Contact sheet IV 25B 1985
Miyar: Gompa camp. Pony man and Panchok with CCN’s camera and Kulu Lama.
Miyar: Gompa camp. Gaddi flocks grazing on the ‘blue grass’ (nitrogen rich).
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.
Miyar: Madan and Rahul on a pony, trekking.
Madan and Rahul on a pony on their way up to the Thanpattan camp. View of snow peaks at the head of the valley.
Miyar: Yaks grazing on the ‘blue grass’ (nitrogen rich).
Miyar: Houses at upper Tchaling. Note there is no glass in the windows. I think this shows the same house and staircase as in image 6.3.45-. It is the house that still exists opposite Kishen and family’s house, now a homestay.
Jugatsukh veranda duplicate
Jagatsukh. People sitting at the corner of veranda. I went with the ‘mistri’ who was building our Prini House to look at examples for our veranda.
Miyar: Rahul and Gaddis playing ‘chholo’.
Miyar: Rahul and Gaddis playing ‘chholo’.
Miyar: KG and Tchesring, pony men, playing ‘chholo’. Note the cricket stumps and herbs drying.
Contact sheet IV 27B 1985
Contact sheet IV 28B 1985
Priniropa house. veranda construction.
Priniropa house. Detail of veranda construction.
Priniropa house. veranda construction.
View from Prini veranda before the arches were made. Rice terraces, called ‘ropa’. Looking up valley from our veranda in 1985 there was only one house in view – Mangal Singh’s cousin. The snows of solang range clear, it was probably spring.
Jawalamurkhi bus stand under the pipul tree. Jawalamurkhi temple with an eternal flame emanating from the rock is a crowded pilgrimage site.
Kangra, 1,500 ft. Early Spring migration from winter pastures. Dhaular Dhar in background.
Kangra, near Dera Gopipur, Sunni Devi at winter camp. Man spinning on a ‘takli’.
Kangra, Sunni Devi & brother at a winter camp near Dera Gopipur. This is their temporary ‘chula’ because they move on so often.
On the way to Parasher. The footpath/ mule track is visible across the hill.
Kangra near Dera Gopipur. Sunni Devi carrying a pack at her winter camp. Note goat hair woven rope and willow wood hasps.
Contact sheet IV 30B 1985
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On ridge near Dulchi Pass. Kullu Lama has set up West Himalayan Holidays kitchen camp. Panoramic view behind. This is how trekking at the lower altitudes used to be in the early days.
On ridge below Parasher. West Himalayan Holidays setting up the kitchen.
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Parasher temple reflected in the lake.
Near Dulchi Pass. West Himalayan Holidays setting up camp.
Gaddi women near Baijnath (Kangra)
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a typical Kangra house, with Mandi slate roof
Traditional house near Baijnath (Kangra)
‘rath’ sitting at the mela ground beside the Jamlu temple above Prini
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