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From just below the Chandrakhani Pass. Tanjin making an offering to the gods, asking them to stop the rain & clear the sky so we could see where to go.
Kullu. Chamba & Tanjin at camp, the Malana side of the Chandrabhaga Pass. Monsoon clouds.
Nagar Castle PWD Rest House John Keay at breakfast
Chamba and Tanjin on the Malana side of the Chandrakhani pass waiting for the monsoon clouds to clear
Paneo rest house, dressing table and chair
Shamsher Mahadev Temple, village and terraces. Chowai village.
Chowai Rest House, from the front side, showing the kitchen buildings.
Paneo rest house original chair with extending arms to rest the legs on.
Paneo rest house, view of front veranda & chair as in 1.22.38
Kot village, arched balcony viewed between the buildings.
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?
Cobbler. Manali Bazaar almost no plastic and no trainers
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Kullu Chamba & Tanjin climbing towards Lambadukh from Manali, towards the first camp on the first day of the first trek, in the monsoon. Heavy packs.
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
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The Barabangahal side of the Kali Hind Pass, 15,000 ft. The first trek. Sonam and Chamba negotiating the glacier, where we found the lamb.
Sarahan rest house and its kitchen. View up towards Bashleo pass behind the rest house.
Vice Regal Lodge façade and garden. Monsoon mists.
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Vice Regal Lodge front façade. It was monsoon season when we were there.
The coat of arms of the UK with the lion and the unicorn, over the entrance to Vice Regal Lodge. It was completed in 1888 when Lorna Dufferin was Viceroy.
Railway porter Kalka station.
A street sweeper in front of Oberoi Clarkes Hotel, John and I stayed here to meet Mr Mahajan of the Tourist department on our way to our first trek.
Sahib Singh’s shop on the mall from the inside.
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