight
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - late afternoon sun on Lamayuru Monastery
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - the valley at Lamayuru Monastery
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - prayer wheels and stupas at Lamayuru Monastery
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - hiking the valley at Lamayuru feels like walking on the moon
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - hiking the valley at Lamayuru Monastery
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - back in the valley of Leh
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - eroded sand castles, landscape on the road from Manali to Leh (more in the Manali-Leh chapter)
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - a panoramic view over the valley at Leh
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - a panoramic view over the valley at Tiksey Gompa
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Pictures of India - Ladakh - a panoramic view over the Indus Valley from Tiksey Gompa