We take the the train from Delhi to Gwalior in central India to see the magnificent 14th century Jain statues carved into the rock face below Gwalior fort.
The remoteness of Ladakh - the Land of High Passes - has isolated it from the rest of India and preserved its traditional Buddhist culture of ancient monasteries, friendly people, remote villages and dramatic landscapes.
In March 2018 I resumed my search for the subterranean architectures of western India known as stepwells. This took me near a village called Viratnagar, close to the location of an old Buddhist site called Bhairat.
The old village of Kanji is one of the reasons for planning this trek. We came here in 2012 at the end of a long trek from Zanskar and always wanted to return. It's a delight to explore the old lanes of the village.