http://www.himalayaladakh.com Himalaya Ladakh - Ladakh trekking trek himalayas Ladakh india Ladakh valley zanskar Ladakh vacation trekking tour Ladakh travel Ladakh tourism adventure travel to Ladakh Ladakh holidays travel guide Ladakh trip base camp treks tours to Ladakh Ladakh tour operator Ladakh travel tour package Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:22:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Flying into the Ladakhi capital of Leh, the shapely peak of Stok Kangri (6121 m) is prominent on the southern skyline. Spending several days acclimatizing, we will visit the colorful monasteries of Shey, Thikse and Hemis before setting off on the lovely trek through the Markha Valley. Our route ... http://www.himalayaladakh.com/mountain-expedition-himalayas-leh-ladakh/ TSOMORIRI & TSOKER LAKE TO MANALI : This region has recently been open to travellers and has super trekking possibilities. The high Changthang plateau of east ... http://www.himalayaladakh.com/nomadic-lands-tsomoriri-tsoker-lake-manali-himalayas/ LOSAR How Ladakh got its New Year This New Year festival has an interesting history. In the 17th century, King Jamyang Namgyal decided to lead an expedition against ... http://www.himalayaladakh.com/losar-festival-leh-ladakh/ GALDEN NAMCHOT Tsongkhapa's Birthday and Buddhahood This socio-religious event is celebrated to observe the birthday and the Buddhahood or Tsongkhapa - the Tibetan saint-scholar who ... http://www.himalayaladakh.com/galden-namchot-festival-leh-ladakh/ PHYANG TSEDUP Phyang is one of the two Dringungpa Monasteries in Ladakh. This monastery, 17 km west of Leh, holds its festival in July/August. ... http://www.himalayaladakh.com/phyang-tsedup-festival-leh-ladakh/ YURU KAGBYAT An awesome spectacle This 2-day festival is celebrated during July, in the spectacularly situated monastery of Lamayuru, about 127 kms west of Leh. The masks worn by the ... http://www.himalayaladakh.com/yuru-kagbyat-festival-leh-ladakh/ HEMIS TSE-CHU The festival of Padmasambhava The 10th day (Tses- Chu) of the Tibetan lunar month is celebrated as the birthday of Padmasambhava (Guru Rimpoche), the founder of ... http://www.himalayaladakh.com/hemis-tse-chu-festival-leh-ladakh/ MATHO NAGRANG The festival of the blindfolded acrobatic oracle monks On the 15th day of the 1st Tibetan month Monastery - the only Saskyapa monastic establishment in Ladakh. During ... http://www.himalayaladakh.com/matho-nagrang-festival-leh-ladakh/ STOCK GURU TSE-CHU When even laymen can predict the future Yet another festival of oracles, this is held in Stock, the present seat of royal residence. The ... http://www.himalayaladakh.com/stock-guru-tse-chu-festival-leh-ladakh/ DOSHMOCHE Masked dances in the royal courtyard An ancient tradition started by the Kings of Ladakh, Dosmoche is till celebrated every year in February with great pomp and fervour. ... http://www.himalayaladakh.com/doshmoche-festival-leh-ladakh/