West Himalayan Holidays staff camping picnic Hampta Nala. Dorze, who has Rahul on his back, and Kranti.
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Miyar: Workers on the road through the gorge.
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Nagar ‘mela’, deota’s ‘rath’ with ‘mohra’
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Contact sheet II 10B 1976
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Duff Dunbar House. The chaukidar & his wife outside the byre. She has un-pinned her ‘pattu’ top & is holding its pins, showing them to me. Rahul’s Mothercare seat behind them.
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Gujars’ buffaloes near Bandoli village.
Contact sheet II 13B 1976
At the time of Rahul’s hair-cutting. Hadimba temple and kitchen area, through the ‘deodar’ trees. The photo conveys the ambiance of the place. I have a large print of this at Wilmington.
Contact sheet II 14B 1976
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Near the yak encampment. Lingti plain. Gyal Chand’s (pony man) tent. Christina photographing yaks
Our camp beside yak herders camp. Yak herders talking to Chamba. Christina and Johnny.
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Climbing up to the Phitse-La.
On the way to the Phitse-La. Johnny Noble & Kranti Singh on a pony.
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Our tents near the yak encampment. Lingti plains. Gaddi flock in background.
Lingti , Ladakh, beyond Baralacha Pass. Gaddis’ summer camp. Churning butter in a sheepskin, note leather shoes and checked blankets.
Contact sheet II 18 1975.
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Visitors to us at Duff Dubar House. Dorze & Chamba’s wives’ relatives came from Zanskar.
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At Testha. Johnny being given a glass of chang ‘one for the road’.
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Dorze’s mother pouring chang for Gyal Chand, our pony man. We met her along the way at a village beyond Testha. Note traditional drinking cups & woman’s cloak made of goat hair. And the durri/mat of goat or yak hair.
Johnny riding a pony along the left bank of the Phitse-Chu. Somewhere along here we saw a yak which had lost its footing and was being swirled along in the river. We were not encouraged.
Zanskar. Johnny on a bridge. In August 1975, my brother Johnny Noble, Kranti & I went to Zanskar (I was 3 or 4 months pregnant with Rahul). Chamba & Dorze, both Zanskaris, came with us. We went via the Baralacha-La (Pass), 16,000 ft & the Phitse-La, 17,000 ft. We camped at Testha village, home to Dorze & his wife. And then after Padam on (Zanskar HQ) to Karsha village, home to Chamba. After that we crossed the Pensi La & left Zanskar via Kargil town & on to Kashmir.
Trekking ponies on a narrow path.
Rope bridge across the Phitse-Chu. We are trekking along the left bank.
View of Karsha village from below, built into the steep hillside.
Below Karsha village. Chamba being greeted by his mother, it was some time since he had come home. Kranti and pony in foreground..
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