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Ladakh
Ladakh ལ་དྭགས, لدّاخ “land of high passes”) is a region of India in the state of Jammu and Kashmir that lies between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south,...
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. Ladakh has a population of about 260,000 which is a blend of many different ethnic groups, predominantly Tibetans, Monpas and Dards. Like other Ladakhis, the Baltis of Kargil, Nubra, Suru Valley and...
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weather of ladakh
Ladakh experiences extreme climatic variations much for its high altitude. The region is also sparsely populated. Greater Himalaya range of location exposes the place to extreme winters. At an altitude...
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culture of ladakh
Ladakhi culture is heavily influenced by Tibetan culture, in fact it is quite similar. There are more Buddhists than Muslims in certain areas and the ratio changes as we move towards Zanskar valley....
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festivals of Ladakh
festivals in ladakh region Festivals Festivals of Ladakh are an important part of life there which mark several occasions such as harvesting, commemoration of the head Lamas of the founding monastery,...
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LIFE OF A SHEPHERD
A shepherd or sheepherder is a person who tends herds, feeds, or guards’ herds of sheep. Sheepherding is among the oldest occupations, beginning some 5,000 years ago. Sheep were kept for their milk,...
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Matayen Drass
Drass Valley Drass (3230 m), is situated about 60 kms. west of Kargil on the road to Srinagar. Drass is a small township lying in the centre of the valley of the same name, surrounded by many small...
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phutkal Monastry Zanskar kargil ladakh
Phugtal Monastery or Phugtal Gompa (often transliterated as Phuktal) is a monastery in south-eastern Zanskar, Ladakh in northern India. Founded by Gangsem Sherap Sampo in the early 12th century, the...
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Rangdum Gompa !!
Rangdum MONASTRY Rangdum Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery belonging to the Gelugpa sect, situated on top of a small but steep sugarloaf hill at an altitude of 4,031 m (13,225 ft) at the head...
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