Ladakh

Thiksey Monastery and stupas in Ladakh Thiksey Monastery and stupas in Ladakh
Mani stones and a skull from a goat is a religious manifestation in Ladakh in India Mani stones and a skull from a goat is a religious manifestation in Ladakh in India
Mani stones in Ladakh high in the Himalayas Mani stones in Ladakh high in the Himalayas
Red painted house surrounded by Stupas beneath Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh, India Red painted house surrounded by Stupas beneath Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh, India
Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh, India Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh, India
Ladakhian women perform a ceremonial dance near Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh, India Ladakhian women perform a ceremonial dance near Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh, India
Girls attending a school in Leh, Ladakh Girls attending a school in Leh, Ladakh
Colorful religious murals in Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh Colorful religious murals in Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh
Religious murals depicting a donkey standing on the shoulders of a monkey which again is standing on the shoulders of an elephant at Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh Religious murals depicting a donkey standing on the shoulders of a monkey which again is standing on the shoulders of an elephant at Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh
The distinct architecture at Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh The distinct architecture at Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh
Budhist Tankas in a prayer room in Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh Budhist Tankas in a prayer room in Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh
Cattle and white Stupas in a valley in Ladakh near Leh Cattle and white Stupas in a valley in Ladakh near Leh
A dog in the street of aq small village in Ladakh near Thiksey Monastery A dog in the street of aq small village in Ladakh near Thiksey Monastery
A bridge across a river in Ladakh, India A bridge across a river in Ladakh, India

Ladakh is part of India but geographically and culturally it resembles Tibet even more and is also called “Little Tibet”. Beautiful monasteries looks like they have been taken from a fairy tale story and life here is pretty much as it has always been.