Travel Writing — Leh

An old Buddhist Shrine returns to the Indus River in Ladakh

Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva Buddha Images Ladakh Leh Stupa

An old Buddhist Shrine returns to the Indus River in Ladakh

The old stupas and paintings were taken apart by a lama, broken up and cast into the river Indus which flows less than half a mile away.

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The Silk Road: Pangong Tso and Changtang

Changtang Himalaya Ladakh Leh Merak Pangong Tso Travel Diary

The Silk Road: Pangong Tso and Changtang

Shadows are lengthening by the time we arrive and it promises to be a cold night. The people here look more Tibetan than Ladakhi, faces are broad with sunburnt red cheeks and Tibetan eyes.

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