
Rawalsar Dalai and Panchen Lama Trees
At a monastery next to the sacred Rewalsar Lake, two American Magnolia trees planted by the Dalai Lama serve as representatives of his and the Panchen Lama’s role in Tibetan Buddhism
At a monastery next to the sacred Rewalsar Lake, two American Magnolia trees planted by the Dalai Lama serve as representatives of his and the Panchen Lama’s role in Tibetan Buddhism
This tree grows next to the bridge over the icy Lahaul River, near a small cluster of teashops serving the intrepid travellers crossing through this remote, icy, and largely uninhabited glacial valley
Near the Nako Village Lake high in the mountains can be found this evergreen juniper tree
High in the Kinnaur Valley, the town of Rekong Peo has a Buddhist Prayer Wheel shaded beneath a small tree
A sacred tree just outside the Hadimba cedar grove, dedicated to Ghatotkach
Just next to the temple at the ancient Hadimba cedar grove, an aging tree was cut down before it could fall on the temple or the the pilgrims
In one of the green valleys stemming from the Kullu River, a large elm tree can be spotted perched next to a stream
Below Chail village, near the Forestry Training Institute, a sacred Devdar of immense proportions and age can be found clinging to the hillside
This old British estate is now run by the Forest Department as a resthouse, and a Kashmiri Chinnar tree of lovely proportions can be found there
In the backpacker colony near the waterfall, this cafe a short walk up the stairs is a pleasant place to get healthy food.