Stupas near Stok Palace

Himalayan India

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June 22nd 2008
Wednesday 18 June We drove to Stok 10km south of Leh, passing over a bridge over the river Indus that was so festooned with prayer flags we couod not see the river whilst on the bridge. Stok is a pleasant village, a green oasis set in a valley between the barren mountains, with Stok Palace looking down over it from a rocky mound. Stok Palace was built in 1840 & is the residence of the Lad ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more