Ladakhis are said to often drink up to 40 cups of butter tea a day, Ladakh, India, Asia

A Ladakhi woman wearing traditional dress, Ladakh, India, Asia

A Ladakhi farmer from the Nubra Valley, Ladakh, India, Asia

A Ladakhi farmer from the Nubra Valley in the northern most part of India, Ladakh, India, Asia

A Ladakhi nomad gathers her goats in the morning at Rina nomad camp, Ladakh, India, Asia

Traditional Ladakhi embroidered shoes,Stok village,Ladakh region, state of Jammu and Kashmir,India,Asia

Ladakhi man crossing frozen river with his horse, Rumbak Valley, Hemis National Park, Ladakh, India, Asia

Ladakhi bread. Ladakh, India

The courtyard of Soma monastery, restored by THF, where dances and ceremonies are held. The courtyard is repaved with stone from Chiling. It is surrounded by a charming refurbished arcade. Ladakh, India

Tibetan Interior: Brightly colored tea tables and carpets in the courtyard of Hemis monastery following a ceremony and feast. Paintings on slate line the courtyard walls. Ladakh, India

Tibetan interior: Tea tables and carpets arranged in the courtyard for a ceremony at Hemis Monastery. Ladakh, India

Ladakhi bread. Ladakh, India

Ladakhi buns. Ladakh, India

Brickworks, Ladakhi woman kneading clay bricks, Leh, Ladakh, North India, Himalaya

An old Ladakhi woman is turning a prayer wheel, Hemis Gompa, Hemis, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Overlooking the oasis Leh into the Indus Valley, in the foreground Ladakhi people, Ladakh, Northern India, the Himalayas

A Perak, traditional headdress of a Ladakhi woman with turquoises and corals, Tibetan festival of a monastery near Padum, Zanskar, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir, northern India, India, Asia