One by one, 13 Buddhist monks wearing brightly colored silk costumes and wide-brimmed black hats, stepped onto the ...

Summer treks in Ladakh allow adventurers to experience one of the world's most captivating high-altitude landscapes. As the harsh winter snows melt away, the region unveils its striking blend of ...

Zanskar, located in the Ladakh region of India's mountain highlands, has felt the full force of glacier retreat. With no ...

Ladakh is facing a steadily warming climate, lack of winter snowfall, floods, ... Sujoy Das, a Himalayan photographer and writer, has been leading summer treks in Ladakh for nearly a decade.

Ladakh in July offers a unique travel experience with open roads and favorable weather, ... It passes over Lasermo La (5438 m), with glacial summer scenery and Karakoram views.

A woman sells fruits and vegetables while soldiers wait in line at a store in Leh, Ladakh. Credit: Katarzyna Rybarczyk Subscribe for ads-free reading Nestled between the Himalayan and Karakoram ...

Ladakh is known for its glaciers and glacial lakes, which are a major source of water for the region. ... In the peak season in summer, tourists outnumber the 274,000 locals.

Early May is a busy time in Ladakh’s Changthang region.This is when pastoralists prepare to migrate with their livestock to the green highland pastures in the Pang area for the summer. Until the ...

Snowfall in India is not limited to fairy tales or foreign destinations - it's right here, waiting to be discovered in the ...

In 2023, India designated its first Dark Sky Reserve, in Hanle village, about 168 miles southeast of Leh, Ladakh’s capital. The village has roughly 270 clear nights a year, making it ideal for ...