Zanskar
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Zanskar, Zahar (locally) or Zangskar, is a tehsil of Kargil district, in the Indian union territory of Ladakh. The administrative centre is Padum. Zanskar, together with the neighboring region of Ladakh, was briefly a part of the kingdom of Guge in Western Tibet. Zanskar lies 250 km south of Kargil town on NH301.
Zanskar mountains towering over Padum
The Phugtal Monastery in south-east Zanskar
Lingshed Monastery
Zanskar Range, sunrise at Rangdum
Lahaul and Spiti district
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The Lahaul and Spiti district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh consists of the two formerly separate districts of Lahaul and Spiti. The present administrative center is Kyelang in Lahaul. Before the two districts were merged, Kardang was the capital of Lahaul, and Dhankar the capital of Spiti. The district was formed in 1960 and is the fourth least populous district in India. It is the least densely populated district of India, according to the Census of India 2011.
Image: Kardhang Biling Bhaga Dhauladhar Oct 22 A7C 04645
Image: NH505 Spiti Kaza Losar Jun 18 D72 7800
Cousinia thomsonii (Thomson thistle), Sissu, Lahaul
Mother and child near Gandhola Monastery, 2004