ladakh
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Ladakh - Tso Kar reflections
The beautiful Tso (lake) Kar in eastern Ladakh reflected the mountains behind perfectly.
You can see the salt deposits under the water in the centre section as the lighter sections and the salt crystallised along the shoreline.
Ladakh - The Indus River
Following the long river valley of the great Indus River as it is still young, The river starts in Tibet, winds through Ladakh gaining strength and sediment before flowing through Pakistan to the Ocean. One of the cradles of civilization, the Indus River has been the backbone of agriculture for many thousands of years, Hinduism's Vedic origins invented along its backs
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The Thar Desert also known as the Great Indian Desert, is a large, arid region in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent.
Suraj Taal...Lake of Sun God
Situated on the National highway leading from Manali to Leh,
“Suraj Tal or Suraj Tal Lake also called Surya taal, is a sacred body of water, literally meaning the Lake of the Sun God, and lies just below the Bara-lacha-la pass (4,890m) (8 km (5.0 mi) in length) in the Lahaul and Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh State in India and is the second highest lake in India. Suraj Tal Lake is the source of Bhaga River which joins the ChandraRiver downstream at Tandi to form the Chandrabhaga River in Himachal Pradesh territory, and as it enters Jammu and kashmir it is renamed as the Chenab River.”
“The lake is fed from the glaciers and torrential nullahs (streams) originating from the Bara-lacha-la pass, which is 8 km (5.0 mi) long and is also called the "Pass with crossroads on summit" since roads from Zanskar, Ladakh, Spiti and Lahaul meet at this pass.”










