Ladakh Travel Guide and Tips
My Ladakh sojourn was mind-blowing in every sense. The festival, terrain, food, people, remoteness of the region, and the adventures it offered took my travel e...
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Mountains and Monasteries and Mountains
Leh was again a welcome break but before I fell into my lazy routine, I pushed myself to do a bit of monastery hopping. Ladakh, being a predominantly Tibetan Bu...
The white desert of Nubra Valley
Nubra Valley is situated in a remote northeast corner of Ladakh. It is a spectacular place, famous for a pristine white desert. A growing hub of organic farms a...
Getting Leh (ed) in Ladakh
The memory of the spectacular Pangong Tso lake haunted me for some time and completely occupied my mind. At that point, my body, too craved for rest badly and s...
The timeless Himalayan beauty called the Pangong Tso
The day after the spectacular Ladakh festival, I woke up early in the morning to start my journey towards the famous Pangong Tso. A beautiful deep blue lake, it...
Ladakh Festival Photo Essay
I followed the performers all the way to the Polo Ground where the inaugural ceremony was to take place. The Ladakh Festival started off with a few long winding...
Leh began with the stunning Ladakh Festival
I got lucky in Leh the next morning. It is the capital city of Ladakh, located at 11,562 feet above sea level and is a charming little Himalayan town, which is ...
Reaching Ladakh by road from Kargil
Endless bleating woke me up to a bright sunny morning. I went out of my tent and saw a lovely bowl-shaped green forested basin surrounding me from all sides. Th...
Amadpur, a place as sweet as grandmother’s home
A crowd of fireflies flickered outside the window as I drowsily checked the time on my watch. It was four in the morning and all I could hear were a couple of o...
The Pulikali tiger dance of Kerala
Among all the stunning South Indian states, I prefer Kerala and the main reason is the earthy magnitude of their festivals. Spectacular, larger than life and de...