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Kinnauri girls Chitkul (3450 m), Sangla Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India Date: 10 September 2000, evening. Equipment: kodachrome 64, Olympus OM2n, Zuiko 85 mm F2. |
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Chitkul Chitkul, the final stop of the road in the Sangla valley. At 3450 meter it is the highest permanentely inhabited village of the Sangla valley. Date: 10 September 2000, evening. Equipment: kodachrome 64, Olympus OM2n, Zuiko 35 mm F2. |
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Fighting yaks Two yak bulls fighting. Chitkul, Sangla valley Date: 12 September 2000, morning. Equipment: kodachrome 64, Olympus OM2n, Zuiko 35-70 mm F3.5-4.5. |
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Dhankar gompa Almost 1000 years old, Dhankar gompa (monastry) has one of the most spectacular settings in the Buddhist world. At 3890 m, you have a superb view of the Spiti valley. Date: 23 September 2000, afternoon. Equipment: kodachrome 64, Olympus OM2n, Zuiko 16 mm F3.5. |
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Pin valley The bridge to Sangam (3650 m), Pin valley, Himachal Pradesh. Date: 25 September 2000, morning. Equipment: kodachrome 64, Olympus OM2n, Zuiko 28-48 mm F4. |
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Jeori Jeori: a truckstop on the road to the Spiti valley. Date: 8 September 2000, noon. Equipment: kodachrome 64, Olympus OM2n, Zuiko 16 mm F3.5. |
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Cricket Even in remote villages, cricket is the number one sport. This picture is taken in Sangla, the major town of the Sangla valley. The small village on the rock is Kamru (2680 m). Date: 9 September 2000, evening. Equipment: kodachrome 64, Olympus OM2n, Zuiko 85 mm F2. |
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Wake-up call Nine o'clock is the time for the morning prayers in the temple of Kamru. Date: 10 September 2000, morning. Equipment: kodachrome 64, Olympus OM2n, Zuiko 85 mm F2. |
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Kibber Kibber claims to be the highest permanentely inhabited village of the world. At 4205 meters, over 600 meters above the Spiti river, it definitely is high. Kibber was once part of the overland salt trade. Date: 22 September 2000, noon. Equipment: kodachrome 64, Olympus OM2n, Zuiko 35-70 mm F3.5-4.5. |
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Kungri gompa The Kungri gompa, Pin valley, is the only gompa in Spiti dedicated to Nyingmapa Buddhism. This order of Buddhism is the oldest type of Tibetan Buddhism. In Spiti the Gelukpa order of the Dalai Lama is more common. Date: 24 September 2000, noon. Equipment: kodachrome 64, Olympus OM2n, Zuiko 24 mm F2.8. |
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Rakcham Rakcham (2900 m), Sangla valley, Himachal Pradesh, India. Date: 14 September 2000, morning. Equipment: kodachrome 64, Olympus OM2n, Zuiko 24 mm F2.8. |
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Kinnauri boy The local people of the Sangla valley are called Kinnauris. Although close to Tibet, the people are Hindu and regard themselves as Aryans. Typical Kinnauri is the grey woolen dress and the woolen cap with green strip. Date: 13 September 2000, noon. Equipment: kodachrome 64, Olympus OM2n, Zuiko 28-48 mm F4. |
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Baspa river Rakcham (2900 m), Sangla valley, Himachal Pradesh, India. Date: 13 September 2000, afternoon. Equipment: kodachrome 64, Olympus OM2n, Zuiko 24 mm F2.8. |
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Sangla valley The Baspa river between Sangla and Rakcham. Date: 14 September 2000, morning. Equipment: kodachrome 64, Olympus OM2n, Zuiko 16 mm F3.5. |
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Kunzum La At 4551 meters the Kunzum pass is one of the highest motorable passes of India. From half October to half June the pass is closed due to heavy snowfall. All trafic passes the gompa clockwise. Date: 26 September 2000, morning. Equipment: kodachrome 64, Olympus OM2n, Zuiko 28-48 mm F4. |
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Wangtu The float of July the 31st 2000 destroyed the main road in the Sutlej valley. The bridge at Wangtu is the final stop for busses and trucks. From there on you have to walk. The road will not be repaired within months. Date: 8 September 2000, afternoon. Equipment: kodachrome 64, Olympus OM2n, Zuiko 85 mm F2. |
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