POV700320: Meditation hut in the woods above the Hemis Monastery, Ladakh (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700322: Traditional Ladakhi buildings, Hemis, Ladakh (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700323: A pair of ancient leather-covered prayerwheels, Hemis Monastery, Ladakh (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700327: A statue of Padmasambhava in the temple of the Hemis Monastery, Ladakh (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700332: Tsamchot dance, The Dance of the Black Hat, performed at the Hemis Monastery, Ladakh (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700343: Masked dancer performing at the annual Tshechu festival, Hemis Monastery, Ladakh (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700352: Sunset across the Indus Valley, Ladakh (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700353: Man with a hand-held prayer wheel in the courtyard of the Hemis Monastery, Ladakh (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700357: Statue of Tara, in the temple at the Hemis Monastery, Ladakh (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700359: A sacred relic in the Tara temple, Hemis Monastery, Ladakh (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700362: Namgyal Tsemo Gompa, overlooking the Indus Valley, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700364: A herd of goats and sheep on a mountain road, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700373: Veiled statue of Dharmaraja in the Gonkhang temple of the Namgyal Tsemo Monastery, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700378: Ladakhi schoolchildren, Shey, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700381: Construction of an energy efficient building, Druk White Lotus School, Shey, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700382: Ladakhi schoolchildren, Shey, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700390: TV mast and ancient Buddhist stupas, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700398: Schoolchildren in an English class, Shey, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700418: Construction of an energy efficient building, Druk White Lotus School, Shey, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700435: An irrigation channel running alongside green fields, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700437: A Sage and baby dragon, detail of the mural in the Temple of the Protectors, Leh Palace, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700439: An old boot nailed to the wall of brand-new building, Changspa, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700446: Solar photo-voltaic powerplant, Tangtse village, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700448: Battery room of a solar photo-voltaic powerplant, Tangtse, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700464: A Ladakhi village woman fetching water from a communal pipe, Tangtse, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700471: A remote Ladakhi homestead on the shores of Pangong Lake, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700472: A solar panel and drying firewood on the roof of a remote Ladakhi homestead, Pangong Lake, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700473: Lakeside road, Pangong Lake, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700479: Salt deposits on the shore of Pangong Lake, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700481: Sheep grazing in the mountain wilderness, Chang La pass, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700487: A demonstration of a solar cooker, Leh, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700488: Sun movement tracking mechanism on the back of a solar cooker, Leh, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700494: Old tin cans protecting poplar saplings, Leh, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700497: Ladakhi archery contest, Stok, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700501: A drummer playing a pair of copper kettle drums, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700502: Traditional Ladakhi dancer, Stok, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images