A passage to Ladakh

In the now far 1987 I took a trip to Ladakh. Since short Ladakh was an enclave from the state Jammu and Kashmir. Getting there by bus was then a tiring bus journey going from Jammu to Srinagar and then to Leh, the capital of Ladakh. Jammu and Kashmir, a majority Muslim area and Ladakh, a Buddist area, had nothing in common culturally. The lack of cultural coherence between the 2 areas is striking. Thus the decision from the Indian government to dissociate Ladakh from Kashmir was cheered by Buddhist Ladakhi, tired to be in the shadow of Kashmir.
My old diapositives were sleeping in a box till I decided to digitalize them.

New Delhi

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Old Delhi

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Mcleod Ganj, Dharamsala, dancers from the Tipa art school - Keeping the traditional dance and opéra alive among the exile community.

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Mcleod Ganj, Dharamsala, dancers from the Tipa art school

Keeping the traditional dance and opéra alive among the exile community.

Dharamsala, - man charging his bike on a rainy day

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Dharamsala,

man charging his bike on a rainy day

Geese on the way to Jammu - Geese are not so uncommon in the himalayen area, as they can fly up to 8000 mt. high!

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Geese on the way to Jammu

Geese are not so uncommon in the himalayen area, as they can fly up to 8000 mt. high!

On the way to Jammu

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On the way to Jammu

Srinagar lake

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Srinagar lake

Srinagar - Indian soldiers were overall present because of separatist militant activity

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Srinagar

Indian soldiers were overall present because of separatist militant activity

Sonamarg - The réal adventure begon in Sonamrg (the meadow of gold), a swiss looking place in Kashmir. The Srinagar Leh road was one way and it was necessary to wait for all the trucks and busses coming down from Leh to arrive to be able to start driving up to Ladakh

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Sonamarg

The réal adventure begon in Sonamrg (the meadow of gold), a swiss looking place in Kashmir. The Srinagar Leh road was one way and it was necessary to wait for all the trucks and busses coming down from Leh to arrive to be able to start driving up to Ladakh

Zoji La - The zoji La pass, a 3,528 m (11,575 ft) high mountain is the gateway to Ladakh when coming to Srinagar. In 1987 the Manali Leh road was not finished yet. The Srinagar Leh was the only motorised way to get to Ladakh by bus or truck.

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Zoji La

The zoji La pass, a 3,528 m (11,575 ft) high mountain is the gateway to Ladakh when coming to Srinagar. In 1987 the Manali Leh road was not finished yet. The Srinagar Leh was the only motorised way to get to Ladakh by bus or truck.

street vendors in Leh - Leh is situated at an altitude 3,524 meters.. With very long winter, vegetables and fruits are difficult to cultivate in Ladakh.

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street vendors in Leh

Leh is situated at an altitude 3,524 meters.. With very long winter, vegetables and fruits are difficult to cultivate in Ladakh.

Lamayuru - Lamayuru Monastery is currently affiliated with the Drikung Kagyu school of Buddhism. Accordint to the Drikung Kagyu history the Indian scholar Naropa (956-1041 CE) allegedly caused a lake wh
wich filled the valley to dry up and founded Lamayuru Monastery
credit Wikipedia

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Lamayuru

Lamayuru Monastery is currently affiliated with the Drikung Kagyu school of Buddhism. Accordint to the Drikung Kagyu history the Indian scholar Naropa (956-1041 CE) allegedly caused a lake wh
wich filled the valley to dry up and founded Lamayuru Monastery
credit Wikipedia

Villagers in Alchi

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Villagers in Alchi

Achi, small stupa - Alchi is famous because of its monastary complex, one of the oldest in Ladakh. It is stituated at ça 3200 meter hign.
A stupa or choten is a monument symbolizing the body speech and mind of the Buddha. They are mostly placed at Crossroads to stop people in their tracks and remind them of the awakened state of mind.

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Achi, small stupa

Alchi is famous because of its monastary complex, one of the oldest in Ladakh. It is stituated at ça 3200 meter hign.
A stupa or choten is a monument symbolizing the body speech and mind of the Buddha. They are mostly placed at Crossroads to stop people in their tracks and remind them of the awakened state of mind.

Alchi - wooden carved door of the Sumtsek Lhakhang - Above the carved wooden doorway is an auspicious kyung or mkha’-lding (Sanskrit garuda) that symbolizes the stream charged with courage and spirit of supreme ripeness.
Credit http://www.rinpoche.com/stories/Alchi.htm

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Alchi - wooden carved door of the Sumtsek Lhakhang

Above the carved wooden doorway is an auspicious kyung or mkha’-lding (Sanskrit garuda) that symbolizes the stream charged with courage and spirit of supreme ripeness.
Credit http://www.rinpoche.com/stories/Alchi.htm

Somewhere on the road

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Somewhere on the road

Ladakh on the road - Coming from green Kashmir, bond the the Zoji La one gets in a complete different, strikingly beautiful, majetuous but almost inhospitable world.

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Ladakh on the road

Coming from green Kashmir, bond the the Zoji La one gets in a complete different, strikingly beautiful, majetuous but almost inhospitable world.

Cattle grazing in Shey valley

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Cattle grazing in Shey valley

Thiksey monastery - The majestuous Thiksey monastery, at an altitude of 3260 meters

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Thiksey monastery

The majestuous Thiksey monastery, at an altitude of 3260 meters

Thikse monastary

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Thikse monastary

Thiske monastery - Traditional Tnaka representing the wheel of life, one the basic and most important buddist teaching

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Thiske monastery

Traditional Tnaka representing the wheel of life, one the basic and most important buddist teaching

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