POV497923: Mixed herd of Pashmina (aka. Changthangi), other goats & sheep in predator-proof corral (implemented through SLC program, see: www.snowleopardconservancy.org/conservation2-1.htm) on summer pasture in high-altitude Himalayan valley Tangyar, Nubra, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India / Bridgeman Images
POV498031: Array of photo-voltaic solar panels on school roof (advanced solar energy system making school energy self-sufficient), Indus valley & peaks of Zanskar Range in bckgnd. Druk White Lotus School (Padma/Pema Karpo Educational Institute, World architecture award: Best green building 2002), Shey, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, Himalayas, India / Bridgeman Images
POV498072: Tibetan Buddhism (Tantric B., Vajrayana): Ornate low table with ceremonial objects (conch shell trumpets = dung dkar, barley, milk) in preparation for fire ritual/puja chinsek (here dedicated to Jigjed=Tara Chenmo) where offerings are passed into sacrifical fire to pacify the deities visualized in the fire Thiksey Gompa (Gelugpa order monastery), Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, Himalayas, India / Bridgeman Images