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Ladakh, India: a Buddhist monk in Nubra valley
Indus River in Ladakh, India
Ladakh union territory, India
Ladakh, India: Zanskar River
Crossing the frozen Zanskar River
Ladakh, India: Tso Moriri, a lake in the Rupshu region
Indus River and Himalayas
Ladakh Range
Tourists riding Bactrian camels in Ladakh, India
Snow leopard: a big cat found in the mountains of Central Asia and the northern Indian subcontinent
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