Marilyn Silverstone - LADAKH

LADAKH - Raja and Rani of Stok, on the roof of their Palace, Ladakh. 1969.Kunzang Namgyal, the Raja of Leh, with his wife Parvati on the roof of their house/fortress. He is revered by Tibetans as the descendant of the last King of Tibet, before the line of the Dalai Lama.Kunzang Namgyal, Raja of Leh, with his wife Parvati and 3 year old son Jigmed on roof of their house/fortress at Stok.He is revered by Tibetans as the descendant of the last King of Tibet, before the line of the Dalai Lama.She wears the 'pera', the classical Ladakhi woman's headdress of turquoise blocks sewn onto a cascade of felt, pearl earrings, coral and pearl and gold necklace holding a 'khao'(charmbox).He wears Ladakhi man's dress called

Raja and Rani of Stok, on the roof of their Palace, Ladakh. 1969.Kunzang Namgyal, the Raja of Leh, with his wife Parvati on the roof of their house/fortress. He...

LADAKH - Tibetan refugee children in a camp near Leh, wave their wooden writing slates.There are some 3000 Tibetan refugees in Ladakh, these children have a tent as classroom and learn English and Hindi. - Marilyn Silverstone

Tibetan refugee children in a camp near Leh, wave their wooden writing slates.There are some 3000 Tibetan refugees in Ladakh, these children have a tent as clas

LADAKH - i families on the move in the Indus Valley plateau whose lowest point is 11.500 feet.River flows out of Tibet between Ladakh (foreground) and the Zanskar ranges. - Marilyn Silverstone

i families on the move in the Indus Valley plateau whose lowest point is 11.500 feet.River flows out of Tibet between Ladakh (foreground) and the Zanskar ranges

LADAKH - Tibetan refugee children at a camp near Leh the capital, wave their wooden

Tibetan refugee children at a camp near Leh the capital, wave their wooden "slates" that they use in class with writing in Tibetan, Hindi and English.

LADAKH - Refugge camp near Leh, the capital of Ladakh. Tibetan refugee children wave their wooden

Refugge camp near Leh, the capital of Ladakh. Tibetan refugee children wave their wooden "slates", used in class to write in Tibetan, Hindi and English.

INDIA. Ladakh. Indus Valley. Tikse Gompa (a Gompa is a Mahayana Buddhist monastery) rises 11.500 feet high over the valley floor. 1969.

LADAKH - INDIA. Ladakh. Two Ladakhi women in a crowd at Leh, watching a polo match.The young woman is carrying two babies, the older woman wears on her shoulders a kind of cloak in goatskin, with the longhaired skin outside.This is worn by Ladakhi women as a protection against the sweeping icy Himalayan winds.Both wear the jaunty tall quilted borcade and velvet hat.A match of Asian polo was being played below the Leh Monastery at 11.500 ft altitude. 1969. - Marilyn Silverstone

INDIA. Ladakh. Two Ladakhi women in a crowd at Leh, watching a polo match.The young woman is carrying two babies, the older woman wears on her shoulders a kind ...

Refugee camp near Leh. Tibetan refugee woman weaves outside her patched tent. There are more than 3000 Tibetan refugees in Ladakh.

Tibetan refugee children in a camp near Leh, wave their wooden writing slates.There are some 3000 Tibetan refugees in Ladakh, these children have a tent as clas

INDIA. Ladakh. 1969. Indian army training at an altitude between 11 000 and 20 000 feet.

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