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India, Himachal Pradesh, Chamba Valley. A Gaddi (semi-nomadic shepherd) from Chamba smokes a hookah, or water pipe, on the trail linking Kugti village, Kugti Pass and the summer grazing meadows of Lahaul.
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India, Himachal Pradesh, Chamba Valley. A Gaddi (semi-nomadic shepherd) from Chamba smokes a hookah, or water pipe, on the trail linking Kugti village, Kugti Pass and the summer grazing meadows of Lahaul.
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India, Himachal Pradesh, Chamba Valley. Steeped in local Gaddi (semi-nomadic shepherd) lore, the modest Kailang Temple is an important halt on the trail linking Kugti village, Kugti Pass and the summer grazing meadows of Lahaul.
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India, Himachal Pradesh, Chamba Valley. Gaddi (semi-nomadic shepherds) villagers from Kugti village pause near meadows known as Duggi Got on the trail linking Kugti village, Kugti Pass and the summer grazing meadows of Lahaul.
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India, Himachal Pradesh, Chamba Valley. A Gaddi (semi-nomadic shepherd) from Chamba milks a goat at a shepherds' camp on the trail linking Kugti village, Kugti Pass and the summer grazing meadows of Lahaul.
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India, Arunachal Pradesh, Ziro Valley, near New Ziro. At Lempia a pipe smoking, rain hat wearing villager belonging to the Apatani tribe participates in traditional shamanic rituals.
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India, Rajasthan, Ajabgarh. A village man smokes a long pipe as a young child looks on.
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China, Yunnan, Luoping. A man of the Buyi ethnic minority group enjoying a smoke with a large water pipe amongst the mustard fields of Luoping.
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Myanmar, Shan state, Hsipaw. Burmese man with tattoos of shan ethnicity smoking pipe inside his house (MR)
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Myanmar, Chin State, Kempetlet. Chin woman with traditional facial tattoo sitting in the kitchen and smoking pipe (MR) (PR)
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Myanmar, Chin State, Kempetlet. Chin woman with traditional facial tattoo, holding her baby boy and smoking pipe. (MR) (PR)
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India, Himachal Pradesh, Sutlej Valley, Sarahan. The ancient (though substantially rebuilt in the early 1900s) Bhimakali Temple is built using traditional architecture comprising alternating layers of timber and masonry.
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India, Himachal Pradesh, Kinnaur, Nako. More Tibetan-looking than Kinnauri and just a few kilometres from the border with Tibet, Nako's medieval stone houses reputedly comprise Kinnaur's highest permanent village.
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India, Himachal Pradesh, Kinnaur, Baspa Valley, Kamru. A Kinnauri man wearing a traditional Kinnauri hat prepares skeins of wool for weaving.
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India, Himachal Pradesh, Spiti, Ki Monastery. Founded in the 16th century and set high above the patchwork fields beside the Spiti River, Ki Gompa, or Monastery, is the largest in the remote region of Spiti.
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India, Himachal Pradesh, Spiti, Ki Monastery. Founded in the 16th century, Ki Gompa, or Monastery, is the largest in the remote region of Spiti.
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India, Himachal Pradesh, Spiti, Spiti Valley, Dhankar. A decorative skull - one of many theological symbols associated with Tantric and Tibetan Buddhism - adorns the parapet of a courtyard at Dhankar Monastery.
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India, Himachal Pradesh, Spiti, Spiti Valley, Dhankar. Dhankar Gompa, or Monastery, stands spectacularly on a lofty ridge high above the Spiti River.
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India, Himachal Pradesh, Spiti, Spiti Valley, Demul. Demul village's patchwork fields produce a vital crop of barley and millet during the short summer.
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India, Himachal Pradesh, Spiti, Spiti Valley, Demul. Morning wood-smoke from domestic fires hangs above the village's homes.
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India, Himachal Pradesh, Chamba Valley, Mani Mahesh. A trekker ascends the steep Hindu pilgrimage trail beside the Mani Mahesh River from Hadsar in the Chamba Valley to Lake Mani Mahesh.
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India, Himachal Pradesh, Shimla aka Simla. The Himalayan foothills fall away sharply from Shimla Ridge.
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China, Yunnan, Tuanshan. An elderly man enjoying his pipe in the historic Tuanshan village, built in the Qing Dynasty.
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India, Himachal Pradesh, Kinnaur, Baspa Valley, Kamru. A Kinnauri man wearing a traditional Kinnauri hat prepares skeins of wool for weaving.
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India, Himachal Pradesh, Spiti, Spiti Valley, nr. Kaza. A village woman tends fields of millet and barley in the Spiti Valley, one of the remotest regions of the Indian Himalaya.
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India, Himachal Pradesh, Spiti, Spiti Valley, Dhankar. A stone-carved Tibetan Buddhist mantra marks part of the steep trail climbing high above the Spiti River towards Dhankar Gompa, or Monastery.
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India, Himachal Pradesh, Spiti, Pin Valley, Gulling, Kungri. A young monk bears small cups - possibly containing 'dutsi', or holy sacramental water - during a festival at kungri Gompa, or Monastery.
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India, Himachal Pradesh, Spiti, Spiti Valley, Dhankar. Dhankar Gompa, or Monastery, stands spectacularly on a lofty ridge high above the Spiti River.
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India, Jammu & Kashmir; Ladakh, Lamayuru. Hemmed in by barren mountains and dominated by its Du-khang, or main prayer hall, Lamayuru is one of Ladakh's most celebrated monasteries.
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India, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Zanskar, Karsha. Standing at the foot of steep, rugged mountains, 14th-century Karsha Gompa, or Monastery, is the largest in Zanskar.
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India, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Zanskar, Tsarap Valley. A monk from Phugtal Gompa, or Monastery, returns from collecting yak dung which is used for fuel.
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India, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Zanskar, Tsarap Valley Phugtal. Crumbling chortens mark the approach to Phugtal Gompa, or Monastery, which stands wedged into a cave-like hollow high above the Tsarap River.
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India, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Zanskar, Kargyak Valley. A Zanskari man and monk cross the Kargyak River on a traditional wood and masonry suspension bridge.
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India, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Zanskar, Kargyak Valley. Traditional whitewashed Tibetan-style homes still dominate the valley's remote and scattered hamlets.
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India, Himachal Pradesh, Chamba Valley, Lake Mani Mahesh. A Vaishnava (devotee of the Hindu god Vishnu) ascetic wears a tilak, or tilaka, on his forehead known specifically as an Urdhva Pundta Tilak comprising yellow sandalwood paste (chandan) and red saffron or tumeric paste (kumkum). It is often worn by followers of Swaminarayan.
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India, Himachal Pradesh, Chamba Valley, Mani Mahesh. A saffron-robed sadhu, or Hindu ascetic, pauses on the pilgrimage trail to Lake Mani Mahesh.
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India; Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Leh. Decorative Buddhist motifs adorn a low pillar at the Shanti Stupa in the hills above Leh.
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India, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Phyang. A long line of whitewashed chortens marks the approach to Phyang Gompa, or Monastery, which stands in a secluded side-valley near Leh.
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Local cemetery below the Buddhist monastery of Thikse, Ladakh, North West India
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The Hemis Monastery complex, Ladakh, North West India. Its the biggest and the wealthiest monastery in Ladakh.
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Pangong Lake, Ladakh, North West India. Pangong Lake is situated at an altitude of 14,500 ft / 4,267m
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Pangong Lake, Ladakh, North West India. Pangong Lake is situated at an altitude of 14,500 ft / 4,267m
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Men smoking nargileh and taking tea at Corlulu Alipasa Medresesi. Istanbul, Turkey
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Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, nr Dakshinkali. A village shepherd rests amidst pine trees on a hillside.
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A woman from the NIIS hunter gatherer band enjoys a smoke. They speak with four distinct click consonants.The NIIS live in the harsh environment of a vast expanse of flat sand and bush scrub country straddling the Namibia Botswana border.
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A woman of the NIIS hunter gatherer band enjoys a smoke during a break in foraging for food.The NIIS are a part of the San people, often referred to as Bushmen.They differ in appearance from the rest of black Africa having yellowish skin and being lightly boned, lean and muscular.
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A band of NIIS hunter gatherers enjoy a smoke having collected several baobab fruits, which they will use as food.The pith surrounding the seeds can be made into an appetising drink.The NIIS are a part of the San people, often referred to as Bushmen.
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A group of NIIS hunter gatherers sit round their fire and smoke.They are a part of the San people, often referred to as Bushmen.They differ in appearance from the rest of black Africa having yellowish skin and being lightly boned, lean and muscular.They live in the harsh environment of a vast expanse of flat sand and bush scrub country straddling the Namibia Botswana border.
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India, Himachal Pradesh, Kangra Valley, Pragpur. The Judge's Court Hotel occupies an Indo-European building built 1918 for a local judge.
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India, Uttarakhand, Garhwal, Gangotri. Hindu pilgrims stroll by the River Ganges at Gangotri.
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India, Uttarakhand, Garhwal, Gangotri. A Hindu pilgrim at Gangotri beside the River Ganges.
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India, Uttarakhand, Garhwal, Kharsali, nr Yamunotri. An ancient building in Kharsali village in the Yamuna Valley houses a Shiva temple.
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India, West Bengal, Darjeeling. Famous for its tea and as a colonial-era hill station, the eastern Himalaya including Mt Kanchenjunga.
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Highlands Park Hotel with Mount Affawat behind in Gulmarg, Kashmir, India
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