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A lone horse grazing by the wetlands near the Tsokar lake.
Photo taken at the Thukje village.
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The Thukje village on the north shore of the Tsokar lake.
The Thukje village itself was more rustic than the typical Ladakhi village in central Ladakh. The houses were small, made of stones with a simple flat thatched roof. The roof of the houses were all stocked with dung patties (as opposed to dried grass in central Ladakh). Life is tough here with meagre resources and the Changpa nomads have to make to with what best they have. Their livestock.Read more here.
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Small streams flowing through the marshy wetlands of the Tsokar lake.
What sets the Tsokar lake apart from the other two, Pangong and Tsomoriri, lakes is that landscape here is composed of many different elements which are all beautiful in their own right but combine together to provide a visual extravaganza which cannot be matched anywhere else in Ladakh. We have the wetlands with numerous streams flowing through them, lust grasslands, dry salt flats and strange tiny multi-colored hillocks most probably created by the salt deposits. And also the lake itself, vast, deceptively close but actually quite far away (atleast a couple of kilometers away from the village).Read more here.
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A typical stone house at the Thukje village near the Tsokar lake.
The Thukje village itself was more rustic than the typical Ladakhi village in central Ladakh. The houses were small, made of stones with a simple flat thatched roof. The roof of the houses were all stocked with dung patties (as opposed to dried grass in central Ladakh). Life is tough here with meagre resources and the Changpa nomads have to make to with what best they have. Their livestock.Read more here.
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The Tibetan Argali Homestay at the Thukje village near Tsokar lake.
There are a few home stays available in the village. We stayed at a place called the Tibetan Argali Homestay, which is located right by the main road opposite the Thukje monastery (which is located on a small hill overlooking the village). Even if the place is closed, you can track down the lama of the monastery and he should be able to arrange some food and accommodation for you. The lama also runs a small provision store and you can find a few basic elements like biscuits and noodles.
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Marshes around Tsokar lake
What sets the Tsokar lake apart from the other two, Pangong and Tsomoriri, lakes is that landscape here is composed of many different elements which are all beautiful in their own right but combine together to provide a visual extravaganza which cannot be matched anywhere else in Ladakh. We have the wetlands with numerous streams flowing through them, lust grasslands, dry salt flats and strange tiny multi-colored hillocks most probably created by the salt deposits. And also the lake itself, vast, deceptively close but actually quite far away (atleast a couple of kilometers away from the village).Read more here.
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A herd of Kiang (Tibetan wild ass) grazing near the Tsokar lake
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Salt beds near the Tsokar lake
The TsoKar ('White Lake') is one of the three high altitude salt water lakes in Ladakh. It is located at an altitude of 4660m/15280ft in the Changthang region of South Eastern Ladakh. The reason why it is called the 'White Lake' ('Kar' - White, 'Tso' - Lake) is obvious when one visits the lake and sees all the white salt deposits all over the lake shores.Read more here.
