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Rupshu

Rupshu is the eastern part of Ladakh and marks the western edge of the Tibetan plateau. It is inhabited by pastoral nomads. Lying at 4,500 mts Tso Moriri is the largest lake in the Indian Himalaya
Korzok maidan
Korzok maidan		 Korzok
Korzok		 Changpa woman
Changpa woman		 Tso Moriri
Tso Moriri
Donkey riding, Korzok
Donkey riding, Korzok		 Approaching Tso Moriri
Approaching Tso Moriri		 Tso Moriri, southern end
Tso Moriri, southern end		 Monk, Korzok
Monk, Korzok
Nomads' hearth
Nomads' hearth		 Young girl, Korzok
Young girl, Korzok		 Weaving
Weaving		 Korzok
Korzok
Nomad youth, Korzok
Nomad youth, Korzok		 Family, Korzok
Family, Korzok		 Korzok gompa
Korzok gompa		 Korzok
Korzok
Korzok village
Korzok village		 Nomad, Polokongka
Nomad, Polokongka		 Dhaba, Korzok
Dhaba, Korzok		 Tso Moriri
Tso Moriri
Changpa lady
Changpa lady		 Changpa lady
Changpa lady		 Harvest, Korzok
Harvest, Korzok		 Lady, Korzok phu
Lady, Korzok phu
Shepherd, Korzok
Shepherd, Korzok		 Yak wool tent
Yak wool tent		 Child
Child		 Children
Children
Nomad lady
Nomad lady		 Tso Moriri
Tso Moriri		 Tethering goats for milking
Tethering goats for milking		 Old lady, Korzok phu
Old lady, Korzok phu
Nomads' tent, Rupshu
Nomads' tent, Rupshu		 Picnic
Picnic		 Children
Children		 Kyamuri La
Kyamuri La
Spinning wool
Spinning wool		 Weaving
Weaving		 Goatherders' camp
Goatherders' camp		 Collecting goat droppings
Collecting goat droppings
Biting the dust, Tso Kar
Biting the dust, Tso Kar		 Tso Moriri
Tso Moriri		 Approaching Tso Kar
Approaching Tso Kar		 Donkeys, Tso Kar
Donkeys, Tso Kar
Nomad
Nomad		 Nomad's dwelling
Nomad's dwelling		 Tso Kar
Tso Kar		 Prayer wheel
Prayer wheel
Weaving
Weaving		 Weaving
Weaving		 Chorten
Chorten		 Horses
Horses
Weaving
Weaving		 Thugje gompa
Thugje gompa		 Mela, Korzok
Mela, Korzok		 Korzok Mela
Korzok Mela
Nomad children
Nomad children

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anuschka14-May-2012 15:50
Very interesting, thanks for sharing.
Walter De Bruyne 14-Jun-2005 21:14
Beautifull pictures !! we plan to trek next year from Korzok to Thugje an dback to Korzok...
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