Ladakh – The Travelling Slacker

Hemis Monastery: Salvation in Autumn

2019/02/072019/02/11 Jitaditya Narzary 5 Comments Autumn in Ladakh, Fall Colours, Hemis, Hemis Monastery, ladakh, Leh, Leh-Manali Highway, Willows

Hemis is among the largest monasteries in Ladakh, but I was obsessed more with amazing autumn landscapes & also with the unlikely Jesus theories linked to it.

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Dah Village: The Citadel of Brokpas

2019/01/112019/01/11 Jitaditya Narzary 10 Comments Biama, Brokpa, Dah

Dah & nearby villages of Biama & Baldez are the most important villages of Brokpa people & a good place to experience their culture, history, and traditions,

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Leh Old Town Heritage Walk

2018/12/10 Jitaditya Narzary 9 Comments Leh Heritage Walk, Leh Old Town, Leh Palace, Offbeat Things to do in Leh

The heritage walk around Leh Old Town is a reminder of its status as a trade hub of the Silk Route. It covers Leh Palace, Tsemo Gompa, Central Asian Museum, Zorawar Fort, and much more.

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Bactrian Camels of Hunder: Relics of the Silk Road

2018/12/012018/12/03 Jitaditya Narzary 10 Comments Bactrian Camel, DOuble-humpedCamel, Hunder, Ladakh Camel Ride, Nubra Camel Ride, Nubra Valley

Bactrian Camel Ride in Nubra Valley is a touristy cliche. But what is fascinating is their very existence in this place because they were primarily used in the ancient Silk Road caravans as a pack animal.

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Domkhar Rock Art Sanctuary: The Best Preserved Petroglyphs of Ladakh

2018/11/102018/11/30 Jitaditya Narzary 14 Comments Biama, Dah, Domkhar, Petroglyph, Rock Art

Ladakh is full of such prehistoric rock art (petroglyphs). While most of them are decaying in obscurity, Domkhar remains the best-preserved one and it is only fitting that it overlooks the Indus, the river that sired an entire civilization and lends its name to the country.

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Into The Brokpa Country: Dah, Hanu, & Beama

2018/10/272018/11/27 Jitaditya Narzary 13 Comments Achinathang, Achinathang Travellers Home, Aryan, Biama, Brokpa, Dah, Darchik, Domkhar, Garkone, Hanu

The Brokpa people inhabit a secluded area along the Indus River in the Leh-Khaltse-Batalik-Kargil route in Ladakh and are known for their unique culture. Villages like Dah, Hanu, Biama, Garkone, & Darchik still preserve this culture in pristine form.

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An Autumnal Meander along the Leh-Manali Highway

2018/10/072019/02/02 Jitaditya Narzary 14 Comments Autumn in Ladakh, Fall Colours, Hemis Monastery, Igoo Village, Ladakh in October, Leh, Leh-Manali Highway, Poplars, Thiksey Monastery, Willows

Photographs of a Ladakhi autumn shot during an impromptu bike ride through various monasteries and villages along the Leh Manali highway. Yellow and orange of poplars and willows standout in contarst to the clear blue Himalayan sky.

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Turtuk: Apricots of the Frontier

2018/09/23 Jitaditya Narzary 19 Comments Baltistan, Gilgit, Khardung La, ladakh, Nubra Valley, Shyok, Turtuk

Turtuk is a part of the ancient Gilgit-Baltistan province, most of which lies on the other side of the Line of Control (LOC) between India and Pakistan, north of Ladakh. Turtuk was retaken by the Indian army during the war of 1971 and tourists were allowed in Turtuk only in 2010.