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Kiangs,Ladakh, India I thought I would take a break from ancient architecture for a bit,and post something else today. I am sharing pictures of animals and birds from Ladakh, courtesy Soma Jha, who was in Ladakh earlier this month. Some of these are commonly sighted, but the black-necked cranes are special, they are not very often sighted because they come to Ladakh around this time of the year, to breed. Quite a few juvenile black -necked cranes can be sighted during this time. The  Great-crested grebe and  Bar-headed goose are found near the  Tso Moriri Lake in Ladakh. The  Woolly Hare is found everywhere in Ladakh, but the The Cape Hare is found in the Nubra region only. Bharal-Blue Sheep-Ladakh,India Long-tailed Marmot-Ladakh-India Long-tailed Marmot-Ladakh-India Woolly Hare-Ladakh-India Bar-headed Goose- Tso Moriri Lake-Ladakh Black-necked Crane,Ladakh Chukar, Ladakh Tibetan Snowfinch-Ladak...

Geu Village Did you know that a small little village in Himachal Pradesh houses a naturally preserved 550 year old Mummy? This village is completely off the beaten track. You will not find it on the list of places to visit in Himachal Pradesh. Geu is in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh at an altitude of 10,000 feet, in the border of India and Tibet. Located around 350 km from Shimla, you will need to travel by road to reach Geu. It is very close to a place called Sumdo which you will pass if you are going to Tabo from Nako. Close to Sumdo there is a left turn on the highway NH 22, Geu is around 12 kms from there. Geu has started receiving a few visitors because of a 550 year old mummy that this village houses. The mummy is of a 45 year old lama who was meditating when the avalanche must have struck him. This mummy was found in one of the eight stupas in the village which were severely damaged after the 1975 earthquake in this region. There is no preservati...