Spent Brothers Productions presents
IMAGES OF INDIA 2004
Ladakh, Bengal & Sikkim

Page 1 of 4 pages (link to next at bottom)

Page 1: LADAKH

   
Flying over the Himalaya to land at Leh (capital of Ladakh)

  
Acclimatising to the 11800ft elevation in the Lotus hotel garden in Leh

  
The ruins of Leh palace from the hotel / Main street in Leh

  
The confluence of the Indus and Zanskar rivers / Lekir Gompa (monastery) (late C11th CE)

    
Lekir Gompa and the view down the valley from its roof

  
The main lhakang (ritual temple) and the large gilded image of Maitreya (the future Buddha) at Lekir

    
The luxury campsite at Ule

  
The main highway across Ladakh to Kashmir

  
Guide Thondup, driver Lopsang and Derek at the summit of the pass before Lamayuru Gompa

  
First glimpses of Lamayuru

  
The gompa was establshed around the cave where the famous Indian buddhist tantric master Naropa meditated for years (C10th CE)

    
The lhakang (right) containing the meditation cave

    
Cells on hillside used for the 3 year 3 month 3 week 3 day meditation retreat / Sheila with Thondup, his wife & friend

   
Threshing grain with yaks at Lamayuru

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