Keyword: Himalaya

Photos: Vanishing Cultures Project Captures Threatened Tibetan Traditions

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The Vanishing Cultures Project's photographer-and-writer team journeyed to a remote corner of Nepal to document the indigenous Loba people and threats to their way of life.

Photo of the Day: Buddhist Monastery in an Ancient Himalaya Kingdom

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Tsemo Gompa, a Buddhist monastery, is seen on a ridge in Leh, Ladakh, India in November 2011. (Nitin Das)

Photo of the Day: On Top of the World

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An ultra light aircraft flies against the backdrop of the the Himalayan mountain range, including Mount Machhapuchre that has a height of 6993 metres, in the popular destination of Pokhara, some of 200 kms west of Kathmandu on October 14, 2010.