Stuck in the northern Indian map, between Tibet and Pakistan, at the foot of the highest pass in the world, the Palace overlooks the skyline of the city of Leh.

Here, the summer is a good time to live, apricots fill the trees in late August, the sky is blue 300 days of the year, but the cold winter insulates this paradise for 6 months of the calendar.

Organic fruits and vegetables are dried completely to be preserved, the water flows from pure sources of the snowy mountains and solar provided electricity and hot water to the inhabitants.

Every year around September, the streets are covered with flags, the town square becomes a polo field, and the music is in full swing.

For a week, the city is celebrating the Leh festival starts and the band began dancing.

Came from across the Himalayan villages, tribes revet traditional clothes, men, women and children roam the streets, the colors are mixed, and the costumes are mixed.

On the square, the crowd gathers, and microphones proclaim the values of the region, the festival is open, and the program will last 6 days.

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  Monastère de Thiksey, un bijou qui surplombe la ville.

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  Vendeuse de pommes sur les trottoirs de la rue piétonne. Leh.

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  Préparation des habits locaux pour le défilé, festival de Leh.

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  Durant le festival du Ladakh, les tribus des montagnes de l’Himalaya rejoignent la ville de Leh, et défilent dans les rues du centre ville, vètus de leurs habits traditionnels.

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  Jeune Ladakhi au départ du festival de Leh.

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  Vendeuse de fruits secs et noix sur le marché de Leh.

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  Ladakhi vendeur d'abricots secs et de noix de cajou au maché local de Leh sont toujours animés par le sourire de ses habitants. A Ladakhi salesman of dried apricots and cashew nuts in the local market. The Ladakh markets are always driven by the smiles of its people.

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