Raining Snow, over ChangLa Pass

Raining Snow, over ChangLa Pass

The return from Pangong Tso, via ChangLa La pass, was the most spectacular drive of my life! It was snowing...

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ChangLa Top

ChangLa Top

Looking up into the sky, this structure erected in the middle of the pass - a sort of a faith booster; to...

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Blessing in Disguise!

Blessing in Disguise!

Our onward trip (going from Leh to Pangong Tso lake) showed us Chang La Pass in one color (brown and barren)...

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Landscape at 17590 feet - ChangLa

Landscape at 17590 feet - ChangLa

Terrains around high-altitude passes are the least friendly and close to being hostile. Army men, here stay...

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Prayer Stones Everywhere...

Prayer Stones Everywhere...

...at every Pass, especially at Nakeela, we spotted rows and rows of prayer stones. These stones are a mark...

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Will you let me 'pass'?!

Will you let me 'pass'?!

A cyclist, tired and weary loads it on the 4-wheeler, at the Nakeela Pass. At an altitude of 15547 feet, the...

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Approaching BarchaLa Pass

Approaching BarchaLa Pass

This was near Chandra Taal, as we were approaching Barcha La Pass... Located at a towering height of 16,050...

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Rohtang Pass

Rohtang Pass

Called 'Rohtang La', it is a high mountain pass on the Pir Panjal range of the Himalayas. At an altitude...

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Star Trail over Shanti Stupa

Star Trail over Shanti Stupa

Shanti Stupa stands tall, and atop a hill, in Leh - very close to where we stayed for a week. Doing long...

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Army, guards!

Army, guards!

...at the sand dunes of the valley of Nubra. These regions close to the borders, are required to be taken...

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Look who is standing!

Look who is standing!

Spotted this contrasting blue scooter, standing in style, beside the lovely mountains, even as sun sets over...

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Evening sets in Nubra

Evening sets in Nubra

The Maitreya Buddha, towering & tall structure, peeps out of the mountains, even as sunsets on the...

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Headed towards the Lord!

Headed towards the Lord!

Army men and the locals have immense faith in the Buddhist deities and the power of the mountain gods. They...

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Nubra wakes up!

Nubra wakes up!

Early morning hours, as we started early and went towards the Diskit Monastery, which is renowned for its...

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Connecting Road

Connecting Road

It is an amazing stretch of road which connects one side of the mountains to the other as we travel towards...

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Tiny Homes..

Tiny Homes..

...they seem tiny to the hilt beside the mountains looming large. The blue bunkers are the army shelters....

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Its A Nomadic Life

Its A Nomadic Life

[A Nomadic Woman walks thru the terrain with a sense of self and a smile] Though harsh, the nomads are so...

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A Day in the Life of a Ladhaki

A Day in the Life of a Ladhaki

[Outside the Home of a Ladkhi family – a woman is making preparations to cook a meal for her family] Homes...

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