warmth by the fire. at the same time, I was traveling to the isolated village of Grahan in Himachal Pradesh where there is no network or internet. life there is very different from what we see now in most villages with complete access to mobile phones and the Internet. I came across this man a few times and on the last day when I was returning from exploring a majestic waterfall, I saw him smiling at me and relaxing by the fire. the people of Himachal are indeed very warm to be around.

Captured Moon Ring also called 'Lunar Halo'. I clicked this picture with my sony zve1 camera at PangongTso Lake, India. The circular ring around the moon is very rare to see as this depends on atmospheric conditions to falls right. This ring appears due to refraction of light from ice crystals from landscapes. As Ladakh is blessed with unique ice clad mountains I got lucky enough to capture this beautiful natural phenomenon.

After a night-long divine procession, a man dressed as the goddess Durga sits quietly outside a temple. The cleansing ritual begins as water is poured over his head, symbolizing purification and the delicate balance of duality within us all.

This is the road to Umling La (World's highest motorable road) at 19000 ft. This amazing route is in Ladakh,India. This is the most adventurous yet difficult road to explore as mostly oxygen level is 50% on these high altitude but the beauty of nature which can be seen from this place is just incredible and words falls short to describe.