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

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

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

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

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

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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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Uploaded on Jan 31, 2012

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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