Himalaya, the valley of Spiti
Š Jean-Baptiste RABOUAN / hemis.fr
Feature
India :
In winter, the Spiti valley is cut off the rest of the world. Under the snow, this former Tibetan kingdom still lives with its ancient traditions. Stuck between India and Tibet, the upper Spiti valley was long forbidden to foreigners. To reach in winter this mysterious land, jewel of the genuine Tibetan culture, one has to cross the Himalayan range following the mythic Indo-Tibetan Highway : a vertiginous track-road that explorers and caravans used to take.
HEMIS_171549 : India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, monk and his mala at Kee Buddhist Monastery
HEMIS_178367
HEMIS_171544
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, Kiber village one of the highest of the world, alt 4200m, archery during Tibetan New Year time
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Kiber village, young ladies in traditional dress at Tibetan new-year festivities
HEMIS_178368
HEMIS_171547
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, man wearing his traditional costume for main occasions
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Buddhist monks practising masked dances for the Kee Monastery festival
HEMIS_171548
HEMIS_171546
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Buddhist monks practising masked dances for the Kee Monastery festival
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, young men in traditional dress (wedding)
HEMIS_178414
HEMIS_178412
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, young lady in traditional dress
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, traditional headdress worn for celebrations and ceremonies
HEMIS_178373 : India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, Lhalung village, Buchan people belong to the oldest Buddhist sect Nygma, they show to villagers performance and theatre
HEMIS_178399 India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, on Lhalung village road
HEMIS_171545 India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, Lhalung village, Buchan blows a shell for prayer
HEMIS_178369
HEMIS_178372
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, Buchan people belong to the oldest Buddhist sect Nygma, they show to villagers performance and theatre
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, Lhalung village, Buchan people belong to the oldest Buddhist sect Nygma, they show to villagers performance and theatre, Buchan in ritual trance
HEMIS_178374
HEMIS_178375
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, Buchan people belong to the oldest Buddhist sect Nygma, they show to villagers performance and theatre
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, Buchan people belong to the oldest Buddhist sect Nygma, they show to villagers performance and theatre
HEMIS_178380
HEMIS_178381
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, Buchan people belong to the oldest Buddhist sect Nygma, they show to villagers performance and theatre
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, Buchan people belong to the oldest Buddhist sect Nygma, they show to villagers performance and theatre
HEMIS_178384 : India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, Buchan people belong to the oldest Buddhist sect Nygma, they show to villagers performance and theatre
HEMIS_178378
HEMIS_178376
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, Buchan people belong to the oldest Buddhist sect Nygma, they show to villagers performance and theatre
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, Buchan people belong to the oldest Buddhist sect Nygma, they show to villagers performance and theatre
HEMIS_178379
HEMIS_178391
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, Buchan people belong to the oldest Buddhist sect Nygma, they show to villagers performance and theatre
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, old painting at Lhalung monastery
HEMIS_178387 India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, Lhalung village, local house
HEMIS_178396 India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, woman and her baby
HEMIS_178406
HEMIS_178416
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, monk at Tabo Buddhist Monastery gate
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, man wearing his traditional costume for main occasions
HEMIS_178410 : India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, Morang village
HEMIS_178433
HEMIS_178432
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, Kiber village, shaman in trance during Dachang ceremony at Tibetan New Year time
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, Kiber village, shaman in trance during Dachang ceremony at Tibetan New Year time
HEMIS_178431
HEMIS_178425
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, Dachang party at Kiber village, Lama praying
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, Kiber village one of the highest of the world, alt 4200m
HEMIS_178436
HEMIS_178437
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, Kiber village one of the highest of the world, alt 4200m
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, woman carrying ice, Kiber village
HEMIS_178443
HEMIS_178447
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, Kee Buddhist Monastery built on a mountain peak
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, difficulties on snow-covered road
HEMIS_178444 : India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, snow-covered road to Kee Buddhist Monastery
HEMIS_178445 India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, the driver has to warm up every time the frozen windscreen
HEMIS_178459 India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, check post to control innerline permit to go to Spiti Valley
HEMIS_178449 India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Himalaya, Spiti Valley, on Dankar road