Ornate mouldings surround the 'Birth' Buddha at Leh's Japanese Shanti Stupa
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A young tightrope walker earns a living for her family at Phyang Gompa festival, Ladakh
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Stupas at Phyang Gompa, Ladakh
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Stupas stand outside Phyang Gompa, Ladakh
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Is that a Burberry Trilby hat? Phyang Gompa Festival, Ladakh
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Tibetan Mythology is brought to life at Phyang Gompa's festival
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Tibetan Buddhist Mythology is brought to life at Phyang Gompa's festival
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Spitok Gompa looks out across Leh airport and the Ladakh Range beyond
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Spitok Gompa's prayer wheel building looks out across Leh airport and the Ladakh Range beyond
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Polished in the sunshine. Spitok Gompa, Leh, Ladakh
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Amongst the prayer flags at Spitok Gompa
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Namgyal Tsemo (Leh Fort), Ladakh
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Leh, Ladakh
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The remains of Namgyal Tsemo (Leh Fort)
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Housed inside the Tsemo Gompa at Namgyal Tsemo is this Maitreya (Future Buddha)
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Tibetan Buddhist scriptures line the walls inside Leh Palace
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A rare shaft of light penetrates the nine storey Leh Palace
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A proud monk watches over Soma Gompa in the Leh Palace complex
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Street food. Leh, Ladakh
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Tashi Tsomo. Last Aryan of the Indus Valley
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Tashi Tsomo. Last Aryan of the Indus Valley, sells fruit and veg on a Leh street
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Feeding the Tandoori oven at the Ibex restaurant. Leh, Ladakh
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A Kashmiri kebab vendor plies his wares from a makeshift cart in Leh, Ladakh
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Tashi plays a tune as he awaits his next customer. Leh, Ladakh
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Next to Gurdas and also from Rajasthan is his uncle
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A Marmot breaks cover on the Sarchu plains
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Chai shop on Jalori La
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