Friday, January 6, 2017

National Geographic Photo of the Day: January 6th of 2017

Picture of women sitting on a footbridge, Ladakh, India

January 6, 2017
Breath of Fresh Air
Women in traditional clothing rest on a rough-hewn footbridge in Nubra Valley in Ladakh, India. Barren but breathtaking Ladakh (“land of high mountain passes”) is home to a predominantly Buddhist population who live according to generations-old traditions. “Dubbed ‘Little Tibet’ because of its geographical and cultural proximity to Tibet (and it also is host to many Tibetan refugees),” photographer Kieron Nelson writes, “… this austerely beautiful region is like nowhere else in India.”

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