Pilgrims standing in line among prayer flags during Spitok Gustor festival, Spitok, Ladakh, India.

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Ladakh ("land of high passes") is a region of India in the state of Jammu and Kashmir that currently extends from the Karakoram mountain range in the north to the main Great Himalayas to the south, inhabited by people of Indo-Aryan and Tibetan descent. It is one of the most sparsely populated regions in Jammu and Kashmir and its culture and history are closely related to that of Tibet.

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Location: Spitok,Ladakh,India
Photo credit: © Jakub Sliwa / Alamy / Afripics
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