By Shanna Hanbury A photo series on ice stupas — artificial glaciers in the northern Indian Himalayas — recently won first place in the 2024-25 Onewater’s Walk of Water: Water Towers photo story ...

Diskit Monastery sits atop a hill, looking out over Nubra Valley. It's one of the oldest and biggest monasteries in Ladakh ... Shanti Stupa is a symbol of peace and harmony in the Himalayas.

Ladakh is a union territory of India, formed after the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two separate union territories—Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. This high-altitude region is a cold desert, ...

Climate change in the Indian region of Ladakh has shrunk glaciers and made ... Wangchuk built a 64-foot-tall “ice stupa”—an artificial glacier made by piping mountain streams into a Ladakhi ...

Situated at a height of 4267 meters overlooking the Leh city, the Shanti stupa gives a panoramic view of surrounding… Founded in early 15th century, Namgyal Tsemo monastery in Leh in Ladakh is ...

Boudhanath Stupa It's one of the biggest stupas in the ... where monks practise rites and in-depth meditation. Kopan Monastery Buddhist philosophy classes and meditation retreats are available ...

Situated at a height of 4267 meters overlooking the Leh city, the Shanti stupa gives… Founded in early 15th century, Namgyal Tsemo monastery in Leh in Ladakh is renowned for… Indus river is ...