West Himalayan Holidays staff camping picnic Hampta Nala. Dorze, who has Rahul on his back, and Kranti.
Hadimba deota’s palanquin with ‘mohra’. There is An opinion that the central one, without decoration, is very old.
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Nagar ‘mela’, deota’s ‘rath’ with ‘mohra’
Contact sheet II 10B 1976
Sanogi. Temple roof of timber. ‘Dharamsala’ roof of stone slab. Under a large ‘deodar’
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.
Gujars’ buffaloes near Bandoli village.
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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
Contact sheet II 15B 1976
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.
Lingti plains. Yak herder man and two children. Gaddi flock in background.
Climbing up to the Phitse-La.
On the way to the Phitse-La. Johnny Noble & Kranti Singh on a pony.
Gaddi, Summer camp on Lingti, beyond Bara Lacha La. A young man wearing a tweed ‘chola’ is churning butter in a sheepskin. Note the kitchen utensils, another sheepskin sack, and the hookah. A homespun blanket is drying on the wall. Pile of dried roots for fuel.
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.
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Visitors to Duff Dunbar House. Dorze & Chamba’s wives’ relations from Zanskar. Showing off their Zanskari ‘tie dyed’ woollen cloaks.
On the way to Zanskar. Christina & tent near the Zanskar side of the Baralacha-La. We were having to rest for Johnny to recover from serious altitude effects.
Visitors to us at Duff Dubar House. Dorze & Chamba’s wives’ relatives came from Zanskar.
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We met Dorze’s mother along the way at a village beyond Testha. She is wearing traditional headdress, with ear pieces and cloak made of goat and sheep skin.. Tall stepfather has a traditional spoon hanging from his waist. Another man is pouring chang from a kettle to welcome us. Men and children are wearing traditional hats.
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.
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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.
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