IMAGES OF INDIA 2004
Ladakh, Bengal & Sikkim
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The road winds down to the river valley floor / Main lhakang at Tingmosgang Gompa
At last, a cold beer to go with our packed lunch!
Stones spelling out the sacred mantra On Mani Padme Hum on mountainside at Rizong Gompa (1825 CE)
Rizong Gompa (11600 ft) famous for its strict adherence to monastic rules / Novice monks
Alchi Gompa (C11th CE) with its remarkable ancient carved wooden facia
Roasting barley to make tsampa (barley flour) the staple diet of Himalayan peoples
Overlooking the ruins of the palace at the previous capital of Ladakh at Basgo
Fertile valley with wheat and barley / Winter animal fodder, chillies and apricots drying on house roof
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