Tyari village. September. Three men on stone bench smoking ‘biris’ and chatting. One is spinning on a ‘takli’. One wears a woollen hat and patched woollen clothes. There is a ball of wool on the bench.
Above Nayagraon. On the way to Jalsu Pass. Autumn migration – South. Lambs in the foreground. A shepherd in silhouette wearing ‘chola’ & ‘dora’ , carrying a bonneted child across his pack, and lambs in his front pouch.
Above Nayagraon. On the way to Jalsu Pass. The man is carrying a pack and child (in velvet bonnet) across the pack, and lambs in his front pouch. Note strong leather shoes.
View of upper Ravi from above Bramour. illustrating the scale of the landscape – a narrow path, terraces, houses on the crests and snow peaks above forest level.
Autumn migration South. Packing up before setting off, young shepherd sitting on wool sack. Similar to 4.14.13 in this one more packs with blankets, and goat’s hair rope.
On the way to the Jalsu Pass. Autumn migration South. September-October. Young shepherd penning lambs before flock goes out to graze. Note wool sack, woollen blankets, and jacket, and the hookah.
Approaching the Jalsu Pass, on the Ravi side. Autumn migration South. September/October. Flat roofed Gujar dwelling in the background and view of peaks across the Ravi.
Climbing out of Ravi Valley towards Jalsu Pass. Autumn migration South. September-October. Man & woman with heavy packs and checked blankets. Woman wearing tucked up ‘luanchari’ of Rajasthani print cloth. Child walking
Gaddi man with a heavy pack and blankets, and two children coming up to the Jalsu Pass. Note: the Gaddis carry their children horizontally on their backs.
Upper Ravi. Autumn migration South. Young shepherd carrying many lambs and kids. Another shepherd in ‘chola’ and ‘dora’ behind. In the background a stone hotel ‘dhaba’ building.
On the way up Ravi Valley. Autumn migration South. September-October. A flock of sheep and goats. Shepherd with woolsack, hookah. Wearing a ‘chola’. Woman on the right, has been or is about to rest her pack on the stone resting platform.
Nayagraon village, Upper Ravi Valley. Girls dressed for me to photograph them, cotton ‘luanchari’ with velvet bodice, ‘dora’, ‘cheri’ and other jewellery .
Having crossed the Chobu Pass through the Manimahesh Dhar (ridge, on the way down towards Tyari village. Kids and lambs near Sari ‘Got’ (grazing), snow peaks above Ravi valley.
On the way down from Manimahesh ‘dhar ‘(ridge) after Sari ‘Got’ (grazing ground), Towards Tyari village. Shrine at a village. September. Autumn migration South.
Lahaul, Miyar Valley. Gaddi at Thanpattan, summer pastures. He is wearing a Lahauli cap, tweed jacket and has a cricket bat as he has been playing cricket with West Himalayan Holidays trekkers camped here.
