View over the central Zanskar plain from the monastery of Stongdey. The Zanskar river and the town of Padum can be seen in the distance below the snow capped peaks.

The headquarters of Zanskar, Padum

Threshing of barley outside Padum

Winowing barley at Hanumil

The present King of Zangla, Gyialses Nima Norboo Namgyal inside the ruins of the Zangla fort

Hungarian scholar Csoma De Koros lived in Zangla through the winter studying Tibetan Buddhism in the fort.

Druk Drang glacier below the Pensi La pass on the road between Kargil and Padum

The Shyok river below the Pensi la pass as seen from the road to Kargil from Padum