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An Autumnal Meander along the Leh-Manali Highway

2018/10/072018/10/13 Jitaditya Narzary 12 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.