Manali, above Gulab Das’s. West Himalayan Holidays all day picnic. Chamba dancing with Tara, Sunita playing the drum (jerry can).
Gaddi, Kukti Pass (16,000 ft) from the Lahaul side. Autumn migration south. There are two flocks visible one fairly low down, approaching the pass, and the other on the ridge of the nearside shoulder of the hill. Cracks in the snow covering of the glacier are visible.
Kukti Pass from the Lahaul side, 16,500 ft. Autumn migration South. Two separate flocks are moving towards the pass, which is in the dip to the top left hand corner of the photo. The higher flock seems to be approaching the pass from a low route.
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Gaddis, Overnight camp above Kuldeo temple and below the Kukti Pass (Lahaul side) during the autumn migration to the south. Two shepherds smoking hookah, wearing tweed caps, ‘chola’, and ‘dora’. Checked blankets are drying on the wall of the dry-stone shelter. Note the dried cattle dung (for fuel) in the foreground.
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Parasher. A ‘mela’ (fair). Images 13, 15 are also of the mela.
A ‘mela’ at Parasher. See sheet 15:12.
Cobbler near Baijnath. He has made a pair of ladies shoes in leather, for a Gaddini ?
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Contact sheet IV 16B 1983
Sujanpur bazaar, old clothes stall and a snacks trolley
Contact sheet IV 17B 1983
Mangal Singh, Rahul, and Tara at a West Himalayan Holidays camp. Tara pretending to smoke a ‘biri’.
Miyar at Thanpattan left to right Kullu Lama, Mangal Singh, Madan Tara, Topchen, and the yak they caught.
Lahaul, Miyar Valley. Summer pastures. Shepherd stitching a leather tobacco pouch.
Gyal Chand, pony man at the West Himalayan Holidays campsite below Tchaling. Urgos village is visible on the other side of the valley.
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Holi village. Ravi Valley. Women in ‘luanchari’ waiting with their children outside a dispensary.
Holi village, ration and ‘biri’ shop.
Holi village, Ravi valley, cobblers, leather shoes and only a couple of plastic ones.
Holi village, Ravi Valley. Shop of a hookah and ‘murthi’ maker.
Holi village, Ravi valley. Moulds for hookah casts.
Nayagraon village, Upper Ravi Valley. Two women dressed in their best for me to photograph them ‘luanchari’, ‘dora’, headdress, necklaces, and medallions with a mirror at the center. They are both wearing watches.
Holi village, Ravi valley. Carded wool in a basket and two spinning wheels.
Nayagraon village, Upper Ravi Valley. Girls dressed for me to photograph them, cotton ‘luanchari’ with velvet bodice, ‘dora’, ‘cheri’ and other jewellery .
Nayagraon, Upper Ravi Valley, girls dressed for me to photograph them, in cotton ‘luanchari’, with velvet bodice, ‘dora’,’cheri’ and other jewellery.
Gaddis, Nayagraon village, Upper Ravi Valley. A woman dressed in her best for me to photograph her ‘luanchari’, ‘dora’, headdress, necklaces (several kinds), and medallions with a mirror at the center.
Contact sheet IV 19B 1983
Manimahesh, 13,000 ft. Mount Kailash. Mangal Singh and Kulluis (West Himalayan Holiday porters) performing ‘pooja’ at the shrine to Lord Shiva.
Mount Kailash, Shiva’s seat, and shrine to him at Manimahesh Lake. 13,000 ft.
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Manimahesh Lake & Mount Kailash
Having climbed up from Manimahesh lake, the Chobu Pass on the Manimahesh ridge, looking South, down onto Ravi Valley.
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From Tyari village looking across Ravi Valley to a glacier and peaks.
From camp below Manimahesh, looking back down towards Hadsar & Budil Valley.
At Danchock on the way up to Manimahesh, West Himalayan Holiday camp kitchen.
West Himalayan Holidays setting up camp kitchen above Hadsar on the way to Manimahesh lake. Looking across Budil Nala towards the Kukti ridge.
Heading south via Jalsu Pass. Autumn Migration, September. A shepherd’s pack – hookah, stick, blanket and goatskin mat.
Contact sheet IV 21B 1983
Bath-time at Gulab Das’s. Rahul and Tara.
