POV700646: Tibetan Buddhism (Tantric Buddhism, Vajrayana): Piled up stones in 'sacred landscape' (footpath to a chorten/stupa) Ladakh Range, north of Leh, Ladakh, Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700652: ladakhi schoolchildren silhouetted in schooldoor of village school Manjushri Model School, Sakti, Ladakh, Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700493: A fruit and vegetable stall in the central market, Leh, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700328: Hand of the statue of Padmasambhava holding a Vajra, from the temple of the Hemis Monastery, Ladakh (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700466: Pangong Lake, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700634: Artist in Tibetan Buddhist monastery sculpting new clay mask for temple display, Thiksey (aka. Tikse) gompa, Ladakh, Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700691: Rooftop view of busy, crowded Indian city street in bazaar Paharganj, New Delhi, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700305: Buddhist monks working on a sand mandala in the temple of the Spituk Monastery, Ladakh (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700669: Gaspowered (CNG=compressed natural gas) auto-rickshaws in traffic on busy city street New Delhi, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700586: Solar photo-voltaic module on street connected to shop Padum, Zanskar, Ladakh, Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700438: Residents watching a swollen snow melt river, Changspa, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700457: A Ladakhi women's self-help group, Shachukul, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700561: Indian/Ladakhi truck drivers having teabreak on road in shade of truck Kargil-Padum road, south of Pensi La Pass, Zanskar, Ladakh, Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700579: Himalayan landscape: Zangla Palace ruin on mountain spur above Zanskar River valley Zanskar, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700597: Himalayan landscape: Sone hut dwelling & cattle in mountain wilderness nr. Pensi La Pass, Zanskar, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700290: Large Mani stone, inscribed with the mantra of compassion "Om mani padme hum", in the grounds of the Gomang Stupa, Changspa, Ladakh (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700296: Dard dancer in traditional dress, Ladakh (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700575: Horse caravan moving through Zanskar River valley, between between Karsha and Pishu, Zanskar, Ladakh, Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700650: Ladakhi primary schoolboy in one-to-one session with teacher in village school Manjushri Model School, Sakti, Ladakh, Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700443: An Indian military post, Chang La pass, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700681: Red Fort (Lal Qila): Canopied white marble throne-balcony in the emperor's hall (Diwan-i-am), 17th cent. Moghul architecture & pietra dura panels Old Delhi, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700619: Indian lorry/truck with lost load of timber on unmade precipitous Himalayan mountain road, Leh-Kargil Highway between Lamayuru and Khalsi, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700318: Meditation hut in the woods above the Hemis Monastery, Ladakh (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700348: Masked performer in the Dance of the 4 Protectors of Dharma, annual Tshechu festival, Hemis Monastery, Ladakh (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700653: Old man with Buddhist prayer wheel and carrier (for collecting dung fuel) sitting in field Sakti, Ladakh, Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700420: Hazardous electrical wiring, Leh, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700402: Schoolchildren being served lunch, Shey, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700519: A view of Likir Monastery, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700578: NGO worker (Snow Leopard Conservancy, SLC) on field trip preparing trail description for Himalayan ecotourism route, using binoculars, trekker between Karsha and Pishu, Zanskar, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700656: Himalayan farming landscape: Fertile rural valley on edge of high-altitude desert, barley and mustard fields, poplars and willows, scattered village houses, river, snowcapped Zanskar Range, Matho, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700440: Villagers examining a washed-away road, Choglamsar, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700291: Ancient Buddhist stone carving of the Maitreya Buddha in the grounds of the Gomang Stupa, Changspa, Ladakh (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700304: Buddhist monks working on a sand mandala in the temple of the Spituk Monastery, Ladakh (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700367: Prayer flags leading up to the 15th century Namgyal Tsemo Gompa, Ladakh, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700632: Tibetan Buddhism (Tantric Buddhism, Vajrayana): Buddhist artist restoring "Khatvanga" (major symbolic Tantric artifact, 'magic wand', sceptre', here of Padmasambhava) Thiksey (aka. Tikse) Gompa (monastery), Ladakh, Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV700592: Yak (Dzo=Yak/cattle cross) in Himalayan snowcapped mountain landscape Abring, Stod Valley, Zanskar, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India (photo) / Bridgeman Images