Manali village. Over view of slate roofs, note no other roofing materials. The houses are densely packed together. Saving agricultural land? And/or easy access between neighbours in deep snow winters?

Manali Village. Young girls one in tweed ‘pattu’ and one in tweed dress, standing on paved courtyard, slate roofed buildings behind.

Manali village. Young girl in tweed dress. Note: Manali village is not Manali bazaar. These days Manali village often referred to as ‘Old Manali’.

Manali village. Carved timber balconies. Child crossing from balcony onto slated roof. Flagstone steps.

Manali village. Slate roof, timber balconies, stone paved courtyards. Gourds climbing on to roofs. In 1970 Old Manali and most villages looked like this. By the 1980s access to new building materials meant rapid change in locations with road access.

Manali village. People on timber balcony. A loom and some fleeces. Cattle below.

View from Gulab Das’s guest house, down to Goshal village & across to Vashist village. A neighbour standing on rock in foreground

Manali village. Little girls in tweed ‘pattu’. Building behind timber ‘bonded’ construction, with stone.

Manali village. Two girls, both wearing tweed ‘pattu’. Timber balcony & slate roof behind.