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People of Leh in traditional dress. Leh was for centuries an important stopover on trade routes along the Indus Valley between Tibet, Kashmir, India and China.The main goods carried were salt, grain, pashm or cashmere wool, charas or cannabis resin from the Tarim Basin, indigo, silk yarn and Banaras brocade.
The Lahu people (Chinese: 拉祜族 Lāhùzú; Lahu: Ladhulsi / Kawzhawd; Vietnamese: La Hủ) are an ethnic group native to China, Myanmar, and the rest of Mainland Southeast Asia. Etymology [ edit ]
The siege of Leh was a significant military engagement that took place in August 1842 during the ongoing conflicts between the Dogra dynasty and Tibetan forces allied with the Qing dynasty. The siege occurred in Leh , the capital of Ladakh , which was a contested region in northern India.
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It is celebrated in Leh, Likir and Diskit monasteries. [1] It is the last festival of New Year Celebrations, the other one is Losar. [2] The two-day Dosmoche festival is a gazetted holiday for Leh district and Zanskar Sub Division. Dosmoche is also known as the "Festival of Scapegoat" and is one of Ladakh's most popular prayer festivals. [3]
Sumoor is a village and tehsil in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. [1] [2]Historically this village seems to be on the ancient trade route connecting Khasgar in China to Ladakh in India.
The brothers Lech and Czech, founders of West Slavic lands of Lechia and Bohemia (now in the Czech Republic) in "Chronica Polonorum" (1506). Lech, Czech and Rus (Czech pronunciation: [lɛx tʃɛx rus], Polish pronunciation: [lɛx t͡ʂɛx rus]) refers to a founding legend of three Slavic brothers who founded three Slavic peoples: the Poles, the Czechs, and the Ruthenians [1] (Belarusians ...
Cham dance during Dosmoche festival in Leh Palace The culture of Ladakh refers to the traditional customs, belief systems, and political systems that are followed by Ladakhi people in India. The languages, religions, dance, music, architecture, food, and customs of the Ladakh region are similar to neighboring Tibet.