Ladakhi women sits in front of goat-hair blanket in Khaltsi. Ladakh, India.
A woman holding a hand-held prayer wheel and prayer beads turns prayer wheels on her kora around Lamayuru monastery.
Local carpet weaver in Temisgam. Ladakh, India.
A woman holding a hand-held prayer wheel and prayer beads turns prayer wheels on her kora around Lamayuru monastery.
Two Ladakhi women sit below a chorten with stucco motifs at base of Basgo palace. Typical motifs are Kinnara (bird-human figures) on the south and peacocks to the west.  The windhorse and elephants may be painted on the other two sides. Ladakh, India.
A woman holding a hand-held prayer wheel and prayer beads turns prayer wheels on her kora around Lamayuru monastery.
A woman holding a hand-held prayer wheel and prayer beads turns prayer wheels on her kora around Lamayuru monastery.
Ladakhi women circumambulate chortens with stucco motifs at base of Basgo Palace. Typical motifs are Kinnara (bird-human figures) on the south and peacocks to the west.  The windhorse and elephants may be painted on the other two sides. Ladakh, India.
The kupas, the headdress of the women, is a mark of Kalash identity. Covered with cowrie shells, it is an appeal for protection and fecundity. The headdress is the first object that fascinates any penetrating into Kalash territory. 
Chitral, pakistan.
The kupas, the headdress of the women, is a mark of Kalash identity. Covered with cowrie shells, it is an appeal for protection and fecundity. The headdress is the first object that fascinates any penetrating into Kalash territory.
Chitral, pakistan.
The kupas, the headdress of the women, is a mark of Kalash identity. Covered with cowrie shells, it is an appeal for protection and fecundity. The headdress is the first object that fascinates any penetrating into Kalash territory. 
Chitral, pakistan.
The kupas, the headdress of the women, is a mark of Kalash identity. Covered with cowrie shells, it is an appeal for protection and fecundity. The headdress is the first object that fascinates any penetrating into Kalash territory.
Chitral, pakistan.
See photo in original gallery.