Zanskari man after crossing the Rohtang on his way to Manali bazaar.
Kothi ‘dhaba’, on the way to the Rothang pass.
Kothi ‘dhaba’, on the way to the Rohtang Pass.
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Near Katrain, village houses
Near Katrain, woman and cattle on terraced fields – stubble after the harvest.
Near Katrain. Evening light, the silhouette of a man carrying a plough and two children, poplar trees.
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Zanskari group after crossing the Rohtang on their way to Manali bazaar.
Zanskari men after crossing the Rohtang on their way to Manali bazaar. In this and following photos note the woollen clothes, cloaks and their traditional hats.
Chandrabhaga Valley. Pangi between Dharwas & Atholi. John Keay and my tent on our way to Kashmir (first trek). Note the suitcase that had to be carried all the way. We knew no better !
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Below the Kali Hind Pass, Bara Bangahal (side). Shepherd wearing ‘chola’ and wool cap, with lamb in his lap. John Keay and I, on our first trek Shimla to Sringar, had found it high on the pass and brought it down. He was climbing up looking for it. This and its companion photo of same man looking through our binoculars, have became well regarded.
Camp site on a ridge above Lambadukh, below Kali Hind Pass. Chamba, Tanjin and Sonam. This was John Keay and my first trek, from ‘Shimla to Srinagar’ . We had been were held up trying to get a permit to pass The Inner Line into Lahaul. Ultimately unsuccessful, so we had to go via Barabangahal, Kukti, Bramour, Chamba, and Kilar.
Campsite below Kali Hind Pass. August. The first trek. Tanjin, in silhouette, a Nepali, Chamba and Sonam. Chapattis being made. The kitchen has no shelter nor roof. Large biscuit tin often used for packing rations.
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Kukti boy wearing tweed cap.
Kukti village. Water mills & a flock about to cross a bridge, shepherds count their sheep / goats as they cross.
Boy in Kukti village, wearing Gaddi style tweed hat.
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Camp site below Nikori Pass, 15,000 ft., above Bara Bangahal. Chamba, Tanjin, and Sonam, on the way to Kukti village on our first trek.
Contact sheet II 1(i) 1978
Contact sheet II 1(ii) 1978
Contact sheet II 1a(ii) 1978
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Dunghri Mela. Young girl laughing, wearing undyed tweed dress.
Dunghri mela. Back view of a woman & of a young girl facing the camera, palms folded. They are sitting in the forest behind the temple. Both are wearing tweed ‘pattu’. Other women in shadow the forest behind.
3 Kullui men in tweed jackets and Kullui caps, sitting outside Hadimba temple in Dunghri forest.
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Chaini. The 2 temple towers stand on a promontory high above the village of Banjar. Dorze standing in the foreground. In those days you were allowed to climb up the rickety outdoor stair & then go inside.
Chaini temple tower, hemp for shoe making drying under the stairway
The two temple towers at Chaini, The 2 temple towers stand on a promontory high above the village of Banjar. A girl in foreground
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Rahul carried by Dorze. A West Himalayan Holidays staff camping picnic Hampta valley.
