India, Ladakh, Religion, Elderly Buddhist monk reading old texts.

India, Ladakh, Leh, Head and shoulders portrait of novice monk.

Prayer flags on hillside above Leh spread out across valley below.Asia Asian Bharat Inde Indian Intiya Religion Religious Scenic

Digging potatoes using pair of dzo a hybrid of a yak and a domestic cow to pull plough. Women and children waiting behind plough to collect uncovered potatoes.Asia Asian Bharat Cows Female Farming...

View over Leh Valley and town from hill-top with line of prayer flags flying in wind in foreground.Asia Asian Bharat Inde Indian Intiya Religion Religious Scenic

Buddhist temple statue of high ranking lama with money placed in its hands and draped with white silk kata as mark of esteem.

Woman farmworker winnowing grain with a large sievecleaning sifting cereal crop arable husks chaff Asia Asian Bharat Cleansing Cultivatable Farmland Farming Agraian Agricultural Growing Husband...

Young person repainting the temple exterior.Asia Bharat Inde Indian Intiya Religion Asian Religious Asia Bharat Inde Indian Intiya Religion Asian Religious

Library of Buddhist scriptures.Asia Asian Bharat Inde Indian Intiya Monastery Religion Religion Religious Buddhism Buddhists History

Chaukhang gompa Chams mask dance in the courtyard of the Buddhist monastery at the centre of Leh monks perform ceremonial mask dances known as Chams as part of the annual Ladakh festivalReligiou...

Shanti Stupa Buddhist reliefs. Lehs most prominent Buddhist landmark is a gleaming white shrine perched on a ridge above the town. Conical in shape the stupa has several levels each accessible by st...

Shanti stupa perched high above the town of Leh the Shanti stupa commands spectacular views across the surrounding valley and the mountains of the western Himalayas. The Stupa is the most prominent B...