A chorten or stupa and prayer flags in the middle of a field in Punakha district, rural Bhutan.
You will find vertical prayer flags fluttering in every house and every free space in Bhutan. They are meant to spread the holy mantras in the air. Chortens, also found frequently, are either memorials for the dead or meant to ward off evil. These structures are ubiquitous in Bhutan and are an essential part of the country’s rural and urban landscape.
During the winter months, the temperature in most parts of Ladakh fall as low as -25C. The numbing cold freezes the lakes and rivers from November to February. Mountains are crowned with fresh snow till the arrival of summer. This photograph of a frozen Indus River was made on the way from Leh to Tso Moriri Lake in February 2013.
Betwa River flows gently at the edge of Orchha Town, with the cenotaphs (chhatris) for the kings of Orchha standing tall in the background. For more about Orchha, see my earlier blog post – ancientness of Orchha.
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